ML051400420

Summary of Arkansas Nuclear One End-of-Cycle Public Meeting

ML051400420
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	05/18/2005
From:	Troy Pruett NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Forbes J Entergy Operations
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 May 18, 2005 Jeffrey S. Forbes Vice President Operations Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72801-0967

SUMMARY

OF ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE END-OF-CYCLE PUBLIC MEETING

Dear Mr. Forbes:

This refers to the End-of-Cycle public meeting conducted at Russellville, Arkansas on May 10, 2005, between the NRC and your staff. The participants discussed performance at Arkansas Nuclear One for the period January 1 through December 31, 2004. The meeting attendance list and a copy of the presentations are included as Enclosures 1 and 2.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be 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.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Tr6y W. Pruett, Chief Project Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-313 Licenses: DPR-51 50-368 NPF-6

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Presentation Slides

Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Senior Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice President Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse 100 West Main Street Russellville, AR 72801 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 Bernard Bevill Radiation Control Team Leader Division of Radiation Control and Emergency Management Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markham Street, Mail Slot 30 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867 James Mallay Director, Regulatory Affairs Framatome ANP 381 5 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Colonel Wayne Ruthven Arkansas Department of P.O. Box 758 Conway, AR 72033

& Chief Operating Officer Power Emergency Management David Freeman, Acting Emergency Service Coordinator Pope County No. 4 Emergency Lane Russellville, AR 72801 Charlie Smith Emergency Service Coordinator Yell County Courthouse Union Street Dardanelle, AR 72834 Fred Taylor Emergency Service Coordinator Johnson County Office of Emergency Services P.O. Box 546 Clarksville, AR 72830 Don Fairbanks Emergency Service Coordinator Logan County Office of Emergency Services Logan County Courthouse Paris, AR 72855 The Honorable Steve Pfeifer Mayor of Danvilie P.O. Box 69 Danville, AR 72833 The Honorable Bill Elsken Mayor of Paris P.O. Box 271 Paris, AR 72855 The Honorable Billy Helms Mayor of Clarksville 205 Walnut Street Clarksville, AR 72830-3005 The Honorable Carolyn McGee Mayor of Dardanelle P.O. Box 360 Dardanelle, AR 72834

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The Honorable Johnny Waldo Mayor of Dover P.O. Box 258 Dover, AR 72837 The Honorable Jerry Don Barrett Mayor of Atkins P.O. Box 128 Atkins, AR 72823 The Honorable Raye Turner Mayor of Russellville P.O. Box 428 Russellville. AR 7281 1 The Honorable Edwin Price Mayor of London P.O. Box 130 London, AR 72847 The Honorable Stewart Nelson Mayor of Morrilton City Hall P.O. Box 583 Morrilton, AR 72110 The Honorable Brad Wear Judge of Yell County Danville Courthouse P.O. Box 219 Danville, AR 72833 The Honorable Jimmy Hart Judge of Conway County 117 South Moose, Room 203 Morrilton, AR 721 10 The Honorable Mike Jacobs Judge of Johnson County P.O. Box 278 Clarksville, AR 72830 The Honorable Edgar Holt Judge of Logan County Room 22 Paris, AR 72855 Misty Sutton Emergency Service Coordinator P.O. Box 1 19 Morrilton, AR 721 10

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END OF CYCLE PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE 1

I DATERIME CONFERENCE LOCATION LICENSEE/FACILITY 1 Arkansas Nuclear One May 10,2005 6:OO p.m.

Arkansas Technical University Russellville, Arkansas NAME (PLEASE PRINT)

NRC REPRESENTATIVES ORGANIZATION I

TITLE I

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Arkansas Nuclear One Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV Arlington, Texas Mav IO. 2W5 Purpose of Today's Meeting m A public forum for discussion of Entergy's performance rn NRC will address the Entergy performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Eotergy will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance Region IV Organization Agenda Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of Plant Performance Results Licensee Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Break NRC available to address public questions NRC Representatives Troy Pmett. Branch Chief

- (817)860-8173 s Rick Dcere, Senior Resident Lnrpcctar

- (479) 968-3290 Ed Cmwe. Resident Inspector

. (479) 968-3290 John Dixao, Resident Inspector

- (479) 968-3290 NRC Performance Goals Safetv: Ensure protection of the public health and m:

Ensurc the secure use and management of w:

Ensure openness in our regulatory process Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, Management: Ensure excellence in agency safety and the environment radioactive materials efficient, realistic, and timely management to carry out the NRC's strategic objective 1

Reactor Oversight Process Urmrm RIrpMx Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:

Only baseline inspection White:

May increase NRC oversight Yellow:

Requires more NRC oversight Red:

Requires more NRC oversight InsDectinn Findings Green:

White:

Yellow:

Substantial safety significant issue Red:

High safety significant issue Very low safety significant issue Low to moderate saiety significiml issue ag"kl0.Y Dmmdcd DrulUpltIRco.

