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Summary of Meeting with Energy Northwest Regarding Columbia Generating Station Performance Improvement Initiatives
ML120120110
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Site: Columbia Energy Northwest icon.png
Issue date: 01/12/2012
From: Webb Patricia Walker
NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A
To: Reddemann M
Energy Northwest
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January 12, 2012 Mr. M. E. Reddemann Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop 1023 Richland, WA 99352-0968

Subject:

SUMMARY

OF MEETING WITH ENERGY NORTHWEST REGARDING COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES

Dear Mr. Reddemann:

This refers to the public meeting conducted at NRC Region IV in Arlington, Texas on January 9, 2012, between the NRC and your staff. The participants discussed performance improvement initiatives at Columbia Generating Station.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be 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 matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, David Proulx for Wayne Walker Wayne C. Walker Chief, Projects Branch A Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-397 License: NPF-21

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Attendance List
2. Energy Northwest Jan 9 2012 Presentation UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511

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Distribution via ListServ Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Jeremy.Groom@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov)

CGS Site Secretary (Crystal.Myers@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ryan.Alexander@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

OEMail Resource RIV/ETA: OEDO (Mark.Franke@nrc.gov)

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Columbia Generating Station NRC Region IV Presentation January 9, 2012

Introduction

 Team



Brad Sawatzke, Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer



Alex Javorik, Vice President, Engineering



Bruce MacKissock, Plant General Manager



Don Gregoire, Regulatory Affairs Manager

 Purpose of Visit

 Overview of Presentation 2

3

4 Excellence Model

 Forcing Function Meetings

 Strategic Improvement Station Excellence Plan Station and Department Roll-up Meetings Department Excellence Plans

5 Excellence Model

 Leadership Assessments

 Management Alignment

 Employee Alignment

 Leadership Changes

 Early Feedback

Phase I - Improving Behaviors Phase II - Demonstrating Results Phase III - Achieving Excellence Increased Accountability and Coaching

  • Late Corrective Action Program Action Requests
  • Station and Department Clock Resets
  • Station Observation Program Performance Indicators
  • Total Industrial Safety Accident Rate (TISAR)

Reduced CAP Backlogs

  • Corrective Action Program Backlog Performance Indicators Supervisor Led
  • Corrective Action Program Report Card
  • Clock Resets
  • Observation Performance Indicators
  • Work Management Performance Indicators Improved Compliance to CAP
  • Corrective Action Program Report Card
  • Late CAP Action Requests Improved Equipment Reliability Index (ERI)

Performance

  • ERI Predictable Performance
  • Columbia Performance Index
  • Budget Performance Indicators Improved Risk Management and Decision Making
  • Unplanned Short-term Technical Specification Action Statement Entries (Unplanned LCOs)
  • Operational Decision Making Performance Indicator
  • Reactivity Management Index
  • Operations Aggregate Impact Index Reduced Maintenance Backlogs
  • Maintenance Backlog Performance Indicators Successful Outage
  • Outage Goals Demonstrated Discipline to the Work Management Process
  • Work Management Performance Indicators
  • Operations Aggregate Impact Index All Outage Preparation Milestones Met
  • Outage Milestone Performance Indicators Phases of EXCELLENCE Measuring Performance

7 Challenges

 Human Performance

 Risk Management and Decision Making

8 Equipment Reliability

 Improvements Investment in Equipment Technical Rigor Long Range Planning

9 Closing Remarks