ML080700393

2007 Beaver Valley Annual Assessment Slides

ML080700393
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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	03/10/2008
From:	Bellamy R NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Beaver Valley 2007 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• Discuss FENOCs Plant Performance for CY 2007

• Provide FENOC the opportunity to respond to the NRCs Annual Performance Assessment and to identify new or existing programs to continue to improve performance

• Provide stakeholders the opportunity to engage the NRC staff on plant performance issues and our role in ensuring safe plant operations 2

Agenda

• Introduction

• NRC Organization and Performance Goals

• Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Beaver Valleys Plant Performance Assessment

• FENOC Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions 3

Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc J. 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 Dr. Ronald Bellamy Regional Specialists Branch Chief BV Resident Inspectors Project Engineers Dave Werkheiser - Senior RI G. Scott Barber - Senior PE Dave Spindler - RI Andrew Rosebrook - PE 4

Reactor Oversight Process 3 Strategic Areas & 7 Cornerstones Reactor Radiation Safeguards Safety Safety Public Occupational Initiating Mitigating Barrier Emergency Physical Radiation Radiation Events Systems Integrity Preparedness Protection Safety Safety 5

NRC Strategic Plan Goals 3/4 Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment 3/4 Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials 6

NRC Values The safe use of radioactive materials and nuclear fuels for beneficial civilian purposes is directly linked to the agencys adherence to the principles of good regulations -

3/4 Independence 3/4 Openness 3/4 Efficiency 3/4 Clarity 3/4 Reliability 7

Reactor Oversight Process S tra te g ic P e rfo r m a n c e A re a s S a fety C o rn e r s to n e s B a s e lin e In s p e c tio n P e r fo r m a n c e In d ic a to r R e s u lts R e s u lts S ig n ific a n c e S ig n ific a n c e T h r e s h o ld T h r e s h o ld A c tio n M a tr ix R e g u la to ry R e s p o n s e 8

Typical Baseline Inspection Areas

• Equipment Alignment

• Maintenance

• Fire Protection

• Operator Response

• Emergency Preparedness

• Radiation & Environment Monitoring Program

• Worker Radiation Protection

• Corrective Action Program

• Corrective Action Case Reviews 9

NRC Performance Indicators Initiating Events PIs

• Unplanned Scrams

• Unplanned Scrams with Complications

• Unplanned Power Changes Mitigating Systems PIs

• Emergency AC Power System

• High Pressure Injection System

• Residual Heat Removal System

• Cooling Water Support Systems

• Safety System Functional Failures Barrier Integrity PIs

• Reactor Coolant System Specific Activity

• Reactor Coolant System Leakage Emergency Planning PIs

• Drill / Exercise Performance

• Emergency Response Organization Participation

• Alert and Notification System Radiation Protection PIs

• Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

• RETS / ODCM* Radiological Effluent Security PIs are not Publicly Available 10

• Radiological Effluents Technical Specifications/Offsite Dose Calculation Manual

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators 3/4 Green Baseline Inspection 3/4 White May increase NRC oversight 3/4 Yellow Requires more NRC oversight 3/4 Red Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings 3/4 Green Very low safety issue 3/4 White Low to moderate safety issue 3/4 Yellow Substantial safety issue 3/4 Red High safety issue 11

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 12

National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2007)

Licensee Response 87 Regulatory Response 8 Degraded Cornerstone 8 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 13

National Summary (at end of 2007)

Performance Indicator Results 3/4 Green 1942 3/4 White 8 3/4 Yellow 1 3/4 Red 0 Total Inspection Findings 3/4 Green 759 3/4 White 9 3/4 Yellow 2 3/4 Red 0 14

NRC Inspection Activities at Beaver Valley (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2007)

• 7268 hours0.0841 days <br />2.019 hours <br />0.012 weeks <br />0.00277 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Two resident inspectors on-site

• 14 regional inspections

• Four major team inspections:

Licensed Operator Initial Exam &

Requalification Problem Identification & Resolution Fire Protection Modifications / 10 CFR 50.59 15

Safety Significant PIs / Findings

• All Performance Indicators were Green for CY2007

• Ten Green or SL-IV inspection findings for CY2007 16

NRC Example Inspection Findings

• Green - Inadequate Inspection and subsequent Failure of Fuel Transfer Assembly Up-ender Cable

• Green - FENOC did not identify a degraded Offsite Power circuit in a timely manner 17

Beaver Valley Performance Indicators Occupational RETS/ODCM Unplanned Emergency AC RCS Specific Drill/Exercise Security Exposure Control Radiological Scrams (G) Power System (G) Activity (G) Performance (G) (Not Public)

Effectiveness (G) Effluent (G)

Unplanned High Pressure ERO Drill Scrams with Injection System RCS Leakage (G)

Participation (G)

Complications (G) (G)

Residual Heat Alert and Unplanned Power Removal System Notification Changes (G)

(G) System (G)

Heat Removal System (G)

Cooling Water Systems (G)

Safety System Functional Failures (G) 18

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Beaver Valley

• FENOC operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the environment

• BV ended the year in the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix. The station was in the Regulatory Response column for the first two quarters of 2007 based on a white emergency preparedness finding

• All cornerstone objectives were fully met

• NRC plans baseline inspections at Beaver Valley for the remainder of CY 2008. Additional inspections are planned in the areas of license renewal, power uprate, and mitigation strategies 19

Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Peter Sena III Site Vice President - Beaver Valley FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 20

Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency:

3/4 (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern:

3/4 (800) 695-7403 3/4 Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions:

3/4 www.nrc.gov 3/4 Select What We Do for Public Affairs 21

NRC Representatives

• Dr. Ronald Bellamy , Branch Chief 3/4 (610) 337-5200

• David Werkheiser, Senior Resident Inspector 3/4 (724) 643-2000

• David Spindler, Resident Inspector 3/4 (724) 643-2000

• G. Scott Barber, Senior Project Engineer 3/4 (610) 337-5232

• Andrew Rosebrook, Project Engineer 3/4 (610) 337-5199 22

Reference Sources 3/4 Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html 3/4 Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html 3/4 Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 23

End of the Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 25, 2008