ML061500094
| ML061500094 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 05/30/2006 |
| From: | Graves D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-E |
| To: | Venable J Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML061500094 (18) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C 0 M M IS S IO N REGION I V 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 May 30, 2006 Joseph E. Venable Vice President Operations Waterford 3 Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3, ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PUBLIC MEETING
Dear Mr. Venable:
This meeting was conducted at Killona, Louisiana, on May 18, 2006, between the NRC and your staff. The participants discussed performance at Waterford, Unit 3, for the period January 1 through December 31,2005.
The attendance list and a copy of the presentation slides are enclosed.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at h t t p : //www. n rc. g ov/re a d i n q - r m/a d a m s. h t m I (the Pub I i c E I e ct ro n i c Re ad i n g Room ).
Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
bavid N. Graves, Chief Project Branch E Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-382 License: NPF-38
Enclosures:
- 1. Attendance List
- 2. NRC Presentation Slides
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Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995 Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31 995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 General Manager, Plant Operations Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Manager - Licensing Manager Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Chairman Louisiana Public Service Commission P.O. Box 91 154 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 -91 54 Director, Nuclear Safety &
Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Regulatory Affairs Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Office of Environmental Services Northwestern State University Russsell Hall, Room 201 Natchitoches, LA 71497 Scientist Parish President St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Winston & Strawn LLP 1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-3817 Federal Emergency Management Agency ATTN: William E. Peterson Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76201-3698 Col. Jeff Smith, Deputy Director Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness 7667 Independence Blvd.
P.O. Box 44217 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Jeffrey P. Meyers, Division Administrator Emergency and Radiological Services Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Division Albert D. Laque, Parish President St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Sheriff Greg Champagne St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office P.O. Box 7 Hahnville, LA 70057 Rep. Gary L. Smith, Jr.
State of Louisiana, District 56 P.O. Box 189 Norco, LA 70079
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Rep. Ernest D. Wooten State of Louisiana, District 105 801 8 Highway 23, Suite 214 Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Senator Joel T. Chaisson, I1 State of Louisiana, District 19 P.O. Box 1255 Destrehan, LA 70047 Tab Troxler, Director St. Charles Parish Department of Emergency Preparedness P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Lance Marino, Councilman-at-Large St. Charles Parish Division A 660 Pine Street Norco, LA 70079 Clayton Snookie Faucheux, Councilman-at-Large St. Charles Parish Division B 140 North Oak Court P.O. Box 1342 Luling, LA 70070 Desmond J. Hilaire, Councilman St. Charles Parish District 1 P.O. Box 111 Hahnville, LA 70057 Brian A. Fabre, Councilman St. Charles Parish District 2 322 Beaupre Drive Luling, LA 70070 G. Ram Ramchandran, Councilman St. Charles Parish District 3 13 Hermitage Court Destrehan, LA 70047 April Black, Councilwoman St. Charles Parish District 5 162 Oak Manor Lane St. Rose, LA 70087 Richard Dickie Duhe, Councilman St. Charles Parish District 6 401 Oak Street Norco, LA 70079 Barry Minnich, Councilman St. Charles Parish District 7 337 Wanda Street Luling, LA 70070 Nickie Monica, Parish President St. John the Baptist Parish 1801 West Airline Highway Laplace, LA 70068 Paul Oncale, Public Safety Director St. John the Baptist Parish 1801 W. Airline Highway Laplace, LA 70068 Sheriff Wayne Jones St. John the Baptist Parish 1801 W. Airline Highway Laplace, LA 70068 Derryl Walls, Councilman St. Charles Parish District 4 P.O. Box721 Des Allemands, LA 70030
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- LE MEETING ATTENDANCE Entergy / Waterford-3 Steam Electric Station May 18,2006 -
