ML110871849

Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Co. to to Discuss Fleet Improvement Initiatives for the Southern Nuclear Plants

ML110871849
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch, Vogtle, Farley
Issue date:	03/28/2011
From:	Scott Shaeffer NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Gasser J Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 March 28, 2011 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

ATTN: Jeffrey T. Gasser Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

40 Iverness Center Parkway Birmingham, AL 35242

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, DOCKET NOS. 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425, 50-321, AND 50-366

Dear Mr. Gasser:

This refers to the meeting conducted on March 21, 2011, in the NRC Region II office in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of the category 1 public meeting was to discuss fleet improvement initiatives for the Southern Nuclear plants.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4521.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Scott M. Shaeffer, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425, 50-321, and 50-366 License Nos.: NPF-2, NPF-8, NPF-68, NPF-81, DPR-57, and NPF-5

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Licensee PowerPoint Presentation As stated cc w/encls: (See next page)

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OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/

NAME SRose SShaeffer DATE 3/28/11 3/28/11 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

cc w/encls Paula Marino B. D. McKinney, Jr. Vice President Regulatory Response Manager Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution M. J. Ajluni Moanica Caston Nuclear Licensing Director Vice President and General Counsel Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt Chris Clark Regulatory Response Supervisor Commissioner Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Todd L. Youngblood John G. Horn Plant Manager Site Support Manager Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution R. D. Baker Licensing Supervisor Ted V. Jackson Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Emergency Response and Radiation Electronic Mail Distribution Program Manager Environmental Protection Division E. G. Anners Georgia Department of Natural Resources Licensing Engineer Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Tom W. Pelham Performance Improvement Supervisor Jeffrey T. Gasser Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia A. Sanders N. J. Stringfellow Radioactive Materials Program Manager Licensing Manager Environmental Protection Division Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson (cc w/encls cont -see next page)

Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution

SNC 3 (cc w/encls contd)

James C. Hardeman Mr. Ken Rosanski Environmental Radiation Program Manager Resident Manager Environmental Protection Division Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Georgia Department of Natural Resources Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution William D. Oldfield Lee Foley Principal Licensing Engineer Manager of Contracts Generation Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Mark Culver Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Chairman Troutman Sanders Houston County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 6406 Dothan, AL 36302 James C. Hardeman Environmental Radiation Program Manager James A. Sommerville Environmental Protection Division Program Coordination Branch Chief Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply James L. McNees, CHP Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Director Electronic Mail Distribution Office of Radiation Control Alabama Dept. of Public Health Mr. Reece McAlister P. O. Box 303017 Executive Secretary Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health Chairman Electronic Mail Distribution Appling County Commissioners County Courthouse F. Allen Barnes 69 Tippins Street, Suite 201 Director Baxley, GA 31513 Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Division of Radiological Health Electronic Mail Distribution TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Electronic Mail Distribution R. E. Varnadore Site Support Manager Hickox, T. Mark Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Steven B. Tipps (cc w/encls contd - See next page)

Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution

SNC 4 (cc w/encls contd)

Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Bob Masse Resident Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution S. C. Swanson Site Support Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the Attorney General Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Govenor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant U.S. NRC 7388 N. State Highway 95 Columbia, AL 36319 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant U.S. NRC 11030 Hatch Parkway N Baxley, GA 30334 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vogtle Electric Generating Plant U.S. NRC 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SNC 5 Letter to J. Gasser from S. Shaeffer dated March 28, 2011.

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, DOCKET NOS. 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425, 50-321, AND 50-366 Distribution w/encls:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRDIRSIPAB RidsNrrPMFarley Resource RidsNrrPMHatch Resource RidsNrrPMVogtle Resource OE Mail PUBLIC

LIST OF ATTENDEES Nuclear Regulatory Commission V. McCree, Regional Administrator, Region II (RII)

L. Wert, Deputy Regional Administrator, RII R. Croteau, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII W. Jones, Deputy Director, DRP, RII C. Christensen, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), RII S. Shaeffer, Branch Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 2, DRP, RII S. Rose, Senior Project Engineer, Reactor Projects Branch 2, DRP, RII Southern Nuclear Operating Company J. Gasser, Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC)

T. Tynan, Vice President - Vogtle D. Madison, Vice President - Hatch M. Stinson, Vice President - Farley M. J. Ajluni, Nuclear Licensing Director, SNC C. Thornell, Assistant to the CNO, SNC A. Geter, Communications Supervisor Public Affairs, SNC Enclosure

SNC Fleet NRC Meeting March21 2011

Agenda Vision Regulatory Performance Plan for Excellence Fleet Initiatives Excellence Plan

Vision Strategic Focus Areas 2011 Goals

Regulatory Performance All SNC units are in column 1 (end of March)

Extends beyond monitoring NRC Action Matrix Access Performance against our Peers

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Regulatory Performance Nuclear plants ranked based on eight performance items Performance items are weighted for each unit Allows more detailed performance analysis Benchmark our Peers

Performance Index Input Parameters

• NCV/Findings

• Escalated Enforcement per Plant (> green -i-> level 4)

• Action Matrix

• Licensing Related Violations

• LERs

• Cross-cutting Aspects

• NOED/Exigent/Emergency TS Changes

• Open URIs

SNC Plan for Excellence Vision Culture Playbook

GOSP Governance, Oversig ht, Support, Performance 25 Functional Areas with CFAMs and SEAMs Excellence Plans contain Site & Fleet Initiatives Goals and Metrics Defined

Fleet Initiatives Accountability Preventative Maintenance Optimization SOER 10-2 Case Study Risk Initiatives

Farley Service Water Pump Performance Security Upgrade/Update Continuing Actions from Cross Cutting Issue

Plant Hatch 95002 Inspection Followup Items Busman Fuse Part 21 Actions Rep lacement of Target Rock 2 Stage SRVs Rep lacement of Feed Water Check Valves

Vogtle Security Modifications Fire Protection GSI1 91 Resolution (ECCS Sump)

Risk Informed Engineering

Risk Initiatives FNP transition to NFPA 0805 Risk initiative Sb for VEGP FNP and HNP 5b submittal to NRC Risk initiative 4b completion times:

VEGP (201 3), FNP (2014) and HNP (201 5)

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