ML051430368

Public Meeting Slides LaSalle End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment

ML051430368
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Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	05/17/2005
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LaSalle Annual Assessment Meeting LaSalle Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program -- CY 2004 CY 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region 3 Region 3 Seneca, Illinois Seneca, Illinois May 17, 2005 May 17, 2005

Agenda z Introduction z NRC Performance Goals z Review of Reactor Oversight Process z National Summary of Plant Performance z Discussion of Plant Performance Results z Licensee Response and Remarks z NRC Closing Remarks z Break z NRC available to address public questions

NRC Representatives NRC Representatives z Mark Satorius, Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9600 z Stephen Sands, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-3154 z Daniel Kimble, Senior Resident Inspector

- (815) 357-8611 z Douglas Eskins, Resident Inspector

- (815) 357-8611 z Charles Zoia, Acting Senior Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9863 z Bruce Burgess, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9629

Region 3 Organization James Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Mark Satorius Director Division of Reactor Projects Cynthia Pederson Director Division of Reactor Safety Roy Caniano Deputy Director Bruce Burgess Branch Chief Regional Specialists LaSalle Resident Inspectors Daniel Kimble Douglas Eskins Project Engineers Charles Zoia (Acting)

Gregory Gibbs

NRC Performance Goals z SAFETY: Ensure protection of public health, safety, and protection of the environment z SECURITY: Enhance the secure use and management of radioactive materials z OPENNESS: Ensure openness in our regulatory process z EFFECTIVENESS: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely z MANAGEMENT: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRCs strategic objective

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

Examples of Baseline Inspections z Equipment Alignment

~92 hrs/yr z Triennial Fire Protection

~200 hrs every 3 yrs z Operator Response

~125 hrs/yr z Emergency Preparedness

~80 hrs/yr z Rad Release Controls

~100 hrs every 2 yrs z Worker Radiation Protection ~100 hrs/yr z Corrective Action Program

~200 hrs every 2 yrs z Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:

Only Baseline Inspection White:

May increase NRC oversight Yellow:

Requires more NRC oversight Red:

Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:

Very Low safety issue White:

Low to moderate safety issue Yellow:

Substantial safety issue Red:

High safety issue

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

Purpose of Todays Meeting 3/4 3/4 A public forum for discussion of the licensees A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance performance 3/4 3/4 NRC will address the licensee performance issues NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter identified in the annual assessment letter 3/4 3/4 Licensee will respond to the information in the letter Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance maintain or improve their performance

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

National Summary z Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2004)

Green 1834 White 6

Yellow 0

Red 0

z Total Inspection Findings (at the end of CY 2004)

Green 778 White 11 Yellow 0

Red 0

LaSalle Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004) z Licensee Response Column of Action Matrix with all Green PIs and inspection findings z No Supplemental or Special Inspections z A Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue in the Area of Human Performance was Identified

Safety Significant Findings or PIs None None

LaSalle Inspection Activities (Jan 1 (Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2004)

Dec 31, 2004)

~ 3925 hours0.0454 days <br />1.09 hours <br />0.00649 weeks <br />0.00149 months <br /> of inspection related activities by the resident staff and regional inspectors Significant Team Inspections:

• March Emergency Preparedness Biennial Graded Exercise Outages:

• L1R10: Jan - Feb

• June Unit 2 Main Generator Outage - Main Generator Output Breaker Disconnect Failure

LaSalle Inspection Activities (Jan 1 (Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2004)

Dec 31, 2004) 11 Green Inspection Findings:

• 2 Barrier Integrity Cornerstone

• 3 Mitigating Systems Cornerstone

• 6 Occupational Radiation Safety Cornerstone 8 of the 11 Findings Were Associated with Human Performance Cross-Cutting Area 1 Proposed Severity Level III Traditional Violation (Human Performance Related) with a $60,000 Civil Penalty 4 Licensee-Identified Violations of Very Low Safety Significance (2 of 4 Human Performance Related)

LaSalle Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2004 3/4 Exelon operated LaSalle in a manner that preserved public health and safety 3/4 All cornerstone objectives were met 3/4 NRC plans baseline inspections at LaSalle for the remainder of the assessment period

Contacting the NRC z Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect) z Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov z General information or questions www.nrc.gov Select What We Do for Public Affairs

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

Licensee Response and Remarks Ms. Susan Landahl Site Vice President Exelon