6:30 pm James M. Cain Energy Education Center 4224 Highway 31 27 Killona, LA 70057 ORGANIZATION Page $- of 2
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I' CLE MEETING ATTENDANCE Entergy / Waterford-3 Steam Electric Station May 18,2006 -
6:30 pm James M. Cain Energy Education Center 4224 Highway 31 27 Killona, LA 70057 ORGANIZATION Waterford Unit 3 Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV Arlington, Texas May 18,2006 Agenda Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Perfoilnance Discussion of Plant Performance Results Entergy Operations, Inc., Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Break NRC available to address public questions
Purpose of Todays Meeting 0 A public forum for discussion of Waterford Unit 3 performance 0 NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter 0 Entergy Operations, Inc., will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter epresentatives David Graves Chief, Project Branch E (817) 860-8147 MichaelHay Senior Resident Inspector (985) 783-6253 GrantLarkin Resident Inspector (985) 783-6253
Region IV Organization Regional Administrator Thomas P. Gwynn Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Anton Vegel Roy Caniano David Graves Regional Specialists Branch Chief J,
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Waterford Unit 3 Project Engineers Michael Hay Gilbert Guerra Grant Larkin Resident Inspectors Vince Gaddy NRR Project M;m;igcr hlcl Fields Grant Larkin, Resident Inspector 3
NRC Performance Goals Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRCs strategic objectives versight Process Strategic Performance Areas Cornerstones I
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I Threshold
Examples of Baseline Inspections 0 Equipment Alignment
-80 hrs/yr 0 Triennial Fire Protection
-200 hrs eveiy 3 yrs 0 Operator Response
-125 lus/yr 0 Emergency Preparedness
-80 hrs/yr 0 Radiation Release Controls
-1 10 hrs every 2 yrs 0 Worker Radiation Protection
-90 hrs/yr 0 Corrective Action Program
-250 hrs every 2 yrs 0 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:
Yellow:
Substantial safety issue Red:
High safety issue Low to moderate safety issue
Action Matrix Concept Licensee
Response
Regulatory Degraded MultiplelRep.
Unacceptable
Response
Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRCLicensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of lant Performance Status at End of CY 2005 Licensee Response Regulatory Response Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Coi-nerstone Unacceptable Total 84 12 4
3 0
103
National Summary Performance Indicator Results b Green 1850 b White 4
B+ Y eliliow 0
b Red 0
Total Inspection Findings b Green 849 b White 10 b Yellow 1
b Red 0
WaterfQrd unit 3 Michael Hay, Senior Resident Inspector
Waterford Unit 3 Assessment Results 0 Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all performance indicators indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).
Waterford Unit 3 Inspection Activities 1 Inspection Effort 1024 Resident Inspection Hours 1088 Regional Inspection Hours 1 Team Inspection Safety System Design and Performance Capability Refueling Outage Inspection April 17 to June 10, Refueling Outage 13 1 Event Followup 9 August 28 to September 13, the plant was shutdown for Hurricane Katrina 9 November 11 to 15, operators manually tripped the reactor from 100 percent due to decreasing main condenser vacuum following a relay failure in the circulating water logic
Waterford Unit 3 Inspection Activities 0 Temporary Instruction TI-160 Pressurizer Penetration Nozzles and Steam Space Piping Connections in U.S. Pressurized Water Reactors TI-161 Transportation of Reactor Control Rod Drives in Type A Packages TI-163 Operational Readiness of Offsite Power 0 Special Inspection RCS draindown with inadequate venting Safety Significant Findings or Performance Indicators
- Sixteen findings of very low safety significance (Gseen)
Waterford Unit 3 Annual Assessment Summary Overall, Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety.
All cornerstone objectives were met.
e 2006 Planned Inspection Activities Baseline Inspection Program TI-165 Operational Readiness of Offsite Power and Impact on Plant Fbsk - Complete Inspection Procedure 7 1 150, Discrepant or Unreported Performance Indicator Data
Licensee Response and Remarks Kevin Walsh Vice President Operations (Acting)
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. Waterford Unit 3 ClQShKlg arks David Graves, Chief, Project Branch E
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