ML051100439

NRC CY2004 Annual Assessment Meeting - Harris - Apex, North Carolina

ML051100439
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Site:	Harris
Issue date:	04/21/2005
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NRC CY2004 Annual Assessment Meeting HARRIS Apex, North Carolina April 21, 2005

Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of Harris performance NRC will address Harris performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Harris management will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance

Agenda Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of Harris Plant Performance Results Harris Management Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Break NRC Available to Address Public Questions

William Travers Regional Administrator Loren Plisco Deputy Regional Administrator Victor McCree Charles Casto Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Leonard Wert Harold Christensen Deputy Director Deputy Director Paul Fredrickson Regional Specialists Branch Chief Harris Project Engineers Resident Inspectors George MacDonald Randy Musser James Polickoski Phil OBryan

NRC Performance Goals PRIMARY GOALS Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials OTHER GOALS

• Ensure openness in NRC regulatory process

• Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely

• Ensure excellence in NRC management to carry out the NRCs strategic objective

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response

Examples of Baseline Inspections Equipment Alignment ~92 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection ~200 hrs every 3 yrs Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr Radiation Release Controls ~100 hrs every 2 yrs Worker Radiation Protection ~100 hrs/yr Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Performance Thresholds Safety Significance Green: Very low safety issue White: Low-to-moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue NRC Inspection Efforts Green: Only Baseline Inspections White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Increased NRC oversight Red: Increased NRC oversight and other NRC actions

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone ncreasing Safety Significance ncreasing NRC Inspection Efforts ncreasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement ncreasing Regulatory Actions

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2004 icensee Response 78 egulatory Response 21 egraded Cornerstone 0 ultiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 nacceptable 0 Total 102*

Davis-Besse under a special inspection process

Harris CY2004 Inspection Activities

• 3500 hours0.0405 days <br />0.972 hours <br />0.00579 weeks <br />0.00133 months <br /> of inspection related activities

• Radiation protection inspections (Occupational)

• Maintenance inspection

• Fire protection inspection

• Emergency preparedness inspections

• Reactor operator initial exam

• Special Inspection on a loss of shutdown cooling event

• Plant design inspection

• Reactor lower head inspection

• Steam generator inspection

Harris CY2004 Assessment Results Performance was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix in the first quarter Performance was within the Licensee Response Column for the last three quarters All inspection findings were classified as very low safety significance (Green)

One performance indicator was White in the first quarter

CY03 White Performance Indicator

• Unplanned Scrams PI crossed Green/White threshold in June 2003

• Problem: Excessive amount of reactor trips

• Supplemental inspection conducted in September 2003 determined corrective action to be satisfactory and no commonality to the events

• PI recrossed Green/White threshold March 2004

Harris Unplanned Scrams PI Harris 1 4Q/2004 Performance Indicators Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs 1Q/03 2Q/03 3Q/03 4Q/03 1Q/04 2Q/04 3Q/04 4Q/04 Unplanned scrams 0 3.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 0 0 Critical hours 2160.0 1605.6 2190.4 2209.0 2184.0 1878.4 2208.0 1476.2 Indicator value 1.6 4.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.7 0.8 0.9

Corporate Discrimination Violation

• Discrimination against site access authorization superintendent in April 1999

• Corrective action completed in March 2004

• Issue does not apply to Harris

Annual Assessment Summary Progress Energy operated Harris in a manner that preserved public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met NRC plans baseline inspections at Harris for the remainder of CY 2005

Harris CY2005 Inspection Activities

• Resident inspector daily inspections

• Radiation protection inspections (Public)

• Emergency preparedness inspections

• Problem identification and resolution inspection

• Licensed operation requalification inspection

• Full participation emergency exercise (conducted April 5)

• Triennial fire protection inspection

NRC CY2004 Annual Assessment Meeting HARRIS Apex, North Carolina April 21, 2005

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Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)