ML120120110

Summary of Meeting with Energy Northwest Regarding Columbia Generating Station Performance Improvement Initiatives

ML120120110
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Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	01/12/2012
From:	Webb Patricia Walker NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A
To:	Reddemann M Energy Northwest
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511 January 12, 2012 Mr. M. E. Reddemann Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop 1023 Richland, WA 99352-0968

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

Energy Northwest cc w/

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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)

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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 Excellence Model

Forcing Function Meetings

Strategic Improvement Station Excellence Plan Station and Department Roll-up Meetings Department Excellence Plans 4

Excellence Model

Leadership Assessments

Management Alignment

Employee Alignment

Leadership Changes

Early Feedback 5

Phases of EXCELLENCE Measuring Performance Phase I - Improving Behaviors Phase II - Demonstrating Results Phase III - Achieving Excellence Increased

• Late Corrective Action Reduced CAP Backlogs

• Corrective Action Supervisor Led

• Corrective Action Program Accountability Program Action Requests Program Backlog Report Card and Coaching

• Station and Department Performance

• Clock Resets Clock Resets Indicators

• Observation Performance

• Station Observation Indicators Program Performance

• TISAR Indicators

• Work Management

• Total Industrial Safety Performance Indicators Accident Rate (TISAR)

Improved

• Corrective Action Program Improved Equipment

• ERI Predictable

• Columbia Performance Compliance to Report Card Reliability Index (ERI) Performance Index CAP

• Late CAP Action Requests Performance

• ERI

• Budget Performance Indicators Improved Risk

• Unplanned Short-term Reduced Maintenance *Maintenance Backlog Successful

• Outage Goals Management Technical Specification Backlogs Performance Outage and Decision Action Statement Entries Indicators Making (Unplanned LCOs)

• Operational Decision Making Performance Indicator

• Reactivity Management Index

• Operations Aggregate Impact Index Demonstrated

• ERI All Outage Preparation

• Outage Milestone Discipline to

• Work Management Milestones Met Performance the Work Performance Indicators Indicators Management

• Operations Aggregate Process Impact Index

Challenges

Human Performance

Risk Management and Decision Making 7

Equipment Reliability

Improvements Investment in Equipment Technical Rigor Long Range Planning 8

Closing Remarks 9