ML050910474
| ML050910474 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 04/01/2005 |
| From: | William Jones Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV |
| To: | Venable J Entergy Operations |
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| Download: ML050910474 (20) | |
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UNITED STATES NU CLEAR REGULATORY C 0 M M IS S IO N REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 April 1, 2005 Joseph E. Venable Vice President Operations Waterford 3 Entergy Operations, Inc.
17625 River Road Killona, Louisiana 70066-7051
SUBJECT:
MEETING
SUMMARY
FOR END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 Dear Mr. Venable This refers to the Category 1 public meeting conducted at the St. Charles Parish Courthouse in Hahnville, Louisiana, on March 30, 2005. The meeting attendance list and a copy of the slides presented during the meeting are enclosed.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be made 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://www.nrc.aov/readina-rmladams. html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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William B. Jones,b&hief Project Branch E Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-382 License: NPF-38
Enclosures:
- 1. Attendance List
- 2. NRC Presentation Slides
Entergy Operations, Inc.
cc wlenclosures:
Federal Emergency Management Agency ATTN: Ron Castleman, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76201-3698 Col. Michael L. Brown, Deputy Director Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and 7667 Independence Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Emergency Preparedness Albert D. Laque, Parish President St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Sheriff Greg Champagne St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 426 Hahnville, LA 70057 Rep. Gary L. Smith, Jr.
State of Louisiana, District 56 P.O. Box 189 Norco, LA 70079 Senator Joel T. Chaisson, II State of Louisiana, District 19 P.O. Box 1255 Destrehan, LA 70047 Tab Troxler, Director Dept, of Emergency Preparedness St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Clayton "Snookie" Faucheux Councilman-at-Large, Div. B St. Charles Parish 140 North Oak Court P.O. Box 1342 Luling, LA 70070
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Desmond J. Hilaire Councilman, District 1 St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 111 Hahnville, LA 70057 Brian A. Fabre Councilman, District 2 St. Charles Parish 322 Beaupre Drive Luling, LA 70070 G. Ram Ramchandron Councilman, District 3 St. Charles Parish 237 Ormond Village Drive Destrehan. LA 70047 Derryl Walls Councilman, District 4 St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 516 Boutte, LA 70039 April Black Councilwoman, District 5 St. Charles Parish 14 Bridle Path Lane St. Rose, LA 70087 Richard Dickie Duhe Councilman, District 6 St. Charles Parish 401 Oak Street Norco, LA 70079 Barry Minnich Councilman, District 7 St. Charles Parish 337 Wanda Street Luling, LA 70070 Nickie Monica, President St. John the Baptist Parish 1801 West Airline Highway Laplace, LA 70068
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Paul Oncale Public Safety Director St. John the Baptist Parish 1801 W. Airline Highway Laplace, LA 70068 Sheriff Wayne Jones St. John the Baptist Parish 1801 W. Airline Highway Laplace, LA 70068 Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995 Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 General Manager, Plant Operations Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Manager - Licensing Manager Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Chairman Louisiana Public Service Commission P.O. Box 91 154 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 -91 54
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Director, Nuclear Safety &
Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, lnc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Regulatory Affairs Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer Department of Environmental Quality Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 -431 3 Parish President St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 I
END-OF-CYCLE MEETING ATTENDANCE 11 LICENSEWFACILITY DATE/TIME II LOCATION 11 NAME (PLEASE PRINT)
Entergy Operation, Inc.
Waterford 3 March 30, 2005 6:30 p.m.
St Charles Parish Courthouse Council Chambers Oraanization c
I Phone E-mail
I END-OF-CYCLE MEETING ATTENDANCE 11 LICENSEE/FACILlTY DATWIME I/
LOCATION 11 NAME (PLEASE PRINT)
I1 Entergy Operation, Inc.
Waterford 3 March 30, 2005 6:30 p.m.
St Charles Parish Courthouse Council Chambers Organization I
Phone I
E-mail Page 2 of 3
END-OF-CYCLE MEETING ATTENDANCE I
1 LICENSE E/FACI LlTY Entergy Operation, Inc. (EOI)
Waterford 3 DATEnlME II April 1,2003 I 6:30 p.m.
