ML071010084

Slides for 04/24/2007 Nine Mile Point Annual Assessment Meeting

ML071010084
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	04/10/2007
From:	NRC Region 1
To:
Dental, G., RGN-DRP, 603-474-3580
References
MN 07-020
Download: ML071010084 (21)

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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Nine Mile Point 2006 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting z NRC will address Constellations performance as described in the annual assessment letter z Constellation 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 z NRC will be available to engage interested stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role in ensuring safe plant operations 2

Agenda z Introduction and NRC Organization z Review of NRC Reactor Oversight Process z Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance z NRC Assessment of Plant Performance Results z Constellation Response and Remarks z NRC Closing Remarks z Break z NRC available to address public questions 3

Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc L. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator David C. Lew Marsha K. Gamberoni Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety James W. Clifford Darrell J. Roberts Deputy Director Deputy Director Glenn Dentel Branch Chief Regional Specialists Project Engineers Resident Inspectors Brice Bickett Leonard Cline Heather Jones Ed Knutson 4

NRC Representatives z Glenn Dentel, Branch Chief

- (603) 474-3580 z Leonard Cline, Senior Resident Inspector Ed Knutson, Resident Inspector

- (315) 342-4041 z Brice Bickett, Senior Project Engineer

- (610) 337-6959 z Douglas Pickett, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1364 5

NRC Performance Goals z Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment z Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials z Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process z Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely z Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRCs strategic objective 6

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 7

Examples of Baseline Inspection Areas z Equipment Alignment z Maintenance z Fire Protection z Operator Response z Emergency Preparedness z Radiation Release Controls z Worker Radiation Protection z Corrective Action Program z Corrective Action Case Reviews 8

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: 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 9

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 10

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 11

National Summary z Performance Indicator Results (at end of 2006)

Green 1843 White 11 Yellow 0 Red 0 z Total Inspection Findings (2006)

Green 676 White 13 Yellow 0 Red 0 12

NRC Inspection Activities at Nine Mile Point in 2006 8021 Hours of inspection and assessment related activities z Two resident inspectors assigned to the site Specialist Inspections

- 8 regional inspections

- 2 team inspections 13

NRC Inspection Activities at Nine Mile Point in 2006 Daily Resident Inspections Refueling outage (March 20 - April 13) z Component Design Bases Inspection z Triennial Fire Protection Inspection 14

2006 NRC Assessment of Nine Mile Point z Unit 1 - Licensee Response Column z Unit 2 - Licensee Response Column z Inspection Findings

-Four Findings of very low safety significance (Green) z All performance indicators were green (very low safety significance) in 2006 15

NRC 1st Quarter 2007 Assessment Follow-up z 2006 Annual Assessment Letter (March 2007)

- Preliminary White Finding - Unit 1 Licensed Operator Requalification Training z 1st Quarter 2007 Assessment Follow-up Letter (April 2007)

- Final White Finding - Unit 1 Licensed Operator Requalification Training

- Unit 1 - Regulatory Response Column of Action Matrix

- November 2007 - Supplemental Inspection 95001 16

NRC Annual Assessment Summary at Nine Mile Point z Constellation operated Nine Mile Point in a manner that preserved public health and safety.

z All cornerstone objectives were met.

z NRC plans baseline inspections for the 2007 assessment period and one supplemental inspection to review Constellations response to the Unit 1 Licensed Operator Requalification Training White finding.

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Nine Mile Point Response and Remarks Kevin Nietmann Site Vice President - Nine Mile Point Constellation Energy LLC 18

Contacting the NRC z Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect) z Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov z General information or questions www.nrc.gov 19

Reference Sources z Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html z Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html z Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 20

END OF THE PRESENTATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania April 24, 2007 21