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r cor"",tone Degmded

• rrormnn?e Comrrslonr National Summary of Plant Performance Stnhxr at End of CY 2W4 Licensee Response 76 Regulatory Response 20 Degaded Cornerstone 3

MultipleRepetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3

Unacceptable 0

Told 102"

'Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process Examples of Baseline Inspections Equipment Alignment

-92 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection Operator Response

-125 hrslyr Emergency Preparedness

-80 hrs/yr Rad Release Controls Worker Radiation Protection Corrective Action Program Corrective Action Case Reviews

-200 hrsl3 y s

-I00 hrsR yrs

-200 hrsR yrs

-60 hrslyr

-100 hrslyr National Summary Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2004)

- Green 1834

- White 6

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

Total Inspectinn Findings (CY 2004)

. Green 118

- White 11

• Yellow 1

• Red 0

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Arkansas Nuclear One Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, uw1)

Arkmnras Nuclear One entered ulc Regulatory Response Column of the NRC'r Action Mmrin in the second gllaner of Z w 4

- Orr finding was rlvrifiod wiul tow 10 m d m k urely signnificmrr (Whit1 in Ihe mitiwling s ~ i l r m rilrn~i~lrlni awl all other inwetian flsdingr WEE rlrriifird as hrving vc'y low ufcty sipificuuc ( G m 4 Supplcmrntrl Lnnpcclion 95001, "Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Stntegic Performance Area was perfamed in ZW4 Arkansas Nuclear One Inspection Activities (Jml -Dcc31,ZW4) m Baseline Inspection Program Supplemental Inspection 95001. "Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area" (Completed March 2005) m March 2004 Licensee Renewal Scoping and Screening m November 2004 License Renewal Aging Manngement a Four Tempmrary Instructions RC"E,"

I Problem Identification & Resolution Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue m 2003 Annual Assessment Letter identified a subswntive crass-cutting issue in the m a of Problem Idcntificatian and Resolution.

m Public meeting held w February 12. Z!M4 tO discuss licensee aclians to address the causci and corrective actions.

NRC noted improvement in the carrective action program in 2004. The NRC hm clased the subsmtive ~ ~ ~ s - ~ u t t i n g i s w e and will discontinue our focuscd ovcrsight in this area.

Arkansas Nuclear One Inspection Activities (Jan1 -Dec31,ZW4)

Regional Inspection Hours (includes all hours charged to the licensee including direct inspection and office preparation and documentation)

• Division of Reactor Projects

• Division of Reactor Safety 4338 houn 4wo houn I

Criteria for Identifying a Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue

- Multiple green or safety significant inspection findings with cross-cutting aspects

- Causal faclors have a common theme

• Concern with the Licensee's scope of effort or progrcss in addressing cross-cutting pcrformancc deficiencies Arkansas Nuclear One Annual Assessment Summary January I - December 3 I, 2004 Entergy Operations, Incorporated operated Arkansa!

Nuclear One in a manner that preserved public health and safety and all cornerstone objectives wert met White finding (mitigating systems comerstone deficiency)

All cornerstone objectives were met with only one 3

Assessment Results First Quarter 2005 Based on performance through December 31.2004, Arkansas Nuclear One remained in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC Action Matrix.

Supplemental Inspection 95001, Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area was completed on March 31,2005.

AN0 moving to Licensee Response Column of the NRC Action Matrix.

rn AN0 will receive the normal baseline inspections as well as SGIRPVH replacement inspections and Temporary Instructions 150, 160, and 163 in 2005.

m Quarterly assessment review in spring 2005 resulted in Contacting the NRC Report an emergency Report a safety concem

• (800) 695-7403

• Allegation@nrc.gov

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov Select What We Do for Public Affairs Licensee Response and Remarks Jeffrey S. Forbes Vice President Operations Entergy Operations. Incorporated I

Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process

• hltpI/www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVWS1GffNASSESSlin Public Electronic Reading Room

- bIlpI/ai~~.nrc.g~~~~~ding-rm.html Public Document Room

• 1-800-397420I1 (Toll Free)

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