ML071240312
| ML071240312 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 04/25/2007 |
| From: | Korsnick M Constellation Energy Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Bickett, BA, 610-337-6959,DRP | |
| References | |
| Download: ML071240312 (9) | |
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1 Maria Korsnick Site Vice President R.E. Ginna NPP April 25, 2007
2 In Service 1970 License extended to 2029 Current output: 585 Megawatts 450 full-time employees
3 Constellations #1 Priority is safety
- Every decision and activity is based on safety
- Nuclear, industrial (worker) & public
- Ginnas 2006 safety performance
- Our nuclear safety measurement of exposure is among the best 10%
in our industry
- We had only one OSHA recordable injured worker in 2006
- We increased our emergency preparedness drill frequency for public safety readiness from one to four times per year
- We increased the number of emergency preparedness duty teams from three to four for increased depth
- Area for improvement Six OSHAs for contract workers during our refueling outage
4 Ginna 2006 Performance
- A year of safe and reliable operations
- Ginna operated all of 2006 without an unplanned shutdown Only shutdown for our refueling outage
- Ginna implemented a very successful refueling outage in the fall Installed a new turbine
- Ginna achieved its planned 16.8% extended power uprate Over two years of planning and engineering Succeeded with a rigorous regulatory application process Implementation smooth
5 Constellation Energy Investment
- Investing in our plant
- $2M Emergency Operations Facility in Macedon
- $4M Administration Building at the plant (our work hub)
- $43M extended power uprate (16.8% more electricity)
- $1.6M facility improvements at the plant in 06
- $3M budgeted for 2007 Work and training facilities for plant workers
- $23M dry spent fuel storage initiative Allows Ginna to operate beyond 2009
- Investing in our people
- Knowledge transfer and retention
- $10M, three year procedure upgrade to better guide human performance
- Preparing Ginna for an increasingly mobile workforce
6 Ginna Regulatory Performance
- Ginna shares the NRCs safety goals
- Constantly engaged with the NRC
- Understand their concerns and enter them into our corrective actions program
- All of these findings fit within our focus areas Human performance Self-assessment Corrective action program Training to improve performance
- We understand and embrace our improvement opportunities
- We work in an atmosphere of continuous improvement
- We continue to address challenges and make Ginna a better plant
7 Ginnas Commitment to Public Safety
- Emergency Response (EP) Program
- Making aggressive improvements New facilities, more drills, better team depth
- EP will be shown as Degraded in next NRC report
- One Performance Indicator dropped below normal threshold
- Resulted from training many people in new positions
- Change was part of upgrade that added Operators and technicians on each shift
- New team members were all trained and evaluated during their qualification, but are shown as not having had a recent drill
- Unique circumstance. Indicator will return to top band in next report
8 Constellation Energy & Ginna Our vision for Ginna is long term; generating electricity reliably and safely with continuously improving performance. That means investing in equipment, people, and training. We will keep you informed of plant performance and look forward to a close and open relationship with our neighbors.
Mike Heffley Chief Nuclear Officer Constellation Energy
9 Maria Korsnick Site Vice President R.E. Ginna NPP Thank you