ML061950707
| ML061950707 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 07/14/2006 |
| From: | Christine Lipa NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB4 |
| To: | American Electric Power Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML061950707 (26) | |
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July 14, 2006 LICENSEE:
American Electric Power Company FACILITY:
D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE JULY 6, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE D.C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On July 6, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Lake Charter Township Hall in Bridgman, Michigan. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and American Electric Power Company (AEP) representatives to discuss NRCs assessment of the safety performance of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. The meeting notice can be found in ADAMS as Accession Number ML061290553. A list of meeting participants and the NRC presentation slides can be found in the attached Enclosures.
The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP),
national ROP results, and the Assessment Process in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRCs assessment of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plants performance in calendar year 2005, which was documented in the March 2, 2006, end-of-cycle assessment letter recorded in ADAMS as Accession Number ML060610354. The NRC also discussed upcoming inspections and activities at the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, the AEP acknowledged the NRCs assessment.
Before adjourning the meeting, the NRC provided the opportunity for members of the public to ask questions, however, there were no questions.
/RA/
Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-315; 50-316 License No. DPR-58; DRP-74
Enclosures:
As Stated See Attached Distribution
July 14, 2006 LICENSEE:
American Electric Power Company FACILITY:
D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE JULY 6, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE D.C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On July 6, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Lake Charter Township Hall in Bridgman, Michigan. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and American Electric Power Company (AEP) representatives to discuss NRCs assessment of the safety performance of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. The meeting notice can be found in ADAMS as Accession Number ML061290553. A list of meeting participants and the NRC presentation slides can be found in the attached Enclosures.
The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP),
national ROP results, and the Assessment Process in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRCs assessment of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plants performance in calendar year 2005, which was documented in the March 2, 2006, end-of-cycle assessment letter recorded in ADAMS as Accession Number ML060610354. The NRC also discussed upcoming inspections and activities at the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, the AEP acknowledged the NRCs assessment.
Before adjourning the meeting, the NRC provided the opportunity for members of the public to ask questions, however, there were no questions.
/RA/
Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-315; 50-316 License No. DPR-58; DRP-74
Enclosures:
As Stated See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME:G:\\Branch TSS\\ALL EOC\\EOC CY2005\\meeting summaries\\DC Cook EOC Mtg summary.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME FTran:dtp CLipa DATE 07/13/06 07/14/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY American Electric Power cc w/encls:
J. Jensen, Site Vice President L. Weber, Plant Manager G. White, Michigan Public Service Commission L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -
Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Emergency Management Division MI Department of State Police State Liaison Officer, State of Michigan D. Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists
American Electric Power ADAMS Distribution:
JLD PST RidsNrrDirsIrib GEG KGO BJK1 DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 TXN PUBLIC MEETING PRINCIPAL ATTENDEES July 6, 2006 NRC C. Lipa, Chief, Branch 4, Division of Reactor Projects B. Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector, D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant J. Lennartz, Resident Inspector, D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant J. Ellegood, Senior Resident Inspector, Palisades Nuclear Plant F. Tran, Reactor Engineer American Electric Power Company L. Weber, Plant Manager, D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant S. Simpson, Regulatory Affair Manager, D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant
www.nrc.gov D. C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting D. C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program -- CY 2005 CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region III Region III July 6, 2006 July 6, 2006 1
Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov Purpose of Todays Meeting Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of D.C. Cook Nuclear A public forum for discussion of D.C. Cook Nuclear Plants performance in Calendar Year 2005 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 2
Enclosure 2
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 3
Enclosure 2
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 DC Cook Nuclear Power Plant Resident Inspectors Brian Kemker Jay Lennartz Project Engineer Robert Lerch Reactor Engineers Frances Ramirez Alexander Garmoe Frank Tran 4
Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov NRC Representatives NRC Representatives Mark A.
Mark A. Satorius Satorius, Director, Division of Reactor
, 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 Peter S. Tam, Project Manager, NRR Peter S. Tam, Project Manager, NRR
-- (301) 415 (301) 415--1451 1451 Brian J.
