ML072000058

7/18/07 Public Meeting Summary on the Reactor Oversight Process

ML072000058
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee, Duane Arnold, Fort Calhoun, FitzPatrick
Issue date:	07/26/2007
From:	Tonacci M NRC/NRR/ADRO/DIRS/IPAB
To:	Andersen J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DIRS/IPAB
tonacci, Mark DIRS/IPAB, 301-415-4045
Shared Package
ML072000060	List: ML072000058 ML072000416 ML072000419 ML072000428
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Download: ML072000058 (6)

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July 26, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: James W. Andersen, Chief Performance Assessment Branch Division of Inspection and Regional Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Mark E. Tonacci, Reactor Operations Engineer /RA/

Performance Assessment Branch Division of Inspection and Regional Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

ON THE REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROCESS HELD ON JULY 18, 2007 On July 18, 2007, the staff hosted the monthly Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Working Group public meeting. The attendance list for the meeting is contained in Enclosure 1. The agenda for the meeting is contained in Enclosure 2.

The staff discussed ongoing activities relating to cross-cutting issues implementation consistency. The staff will make recommendations for changes to the cross-cutting issues implementation as a part of the ROP annual self assessment. Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, will be changed to incorporate guidance received from the Commission regarding plants in columns 3 and 4 of the action matrix and the need to have licensees meet with the Commission. Meeting attendees also discussed the Reactor Coolant System (RCS) leakage Performance Indicator (PI) and the need to collect industry performance data to facilitate analyses.

The status of the open draft FAQs are as follows:

FAQ PI Topic Status Plant/ Co.

70.0 MSPI Blown Fuse on Diesel Discussed Ft. Calhoun 71.0 IE01 Chemistry Excursion Discussed Duane Arnold 71.1 IE03 Environmental Condition Discussed FitzPatrick Downpower 71.5 MSPI Emergency AC Power Modeling Discussed Oconee FAQ 70.0 for Ft. Calhoun was discussed again by meeting participants and FAQs 71.0 for Duane Arnold and 71.1 for Fitzpatrick were introduced and discussed. The Oconee FAQ 71.5 was introduced and discussed. Staff and industry have reviewed the proposed risk model changes that relate to changing the emergency AC model from train based to segment based.

CONTACT: Mark Tonacci, NRR/DIRS 301-415-4045

J. Andersen The issue of whether or not to incorporate dual unit outages of the back-up AC hydro units for Oconee was also discussed by meeting participants relative to this FAQ. The staff and industry also discussed a proposed MSPI guidance change having to do with how to implement a change to a licensees risk assessment basis document. This guidance change will be further discussed at the next meeting.

The date for the next meeting of the ROP Working Group is August 22, 2007.

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Agenda

3. FAQ Log, dated 07/07

4. Revised Oconee FAQ 71.5

5. Ft. Calhoun Surveillance Test Procedure Excerpts

6. Proposed MSPI Guidance Change

J. Andersen The issue of whether or not to incorporate dual unit outages of the back-up AC hydro units for Oconee was also discussed by meeting participants relative to this FAQ. The staff and industry also discussed a proposed MSPI guidance change having to do with how to implement a change to a licensees risk assessment basis document. This guidance change will be further discussed at the next meeting.

The date for the next meeting of the ROP Working Group is August 22, 2007.

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Agenda

3. FAQ Log, dated 07/07

4. Revised Oconee FAQ 71.5

5. Ft. Calhoun Surveillance Test Procedure Excerpts

6. Proposed MSPI Guidance Change Package Accession Number: ML072000060; Memo ML072000058; Enclosure 2 ML072000428; ML072000419; Enclosure 4 ML072000416; Enclosure 5 ML072000422 OFFICE DIRS/IPAB DIRS/IPAB NAME MTonacci JAndersen DATE 07/26/07 07/26/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC DRoberts ABoland AVegel AHowell BHolian CCasto CPederson DLew DChamberlain HChristensen ISchoenfeld JShea JClifford KKennedy THsia MGamberoni RCaniano SWest VMcCree DDube IPAB PAppignani IRIB

ATTENDANCE LIST INDUSTRY/STAFF ROP PUBLIC MEETING NAME AFFILIATION

1. John Butler NEI

2. Julie Keys NEI

3. Dave Midlik SNC

4. Lenny Sueper NMC

5. Kay E. Nicholson Duke

6. Jim Peschel Florida Power & Light

7. Al Haeger Exelon

8. Roy Linthicum Exelon

9. Dave Kanitz STARS

10. Ken Heffner Progress

11. Robin Ritzman FENOC

12. Glen Masters INPO

13. Darla King Duke

14. Gary Cananaugh Fort Calhoun

15. Gerald Sowers APS

16. Fred Mashburn TVA

17. Jenny Weil McGraw Hill

18. Bob Gramm NRC

19. Arthur Salomon NRC

20. John Hanna NRC

21. Joe Ashcraft NRC

22. James Andersen NRC

23. Mark Tonacci NRC

24. Peter Appignani NRC

25. Paul Frederickson NRC

26. Sonia Burgess NRC

27. Don Dube NRC Enclosure 1

ROP WORKING GROUP PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA July 18, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Ramada Inn Conference Call Line: 888-913-9966 Pass Code: MARK Meeting Leader: Mark Tonacci Time Topic Process Leader 9:00 - 9:05 a.m. Introduction and Purpose of Discuss Tonacci Meeting 9:05 - 9:30 a.m. Performance Assessment Branch Topics Share Andersen

1. Safety Culture Implementation information.

2. Action Matrix Changes

3. Other topics 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Discussion of PI Program Improvements

1. Scrams w/ Complications Discuss, share 1. Tonacci

2. RCS Leakage Task Team information. 2. Ashcraft

3. Browns Ferry 1 PIs 3. Keys 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break - Public Input 10:30 - 12:00 p.m. Discussion of PI Implementation and FAQ Topics Guidance Issues and Changes

1. MSPI Unavailability Actions 1.-2. Share 1. Salomon

2. Guidance Change White Papers: information/ 2. Hager

- MSPI CDE/Basis Change Discuss 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Public Input 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Guidance Interpretation

1. FAQ 69.2 Kewaunee- appeal sch 1. - 3. Discuss, 1. Tonacci

2. FAQ 70.0 Ft. Calhoun gain agreement. 2.- 5. Keys

3. Oconee - EAC by segment

4. Duane Arnold -

5. Fitzpatrick

6. Turkey Point x3 Enclosure 2

2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Break - Public Input 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. 1. Future Meeting Dates 1. Select 1.Tonacci 8/22 (already selected) 9/12 or 9/19?

10/17, or 24 2. Review 2. Keys

2. Action Item Review 3. Decide 3. All

3. Future Topics 4. Discuss 4. All

4. Meeting Critique 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Adjourn - Public Input 2