ML071170474

EOC Meeting Slides

ML071170474
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Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	04/18/2007
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Quad Cities Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2006 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Davenport, Iowa April 18, 2007 1

Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of performance at Quad Cities Station during 2006 NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter to Exelon Nuclear Quad Cities Station will be given the opportunity to respond to the information provided by the NRC and inform us of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance 2

Agenda z Introduction z Review of NRC Organizational Structure z Review of NRCs Reactor Oversight Process z National Summary of Plant Performance z Discussion of Quad Cities Station Performance z Response and Remarks by Exelon Nuclear z NRC Closing Remarks z Break z NRC available to address public questions 3

Region III Organization James L. Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey E. Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Mark A. Satorius Cynthia D. Pederson Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety K. Steven West Anne T. Boland Deputy Director Deputy Director Mark A. Ring Regional Specialists Branch Chief Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Project Engineer & Reactor Engineers Karla Stoedter Allan Barker Mike Kurth Daniera Melendez, James McGhee Tony Koonce 4

NRC Representatives z Mark Satorius, Director, Division Reactor Projects

- (630) 829-9600 z Steven West, Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9601 z Joseph Williams, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1470 z Karla Stoedter, Senior Resident Inspector

- (309) 654-2227 z Mike Kurth, Resident Inspector

- (309) 654-2227 z Allan Barker, Senior Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9679 z Mark Ring, Branch Chief 5

- (630) 829-9703

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 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 Reviews ~60 hrs/yr 8

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 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

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 11

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

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

Green 676 White 13 Yellow 0 Red 0 12

Quad Cities Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006) z NRC conducted approximately 3700 hours0.0428 days <br />1.028 hours <br />0.00612 weeks <br />0.00141 months <br /> of direct inspections and 8500 hours0.0984 days <br />2.361 hours <br />0.0141 weeks <br />0.00323 months <br /> of inspection related activities during CY 2006 z Total of 32 Green Findings z 1 White Finding on Unit 1 z No Substantive Cross Cutting Issues z Unit 2 refueling outage completed in March 2006 13

Safety Significant Findings or PIs z During a 2006 Special Inspection, a White finding was identified for Unit 1 due to the failure to verify that the electromatic relief valve (ERV) actuator design was suitable for operation at the increased vibration levels experienced at extended power uprate (EPU) power levels. This resulted in two of the four ERVs being inoperable.

z The Unit 1 White finding and related violation were finalized in a letter dated June 29, 2006 14

Quad Cities Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006) z Unit 1 - Regulatory Response Action Matrix column based on 1 White finding identified in the 2nd Quarter of 2006 z Supplemental Inspection performed in February 2007 for the Unit 1 White finding with no significant findings identified z Unit 2 - Licensee Response Action Matrix column based on all inspection findings and PIs being Green 15

Other Quad Cities Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006) z Public meeting conducted in RIII office for EPU related activities and commitments on March 16, 2006 z Inspections conducted in 2006 during forced and planned outages and Unit 2 refuel outage for power uprate related issues z Public meeting conducted in RIII office for EPU related activities and commitments on March 22, 2007 16

Quad Cities Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2006 z Exelon operated Quad Cities Units 1 & 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety z All cornerstone objectives were met with one White finding identified z NRC conducted the follow-up supplemental inspection for the Unit 1 White finding in February 2007 and plans baseline inspections at both QC units for the remainder of the assessment period 17

Licensee Response and Remarks Tim Tulon Quad Cities Site Vice President Exelon Generating Company 18

Quad Cities Operations z Units 1 & 2 Operated at full extended power uprate power since acoustic side branch installations All monitored points (vibration and strain) are less than pre-Extended Power Uprate Levels at higher levels z Force-on-Force Successfully defended the plant during exercise Validated defensive strategy is correct z Dose Aggressive actions to reduce exposure paying off 1st quarter low dose records 19

Vision z Best INPO rating z Top Quartile - Get There Stay There 20

2007 Priorities z Operations Focus z Performance Improvement z Worker Behavior z Collective Radiation Exposure z Equipment Reliability 21

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 Select What We Do for Public Affairs 22

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) 23