ML081930327
| ML081930327 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 07/11/2008 |
| From: | Mel Gray NRC Region 1 |
| To: | |
| Gray M, RI/DRP/BR2/610-337-5209 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML081930327 (26) | |
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Indian Point Units 2 & 3 2007 Reactor Oversight Program
Introductions
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3/4 Samuel Collins, Region I Administrator 3/4 Mel Gray, Chief, DRP Projects Branch 2 3/4 Mark Marshfield, Senior Resident Inspector, IP2 3/4 Paul Cataldo, Senior Resident Inspector, IP3 Entergy 3/4 Joseph Pollock, Site Vice President 3/4 Anthony Vitale, General Manager of Plant Operations 3/4 Steven Verrochi, Manager of System Engineering 3/4 Patric Conroy, Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance 2
Purpose of Todays Meeting
- Discuss Entergys Plant Performance for 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 members of the community the opportunity to discuss NRCs assessment of plant performance with the staff 3
Agenda
- NRC Organization and Performance Goals
- Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)
- National Summary of Plant Performance
- Indian Point Units 2 & 3 Plant Performance Assessment
- Entergy Response and Remarks
- NRC Closing Remarks
- Break
- Question & Answer Session with Public 4
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 Mel Gray Regional Specialists Branch Chief Indian Point Unit 2 Indian Point Unit 3 Resident Inspectors Resident Inspectors Mark J. Marshfield Paul C. Cataldo Christopher A. Hott Anthony M. Koonce 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
Reactor Oversight Process PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY NRCs Overall AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN Safety Mission NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATION Strategic REACTOR RADIATION Performance SAFEGUARDS SAFETY SAFETY Areas PUBLIC OCCUPATIONAL INITIATING MITIGATING BARRIER EMERGENCY PHYSICAL Cornerstones RADIATION RADIATION EVENTS SYSTEMS INTEGRITY PREPAREDNESS SAFETY PROTECTION SAFETY HUMAN SAFETY CONSCIOUS WORK PROBLEM PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Cross-Cutting Areas 7
Reactor Oversight Process S tra te g ic P e rfo r m a n c e Are a s S a fety C o rn e r s to n e s B a se lin e In sp ec tio n P e rfo rm an ce In d ic a to r R e su lts R e su lts S ig n ific a n c e S ig n ific a n c e T h re s h o ld T h re s h o ld Ac tio n M a trix R e g u la to ry R es p o n s e 8
Examples of Baseline Inspection Areas
- Maintenance
- Operator Training
- Engineering
- Corrective Action Program
- Security Program 9
Significance Threshold Performance Indicators 3/4 Green Baseline Inspection 3/4 White Increases 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 10
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 11
Reactor Oversight Process
- Action Matrix Deviation
- Under certain circumstances, the NRCs Executive Director for Operations may approve a deviation from the reactor oversight process to provide a level of regulatory action different than that required by the Action Matrix.
- Currently, there are three active authorized deviations from the Reactor Oversight Process; Davis Besse, Peach Bottom and Indian Point.
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National Summary of Plant Performance Status 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 of Plant Performance Status at end of 2007 Performance Indicator Results 3/4 Green 1954 3/4 White 7 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 14
NRC Inspection Activities at Indian Point Units 2 & 3
- 9200/7630 hours of inspection and related activities
- 4 resident inspectors on-site
- 16/14 regional inspections
- Example team inspections conducted:
- Physical Security Inspection
- Triennial Fire Protection
- Component Design Bases Inspection
- Operator Licensing Exams
Indian Point Unit 2 & 3 PIs / Findings Unit 2:
- All Performance Indicators were Green for calendar year 2007
- 20 Green inspection findings Unit 3:
- One White Performance Indicator (PI) in the Initiating Events cornerstone during the 2nd quarter of 2007
- Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours PI
- All other PIs were Green
- 16 Green inspection findings 16
Indian Point Unit 2 & 3 Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues Unit 2:
- NRC continued a substantive cross-cutting issue concerning human performance
- NRC identified a substantive cross-cutting issue concerning problem identification and resolution Unit 3:
- NRC identified a substantive cross-cutting issue concerning human performance 17
Safety Culture Assessment
- Third consecutive assessment letter identifying a substantive cross-cutting issue associated with procedural adequacy
- NRC requested Entergy conduct an assessment of safety culture at Indian Point
- The assessment is being conducted by individuals independent from corporate and the site organization
- The NRC will inspect the outcome of Entergys assessment 18
ROP Deviation Memo
- Groundwater (Public Meeting held May 18, 2008)
- Alert and Notification System Sirens
- NRC will continue enhanced oversight until Entergy has completed all actions described in the Deviation Memo 19
NRC Annual Assessment Summary
- Entergy continues to operate both units safely
- NRC inspection and oversight will closely monitor Entergys progress in addressing:
3/4 Unit 2 & 3 procedure adequacy 3/4 Unit 2 implementation of corrective actions 3/4 Indian Point Energy Center safety culture
- NRC enhanced oversight continues for key issues:
3/4 Onsite groundwater contamination 3/4 Alert and notification system sirens 20
Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Joseph Pollock Site Vice President - Indian Point Energy Center Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
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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 About NRC
- Select How We Regulate
- Region I Public Affairs
- (610) 337-5330/5331 22
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 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 23
Break Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania July 2, 2008
Meeting Facilitator Karl Farrar Regional Counsel Region I 25
Meeting Ground Rules
- Please be respectful to the speaker - Only one speaker at a time
- See NRC staff if you have procedural questions /
concerns or still want to sign up
- NRC staff members will be available after the meeting if we can not get to all interested speakers this evening 26