ML070940395
| ML070940395 | |
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| Site: | Kewaunee  |
| Issue date: | 03/29/2007 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML070940395 (27) | |
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Kewaunee Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2006 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Kewaunee, Wisconsin March 29, 2007
2 Agenda z Introduction z Review of Reactor Oversight Process z National Summary of Plant Performance z Discussion of Plant Performance Results z Licensee Response and Remarks z NRC Closing Remarks z Break z NRC available to address public questions
3 Purpose of Todays Meeting
- A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance
- NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter
- Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance
4 Region III Organization James L. Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey E. Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Mark A Satorius DRP Division Director K. Steven West DRP Deputy Division Director Cynthia D. Pederson Director, Division of Reactor Safety Anne T. Boland Deputy Director Patrick Louden Branch Chief Regional Specialists Kewaunee Stephen Burton, Senior Resident Inspector Patrick Higgins, Resident Inspector Michael Kunowski, Project Engineer Kevin Barclay, Reactor Engineer John Bartleman, Reactor Engineer Diana Betancourt, Reactor Engineer John Robbins, Reactor Engineer
5 NRC Representatives z Mark Satorius, Director, Division Reactor Projects
- (630) 829-9600 z Steven West, Deputy Division Director, DRP
- (630) 829-9601 z Patrick Louden, Branch Chief
- (630) 829-9627 z Rob Kuntz, Project Manager, NRR
- (301) 415-3733 z Michael Kunowski, Senior Project Engineer
- (630) 829-9618 z Stephen Burton, Senior Resident Inspector
- (920) 388-3156 z Patrick Higgins, Resident Inspector
- (920) 388-3156
6 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
7 3 Strategic Performance Areas are divided into 7 Cornerstones of Safety Findings and Performance Indicators are assigned a Cornerstone Findings can be assigned a cross-cutting aspect, which is a causal factor to the performance deficiency Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues involve numerous findings with a common cross-cutting aspect, often in multiple Cornerstones Human Performance, Problem Identification and Resolution, and Safety Conscious Work Environment Reactor Oversight Process
8 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 Examples of Baseline Inspections z Equipment Alignment
~80 hrs/yr z Triennial Fire Protection
~200 hrs every 3 yrs z Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr z Emergency Preparedness
~80 hrs/yr z Rad Release Controls
~110 hrs every 2 yrs z Worker Radiation Protection ~90 hrs/yr z Corrective Action Program
~250 hrs every 2 yrs z Corrective Action Case
~60 hrs/yr Reviews
10 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
11 Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance
12 National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2006 Licensee Response 70 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 6
Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3
Unacceptable 0
Total 103
13 National Summary of Performance Indicators Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2006)
Green 1843 White 11 Yellow 0
Red 0
Total Inspection Findings (CY 2006)
Green 676 White 13 Yellow 0
Red 0
14 Kewaunee Assessment Results Two greater than Green findings were open during this assessment period:
z White finding involving the failure to provide adequate design control of the auxiliary feedwater system to ensure that the pumps would have been protected from failure due to air intrusion during tornado or seismic events, or from failure during potential runout conditions Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 4th Quarter 3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter
15 Kewaunee Assessment Results z Yellow finding involving the failure to provide adequate design control to ensure that Class I equipment was protected against damage from tornado or seismic-induced flooding of the turbine building Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 4th Quarter 3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter
16 Kewaunee Assessment Results Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 4th Quarter 3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter A 95002 inspection was conducted, in two parts, as a result of these inspection findings. The first portion was conducted in May and the second portion in August of 2006.
In August the NRC concluded that adequate actions had been taken to permit these two findings to be closed.
17 Kewaunee Assessment Results Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 4th Quarter 3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter As each finding had been counted for at least four consecutive quarters, the closure of these findings shifted Kewaunee from the Degraded Cornerstone column to the Regulatory Response column of the Action Matrix.
18 Safety Significant Findings or PIs (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006) z During the 4th Quarter of 2006 the Performance Indicator for Unplanned Scrams per 7000 hours0.081 days <br />1.944 hours <br />0.0116 weeks <br />0.00266 months <br /> changed from Green to White z In accordance with Manual Chapter 0305, a supplemental inspection will be scheduled as a result of this change.
19 Kewaunee Assessment Results Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues
- Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R)
- Issue opened in Annual Assessment Letter for 2004
- Issue discussed in Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for 2005
- 11 findings attributed to weaknesses in PI&R during this assessment period
- 6 of these 11 share a common aspect of inadequate problem evaluation This Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue remains open.
20 Kewaunee Assessment Results Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues
- Human Performance
- Issue opened in Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for 2006
- 11 findings attributed to weaknesses in Human Performance during this assessment period
- 7 of these 11 shared the common aspect of failing to follow procedures
- 4 of these 11 shared the common aspect of failing to provide complete, accurate, and up-to-date procedures This Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue remains open.
21 Kewaunee Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006)
Findings during this assessment period at Kewaunee were dispositioned as follows:
22 Non-Cited violations 4 Findings with no associated violation 24 of the 26 findings were characterized as Green The remaining 2 were addressed under Traditional Enforcement and were dispositioned as Severity Level IV findings A refueling outage took place at Kewaunee between September 2 and October 26, 2006. Major activities included:
Refueling Steam Generator Eddy Current Testing
22 Kewaunee Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006)
- In April, a Special Inspection was conducted to review an event that involved a reactor trip which did not occur while turbine trip conditions were present.
- One Green, NCV, associated with 10CFR50.65, a.k.a. the Maintenance Rule
- One Green, NCV, associated with 10CFR50, Appendix B, Criterion III, Design Control
23 Kewaunee Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006)
- In May, a Special Inspection was conducted to review an event associated with control room activities during reactor start-up.
- One Green, NCV, associated with T.S. 6.8.a, Written Procedures and Administrative Policies
- One Green, NCV, associated with 10CFR50, Appendix B Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures and Drawings
24 Kewaunee Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2006 z Dominion operated Kewaunee in a manner that preserved public health and safety z All cornerstone objectives were met with moderate degradation in safety performance z NRC plans to conduct baseline inspections at Kewaunee for the remainder of the assessment period z A 95001 inspection associated with the White Performance Indicator in Initiating Events Cornerstone will also be scheduled
25 Licensee Response and Remarks Leslie Hartz Site Vice President Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.
26 Contacting the NRC Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect)
Report a safety concern (800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov General information or questions www.nrc.gov Select What We Do for Public Affairs
27 Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)