ML070940501
| ML070940501 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2007 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML070940501 (20) | |
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D.C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting CY2006 Reactor Oversight Program Bridgman, MI April 12, 2007
Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance NRC will discuss 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
Agenda Introduction Review of the Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of D.C. Cook Plant Performance Licensee Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Break NRC available to address public questions
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 Christine A. Lipa Branch Chief Regional Specialists D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant Brian Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector Jay Lennartz, Resident Inspector Robert Lerch, Project Engineer Alexander Garmoe, Reactor Engineer Gregory Kolcum, Reactor Engineer Adam Wilson, Reactor Engineer Frank Tran, Reactor Engineer Region III Organization
NRC Representatives Christine A. Lipa, Branch Chief (630) 829-9619 Brian Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector (269) 465-5353 Jay Lennartz, Resident Inspector (269) 465-5353 Peter S. Tam, Project Manager, NRR (HQ)
(301) 415-1451
NRC Performance Goals Safety: Ensure protection of 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 objective
Reactor Oversight Process 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 for the performance deficiency Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues can be determined if there are numerous findings with a common cross-cutting aspect or theme
Human Performance, Problem Identification and Resolution, and Safety Conscious Work Environment
Safety Cornerstones Significance Threshold Action Matrix Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Strategic Performance Areas Action Matrix Reactor Oversight Process
Baseline Inspection Examples Post Maintenance Testing
~80 hrs annual Equipment Alignment
~80 hrs annual Triennial Fire Protection
~200 hrs triennial Operator Response
~125 hrs annual Emergency Preparedness
~80 hrs annual Radiation Release Controls
~110 hrs biennial Occupational Radiation Protection
~90 hrs annual Corrective Action Program Review
~250 hrs biennial Corrective Action Case Reviews
~60 hrs annual Design Basis Inspections
~400 hrs biennial
Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:
Implement Baseline Inspection program White:
Increase NRC oversight with 95001 inspection Yellow Yellow:
Increase NRC oversight with 95002 inspection Red:
Increase NRC oversight with 95003 inspection Inspection Findings Green:
Very Low safety significance White:
Low to Moderate safety significance (95001)
Yellow Yellow:
Substantial safety significance (95002)
Red:
High safety significance (95003)
Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Action Matrix Increased safety significance of findings and performance indicators results in movement to the right Movement to the right results in:
Additional NRC inspections Increased Management Involvement Increased Regulatory Actions
National 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
National Plant Performance Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2006)
Green:
1843 White:
11 Yellow Yellow:
0 Red:
0 Total Inspection Findings (CY 2006)
Green:
676 White:
13 Yellow Yellow:
0 Red:
0
D.C. Cook Assessment Activities January 1 - December 31, 2006 Unit 2 Refueling Outage March 25 - May 6 Unit 1 Refueling Outage Sept 16 - November 13 Fire Protection Triennial Inspection conducted Jan 23 - Feb 10 (IR 2006-002)
Inspection of Permanent Plant Modifications conducted May 8 - 26 (IR 2006-009)
Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection conducted July 31 - Aug 18 (IR 2006-008)
D.C. Cook Assessment Results Plant performance for all four quarters of the assessment cycle was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix No Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues identified Regulatory Actions 14 Green findings and Non-Cited Violations (NCV) 1 Severity Level III Violation 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Unit 1 Licensee
Response
Licensee
Response
Licensee
Response
Licensee
Response
Unit 2 Licensee
Response
Licensee
Response
Licensee
Response
Licensee
Response
Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2006 AEP operated D. C. Cook in a manner that preserved public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than Green findings or performance indicators identified during the assessment period NRC plans baseline inspections at D.C. Cook for the CY2007 assessment period Component Design Basis Inspection completed in March 2007
Contacting the NRC For general information or questions:
www.nrc.gov Select What We Do for Public Affairs To report a safety concern:
(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov To report an emergency:
(301) 816-5100 (call collect)
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)
Licensee Remarks AEP Representatives
D.C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting CY2006 Reactor Oversight Program Questions and Comments from members of the public Information on the NRC and our assessment processes is available at this meeting. We encourage you to take copies of this information home with you.