ML052710257

EOC 2004 Slides

ML052710257
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Site:	Kewaunee
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Kewaunee Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, IL August 9, 2005

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

NRC Representatives z Tom Kozak, Team Leader, Technical Support Section

- (630) 829-9866 z Steve Burton, Senior Resident Inspector, Kewaunee

- (920) 388-3156

Region III Organization James Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Mark Satorius Cynthia Pederson Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Gary Shear Roy Caniano Deputy Director, Acting Deputy Director Thomas Kozak Regional Specialists Team Leader Kewaunee Resident Inspectors Stephen Burton Patrick Higgins

NRC Performance Goals z Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment z Security: Ensure 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 NRC 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 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 Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions

Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to 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 was in IMC 0350 process throughout CY 2004

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

Green 1834 White 6 Yellow 0 Red 0 z Total Inspection Findings (CY 2004)

Green 778 White 11 Yellow 0 Red 0

Kewaunee Assessment Results (January 1 - December 31, 2004) z Kewaunee was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix, with no greater-than-green inspection findings or Performance Indicators during CY 2004.

z A Substantive Cross Cutting Issue in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution (Corrective Actions) was identified.

Kewaunee Inspection Activities In January 2004, the plant was shutdown when both trains of safety injection pumps were declared inoperable due to debris accumulation in the pumps lube oil coolers. The issues were addressed and the plant was returned to full power in February 2004.

As a result of the TS shutdown in January, the NRC performed a special inspection to evaluate the facts and circumstances surrounding the event. One Green finding of very low safety significance was identified.

Kewaunee Inspection Activities (January 1 - December 31, 2004)

In February 2004, a License Amendment was granted to Kewaunee increase reactor power from 1673 to 1772 megawatts-thermal through a stretch power uprate. Power was then increased in March 2004.

Kewaunee was shutdown from October 9 to December 4, 2004 for a scheduled refueling outage and reactor vessel head replacement.

Other routine inspections:

• Triennial fire protection inspection

• Biennial maintenance rule inspection

• Biennial heat sink inspection

• Reactor vessel head replacement inspection 23 Total Findings

Safety Significant Findings or PIs In 4Q04, the inspectors identified a finding, classified as White in May of 2005, associated with the licensees inability to close the containment hatch in an expeditious manner during refueling and reactor vessel head replacement activities.

Kewaunee Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2004 z NMC operated Kewaunee in a manner that preserved public health and safety.

z All cornerstone objectives were met during 2004.

z NRC plans baseline inspections at Kewaunee for the remainder of the assessment period and a supplemental follow-on inspection for the White equipment hatch finding.

Additional Issues The NRC is currently reviewing the significance of two potentially significant findings, involving:

• Auxiliary Feedwater susceptibility to seismic, tornado, and HELB, identified in January 2005. This resulted in a plant shutdown in February 2005 and was a result of NRC inspection activities.

• Safeguards equipment susceptibility to internal flooding, identified in September 2004. This was identified during routine resident inspector review.

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)