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NRC Presentation Slides for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Annual Assessment Meeting to Be Held 3/26/09
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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 annual performance assessment 2

the 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

Agenda

  • Introduction
  • NRC Organization and Performance Goals
  • Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)
  • National Summary of Plant Performance 3
  • National Summary of Plant Performance
  • NRC Assessment of Pilgrims Performance
  • Entergys Response and Remarks
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC available to address public questions

Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc L. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Safety Division of Nuclear Materials Safety 4

Division of Reactor Projects David C. Lew, Director James W. Clifford, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Safety Darrell J. Roberts, Director Eugene W. Cobey, Deputy Director Mel Gray Branch 2 Chief Regional Specialists Pilgrim Resident Inspection Staff Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector Brian Smith, Resident Inspector Project Engineers Andrew Rosebrook, Senior Project Engineer Brick Bickett, Senior Project Engineer Sammy McCarver, Project Engineer Division of Nuclear Materials Safety John D. Kinneman, Director Daniel S. Collins, Deputy Director Regional Specialists

NRC Strategic Plan Goals 3/4 Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment 5

environment 3/4 Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials

Reactor Oversight Process 3 Strategic Areas & 7 Cornerstones Reactor Safety Radiation Safety Safeguards 6

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Initiating Events Mitigating Systems Barrier Integrity Emergency Preparedness Occupational Radiation Safety Public Radiation Safety Physical Protection

Reactor Oversight Process S afety C o rnerstones B aseline In sp ectio n R esu lts P erform an ce Indicator R esu lts S trategic P erform ance Areas S afety C o rnerstones B aseline In sp ectio n R esu lts P erform an ce Indicator R esu lts S trategic P erform ance Areas 7

S ig nificance Threshold Actio n M atrix S ig nificance Threshold R egulato ry R espo nse S ig nificance Threshold Actio n M atrix S ig nificance Threshold R egulato ry R espo nse

Examples of Baseline Inspection Areas

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

Performance Indicators Unplanned Scrams (G)

Unplanned Scrams with Complications (G)

Emergency AC Power System (G)

High Pressure Injection System (G)

RCS Specific Activity (G)

RCS Leakage (G)

ERO Drill Participation (G)

Drill/Exercise Performance (G)

RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent (G)

Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness (G)

Security (Not Public) 9 Unplanned Power Changes (G)

Residual Heat Removal System (G)

Heat Removal System (G)

Cooling Water Systems (G)

Safety System Functional Failures (G)

Alert and Notification System (G)

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators 3/4 Green Baseline Inspection 3/4 White Requires NRC oversight 3/4 Yellow Requires more NRC oversight 10 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

Action Matrix Concept Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance 11

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

National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2008)

Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 14 12 Degraded Cornerstone 3

Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1

Unacceptable 0

Total 104

National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2008)

Performance Indicator Results 3/4 Green 1762 3/4 White 6

3/4 Yellow 0

13 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

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 site 14
  • 2 resident inspectors on-site
  • 23 regional inspections
  • 4 major team inspections:

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

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Pilgrim

  • Entergy operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the 15 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

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

  • All Green Performance Indicators 16
  • 14 Green inspection findings

NRC Inspection Findings Pilgrim

  • Examples of Green Findings in 2008

- 2 Green findings related to inadequate risk assessment for emergent maintenance on risk 17 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.

NRC Assessment of Pilgrim

  • The staff identified four inspection findings with a cross-cutting aspect of document and procedure adequacy.

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  • 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.

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Pilgrim

  • Pilgrim was in the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix for 2008.

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  • All cornerstone objectives were fully met.
  • NRC plans baseline inspections at Pilgrim for the remainder of 2009.

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

Contacting the NRC

  • Report a safety concern:

3/4(800) 695-7403 3/4Allegation@nrc.gov 21 g

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  • General information or questions:

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

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
  • 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 23 3/4 Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html 3/4 Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

End of the Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 26, 2009

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