ML071440464

End-of-Cycle Meeting - NRC Slides

ML071440464
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Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	05/23/2007
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Dresden Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2006 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Morris, Illinois May 23, 2007

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance

• NRC will address 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 2

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

Region III Organization Jim Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoff Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Mark Satorius Cindy Pederson Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Steve West Anne Boland Deputy Director Deputy Director Mark Ring Regional Specialists Branch Chief Dresden Project Engineer & Reactor Engineers Resident Inspectors Allan Barker, Charles Phillips, SRI Daneira Melendez, James McGhee, Mina Sheikh, RI Anthony 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 Chris Gratton, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1055 z Charles Phillips, Senior Resident Inspector

- (815) 942-9267 z Mina Sheikh, Resident Inspector

- (815) 942-9267 z Mark Ring, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9703 z Allan Barker, Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9679 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 Inspections zEquipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr zTriennial Fire Protection ~200 hrs every 3 yrs zOperator Response ~125 hrs/yr zEmergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr zRad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs zWorker Radiation Protection ~90 hrs/yr zCorrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs zCorrective 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

Dresden Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006) z Unit 2 - Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on one White PI (Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal) having crossed the threshold from Green to White z Unit 3 - Licensee Response Column of NRCs Action Matrix based on all inspection findings and PIs being Green 13

Safety Significant Findings or PIs z On July 4, 2006, Unit 2 experienced a reactor scram when the inboard main steam isolation valve (MSIV), 2-203-1A, drifted closed. This resulted in the indicator value for the Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal PI to become 3.0 and the PI to become White.

z This indicator is the number of scrams, both manual and automatic, during the previous 12 quarters, that also involved a loss of normal heat removal. The threshold for this PI is: White

> 2.0, Yellow > 10.0, Red > 20.0 z The follow-up Supplemental Inspection (95001) was performed in February 2007 for the Unit 2 White PI with no significant findings identified.

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Dresden Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006) z NRC conducted approximately 2400 hours0.0278 days <br />0.667 hours <br />0.00397 weeks <br />9.132e-4 months <br /> of direct inspection and 6000 hours0.0694 days <br />1.667 hours <br />0.00992 weeks <br />0.00228 months <br /> of inspection activities during CY 2006.

z Total of 21 Green Findings z 1 White PI on Unit 2 z No Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues z Unit 3 Refueling outage completed in November 2006 15

Dresden Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006) z Power uprate inspections were performed during the Unit 3 outage and steam dryer replacement.

z Inspections conducted for tritium contamination z Team inspections included:

- Plant Modifications and 50.59 Program

- Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R) 16

Dresden Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2006 z Exelon operated Dresden Units 2 & 3 in a manner that preserved public health and safety z All cornerstone objectives were met with one White performance indicator identified (Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal) z Follow-up supplemental inspection for the Unit 2 White finding conducted in February 2007 and baseline inspections at both Dresden units planned for the remainder of the assessment period 17

Licensee Response and Remarks Danny Bost Dresden Site Vice President Exelon Generating Company 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 Select What We Do for Public Affairs 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