ML061140047

NRC Cy 2005 Annual Assessment Meeting, North Anna Power Station

ML061140047
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Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	04/18/2006
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NRC CY 2005 Annual Assessment Meeting NORTH ANNA POWER STATION Mineral, Virginia Mineral, Virginia April 18, 2006 April 18, 2006

Purpose of Todays Meeting Purpose of Todays Meeting yy A public forum for discussion of North Annas A public forum for discussion of North Annas performance performance yy NRC will address North Annas performance NRC will address North Annas performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter issues identified in the annual assessment letter yy North Anna management will be given the North Anna management will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their existing programs to maintain or improve their performance performance

Meeting Agenda Meeting Agenda yy Introduction Introduction yy Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process 3/4 3/4 Review Review 3/4 3/4 National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary of Plant Performance yy North Annas Plant Performance Results North Annas Plant Performance Results yy Remarks Remarks 3/4 3/4 North Anna Management Response North Anna Management Response 3/4 3/4 NRC Closing Remarks NRC Closing Remarks yy Break Break yy NRC Available to Address Public Questions NRC Available to Address Public Questions

Region II Organization Region II Organization William Travers Regional Administrator Loren Plisco Deputy Regional Administrator Charles Casto Director Division of Reactor Projects Joseph Shea Deputy Director Victor McCree Director Division of Reactor Safety Harold Christensen Deputy Director Regional Specialists Kerry Landis Branch Chief James Reece Gerald Wilson North Anna Resident Inspectors Larry Garner Heather Gepford Project Engineers

NRC Performance Goals NRC Performance Goals PRIMARY GOALS PRIMARY GOALS yy Ensure protection of public health and safety and Ensure protection of public health and safety and the environment the environment yy Ensure the secure use and management of Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials radioactive materials Other Goals Other Goals yy Ensure openness in NRC regulatory process Ensure openness in NRC regulatory process yy Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely realistic, and timely yy Ensure excellence in NRC management to carry Ensure excellence in NRC management to carry out the NRCs strategic objective out the NRCs strategic 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 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 yy Equipment Alignment Equipment Alignment

~80 hrs/yr

~80 hrs/yr yy Triennial Fire Protection Triennial Fire Protection

~200 hrs /3 yrs

~200 hrs /3 yrs yy Operator Response Operator Response

~125 hrs/yr

~125 hrs/yr yy Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness

~80 hrs/yr

~80 hrs/yr yy Rad Release Controls Rad Release Controls

~110 hrs /2 yrs

~110 hrs /2 yrs yy Worker Radiation Protection Worker Radiation Protection

~90 hrs/yr

~90 hrs/yr yy Corrective Action Program Corrective Action Program

~250 hrs /2 yrs

~250 hrs /2 yrs yy Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Performance Thresholds Performance Thresholds Safety Significance Safety Significance Green:

Green:

Very low safety issue Very low safety issue White:

White:

Low Low--to to--moderate safety issue moderate safety issue Yellow:

Yellow:

Substantial safety issue Substantial safety issue Red:

Red:

High safety issue High safety issue NRC Inspection Efforts NRC Inspection Efforts Green:

Green:

Only Baseline Inspections Only Baseline Inspections White:

White:

May increase NRC oversight May increase NRC oversight Yellow:

Yellow:

Increased NRC oversight Increased NRC oversight Red:

Red:

Increased NRC oversight and other NRC Increased NRC oversight and other NRC actions actions

Action Matrix Concept Action Matrix Concept yy Increasing Safety Significance Increasing Safety Significance yy Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts yy Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement yy Increasing Regulatory Actions Increasing Regulatory Actions L

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Degrad ed Corner stone M

ulti ple/Rep Degra ded Corne rstone Unac ceptabl Perfo rm anc Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance

National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2005 Status at End of CY 2005 Licensee Response Licensee Response 84 84 Regulatory Response Regulatory Response 12 12 Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 44 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 33 Unacceptable Unacceptable 00 Total Total 103 103

North Anna CY 2005 North Anna CY 2005 Inspection Activities Inspection Activities yy 5380 hours0.0623 days <br />1.494 hours <br />0.0089 weeks <br />0.00205 months <br /> of inspection related activities 5380 hours0.0623 days <br />1.494 hours <br />0.0089 weeks <br />0.00205 months <br /> of inspection related activities yy Radiation Protection inspections Radiation Protection inspections yy Emergency Preparedness inspections Emergency Preparedness inspections yy Problem Identification and Resolution inspection Problem Identification and Resolution inspection yy Steam Generator Inservice inspection Steam Generator Inservice inspection yy Pressurizer Pressurizer Penetration Nozzle (TI 2515/160)

