ML052230072
| ML052230072 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 03/09/2005 |
| From: | Lanning W Division of Reactor Safety I |
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| Download: ML052230072 (10) | |
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REGIONAL INITIATIVES REGIONAL INITIATIVES POST DAVIS BESSE POST DAVIS BESSE Wayne Lanning Wayne Lanning Director, Division of Reactor Safety Director, Division of Reactor Safety U.S. NRC Region I Office U.S. NRC Region I Office March 9, 2005 NRC Regulatory Information Conference 2005 Session H4: Davis Besse Lessons Learned
2 BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
NRC Approach to Davis Besse Event:
NRC Approach to Davis Besse Event:
Self Self--Critical Critical Open to Lessons Open to Lessons--Learned Learned Focused on Continued Improvement Focused on Continued Improvement
Davis Besse Lessons Learned Task Force Davis Besse Lessons Learned Task Force (DBLLTF) Report Issued October 2002 (DBLLTF) Report Issued October 2002
NRC Senior Management Review Team NRC Senior Management Review Team Developed Recommended Actions Developed Recommended Actions
3 DBLLTF REPORT DBLLTF REPORT
Recommendations in Four Improvement Areas:
Recommendations in Four Improvement Areas:
Stress Corrosion Cracking Stress Corrosion Cracking Operating Experience Operating Experience Inspection, Assessment, and Project Management Inspection, Assessment, and Project Management Barrier Integrity Barrier Integrity
40+ of 49 Recommendations Completed 40+ of 49 Recommendations Completed
http://www.nrc nrc..gov gov/reactors/operating/ops
/reactors/operating/ops--
experience/vessel experience/vessel--head head--degradation.html degradation.html
4 INSPECTION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS INSPECTION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS
Revised Inspection Procedures and Revised Inspection Procedures and Guidance Guidance Operating Experience (IP71152)
Operating Experience (IP71152)
In In--service Inspection for Boric Acid Control service Inspection for Boric Acid Control (IP71111.08)
RCS Unidentified Leakage (SDP)
RCS Unidentified Leakage (SDP)
Containment Walkdowns (Refueling Outage guidance)
Containment Walkdowns (Refueling Outage guidance)
Repetitive Problem/Event Reports Repetitive Problem/Event Reports
Regional Operations Regional Operations Inspector Training Inspector Training Site Inspector Coverage Policies Site Inspector Coverage Policies Licensee Performance/Event Assessment and Licensee Performance/Event Assessment and Documentation Documentation
5 REGIONAL ACTIONS REGIONAL ACTIONS
Regions Used DBLL to Benchmark and Regions Used DBLL to Benchmark and Share Best Practices Share Best Practices
2004 Regional Best 2004 Regional Best--Practices Projects:
Practices Projects:
Morning Meetings Morning Meetings Incident Response Incident Response Regional Operations Regional Operations
6 REGIONAL MORNING MEETINGS BEST REGIONAL MORNING MEETINGS BEST PRACTICES PRACTICES Activities Important to Effectively Activities Important to Effectively Communicate Reactor Issues:
Communicate Reactor Issues:
Plant Operational Status Plant Operational Status
Regional Administrative Activities Regional Administrative Activities
Inspection Findings, Analysis, and Planning Inspection Findings, Analysis, and Planning
Licensee Activities Licensee Activities
Incident Response Program Decisions Incident Response Program Decisions
Operating Experience Operating Experience
7 REGIONAL INCIDENT RESPONSE REGIONAL INCIDENT RESPONSE PROGRAM BEST PRACTICES PROGRAM BEST PRACTICES Best Practices to Improve Best Practices to Improve NRCs NRCs Incident Incident Response Program:
Response Program:
Program Oversight Program Oversight
Training Training
Response Roster Response Roster
Regional Duty Officers Regional Duty Officers
Exercise Coordination Exercise Coordination
Incident Response Incident Response
8 REGIONAL OPERATIONS BEST REGIONAL OPERATIONS BEST PRACTICES PRACTICES Best Practices for Regional Operations:
Best Practices for Regional Operations:
Additional inspections inside containment Additional inspections inside containment
Catalog NRC generic communications Catalog NRC generic communications
Focus PI&R inspections on deferred action items Focus PI&R inspections on deferred action items
Cross Cross--plant comparison of significant issues plant comparison of significant issues
Notebooks used to track plant issues Notebooks used to track plant issues
Use of IT to inform regional staff of inspection Use of IT to inform regional staff of inspection issues issues
9 CONTINUING BENCH MARKING CONTINUING BENCH MARKING EFFORT EFFORT Four Issues Planned for 2005:
Four Issues Planned for 2005:
Financial / Human Resources / Cost Management Financial / Human Resources / Cost Management Tracking Tools Tracking Tools
Management Roles and Responsibilities Management Roles and Responsibilities
Consistent Implementation of Operating Consistent Implementation of Operating Experience Experience
Inspector Field Operations Inspector Field Operations
10 CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT
NRC Has Embarked on a Course of NRC Has Embarked on a Course of Continuous Improvement:
Continuous Improvement:
Born of Davis Besse Born of Davis Besse Proceeding on Its Own Course Proceeding on Its Own Course
Regional Operations Regional Operations Management Information System Management Information System Effectiveness Assessment Effectiveness Assessment Organizational Alignment Organizational Alignment Improved Communications Improved Communications Consistency Among Regions Consistency Among Regions
Implementation of Reactor Inspection Implementation of Reactor Inspection Program Program