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NRC Public Meeting with FENOC November 16, 2004, Senior Management Briefing
ML043230544
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Site: Beaver Valley, Davis Besse, Perry
Issue date: 11/16/2004
From:
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Senior Management Briefing November November 16, 16, 2004 2004

Agenda n Opening Remarks, Introductions Gary Leidich - President and CNO n Fleet Engineering and Services Joe Hagan -Sr. Vice President, Fleet Engineering & Services n Fleet Operations Lew Myers - Chief Operating Officer

- Davis-Besse - Mark Bezilla, Vice President

- Perry - Rich Anderson, Vice President

- Beaver Valley - Bill Pearce, Vice President n FENOC Oversight Ralph Hansen - Interim Vice President of Oversight n Closing Remarks Gary Leidich Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Agenda 2

Desired Outcomes n Discuss the evolution, approach, and going-forward plans for operating FENOC as a fleet n Review current plant operating performance &

challenges n Outline our improvements in safety culture and plant safety margins Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Opening Remarks 3

Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Opening Remarks 4

Business Plan Fundamentals FENOC Vision n Safety Priority n People Emphasis n Delivering Results with a strong safety n Top Performance focus delivering top Relative to Industry fleet operating n Fleet Emphasis performance NO SILOS OR ISLANDS Beaver Valley

  • Davis-Besse
  • Perry
  • Akron
  • BETA Senior Management Briefing
  • Nov. 16, 2004 Opening Remarks 5

Business Plan The Basics Strategic Objectives Safe Plant Operations People Development and Effectiveness Assure public health and safety Improved Outage Competitive Performance fleet generation Excellent Materiel Condition Fleet Efficiency /

Effectiveness Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Opening Remarks 6

Business Plan -

Architecture for Improving Performance Where were going.

What were measuring...

Implemented by the entire fleet organization What were doing and whos accountable Perry Beaver Davis- Beta Akron Valley Besse Laboratory Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Opening Remarks 7

2004 FENOC Organizational Chart Nuclear NuclearCommittee FirstEnergy Committee FirstEnergyCorp.

Corp.

of ofBoard Boardof ofDirectors Directors Chairman Chairman&&CEO CEO FENOC FENOC President President&&CNO CNO Vice VicePresident President Oversight Oversight Senior SeniorVice VicePresident President Business Business Fleet Fleet Organizational Organizational Chief ChiefOperating OperatingOfficer Officer Engineering Engineering andServices and Services Strategies Strategies Assessment Assessment Effectiveness Effectiveness Operations Operations Support Support Station Station Vice Engineering Engineering VicePresident President Vice VicePresident President Vice VicePresident President Davis-Besse Davis-Besse Beaver BeaverValley Valley Perry Perry Regulatory Affairs Regulatory Affairs Fleet Engineering Fleet Engineering Nuclear Security Nuclear Security Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Opening Remarks 8

2003-2004 Hiring Industry Experience Name Current Position Previous Employer Years of Service Fleet Support and Services Joe Hagan Senior Vice President Exelon 33 Vito Kaminskas Director, Operations Support NMC 30 Greg Halnon Director, Regulatory Affairs PSEG Nuclear LLC 22 Richard Farrell Manager, Radiation Protection NMC 20 Robert Deppi Manager, Operations Exelon 26 Charles Smith Manager, Outage Exelon 23 James Brander Manager, Maintenance NMC 22 Dewey Evans Manager, Work Management PP&L 23 Perry Nuclear Plant Richard Anderson Vice President PP&L 25 William OMalley Manager, Maintenance Exelon 22 Andrew Kolarcik Manager, Outage Entergy 14 John DeDomenico Manager, Work Management Indiana Michigan Power 23 Stuart Thomas Manager, Radiation Protection NMC 25 Davis-Besse Barry Allen Director, Site Operations Entergy 20 Beaver Valley Richard Mende Director, Performance Improvement NMC 26 Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Opening Remarks 9

Fleet Organization Fleet Organization in Place n Goal: Consistent and improved overall performance n Drives Business Plan implementation n New Executive Team with:

- Safety focus and oversight

- Years of operating experience Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Opening Remarks 10

Fleet Engineering

& Services Joe Joe Hagan Hagan FENOC FENOC Sr.

