ML080701135

Slides for the Pilgrim Station Annual Assessment Meeting CY2007 - ROP8 - 03/26/2008

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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Pilgrim 2007 Reactor Oversight Process

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• Discuss Pilgrims Plant Performance for CY 2007

• Provide Entergy 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

• Pilgrims Plant Performance Assessment

• Entergy Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• 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 Raymond J. Powell Regional Specialists Branch Chief Pilgrim Resident Inspectors Project Engineers Stephen M. Schneider - Senior RI Barry S. Norris - Senior PE Brian P. Smith - RI Nicole S. Sieller - PE 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

Typical Baseline Inspection Areas

• Equipment Alignment

• Maintenance

• Fire Protection

• Operator Response

• Emergency Preparedness

• Worker Radiation Protection

• Radiological Environmental Monitoring

• Corrective Action Program

• Corrective Action Case Reviews 8

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 most 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 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 (at end of 2007)

Licensee Response 87 Regulatory Response 8 Degraded Cornerstone 8 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 11

National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2007)

Performance Indicator Results 3/4 Green 1954 3/4 White 8 3/4 Yellow 2 3/4 Red 0 Total Inspection Findings 3/4 Green 918 3/4 White 9 3/4 Yellow 2 3/4 Red 0 12

NRC Inspection Activities at Pilgrim (for CY 2007)

• 5151 hours0.0596 days <br />1.431 hours <br />0.00852 weeks <br />0.00196 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• 2 resident inspectors on-site

• 10 regional inspections

• 4 major team inspections:

Licensed Operator Requalification Physical Security Inspection Problem Identification & Resolution Modifications / 50.59 13

Pilgrim PIs / Findings

• All Performance Indicators were Green for CY2007

• 10 Green or Severity Level IV inspection findings for CY2007 14

Example NRC Inspection Findings

• Green - Improper calibration of a vacuum switch caused an automatic reactor scram

• Green - A tagging error resulted in a small (approximately 6 inch) loss of reactor inventory during the outage

• Green - Ineffective corrective actions resulted in recurring problems with the safety relief valves during testing 15

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Pilgrim

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

• Pilgrim remained in the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix for all four quarters of 2007

• All cornerstone objectives were fully met

• NRC plans baseline inspections at Pilgrim for the remainder of CY 2008 16

Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Kevin Bronson Site Vice President - Pilgrim Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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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 News and Information for a link to email Public Affairs 18

NRC Representatives

• James W. Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP 3/4 (610) 337-5080

• Raymond J. Powell, Branch Chief 3/4 (610) 337-6967

• Stephen M. Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector 3/4 (508) 747-0565

• Brian P. Smith, Resident Inspector 3/4 (508) 747-0565

• Nicole S. Sieller, Project Engineer 3/4 (610) 337-5380 19

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) 20

End of the Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 26, 2008

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 22

Pilgrim 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) 23