ML070790730
| ML070790730 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 03/20/2007 |
| From: | Paul Krohn NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6 |
| To: | |
| Krohn P, RI/DRP/PB6/610-337-5120 | |
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| Download: ML070790730 (22) | |
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NRC & NEAC Meeting NRC & NEAC Meeting Concerning Millstone Station Performance Concerning Millstone Station Performance 2006 Reactor Oversight Program 2006 Reactor Oversight Program
22 Purpose of Todays Meeting
NRC will address Millstone NRC will address Millstones performance as s performance as described in the annual assessment letter described in the annual assessment letter NEAC will be given the opportunity to respond to the NEAC will be given the opportunity to respond to the information, request clarifications, and ask additional information, request clarifications, and ask additional questions as needed questions as needed
NRC will be available to engage interested NRC will be available to engage interested stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role in ensuring safe plant operations in ensuring safe plant operations
33 Agenda
Introduction and NRC Organization
Review of NRC Reactor Oversight Process
Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance
NRC Assessment of Millstones Performance
NEAC Response and Remarks
NRC and NEAC Closing Remarks
Break
NRC available to address public questions
44 Region I Organization Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc L. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator David C. Lew Director Division of Reactor Projects James W. Clifford Deputy Director A. Randolph Blough Director Division of Reactor Safety Marsha K. Gamberoni Deputy Director Paul G. Krohn Branch Chief Regional Specialists Millstone Resident Inspectors Max Schneider Jamie Benjamin Ricardo Fernandes Senior Project Engineer Barry Norris Project Engineer Eugene Huang
55 NRC Representatives NRC Representatives
Jim Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP Jim Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP
-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5080 5080
Paul Krohn, Branch Chief Paul Krohn, Branch Chief
-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5120 5120
Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector Jamie Benjamin, Resident Inspector Jamie Benjamin, Resident Inspector Ricardo Ricardo Fernandes Fernandes, Resident Inspector
, Resident Inspector
-- (860) 447 (860) 447--3170 3170
Eugene Huang, Project Engineer Eugene Huang, Project Engineer
-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5322 5322
66 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 NRC strategic objectives management to carry out NRC strategic objectives
77 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
88 Typical Baseline Inspection Areas
Equipment Alignment
Triennial Fire Protection
Operator Response
Radiation Release Controls
Worker Radiation Protection
Corrective Action Program
Corrective Action Case Reviews
99 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
10 10 Action Matrix Concept Action Matrix Concept Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance 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
11 11 Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance Status at End of 2006 Licensee Response 70 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 6
Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3
Unacceptable 0
Total 103
12 12 National Summary
Performance Indicator Results (at end of 2006)
Green 1843 White 11 Yellow 0
Red 0
Total Inspection Findings (2006)
Green 676 White 13 Yellow 0
Red 0
13 13 NRC 2006 Inspection Activities Millstone Hours of inspection and assessment related activities Hours of inspection and assessment related activities 5720 hours0.0662 days <br />1.589 hours <br />0.00946 weeks <br />0.00218 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 2 5720 hours0.0662 days <br />1.589 hours <br />0.00946 weeks <br />0.00218 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 2 3431 hours0.0397 days <br />0.953 hours <br />0.00567 weeks <br />0.00131 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 3 3431 hours0.0397 days <br />0.953 hours <br />0.00567 weeks <br />0.00131 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 3 Three resident inspectors assigned to the site Three resident inspectors assigned to the site Ricardo Fernandes started at Millstone in Nov. 2006 Ricardo Fernandes started at Millstone in Nov. 2006 Other Inspections Other Inspections 13 Regional inspections 13 Regional inspections 6 Team inspections 6 Team inspections
14 14 NRC Major Inspection Activities NRC Major Inspection Activities Millstone Millstone Daily Resident Inspections Daily Resident Inspections Problem Identification and Resolution team inspection Problem Identification and Resolution team inspection Component Design Basis team inspection Component Design Basis team inspection Unit 2 Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal Unit 2 Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal supplemental inspection supplemental inspection Unit 2 Pressurizer Replacement team inspection Unit 2 Pressurizer Replacement team inspection Emergency Preparedness Exercise team inspection Emergency Preparedness Exercise team inspection Unit 2 Refueling Outage Unit 2 Refueling Outage
15 15 NRC 2006 Assessment Results NRC 2006 Assessment Results Millstone Millstone
Licensee Response Column for Unit 2 and Unit 3 Licensee Response Column for Unit 2 and Unit 3 at the end of 2006 at the end of 2006
Unit 2 had a White Performance Indicator for the first Unit 2 had a White Performance Indicator for the first three quarters.
three quarters.
-- Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal
-- NRC completed Supplemental Inspection (September 2006)
NRC completed Supplemental Inspection (September 2006)
-- PI returned to Green in 4 PI returned to Green in 4th th Quarter Quarter
16 16 NRC 2006 Inspection Results NRC 2006 Inspection Results Millstone Millstone Inspection Findings Inspection Findings
-- 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 2 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 2
-- 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 3 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 3
-- 1 Finding of very low safety significance (Green) common 1 Finding of very low safety significance (Green) common to both units to both units
17 17 NRC 2006 Inspection Results NRC 2006 Inspection Results Millstone Millstone Common Theme Evaluation Common Theme Evaluation Identified five findings with a common theme in the area of Identified five findings with a common theme in the area of problem identification and resolution (specifically, quality of problem identification and resolution (specifically, quality of operability determinations).
Reviewed Millstone Reviewed Millstones corrective actions.
s corrective actions.
Concluded that Millstone Concluded that Millstones actions are acceptable in scope, s actions are acceptable in scope, timeliness, and effectiveness to address these issues.
timeliness, and effectiveness to address these issues.
As a result, no substantive cross As a result, no substantive cross--cutting issue was identified.
cutting issue was identified.
18 18 NRC Annual Assessment Summary NRC Annual Assessment Summary Millstone Millstone
Dominion operated Millstone Units 2 & 3 in a manner Dominion operated Millstone Units 2 & 3 in a manner that preserved public health and safety that preserved public health and safety
All Reactor Oversight Process cornerstone objectives All Reactor Oversight Process cornerstone objectives were met were met
NRC plans baseline inspections at Millstone for the 2007 NRC plans baseline inspections at Millstone for the 2007 assessment period assessment period
19 19 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
Select Select What We Do What We Do for Public Affairs for Public Affairs
Paul Paul Krohn Krohn, Branch Chief
, Branch Chief
pgk1@nrc.gov pgk1@nrc.gov
20 20 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)
21 21 NEAC Response and Remarks NEAC Response and Remarks Millstone Nuclear Power Station Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 and Unit 3 Unit 2 and Unit 3
END OF THE PRESENTATION END OF THE PRESENTATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region I Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 22, 2007 March 22, 2007