ML050980082
| ML050980082 | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 04/08/2005 |
| From: | Arthur Burritt NRC Region 1 |
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| Burritt A RGN-I/DRP/PB7/610-337-5069 | |
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Oyster Creek Station Oyster Creek Station Annual Assessment Meeting Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program -- CY 2004 CY 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region 1 Region 1 King of Prussia, PA King of Prussia, PA May 12, 2005 May 12, 2005
Agenda Agenda
- Introductions
Introductions
- Review of Reactor Oversight Process Review of Reactor Oversight Process
- National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary of Plant Performance
- Discussion of Plant Performance Results Discussion of Plant Performance Results
- AmerGen AmerGen Response and Remarks Response and Remarks
- NRC Closing Remarks NRC Closing Remarks
- Break Break
- NRC available to address public questions NRC available to address public questions
Purpose of Todays Meeting Purpose of Todays Meeting
- NRC will address licensee performance as NRC will address licensee performance as identified in our annual assessment identified in our annual assessment
- AmerGen AmerGen will respond to our assessment and will respond to our assessment and inform the NRC of new or existing programs inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance to maintain or improve performance
- NRC comments on security, public NRC comments on security, public involvement involvement
- NRC will respond to questions from the public NRC will respond to questions from the public after the discussion with after the discussion with AmerGen AmerGen
NRC Representatives NRC Representatives
- Randy Randy Blough Blough, Director
, Director Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Projects
-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5229 5229
- Arthur Arthur Burritt Burritt, Acting Branch Chief
, Acting Branch Chief
-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5069 5069
- Robert Summers, Senior Resident Inspector Robert Summers, Senior Resident Inspector
-- (609) 693 (609) 693--0702 0702
- Jeffrey Herrera, Resident Inspector Jeffrey Herrera, Resident Inspector
-- (609) 693 (609) 693--0702 0702
NRC Performance Goals NRC Performance Goals
- Safety: Ensure protection of public health and Safety: Ensure protection of public health and safety and the environment safety and the environment
- Security: Enhance the secure use and Security: Enhance the secure use and management of radioactive materials management of radioactive materials
- Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process process
- Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic and timely effective, efficient, realistic and timely
- Management: Ensure excellence in agency Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the management to carry out the NRCs NRCs strategic strategic objective objective
Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas
Examples of Baseline Inspections Examples of Baseline Inspections
- Equipment Alignment Equipment Alignment
~92 hrs/yr
~92 hrs/yr
- Triennial Fire Protection Triennial Fire Protection
~200 hrs every 3 yrs
~200 hrs every 3 yrs
- Operator Response Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr
~125 hrs/yr
- Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness
~80 hrs/yr
~80 hrs/yr
- Rad Rad Release Controls Release Controls
~100 hrs every 2 yrs
~100 hrs every 2 yrs
- Worker Radiation Protection Worker Radiation Protection
~100 hrs/yr
~100 hrs/yr
- Corrective Action Program Corrective Action Program
~250 hrs every 2 yrs
~250 hrs every 2 yrs
- Corrective Action Case Reviews Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr
~60 hrs/yr
Significance Threshold Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Performance Indicators Green Green::
Only Baseline Inspection Only Baseline Inspection White:
White:
May increase NRC oversight May increase NRC oversight Yellow Yellow::
Requires more NRC oversight Requires more NRC oversight Red Red::
Requires more NRC oversight Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Inspection Findings Green Green::
Very Low safety issue Very Low safety issue White:
White:
Low to moderate safety issue Low to moderate safety issue Yellow Yellow::
Substantial safety issue Substantial safety issue Red Red::
High safety issue High safety issue
Action Matrix Concept Action Matrix Concept Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance
- Increasing Safety Significance
- Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts
- Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement
- Increasing Regulatory Actions
National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary of Plant Performance Licensee Response Licensee Response 78 78 Regulatory Response Regulatory Response 21 21 Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 00 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 33 Unacceptable Unacceptable 00 Total Units 102*
Total Units 102*
- Davis
National Summary National Summary Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2004)
Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2004)
Green Green 1834 1834 White White 66 Yellow Yellow 00 Red Red 00 Total Inspection Findings (CY 2004)
Total Inspection Findings (CY 2004)
Green Green 778 778 White White 11 11 Yellow Yellow 00 Red Red 00
Oyster Creek Station Oyster Creek Station Assessment Results Assessment Results
- Operated safely Operated safely
- Met all cornerstone objectives Met all cornerstone objectives