LOCATIO N I St Charles Parish Courthouse Council Chambers Waterford-3 Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV Hahnville, LA March 30,2005 Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter 1
Agenda Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of Plant Performance Results Licensee Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Question and Answer Period NRC Representatives Dwight Chamberlain William B. Jones Ray Azua GrantLarkin Director, Division of Reactor Safety Branch Chief Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 2
Region IV Organization Resident Inspectors Ray Azua Grant Larkin Dr. Bruce Mallett Regional Administrator Pat Gwynn Deputy Regional Administrator Project Engineers Vincent Gaddy John Kirkland Dwight Chamberlain Director, Division of Reactor Safety Art Howell Director, Division of Reactor Projects Tony Vegel Deputy Director I
I NRC Performance Goals Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRC strategic objective 3
Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Cornerstones Examples of Baseline Inspections Equipment Alignment Triennial Fire Protection Operator Response Emergency Preparedness Rad Release Controls Worker Radiation Protection Corrective Action Program
-92 hrs/yr
-200 hrs every 3 yrs
- 125 hrs/yr
-80 hrs/yr
-100 hrs every 2 yrs
-100 hrs/yr
-200 hrs every 2 yrs
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Corrective Action Case Reviews -60 hrs/yr 4
Significance Threshold Licensee Regulatory Degraded
Response
Response Cornerstone Performance Indicators Multiplernep. Unacceptable Degraded Performance Cornerstone Green:
Only Baseline Inspection White:
May increase "RC ove~~ight Yellow:
Requires more NRC oversight Red:
Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:
Very Low safety issue White:
Yellow:
Substantial safety issue Red:
High safety issue Low to Moderate safety issue Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRCLicensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions
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National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2004 Licensee Response 78 Regulatory Response 21 Degraded Cornerstone 0
Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3
Unacceptable 0
Total 102" "Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process a***?
National Summary Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2004) b Green 1834 b White 6
b Yellow 0
b Red 0
Total Inspection Findings (CY 2004) b Green 778 b White 11 b Yellow 0
b Red 0
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Cross Cutting Areas Human Performance Problem Identification and Resolution Safety Conscious Work Environment Cross Cutting Criteria Multiple Green or Safety Significant Inspection Findings with Cross Cutting Aspects Causal Factors have a Cornrnon Theme Concern with Licensee's Scope of Effort or Progress 7
I Waterford-3 Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004) w Total Regional Inspection Effort I
Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Safety 2849 hours0.033 days <br />0.791 hours <br />0.00471 weeks <br />0.00108 months <br /> 949 hours Waterford-3 Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004)
Major Team Inspections: Problem Identification and Resolution, May 2004 Supplemental Inspection: Emergency Diesel Generator Fuel Line Failure, September 2004 8
Waterford-3 Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004)
- The plant operated within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix due to one White finding associated with Emergency Diesel Generator maintenance.
A Supplemental Inspection was performed during September 2004, to review the corrective actions associated with the White finding.
All Performance Indicators were Green.
Safety Significant Finding (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004)
In May 2003, the licensee failed to establish adequate instructions for the installation of a fuel oil line on the Train A Emergency Diesel Generat0r.A The fuel oil line subsequently failed on September 29,2003, rendering the diesel generator inoperable.
On September 27,2004, the NRC completed a supplemental inmection to review the corrective action associated with the fuel line failure.
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Supplemental Inspection (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004)
Root causes were adequately defined and understood Corrective action appropriately addressed the causes Other Findings (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004)
Feedwater Isolation Valves Diesel Generator Fuel Oil Capacity Instrument Uncertainty Test Controls for Fluid System Outside Containment l o
Waterford-3 Annual Assessment Summary (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004)
Entergy Operations inc. operated W-aterford-3 in a manner that preserved public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met with only one White finding identified (Emergency Diesel Generator maintenance activity)
NRC plans baseline inspections at Waterford-3 for the 2005 assessment period.
Licensee Response and Remarks Joseph E. Venable Vice President Operations Waterford-3 Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Contacting the NRC Report an emergency Report a safety concern:
F Allegation @ nrc.gov General information or questions F www.nrc.gov F Select "What We Do" for Public Affairs b (30 1 ) 8 16-5 100 (call collect)
F (800) 695-7403
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Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process b http://www.nrc.gov/NRFUOVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.htm1 Public Document Room b 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 12