ML042360468

Summary of the Meeting with Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to Discuss the Results of Their Self-Assessment Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter (4-03-001) Commitments

ML042360468
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	08/23/2004
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Edington R Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
CAL-04-03-001
Download: ML042360468 (20)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R E G I O N 1V 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON. TEXAS 7601 1-4005 August 23,2004 Randall K. Edington, Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownvilte, NE 68321

SUMMARY

OF THE MEETING WITH NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT (NPPD) TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THEIR SELF-ASSESSMENT REGARDING CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER (4-03-001 )

COMMITMENTS

Dear Mr. Edington:

This refers to the meeting conducted at the NRC Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, on August 18, 2004. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the results of the Nebraska Public Power District's self-assessment of their progress in completing the actions of the NRC Confirmatory Action Letter issued on January 30, 2003.

In addition discussions were held to better understand NPPD's plans for requesting NRC closure of the Confirmatory Action Letter commitments. The meeting focused on the self assessment results in the six areas specified in the NRC Confirmatory Action Letter (i.e.,

emergency preparedness, human performance, equipment reliabilty, plant modifications, corrective action program, and engineering programs). The attendance list and presentation slides are enclosed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system {ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http:/i~,nrc.qov/readins-rmladams.fitml (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, Kriss M. Kennedy, Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-298 License: DPR-46

Nebraska Public Power District

Enclosures:

I. Attendance List

2. NPPD Presentation Slides cc wlenclosures:

Clay C. Warren, Vice President of Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Strategic Programs John R. McPhail, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 P. V. Fleming, Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville. NE 68321 Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.0. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Sue Sernerena, Section Administrator Nebraska Health and Human Services System Division of Public Health Assurance Consumer Services Section 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65101 for Public Policy

Nebraska Public Power District Jerry Uhlmann. Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-01 16 Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Kansas Department of Health Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, KS 6661 2-1 366 Control Section and Environment Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 William J. Fehrman, President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 141 4 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Jerry C. Roberts, Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville. NE 68321

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I NRC PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE LICE N S E WFAC I L ITY DATETTIME Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station August 18, 2004; 12:OO Noon {CST)

II LOCATION I Training Conference Room Region IV Office 11 NAME (PLEASE PRINT) 1 ORGANIZATION Page 1 of 2

NRC PUBLIC MEETING AlTENDANCE 11 LlCENSEElFAClLlTY II DATETTIME LOCATION II I( NAME (PLEASE PRINT)

II Nebraska Public Power District CooDer Nuclear Station August 18, 2004; 12:OO Noon (CST)

Training Conference Room Reaion tV Office 0

R G AN I ZATlO N

Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) Closure Cooper Nuclear Station August 18.2004 Overdll TIP Indicator Summary

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Jerry Roberts Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance Randy Edington Vice Presiden I-Nuc tear.

Chief Nuclear Officer Agenda

• CAL Assessment Jerry Roberts

+ Equipmcnl Reliabhty Gary Kltne

+ Cnrrective Action Prosram hli ke Boyce a Human Performance Stu hlmahan Summary Randy Edington CAL Closure

+ CAL Items Completed Performance Improvement Completed CAL Assessment

• Sustairiability 1

CAL Assessment CAL Assessment 4 Objectives GAL Assessment Results 4 Emergency Plan

• Enginwring Programs

+ C Gnfi g u ra t i o n Man age ment CAL Assessment CAL Assessment Results -

Configuration Management

• AFI - 'Several recent root cause analyses idendfied errors that indicated less than adequate rigor and qualdy of engineertng deltverables'

-All Hands Lleetiiqs Ccnt.nuing Trainirg

+ Immediate Actions t On-going Actions

- Ens'riee' 114 HuirI;jri P?r!rrrrz,ir,c Trai:ier

GAL Assessment Results T1 P Performance Indicators 4 52 TIP Pt's t 5 YelloA; t 3 Red 7 of 8 influenced b y plant eqiiipment e NRC PI'S - all Green and historica I operations INPO Performance Index Overall TIP Iridicdttir Summary Chemistry Performance Index INPO Performance Index 1

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TIP Performance Indicators Conclusion t 7 of 8 Yellow of Rcd indicators influenced by plant equipment and historical operations 4 Improve Equipment Reliability 4 Indicators Active

+ Thresholds

+ NRC PI s Green Agenda

+ Equipment Reliability before CAL

• CALiTIP Status

+ Equipment Reliability Assessment 4 Stalion Initiatives

• System Materiel Condition 4 Perforrnance Indicators dnd Trends

• Sustainabiltty Conclusions Equipment Reliability Before CAL

+ System Engineerrng off rriiwon 4 Mmimized investment in maleriel

+ Lacked direction:focus to kill problems

+ Lacked tools to ef!cctibely obtain and condition use data Gary Kline Director of Engineering Equipment Reliability Before CAL 4 No Performance Monitoring 4 Undefined poorty implemented PdM 4 No long-term focus beyond 2004 t lncorriplete pocrly implemented BOP 4 Poor troublEshooting!equipment Root 4 Lack of station focus on reliability PM Program Cause CALlTIP Status

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CALITIP Status Equipment Reliability Assess me nt Assessment AFls Equipment Reliability Assess men t

+ CAL Closure Assessment Rallny -

PJa rg i n a I I I; Effect i I: e AP-913 Equipment Reliability Improvement Plan Assessment AFls -,.-

Equipment Reliability Organizational Usage of PC1

+ Used to prioritize vvork in System Week 4 Used by Ccndition Review Group for proper Pvatudtion Extent of Condition a r d Interim Actions Used by Outage Preparation Team for sccping decisions Assessment System Materiel Condition

• G Red Systems

+ 33 White i Green Systems

+ Overa[l Current PI Yellow

• Proiected Overall PI Turn White - RE22 3 Yellow Systems Equipment Reliability Index Station Initiatives

+ ER Focus to Refueling 22 Scoping t ER Focus to Refueling 23 Scoping

+ Large Equipment Strategic Refurbishment Plan 4 Equipment Training Zero Tolerance Campaign Top 10 tis1 Evolulion Entergy Common Initiatives System Health lih I I I I I I I l,I I' RED Systems h

RED Systems Unplanned Power Changes 1

per 7000 Critical Hours Risk Significant Functional Fa i I u res Unplanned.

Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours I

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I Forced Loss Rate 2003 Daily Average Power History I

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2004 Daily Average Power History KAMAN Unavailability Non-TIP Projects New SW System Equipment Reliability Corrective Maintenance Orders by F;?lonth Future Efforts

+ Expand lilstrumentation Backbone

+ Single Failure Analysis

+ Refine Engineering Organizationai

+ Acoustic and L E M Technologies

+ Fteet System Component Initiatives Structure Sustaina bility

+ Infrastructure in pbce

+ Station focus on Equipment Reliabiltty

+ Programs~monitonngitfending in place

+ System Improvement Plans working 4 Learning from rntssed opportunit!es 4 Performance Indicators Improving S

Sustainability t RE22 Scope will irnprove hlateriel 4 RE23 Scope will complete Identified t Prioritiza!ion/funding prclcess (ERRG)

+ W G r k Coritrol Program Improvement

+ Plant Health Cornnuttee - Strenqth t AP-913 Equipment Reliabtltty - Strenqth Condition Short-term Risk PMO Activlties Conclusion 4 Initiatives targeting industry best 4 Performance improving in multrple t Equipment Reliability is a fundamental areas belief and priority for Cooper and Enlergy now and beyond the CAL CAP Prior to CAL 4 Inconsistent classification of issues Ineffective prrarrtuation and evaluation Tirneltness of corrective actions t Effectiveness of corrective actions

+ Weaknesses in Root Cause Analysis

+ CAP o;vnership & accountability Conclusion

• Much Work Accomplished

- Organizational Structure

- R c k ~

~ 3 r d Responsib.l:!ies

- P r x e s s Imp*cverrierils

- TGCIS t Significant Progress in Initiatives

- AP-913

- Tectiriical Ptnyarns

- Long-ran~e Syslerri Strategir-s

- OrSanizatmial EnF;aoe?iecit Mike Boyce Corrective Acticn &

Assessments Man age r Results of TIPICAL Actions t CRG Changes and Training

+ CAP Process Changes t Continucus Improvement Coordinators 4 Root Cause Analysis Improvemerits 4 CAP Oversight

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I Results of Other Actions "CAP is core business"

+ 10C3 CAP backend reviews

+ Revised CRG focus

+ Revised CAR6 focus

+ Irriplr;rrieriting PCRS (Enterg:, CAP

+ hleaningful PI revtcws in MRM - wth Process 1 acticn and ar.coun!abllrty Quality and Timeliness of Evaluations

• Timeliness of evaluatiuns improved

+ RCR and SCR Quality Indicator

+ R3ot Cause evdlualioris gGod

+ OLeraII irnprovmient in Apparenl Causes - IQC'C Rewew Results

+ fhlarginally Effective Rating - Critical Component faill;re Apparent Causcs

+ Conclusion CAP Evaluations Average Age CAL Assessment Results Corrective Action Program CAP Backlog T I me I i n e ss and E ffe c t i ve n e ss of Corrective Actions

+ Timeliness improving

+ Recurring significant events

+ Conclusioil

f Trends identified, entered into CAP and addressed

+ Trending is seriormcc!

+ Equipment treridiny:

4 Problems communicating and prioritizirg trend results lead to trend deliverables no1 being used t~ full advantage

+ Actions Taken 4 Conclusion Conclusions

• Alt CAL action steps are complete

+ Current performance trend irriproving 4 Infrastructure. monitoring overstght and respcnstvcnpss are sufftcient to sustain performance improvcment and drive toward excellencr:

4 CAP is ready to exit CAL SCR On-Time Completion Sustainability

+ Significant irriproverrient detnonstrated

• Backlogs reduced Infrastructure sound & tmproving

• Performance measures established 4 Management ownership & oversight Human Performance

Human Performance Event Free Days Human Performance at Time of CAL Human Performance Error Rate I

J., ;:;a Event Free Clock Data

Current Human Performance Current Human Performance for Remainder of 2004 Conttnuing training on Human Performance [Phase 3) prior to the outase assessment (Oct) t Cornpletivn of a focused self-4 Continued evolution of Pre-Job Brief

+ Recent revtsion to TIP Action Plan

+ First Lme Svpt?rvisor focus Current Human Performance CAL Assessment Results 4 Largety Effectivc Osdpralt Ra!ing

• Fully Engrained \\r, Culture - hlarginally Eff ec?ive

+ AFI Post-Job Critiqiies

• Suslainahle Human Performance Remainder of 2004 t Brisiness Plan lnitiatlve for Procedure 4 Outage Focus t Configuration SCR a Operator Interviews Use

In Closing

+ Human Performance Reliability is

+TIP was properly scoped and Initiatibes

+ Performance cffcctively rTiOnllOred arid

+ Cooper HP is not as good as it will be greatty imprwed have been successful measured and will contiriuc til evolve arid improve Randy Edington VIL? Presiaeril-Nuclear.

Chief Nuclear Officer