Sr. Vice Vice President President

Organizational Philosophy Fleet Approach WHATS CHANGED FUNCTIONALLY ?

Fleet Support Fleet Operations Process Development Implementation* Execution

  • Change management plans Senior Management Briefing
  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 12

Fleet Approach Fleet Attributes:

n Governance n Support n Oversight n Services n Consistent processes to drive performance n Resources: adequate, balanced and prioritized n Increased checks and balances n Solid foundation to detect early performance decline Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 13

Fleet Approach Organizational Elements:

n Executive Leadership Team n Common organization at the sites n Senior Management Team at the sites n Fleet support and services n Fleet-wide assessment of implementation and performance n Fleet-wide quality assurances oversight n Strong external independent review function Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 14

Examples of Fleet Activities n Governance

- Common policy and process documents

- Nuclear Committee of the Board of Directors

- Company Nuclear Review Boards

- Quarterly Fleet Performance Reviews presented to CNO

- One Business Plan with fleet-wide strategic objectives n Oversight

- Single quality program

- Common assessment program

- Standardized performance indicators n Monthly Performance Reviews conducted at each site

- Structured Daily Call for the fleet Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 15

Examples of Fleet Activities n Support

- Programs and processes; structure and their implementation

- Central point of contact for industry operating experience and assistance reviews

- Common structure for training programs

- Coordination of resources

- Database and Software management

- Common initiative for Equipment Reliability improvements n Services

- One fleet calibration service for M&TE and failure analysis

- Project management for large fleet-wide projects

- Dedicated point-of-contacts for Nuclear in IT, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Legal, etc.

Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 16

Communications for Staff Acceptance n Integrated communications programs drive employee engagement n Publications and electronic media:

- Fleet newsletter

- Special Edition newsletters

- Special employee handbooks

- Satellite television broadcasts n Face-to-Face Communications:

- Supervisory Briefings

- Employee 4Cs Meetings Compliments, Concerns, Changes, Communications

- Town Hall Meetings

- All-Hands Meetings

- Lunch with FENOC President Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 17

Accomplishments/Results n One corrective action process n Structured backlog reduction all plants n Engineering programs merged and consistent n Institutionalized the process and programs to assess Safety Culture and Safety Conscious Work Environment n Improved on-line plant performance n Improved outage performance n Single management observation program Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 18

Fleet Top Focus Areas n Fleet Managers roles and responsibilities n Fleet convergence of processes and assessments n Organization acceptance and effective implementation of process and standards n Benchmarking industry fleet organizations for check and adjust

- Maintenance performance

- Operations standards

- Engineering product quality Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 19

FENOC Fleet Objectives Strong Safety Focus New Fleet approach is designed to provide early recognition of declining performance Improved Equipment and Plant Reliability Top Quartile Performance and Results Anchor Standards of Performance through Accountability and Execution Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Engineering & Services 20

Fleet Operations Lew Lew Myers Myers Chief Chief Operating Operating Officer Officer

WHATS CHANGED FUNCTIONALLY ?

Fleet Approach Functionally, the Plants are responsible for strong implementation and the discipline of execution Fleet Support Fleet Operations Process Development Implementation* Execution

  • Change management plans Senior Management Briefing
  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 22

Standard Fleet Organization Allows for Consistent Execution of Standards n Davis-Besse returned to service n In 2004, FENOC

- Completed reorganization based on industry comparisons

- Selected new management to fill critical roles n Davis-Besse and Perry have augmented resources to account for performance improvement initiatives n Insuring proper staffing levels are a key focus of the Executive Leadership Team Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 23

Davis-Besses Recent Operating Highlights n Performance Index shows improvement n Good safety system performance n Corrective Action Backlog continues to be reduced n Maintenance Backlog being reduced n 100% power April 4, 2004 n 97.3% Capability Factor through October 31st n Licensed Operator class completed and one is in progress n Preparations in place for upcoming mid-cycle outage n Independent assessments being used to verify sustained performance Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 24

2004 Davis-Besse Operationally Focused Organization Vice President - Davis-Besse Mark Bezilla BS (Nuc), AS (Nuc)

VP - Oversight SRO (TMI), SRO (DB) 28 years Director -

Director -

Director - Engineering Site Operations Performance Improvement Steve Loehlein Barry Allen Bob Schrauder BS (Mech) MS (Civil)