Brian J. Kemker Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector
, Senior Resident Inspector
-- (269) 465 (269) 465--5353 5353 Jay A.
Jay A. Lennartz Lennartz, Resident Inspector
, Resident Inspector
-- (269) 465 (269) 465--5353 5353 Christine A.
Christine A. Lipa Lipa, Branch Chief
, Branch Chief
-- (630) 829 (630) 829--9619 9619 5
Enclosure 2
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 management to carry out the NRCs NRCs strategic strategic objective objective 6
Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process 3 Strategic Performance Areas are divided into 7 3 Strategic Performance Areas are divided into 7 Cornerstones of Safety Cornerstones of Safety Findings and Performance Indicators are associated Findings and Performance Indicators are associated with particular Cornerstones with particular Cornerstones Cross Cross--Cutting Issues involve a common cause Cutting Issues involve a common cause affecting multiple Cornerstones affecting multiple Cornerstones 7
Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process 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 8
Enclosure 2
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 9
Enclosure 2
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 10 Enclosure 2
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 11 Enclosure 2
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 12 Enclosure 2
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 13 Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov D. C. Cook Assessment Results D. C. Cook Assessment Results Jan 1 Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Unit 1 was in the Licensee Response column Unit 2 was in the Regulatory Response column in 1Q2005 and 2Q2005 due to a White performance indicator (Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal)
- Unit 2 returned to the Licensee Response Column in 3Q2005, when the performance indicator returned to Green No substantive cross-cutting issues identified Three Severity Level III violations were issued involving the failure to provide complete and accurate information regarding medical conditions affecting licensed operators 14 Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov Safety Significant Findings or PIs Safety Significant Findings or PIs No Safety Significant Findings were identified No Safety Significant Findings were identified The Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat The Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal performance indicator was White in Removal performance indicator was White in 1Q2005 and 2Q2005. The PI returned to green 1Q2005 and 2Q2005. The PI returned to green in 3Q2005.
in 3Q2005.
- 95001 inspection completed Nov. 17 95001 inspection completed Nov. 17--21, 2003 21, 2003
- This performance indicator tracks for 12 quarters This performance indicator tracks for 12 quarters 15 Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov D. C. Cook Inspection Activities D. C. Cook Inspection Activities Jan 1 Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Approximately 2200 baseline inspection hours Approximately 2200 baseline inspection hours More than 150 additional inspection hours More than 150 additional inspection hours
- Special Inspection completed November 18, 2005 in Special Inspection completed November 18, 2005 in response to Unit 2 trip with subsequent equipment response to Unit 2 trip with subsequent equipment malfunctions malfunctions 20 total findings and violations 20 total findings and violations 16 Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov D. C. Cook Inspection Activities D. C. Cook Inspection Activities Jan 1 Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Unit Unit 11 refueling outage: March 26 refueling outage: March 26 -- May 6, May 6, 2005 2005 License Renewal granted on August 30, 2005 License Renewal granted on August 30, 2005
- Unit 1 license expires Oct. 25, 2034 Unit 1 license expires Oct. 25, 2034
- Unit 2 license expires Dec. 23, 2037 Unit 2 license expires Dec. 23, 2037 Backfit Backfit issued November 9, 2005 regarding issued November 9, 2005 regarding electrical distribution electrical distribution 17 Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov D. C. Cook D. C. Cook Annual Assessment Summary Annual Assessment Summary Jan 1 Jan 1 -- Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 AEP operated D. C. Cook in a manner that AEP operated D. C. Cook in a manner that preserved public health and safety preserved public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met with one All cornerstone objectives were met with one White performance indicator (Scrams With Loss White performance indicator (Scrams With Loss Of Normal Heat Removal) that returned to Of Normal Heat Removal) that returned to Green in 3Q2005 Green in 3Q2005 18 Enclosure 2
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 19 Enclosure 2
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) 20 Enclosure 2
www.nrc.gov D. C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting D. C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program -- CY 2005 CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region III Region III July 6, 2006 July 6, 2006 21 Enclosure 2