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Meeting Slides, NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Oyster Creek 2007 Reactor Oversight Program
ML081060600
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Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 04/15/2008
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NRC Region 1
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Oyster Creek 2007 Reactor Oversight Program

2 Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • Discuss Oyster Creeks Plant Performance during 2007
  • Provide AmerGen 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

3 Agenda

  • Introduction
  • NRC Organization and Performance Goals
  • Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)
  • National Summary of Plant Performance
  • Oyster Creeks Plant Performance Assessment
  • AmerGens Response and Remarks
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC Available to Address Public Questions

4 Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc J. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator David C. Lew Director Division of Reactor Projects James W. Clifford Deputy Director Marsha K. Gamberoni Director Division of Reactor Safety Darrell J. Roberts Deputy Director Regional Specialists Dr. Ronald Bellamy Branch Chief Project Engineers G. Scott Barber - Senior PE Andrew Rosebrook - PE OC Resident Inspectors Marc Ferdas

- Senior RI Jeff Kulp

- RI

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

6 NRC Strategic Plan Goals

 Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment

 Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials

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

 Independence

 Openness

 Efficiency

 Clarity

 Reliability

8 Reactor Oversight Process S afety C o rnerstones B aseline In sp ectio n R esu lts S ig nificance Threshold Actio n M atrix S ig nificance Threshold P erform an ce Indicator R esu lts R egulato ry R espo nse S trategic P erform ance Areas S afety C o rnerstones B aseline In sp ectio n R esu lts S ig nificance Threshold Actio n M atrix S ig nificance Threshold P erform an ce Indicator R esu lts R egulato ry R espo nse S trategic P erform ance Areas

9 Typical Baseline Inspection Areas

  • Equipment Alignment
  • Maintenance
  • Fire Protection
  • Operator Response
  • Radiation and Environmental Monitoring Programs
  • Worker Radiation Protection
  • Corrective Action Program

10 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

  • Radiological Effluents Technical Specifications/Offsite Dose Calculation Manual

11 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

12 Action Matrix Concept Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance

  • Increasing Safety Significance
  • Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts
  • Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement
  • Increasing Regulatory Actions

13 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

14 National Summary (at end of 2007)

Performance Indicator Results

 Green 1954

 White 8

 Yellow 2

 Red 0

Total Inspection Findings

 Green 918

 White 9

 Yellow 2

 Red 0

15 NRC Inspection Activities at Oyster Creek (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2007)

  • 6268 hours0.0725 days <br />1.741 hours <br />0.0104 weeks <br />0.00238 months <br /> of inspection and related activities
  • 2 resident inspectors on-site
  • 15 regional inspections
  • 4 major team inspections:

Emergency Preparedness Evaluation &

Exercise Physical Security Inspection Emergency Preparedness Supplemental Inspection Component Design Basis Inspection

16 Safety Significant PIs / Findings

  • All Performance Indicators were Green for 2007
  • 13 Green findings for 2007

17 NRC Example Inspection Findings

  • Green - Inadequate Procedure Implementation during response to a Main Feedwater Pump Trip and Reactor Scram
  • Green - Degraded Condition on a Remote Shutdown Panel Not Properly Identified

18 Oyster Creek Performance Indicators Unplanned Scrams (G)

Unplanned Scrams with Complications (G)

Unplanned Power Changes (G)

Emergency AC Power System (G)

High Pressure Injection System (G)

Residual Heat Removal System (G)

Heat Removal System (G)

Cooling Water Systems (G)

Safety System Functional Failures (G)

RCS Specific Activity (G)

RCS Leakage (G)

Alert and Notification System (G)

ERO Drill Participation (G)

Drill/Exercise Performance (G)

RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent (G)

Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness (G)

Security (Not Public)

19 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Oyster Creek

  • AmerGen operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the environment
  • OC 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. A human performance substantive cross cutting issue was closed during the mid-cycle assessment

20 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Oyster Creek continued

  • All cornerstone objectives were fully met
  • NRC plans baseline inspections at OC for the remainder of CY 2008.

Additional inspections are planned in the areas of license renewal, and mitigation strategies

21 Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Timothy Rausch Site Vice President - Oyster Creek AmerGen Energy Company LLC

22 Contacting the NRC

  • Report an emergency:

(301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403

Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or questions:

www.nrc.gov

Select What We Do for Public Affairs

23 NRC Representatives

  • James W. Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP

 (610) 337-5080

 (610) 337-5200

 (609) 693-0702

  • Jeff Kulp, Resident Inspector

 (609) 693-0702

  • G. Scott Barber, Senior Project Engineer

 (610) 337-5232

 (610) 337-5199

24 Reference Sources

 Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html

 Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

 Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

End of the Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania May 15, 2008

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