BS (Nuc)

PE, SRO Cert (BV) SRO Cert (ANO-2)

SRO Cert (PNPP) 21 years PE 26 years 20 years Manager - Nuclear Oversight Manager - Site Protection Ray Hruby 14 Technical Managers Dave Kline BS (Nuc), SRO (BV) AS (Criminal Justice) 8 SRO (2 SRO Certifications) BS (HR Management) 22 years 9 Engineering Degrees 17 years

~ 20 Average Years Experience Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 25

Davis-Besses Top Focus Areas n Human Performance

- Routine and recurring tasks n Work Management

- On-line schedule adherence and stability

- Off-line preparation and schedule adherence n Backlog Reduction

- Elective Maintenance

- Corrective Action

- Procedure Change Requests n Corrective Action Program Implementation Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 26

Davis-Besse: Looking Forward n Safe, conservative, reliable, event-free operations n Work Management implementation n Strengthen staff standards through effective management observation program n Preparation for Mid-Cycle Outage

- Backlog reduction

- Off-line preparation and execution n Qualification of personnel through accredited training n Use of operating experience, benchmarking, and critical self-assessments Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 27

Perry is Demonstrating Safe Operating Performance n Performance Index shows recovering trend n Safety System performance has improving trend n Reductions in corrective action backlog and average age n 2004 Capability Factor YTD - 93.2%

n 95003 major equipment issues are resolved n Several margin improvements in Safety Systems in Feb. outage n License Operator training class in progress n 8.7 million man-hours without a lost time accident n Successful Integrated Emergency Drill n Performance Improvement initiative in progress Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 28

2004 Perry Operationally Focused Organization Vice President - Perry Rich Anderson BA (Mgmt / Org)

VP - Oversight SRO (Duane Arnold) 27 years Director -

Director - Engineering Director -

Site Operations Tom Lentz Performance Improvement Fred von Ahn BS (Mech), PE, John Messina MBA, BS, PE, SRO (Perry) BS (Nuc), SRO (Perry)

SRO (Perry) 21 years 23 years 26 years Manager - Fleet Oversight Manager - Site Protection Neal Bonner 14 Technical Managers Ron Rose BS (Nuc), SRO (DB) AS (Criminal Justice) 9 SRO (1 SRO Certification) SRO Cert (Perry), BS (History) 29 years 9 Engineering Degrees 22 years

~25 Average Years Experience Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 29

Perry Top Focus Areas n Leadership and management issues

- Reinforcement of expectations

- Sense of urgency

- Resolution of plant problems

- Understanding causes of latent problems n Corrective Action Program Implementation n Performance Improvement Initiative

- Six main areas of focus Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 30

Performance Improvement Initiative Plan Overview Panel Corrective Corrective Action Action Equipment Equipment Performance Performance Implementation Implementation

& Configuration Configuration Initiative Initiative Improvement Improvement Initiative Initiative Tom Tom Lentz Lentz John John Messina Messina Organizational Organizational Program Program // Procedure Procedure Effectiveness Effectiveness Review Review Initiative Initiative Plan Plan Executive Executive Sponsor Sponsor Improvement Improvement Initiative Initiative John John Messina Messina Lew Myers Lew Myers Fred Fred von von Ahn Ahn Validation Validation of of Root Root Cause Cause Containment Actions and Effectiveness Actions and Effectiveness Containment & & Safety Safety Systems Review Review of of Root Root Cause Cause Systems Initiative Initiative Correction Correction Action Action Initiative Initiative Fred Fred von von AhnAhn John John Messina Messina Fleet Operations Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 31

Perry: Looking Forward n Continued safe operation n Implementation of Fleet initiatives n Conduct safe, effective refueling

- Improve safety margins with design modifications n Training to improve performance n Leadership and management issues

- Accountability

- Engagement and execution n Teamwork between managers and senior leadership Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 32

