ML071270042

2006-7 Annual Assessment Meeting Slides for Calvert Cliffs

ML071270042
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	05/07/2007
From:	NRC Region 1
To:
Bickett, BA, 610-337-6959,DRP
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Calvert Cliffs 2006 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting z The NRC will address the licensees performance as described in the annual assessment letter z Constellation Energy 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 The 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 Silas Kennedy Marlone Davis 4

NRC Representatives z David Lew, Director

- (610) 337-5229 z Glenn Dentel, Branch Chief

- (603) 474-3580 z Silas Kennedy, Senior Resident Inspector Marlone Davis, Resident Inspector

- (410) 586-2626 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 most 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 Calvert Cliffs 5692 Hours of inspection and assessment related activities z Two resident inspectors assigned to the site Specialist Inspections

- 9 regional inspections

- 1 team inspection 13

NRC Inspection Activities at Calvert Cliffs Daily Resident Inspections Refueling outage (February 16 - April 4) z Component Design Basis Inspection 14

NRC Assessment of Calvert Cliffs z Unit 1 - Licensee Response Column 1st and 2nd quarters z Unit 1 - Regulatory Response Column 3rd and 4th quarters

- NRC supplemental inspection for Unit 1 during January 2007 closed out the white inspection finding

- The finding will remain an input to the ROP assessment process through the second quarter 2007.

z Unit 2 - Licensee Response Column all quarters 15

Safety Significant Findings or PIs z Inspection Findings

-Eight findings of very low safety significance (Green)

-One finding of low to moderate safety significance (White) identified at Unit 1 16

NRC Annual Assessment Summary at Calvert Cliffs z Constellation operated Calvert Cliffs in a manner that preserved public health and safety.

z NRC plans baseline inspections at Calvert Cliffs for the remainder of the 2007 assessment period.

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Constellations Response and Remarks James Spina Site Vice President - Calvert Cliffs 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 May 22, 2007 21