ML061530152
| ML061530152 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 05/23/2006 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML061530152 (18) | |
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www.nrc.gov Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program -- CY 2005 CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region III Region III May 23, 2006 May 23, 2006
www.nrc.gov Purpose of Todays Meeting Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of the Palisades A public forum for discussion of the Palisades Nuclear Plants performance in Calendar Year 2005 Nuclear Plants performance in Calendar Year 2005 Brief overview of the Reactor Oversight Process, Brief overview of the Reactor Oversight Process, including results in Calendar Year 2005 including results in Calendar Year 2005 NRC available for public questions and comments NRC available for public questions and comments
www.nrc.gov Agenda Agenda Introduction Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of Plant Performance Results Discussion of Plant Performance Results NRC Closing Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Break Break NRC available to address public questions NRC available to address public questions
www.nrc.gov Region III Organization Region III Organization James L. Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey E. Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Mark A. Satorius Director, Division of Reactor Projects K. Steven West Deputy Director Cynthia D. Pederson Director, Division of Reactor Safety Anne T. Boland Deputy Director Christine Lipa Branch Chief Regional Specialists Palisades Nuclear Plant Resident Inspectors John Ellegood John Giessner Allan Barker (acting)
Project Engineer Robert Lerch Reactor Engineers Frances Ramirez Alexander Garmoe Frank Tran
www.nrc.gov NRC Representatives NRC Representatives Mark A. Satorius, Director, Division of Reactor Mark A. Satorius, Director, Division of Reactor Projects Projects -- (630) 829 (630) 829--9634 9634 K. Steven West, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor K. Steven West, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects Projects -- (630) 829 (630) 829--9634 9634 L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager, NRR L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager, NRR
-- (301) 415 (301) 415--1423 1423 John A. Ellegood, Senior Resident Inspector John A. Ellegood, Senior Resident Inspector
-- (269) 764 (269) 764--8971 8971 John B.
John B. Giessner Giessner/Allan Barker, Resident Inspector
/Allan Barker, Resident Inspector
-- (269) 764 (269) 764--8971 8971 Christine A. Lipa, Branch Chief Christine A. Lipa, Branch Chief
-- (630) 829 (630) 829--9619 9619
www.nrc.gov NRC Performance Goals NRC Performance Goals Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment safety and the environment Security: Ensure the secure use and management of Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials radioactive materials Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely efficient, realistic, and timely Management: Ensure excellence in agency Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRCs strategic management to carry out the NRCs strategic objective objective
www.nrc.gov 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
www.nrc.gov Examples of Baseline Inspections Examples of Baseline Inspections Equipment Alignment Equipment Alignment
~80 hrs/yr
~80 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection Triennial Fire Protection
~200 hrs every 3 yrs
~200 hrs every 3 yrs Operator Response Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr
~125 hrs/yr Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness
~80 hrs/yr
~80 hrs/yr Rad Release Controls Rad Release Controls
~110 hrs every 2 yrs
~110 hrs every 2 yrs Worker Radiation Protection Worker Radiation Protection
~90 hrs/yr
~90 hrs/yr Corrective Action Program Corrective Action Program
~250 hrs every 2 yrs
~250 hrs every 2 yrs Corrective Action Case Reviews Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr
~60 hrs/yr
www.nrc.gov Significance Threshold Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Performance Indicators Green Green::
Only Baseline Inspection Only Baseline Inspection White White::
May increase NRC oversight May increase NRC oversight Yellow Yellow::
Requires more NRC oversight Requires more NRC oversight Red Red::
Requires more NRC oversight Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Inspection Findings Green Green::
Very Low safety issue Very Low safety issue White White::
Low to Moderate safety issue Low to Moderate safety issue Yellow Yellow::
Substantial safety issue Substantial safety issue Red Red::
High safety issue High safety issue
www.nrc.gov Action Matrix Concept Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC / Licensee Management Involvement Increasing NRC / Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance
www.nrc.gov 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
www.nrc.gov National Summary National Summary Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2005)
Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2005)
Green Green 1850 1850 White White 44 Yellow Yellow 00 Red Red 00 Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005)
Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005)
Green Green 849 849 White White 10 10 Yellow Yellow 11 Red Red 00
www.nrc.gov Palisades Assessment Results Palisades Assessment Results Jan 1 Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Plant performance for the assessment period was in the Licensee Response Column No substantive cross-cutting issues identified No greater than green violations were identified in the No greater than green violations were identified in the assessment period assessment period All performance indicators remained green throughout All performance indicators remained green throughout the assessment period the assessment period
www.nrc.gov Palisades Inspection Activities Palisades Inspection Activities Jan 1 Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Approximately 1800 baseline inspection hours Approximately 1800 baseline inspection hours More than 600 additional inspection hours More than 600 additional inspection hours
- Including license renewal & dry spent fuel storage activities Including license renewal & dry spent fuel storage activities 8 total findings and violations. None greater than 8 total findings and violations. None greater than Green.
Green.
www.nrc.gov Palisades Palisades Annual Assessment Summary Annual Assessment Summary Jan 1 Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 NMC operated Palisades in a manner that preserved NMC operated Palisades in a manner that preserved public health and safety public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than green findings or performance indicators than green findings or performance indicators License Renewal evaluation process continues License Renewal evaluation process continues
www.nrc.gov Contacting the NRC Contacting the NRC Report an emergency Report an emergency (301) 816 (301) 816--5100 (call collect) 5100 (call collect)
Report a safety concern:
Report a safety concern:
(800) 695 (800) 695--7403 7403 Allegation@nrc.gov Allegation@nrc.gov General information or questions General information or questions www.nrc.gov www.nrc.gov Region III Public Affairs Region III Public Affairs Jan Jan Strasma Strasma: (630) 829
- (630) 829--9663 9663 Viktoria Viktoria Mitlyng Mitlyng: (630) 829
- (630) 829--9662 9662
www.nrc.gov Reference Sources Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html Public Electronic Reading Room Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading http://www.nrc.gov/reading--rm.html rm.html Public Document Room Public Document Room 11--800 800--397 397--4209 (Toll Free) 4209 (Toll Free)
www.nrc.gov Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program -- CY 2005 CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region III Region III May 23, 2006 May 23, 2006