Penetration Nozzle (TI 2515/160) yy Operational Readiness of Offsite Power (TI 2515/163)

Operational Readiness of Offsite Power (TI 2515/163) yy Maintenance inspection Maintenance inspection yy Safety System Design and Performance inspection Safety System Design and Performance inspection yy Refueling Outage related inspections Refueling Outage related inspections yy Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation inspections Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation inspections

North Anna CY 2005 North Anna CY 2005 Assessment Results Assessment Results yy North Annas performance was within the North Annas performance was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix Action Matrix yy All inspection findings were classified as very All inspection findings were classified as very low safety significance (Green) low safety significance (Green) yy All performance indicators were Green All performance indicators were Green

North Anna Assessment Summary North Anna Assessment Summary yy Virginia Electric and Power Co. operated Virginia Electric and Power Co. operated North Anna in a manner that preserved public North Anna in a manner that preserved public health and safety health and safety yy All cornerstone objectives were met All cornerstone objectives were met yy NRC plans baseline inspections at North Anna NRC plans baseline inspections at North Anna for the remainder of CY 2006 for the remainder of CY 2006

North Anna CY 2006 North Anna CY 2006 Scheduled Inspection Activities Scheduled Inspection Activities yy Resident inspector baseline inspections Resident inspector baseline inspections yy Radiation Protection inspections Radiation Protection inspections yy Emergency Preparedness inspections Emergency Preparedness inspections yy Steam Generator Inservice inspections Steam Generator Inservice inspections yy Triennial Fire Protection inspections Triennial Fire Protection inspections yy Reactor Operator Initial and Requalification inspections Reactor Operator Initial and Requalification inspections yy Component Design Bases inspection Component Design Bases inspection yy Refueling Outage related inspections Refueling Outage related inspections yy Modifications inspection Modifications inspection yy Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation inspections Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation inspections yy Operational Readiness of Offsite Power and Impact on Plant Operational Readiness of Offsite Power and Impact on Plant Risk (TI 2515/165)

Risk (TI 2515/165)

NRC CY 2005 NRC CY 2005 Annual Assessment Meeting Annual Assessment Meeting NORTH ANNA POWER STATION Mineral, Virginia April 18, 2006

Contacting the NRC Contacting the NRC yy Report an emergency Report an emergency 3/4 3/4 (301) 816 (301) 816--5100 (call collect) 5100 (call collect) yy Report a safety concern Report a safety concern 3/4 3/4 (800) 695 (800) 695--7403 7403 3/4 3/4 Allegation@nrc.gov Allegation@nrc.gov yy General information or questions General information or questions 3/4 3/4 www.nrc.gov www.nrc.gov 3/4 3/4 Select What We Do for Public Affairs Select What We Do for Public Affairs

Reference Sources Reference Sources yy Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process 3/4 3/4 http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html yy Public Electronic Reading Room Public Electronic Reading Room 3/4 3/4 http://www.nrc.gov/reading http://www.nrc.gov/reading--rm.html rm.html yy Public Document Room Public Document Room 3/4 3/4 11--800 800--397 397--4209 (Toll Free) 4209 (Toll Free)

North Anna Attendance List North Anna Attendance List April 18, 2006 April 18, 2006 Licensee Personnel J. Leberstien, DOM W. Anthes, DOM J. Debiec, DOM E. Dreyer, DOM R. Zuercher, DOM R. Evans, DOM G. Marshall, DOM F. Mladen, DOM M. Walker, DOM S. Hughes, DOM W. Bryant, DOM y

J. Bischot, DOM y

N. Lane, DOM y

M. Sartain, DOM y

J. Davis, DOM y

C. McClain, DOM y

B. Stanley, DOM y

E. Grecheck, DOM y

G. Lear, DOM y

J. Costello, DOM y

B. Renz, DOM NRC Personnel

• K. Landis, NRC

• J. Reece, NRC

• G. Wilson, NRC

• S. Burnell, NRC Public

• E. Kube, Reporter

• I. Luck, Reporter

• P. Goodwin, News Director

• R. Graham, Reporter

• B. Murphy, Citizen