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NRC Slides for Annual Assessment Meeting with Amergen Ref Three Mile Island Power Station
ML051400171
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Issue date: 04/13/2005
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Three Mile Island, Unit 1 Three Mile Island, Unit 1 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 April 13, 2005 April 13, 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

, Acting Branch Chief

-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5069 5069

-- (717) 948 (717) 948--1165 1165

-- (717) 948 (717) 948--1165 1165

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

~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

Three Mile Island, Unit 1 Three Mile Island, Unit 1 Assessment Results Assessment Results

    • Operated safely Operated safely
    • Met all cornerstone objectives Met all cornerstone objectives
    • Three Mile Island (TMI), Unit 1 in the Licensee Three Mile Island (TMI), Unit 1 in the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix for all Response Column of the Action Matrix for all four quarters of 2004 four quarters 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)

Three Mile Island Three Mile Island -- Unit 1, Performance Indicators Unit 1, Performance Indicators

TMI Unit 1, Sample PI TMI Unit 1, Sample PI

TMI Unit 1, Inspection Findings TMI Unit 1, Inspection Findings www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/ then click TMI 1

Sample Inspection Findings Sample Inspection Findings

  • 25 Percent of the Operating Crews did not pass the Simulator Portion of the Operator Requalification Exam
  • Untimely Identification and Correction of Equipment Conditions, including:

- Nuclear River Water Pump 1C Elevated Vibration

- Emergency Diesel Generator A Fuel Injector Line Degraded

- Control Building Ventilation Exhaust Fan Elevated Vibration

- Main Steam Isolation Valve Support Snubber Oil Reservoir Low

- Incorrect Main Steam Line Instrument Fitting Plant Modification Affected Emergency Plan Effectiveness Without Prior NRC Approval

TMI, Unit 1, Inspection Activities TMI, Unit 1, Inspection Activities

    • 5,250 hours0.00289 days <br />0.0694 hours <br />4.133598e-4 weeks <br />9.5125e-5 months <br /> of inspection 5,250 hours0.00289 days <br />0.0694 hours <br />4.133598e-4 weeks <br />9.5125e-5 months <br /> of inspection--related activities related activities
    • 2 resident inspectors assigned to the site 2 resident inspectors assigned to the site
    • 10 regional inspections 10 regional inspections
    • 1 team inspection 1 team inspection -- Problem Identification and Problem Identification and Resolution Resolution
    • Inspection Findings Inspection Findings

-- Twelve (12) findings of very low safety Twelve (12) findings of very low safety significance (Green) significance (Green)

-- Two (2) severity level IV non Two (2) severity level IV non--cited violations cited violations (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)

Substantive Cross Substantive Cross--Cutting Issues Cutting Issues

    • Three cross Three cross--cutting categories: 1) Problem Identification &

cutting categories: 1) Problem Identification &

Resolution, 2) Human Performance and 3) Safety Conscious Resolution, 2) Human Performance and 3) Safety Conscious Work Environment Work Environment

    • Issues involve (cross Issues involve (cross--cut) multiple ROP cornerstones cut) multiple ROP cornerstones
    • Three factors must exist for the NRC to determine that a Three factors must exist for the NRC to determine that a substantive cross substantive cross--cutting issue is present:

cutting issue is present:

-- 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

TMI Unit 1, Assessment Summary TMI Unit 1, Assessment Summary

    • Operated safely Operated safely
    • Preserved Public Health and Safety Preserved Public Health and Safety
    • Highest Performance Category Highest Performance Category
    • Closed the PI&R Substantive Cross Closed the PI&R Substantive Cross--Cutting Cutting Issue Issue (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)

TMI Planned Inspections TMI Planned Inspections

    • 13 regional inspector visits scheduled 13 regional inspector visits scheduled
    • 2 team inspections scheduled 2 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 Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 Unit 1 AmerGen AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Energy Company, LLC

NRC Security Program Update NRC Security Program Update Full implementation of four Orders issued in 2003:

Full implementation of four Orders issued in 2003:

    • 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)

    • Revised Design Basis Threat Order (April 2003)

Revised Design Basis Threat Order (April 2003)

    • Changes to Site Security plans to incorporate the Changes to Site Security plans to incorporate the requirements of the orders were reviewed and approved requirements of the orders were reviewed and approved
    • Expanded Force Expanded Force--on on--Force Exercises (ongoing)

Force Exercises (ongoing)

    • New NRC Security Baseline Inspection Program initiated New NRC Security Baseline Inspection Program initiated (February 2004)

(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
    • 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
    • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests Examples

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 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//

collections/nuregs/brochures/br0314/

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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

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