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Annual Assessment Meeting Summary, Slides, Sign-in Sheet, Misc Documents, for 3/26/09 Meeting
ML090970299
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Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 04/13/2009
From: Mel Gray
Reactor Projects Branch 2
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 April 16, 2009 LICENSEE: ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

FACILITY: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF MARCH 26, 2009 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MEETING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

On March 26, from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm, an Annual Assessment Meeting was conducted at the Hilton Garden Inn in Plymouth, Massachusetts, between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy). The NRC requested the meeting with Entergy management to discuss the NRC=s assessment of the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for the calendar year 2008.

The NRC presented and discussed its assessment of the safety performance of Pilgrim for the period between January 1 through December 31, 2008. The NRC presentation included information on the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP), summary of national performance assessment results, and the results of NRC=s performance assessment for Pilgrim. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, Entergy presented its perspective regarding the plant=s performance and operational goals for 2009.

The public was invited to observe this meeting. Prior to the meeting the public was invited to speak one on one with the resident inspectors and regional staff and at the end of the meeting between the NRC and Entergy, public attendees were offered the opportunity to communicate with the NRC regarding Entergy=s performance at Pilgrim and the role of the agency in ensuring safe plant operations. Questions from the public and the local media were also addressed by the NRC.

The NRC=s assessment letter can be found in ADAMS with an Accession Number of ML090630507. The annual assessment meeting notice with the attached meeting agenda can be found in ADAMS package ML090630474. The NRC slides can be located in ADAMS with an Accession Number of ML090970243. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mel Gray, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects

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Enclosures:

Meeting Attendees Public Meeting Sign in Sheet NRC Slides LIST OF ATTENDEES PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MEETING MARCH 26, 2009 Name Organization Mel Gray Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Don Jackson Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Max Schneider Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Brian Smith Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Andrew Rosebrook Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Sarah Rich Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Kevin Bronson Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Bob Smith Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Steve Bethay Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Brian Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Mary Lampert Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee Rebecca Chin Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee Richard Rothstein Plymouth Nuclear Matters Committee Lauren Mauriello Massachusetts Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance (AREA)

Members of the Public on Sign-in Sheet.

April 16, 2009 LICENSEE: ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

FACILITY: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF MARCH 26, 2009 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MEETING WITH ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

On March 26, from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm, an Annual Assessment Meeting was conducted at the Hilton Garden Inn in Plymouth, Massachusetts, between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy). The NRC requested the meeting with Entergy management to discuss the NRC=s assessment of the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for the calendar year 2008.

The NRC presented and discussed its assessment of the safety performance of Pilgrim for the period between January 1 through December 31, 2008. The NRC presentation included information on the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP), summary of national performance assessment results, and the results of NRC=s performance assessment for Pilgrim. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, Entergy presented its perspective regarding the plant=s performance and operational goals for 2009.

The public was invited to observe this meeting. Prior to the meeting the public was invited to speak one on one with the resident inspectors and regional staff and at the end of the meeting between the NRC and Entergy, public attendees were offered the opportunity to communicate with the NRC regarding Entergy=s performance at Pilgrim and the role of the agency in ensuring safe plant operations. Questions from the public and the local media were also addressed by the NRC.

The NRC=s assessment letter can be found in ADAMS with an Accession Number of ML090630507. The annual assessment meeting notice with the attached meeting agenda can be found in ADAMS package ML090630474. The NRC slides can be located in ADAMS with an Accession Number of ML090970243. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html Sincerely,

/RA/

Mel Gray, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Distribution J. Clifford, DRP Schneider, DRP, SRI S. Collilns, RA M. Gray, DRP B. Smith, DRP, RI M. Dapas, DRA B. Brickett, DRP A. Ford, DRP, OA D. Lew, DRP A. Rosebrook, DRPM.

SUNSI Review Complete: bb (Reviewer=s Initials)

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRP\BRANCH2\Meetings\2009 Annual Assessment Meetings\Pilgrim\Pilgrim 2008 Annual Assessment Meeting Summary.doc After declaring this document AAn Official Agency Record@ it will be released to the Public. ML090970299 To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE R1/DRP R1/DRP NAME ARosebrook/AAR* MGray/mxg*

DATE 04/07/09 04/16/09

  • See prior concurrence OFFICIAL RECORD COPY 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 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 Brice Bickett, Senior Project Engineer Brian Smith, Resident Inspector Sammy McCarver, Project Engineer 4

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 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

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 Green Baseline Inspection White Requires 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 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 Green 1762 White 6 Yellow 0 Red 0 Total Inspection Findings Green 776 White 17 Yellow 0 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-site
  • 23 regional inspectors
  • 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:

(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or questions:

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

NRC Representatives

  • David C. Lew, Division Director, DRP 610-337-5229
  • James W. Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP 610-337-5080
  • Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector 508-747-0565

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) 23

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

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