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NRC Presentation Slides for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Annual Assessment Meeting to Be Held 3/26/09
ML090690698
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Issue date: 03/20/2009
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PILGRIM Annual Assessment Meeting 2008 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I

Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • Discuss the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Stations safety performance for 2008
  • Provide Entergy the opportunity to respond to the NRCs NRC s annual performance assessment and to discuss their actions to maintain or improve performance
  • Provide stakeholders the opportunity to address questions to the NRC staff regarding Pilgrim plant performance 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
  • NRC Assessment of Pilgrims Performance
  • Entergys 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 Division of Reactor Safety Division of Reactor Projects Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Darrell J. Roberts, Director David C. Lew, Director John D. Kinneman, Director Eugene W. Cobey, Deputy Director James W. Clifford, Deputy Director Daniel S. Collins, Deputy Director Mel Gray Regional Specialists Regional Specialists Branch 2 Chief Project Engineers Pilgrim Resident Inspection Staff Andrew Rosebrook, Senior Project Engineer Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector Brick Bickett, Senior Project Engineer Brian Smith, Resident Inspector Sammy McCarver, Project Engineer 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 y

Safety y 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 Ac tio n M a tr ix R e g u la to ry R e s p o n s e 7

Examples of Baseline Inspection Areas

  • Maintenance
  • Operator Training
  • Engineering
  • Corrective Action Program
  • Security Program
  • Radiation Protection 8

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) 9

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators 3/4 Green Baseline Inspection 3/4 White Requires 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

National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2008)

Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 14 Degraded Cornerstone 3 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 12

National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2008)

Performance Indicator Results 3/4 Green 1762 3/4 White 6 3/4 Yellow 0 3/4 Red 0 Total Inspection Findings 3/4 Green 776 3/4 White 17 3/4 Yellow 0 3/4 Red 0 13

NRC Inspection Activities at Pilgrim (for 2008)

  • Over 5200 hours0.0602 days <br />1.444 hours <br />0.0086 weeks <br />0.00198 months <br /> of inspection and related activities
  • 2 resident inspectors on on-site site
  • 23 regional inspections
  • 4 major team inspections:

Component Design Basis Inspection Emergency Preparedness Evaluated Exercise Two Physical Security Team Inspections 14

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 was in the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2008 15

Pilgrim PIs / Findings (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

  • All Green Performance Indicators
  • 14 Green inspection findings 16

NRC Inspection Findings Pilgrim

  • Examples of Green Findings in 2008

- 2 Green findings related to inadequate risk assessment for emergent maintenance on risk significant equipment.

- 2 Green findings related inadequate corrective actions due to an improper evaluation of a condition adverse to quality.

- 1 Green finding related to an improperly revised Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System procedure.

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NRC Assessment of Pilgrim

  • The staff identified four inspection findings with a cross-cutting aspect of document and procedure adequacy.
  • The staff determined that Entergy had recognized the cross-cutting theme and had taken or scheduled to take appropriate corrective actions.
  • The NRC will monitor Entergys progress in the area of procedure adequacy through the baseline inspection program.

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NRC Annual Assessment Summary Pilgrim

  • Pilgrim was in the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix for 2008.
  • All cornerstone objectives were fully met.
  • NRC plans baseline inspections at Pilgrim for the remainder of 2009.

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Licensee Response and Remarks Kevin Bronson Pilgrim Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, LLC 20

Contacting the NRC

  • Report a safety concern:

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

  • General information or questions:

3/4www.nrc.gov 3/4Select News and Information for a link to email Public Affairs 21

NRC Representatives

  • David C. Lew, Division Director, DRP 3/4 610-337-5229
  • James W. Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP 3/4 610-337-5080
  • Mel Gray Gray, Branch Chief 3/4 610-337-5209
  • Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector 3/4 508-747-0565

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 26, 2009

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