- Oyster Creek Station in the Regulatory Response Oyster Creek Station in the Regulatory Response Column of the Action Matrix for all four quarters Column of the Action Matrix for all four quarters of 2004 of 2004
- NRC will continue to conduct baseline NRC will continue to conduct baseline inspections in 2005 inspections in 2005 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)
Oyster Creek Station Performance Indicators Oyster Creek Station Performance Indicators
Oyster Creek Inspection Findings Oyster Creek Inspection Findings www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/ then click OC
Oyster Creek Inspection Activities Oyster Creek Inspection Activities
- hours of inspection hours of inspection--related activities related activities
- 2 resident inspectors assigned to the site 2 resident inspectors assigned to the site
- regional inspections regional inspections
- team inspection team inspection -- Problem Identification and Problem Identification and Resolution Resolution
- Inspection Findings Inspection Findings
-- findings of very low safety significance (Green) findings of very low safety significance (Green)
-- finding of low safety significance (White) finding of low safety significance (White)
-- severity level IV non severity level IV non--cited violations cited violations (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)
Substantive Cross Substantive Cross--Cutting Issue Cutting Issue
- Three factors must exist for the NRC to identify a cross Three factors must exist for the NRC to identify a cross--
cutting issue:
cutting issue:
-- Multiple Green or safety significant inspection findings within Multiple Green or safety significant inspection findings within the the 12 month assessment period 12 month assessment period
-- Causal factors have a common theme (e.g., PI&R Causal factors have a common theme (e.g., PI&R -- identification) identification) as indicated by >3 findings as indicated by >3 findings
-- NRCs NRCs concern with licensees scope of efforts or progress in concern with licensees scope of efforts or progress in addressing the cross addressing the cross--cutting deficiency cutting deficiency
Oyster Creek Station Oyster Creek Station Assessment Summary Assessment Summary
- Operated safely Operated safely
- Preserved Public Health and Safety Preserved Public Health and Safety
- Second Highest Performance Category Second Highest Performance Category
Oyster Creek Station Oyster Creek Station Planned Inspections Planned Inspections
- regional inspector visits scheduled regional inspector visits scheduled
- team inspections scheduled team inspections scheduled
-- Safety System Design Inspection Safety System Design Inspection
-- Triennial Fire Protection Team Triennial Fire Protection Team (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005)
AmerGen AmerGen Response and Remarks Response and Remarks Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station AmerGen AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Energy Company, LLC
NRC Security Program Update NRC Security Program Update
- Access Authorization Order (January 2003)
Access Authorization Order (January 2003)
- Training Order (April 2003)
Training Order (April 2003)
- Fatigue Order (April 2003)
Fatigue Order (April 2003)
Above 3 Orders Implemented (Oct. 29, 2004)
Above 3 Orders Implemented (Oct. 29, 2004)
- Changes to Site Security plans to incorporate the Changes to Site Security plans to incorporate the requirements of the orders (April 2004) requirements of the orders (April 2004)
- Expanded Force Expanded Force--on on--Force Exercises (ongoing)
Force Exercises (ongoing)
- New NRC Security Baseline Inspection Program New NRC Security Baseline Inspection Program initiated (February 2004) initiated (February 2004)
Ways for the Public To Become Informed &
Ways for the Public To Become Informed &
Involved in the Regulatory Process Involved in the Regulatory Process
- Participate in NRC Public Meetings Participate in NRC Public Meetings
-- Sign up to be on our mailing list Sign up to be on our mailing list
- Visit the NRC website on a regular basis Visit the NRC website on a regular basis
- Publically Publically comment on proposed licensing actions or comment on proposed licensing actions or file a Petition for Rulemaking file a Petition for Rulemaking
- 10 CFR 2.206 petition process 10 CFR 2.206 petition process
- Contact the NRC via E Contact the NRC via E--mail, mail or phone to address mail, mail or phone to address questions or areas of concern questions or areas of concern
- Participate in open NRC/industry symposiums Participate in open NRC/industry symposiums
Reference Sources Reference Sources
- Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process http://
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html
- Public Electronic Reading Room Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading http://www.nrc.gov/reading--rm.html rm.html
- Public Document Room Public Document Room 11--800 800--397 397--4209 (Toll Free) 4209 (Toll Free)
- Public Comment & Involvement in Rulemaking Public Comment & Involvement in Rulemaking http://
http://ruleforum.llnl.gov ruleforum.llnl.gov//
Contacting the NRC Contacting the NRC
- Report an emergency Report an emergency
-- (301) 816 (301) 816--5100 (call collect) 5100 (call collect)
- Report a safety concern:
Report a safety concern:
-- (800) 695 (800) 695--7403 7403
-- Allegation@nrc.gov Allegation@nrc.gov
- General information or questions General information or questions
-- www.nrc.gov www.nrc.gov
-- Select What We Do for Public Affairs Select What We Do for Public Affairs