Beaver Valleys Full Potential Program has Demonstrated Improved Operating Performance n Performance Index at Best Industry Quartile n Safety System performance improved n Industry Award for performance improvements n 2004 Capability Factor YTD: Unit 1 - 99.3%; Unit 2 - 99.1%

n Many margin improvements in Unit 1 Refueling Outage day began Oct 18

- New faster acting feedwater isolation valves

- New upgraded inverter

- Improved accuracy of accumulator level transmitters

- New steam dump valves

- New insulation for bottom head inspections

- Preparations for new steam generators and reactor vessel head n Licensed Class completed Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 33

2004 Beaver Valley Operationally Focused Organization Vice President - Beaver Valley Bill Pearce BS (Professional Studies)

VP - Oversight SRO (Turkey Point)

SRO (St. Lucie) 37 years Director - Director -

Director - Engineering Site Operations Performance Improvement Tom Cosgrove Jim Lash Rick Mende BS (Mech), PE BS (Physical Oceanography) BS (Biology / Minor in Chem.)

SRO (Turkey Point)

SRO (DB) SRO (Turkey Point) 20 years 31 years 27 years Manager - Fleet Oversight 14 Technical Managers Manager - Site Protection Ralph Hansen BS (Mech) 9 SRO (3 SRO Certifications) Ken Halliday SRO Cert BS (Elec) 11 Engineering Degrees 38 years 34 years

~ 26 Average Years Experience Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 34

Beaver Valleys Top Focus Areas n Human Performance

- Consequential events n Work Management

- Off-line preparation and schedule adherence n Backlog Reduction

- Maintenance

- Corrective Action n Technical Training Program accreditation renewal

- Training to improve performance n Corrective Action Program Implementation Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 35

Beaver Valley: Looking Forward n Continue use of Corrective Action Program to find and fix problems n Leverage Self-assessments and latent issue reviews to proactively identify and fix issues n Maintain a strong, well-aligned management team n Further increase workforce engagement in problem identification & improvements n Strengthen SCWE based on FENOC Lessons Learned Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 36

Day-to-Day Operations Retain strong focus on nuclear safety High levels of availability / reliability System of checks and balances Challenges:

- Full utilization of the fleet organization

- Perry Performance Initiative

- Davis-Besse continued recovery actions and 0350 process

- Beaver Valley continued improvement Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Fleet Operations 37

FENOC Oversight Ralph Ralph Hansen Hansen Interim Interim Vice Vice President President of of Oversight Oversight

Fleet Oversight n Quality Oversight Organization

- Structurally independent report to the CNO and BOD

- 2 new QA Managers Perry and Davis-Besse n Role of Oversight

- Audit Program n Performance-based assessments n Effective continuous assessment process n Cross-use of talent from each site n Use of outside expertise

- Key Organizational Oversight Functions n Company Nuclear Review Board n Quality Assurance n Quality Control n Employee Concerns Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 FENOC Oversight 39

Fleet Oversights Key Focus Areas Quality Organization n Maintaining proper perspective of QA personnel

- Threshold

- Site ownership of issues and follow through n Training for proficiency and pipeline

- Maintaining good mix of technical expertise n Line, Engineering n Rotation program Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 FENOC Oversight 40

Oversight Observations n Safety Conscious Work Environment n Corrective Action Program

- How we are doing?

- What is it telling us?

n Procedure implementation n Security change implementation effectiveness n Work Management improvements Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 FENOC Oversight 41

Corporate Support and Oversight n Board of Directors

- Policy, resources, and commitment

- Active Nuclear Committee of the Board n Executive Management

- Involvement by CEO

- Reporting Relationship

- Coordination of resources and business planning Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Closing Remarks 42

Overall.

Safety is the priority Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Closing Remarks 43

Overall.

Safety is the priority Plant Performance is improving Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Closing Remarks 44

Overall.

Safety is the priority Plant Performance is improving Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Closing Remarks 45

Overall.

Safety is the priority Plant Performance is improving Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Closing Remarks 46

Overall.

Safety is the priority Plant Performance is improving We are now operating as a fleet Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Closing Remarks 47

Overall.

Safety is the priority Plant Performance is improving Now operating as a fleet The resources, organization, talent, and game plan are in place for sustained performance improvement Senior Management Briefing

  • Nov. 16, 2004 Closing Remarks 48

Senior Management Briefing November November 16, 16, 2004 2004