ML101450076

Susq NRC Slides for Aam, April 27, 2010

ML101450076
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Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	05/25/2010
From:	Paul Krohn Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4
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KROHN P, RI/DRP/PB4/610-337-5120
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U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Memo to the File - May 25, 2010 NRC Slides for Susquehanna Annual Assessment Meeting, April 2010

(~~'l U.S.NRC NRC Strategic Plan Goals United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment

.. Safety - Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment

\t Security - Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials

U.S.NRC NRC Action Matrix United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Regulatory Degraded Multiple Repetitive Unacceptable Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone All Inputs are 1 or 2 White 2 White or 1 Multiple Yellow Overall Green; Inputs; Yellow Input; Inputs or 1 Red Unacceptable Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Input; Cornerstone Performance; Objectives Objectives Objectives Met wI Objectives Met wI Plants not Fully Met Fully Met Moderate Significant permitted to Deg radation in Degradation in Operate wlin this Safety Safety Performance Column; Performance Unacceptable Margin to Safety

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~ Increasing safety significance

~ Increasing NRC inspection efforts

~ Increasing NRC/Licensee management involvement

~ Increasing regulatory actions

NRC Annual Assessment Summary u5Js"Y:'?:'~~m~

Protecting People and the Environment Susquehanna for 2009 4i PPL operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.

.. Susquehanna was in the Licensee Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix during 2009 .

.. t~RC plans baseline inspe(;tions CIt Susquehanna for the remainder of 2010. This includes:

Unit 1 Power Uprate Inspection Component Design Basis Inspection Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation

.U.S.NRC NRC Inspection Activities United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Envir01zment Susquehanna for 2009

'i' 6556 hours0.0759 days <br />1.821 hours <br />0.0108 weeks <br />0.00249 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

'i 2 resident inspectors on site v 13 regional inspections

... 2 major team inspections Plant Modifications Errlergency Planning Program v Focused inspections on Power Uprate and SCWE activities.

U.S.NRC Significance Threshold United States Nuclear Commission Protecting People and the Environment Performance Indicators

\t Baseline Inspection

\t White Requires additional NRC oversight

\t Requires more NRC oversight

\t Red Requires most NRC oversight Inspection Findings Very low safety significant issue

"., White Low to moderate safety significant issue

., Substantial safety significant issue

" Red High safety significant issue

U.S.NRC Susquehanna Pis and Findings United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the B'nvironment January 1 through December 31, 2009

., All Green Performance Indicators

., 9 Green NRC-identified inspection findings.

Examples:

., Inadequate Corrective Actions Result in a Repeat Failure of Unit 1 High Pressure Coolant Injection Turbine Stop Valve Q Inadequate Evaluation of Safety Relief Valve Failures

., No White inspection findings

NRC Actions for 2009 U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Envir011ment

" NRC actions in response to issuance of potential Chilling Effect Letter regarding the Safety Conscious Work Environment at Susquehanna NRC Management conducted several site visits and meetings with PPL Public meeting on July 6} 2009 Safety Conscious Work Environment & Chilling Effect Problem Identification and Resolution Sample Review of SCWE action plan Review of Root Cause Assessment Review of SCWE Corrective Actions Review of 2009 Safety Culture Survey Semi-annual work environment trend Review of SCWE metr"

NRC Planned Actions for 2010 U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment tj NRC planned actions for 2010 in response to issuance of Potential Chilling Effect Letter regarding SCWE Continued NRC Management site visits and meetings with PPL Biennial Problem Identification & Resolution team inspection Quarterly Problem Identification & Resolution samples focused on SCWE Semi-annual SCWE trend reviews

U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment PPL Response and Remarks Timothy S. Rausch Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPLSusquehanna,LLC

U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Rellresentatives ProtecungPeopleandtheEnvironment

• David Lew, Director, Division of Reactor Projects

~ (610) 337-5229

• Paul G. Krohn, Branch Chief, DRP

~ (610) 337-5120

• Patrick Finney, Senior Resident Inspector

~ (570) 542-2134

• Edgar Torres, Resident Inspector (acting)

~ (570) 542-2134

U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Commission Contacting the NRC Protecting People and the Environment

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