ML12089A134

Annual Assessment Meeting NRC Slide Presentation

ML12089A134
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Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	03/21/2012
From:	Paul Krohn Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4
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Susquehanna Annual Assessment M ti Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - 2011 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I Berwick, PA March 21, 2012 1

Agenda

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Di Discussion i off Pl Plant Performance P f Results R l

• PPL Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions 2

Region I Organization William M. Dean Regional Administrator David C. Lew Deputy Regional Administrator John R. Tappert Chris Miller Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety James W. Clifford Peter R. Wilson Deputy Director Deputy Director Paul G. Krohn Regional Specialists Branch Chief Susquehanna Project Engineers Resident Inspectors Andrew Rosebrook Patrick Finney Sherlyn Ibarrola Jonathan Greives Eric Miller 3

NRC Performance 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 4

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 5

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple Repetitive Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone Performance All Inputs are 1 or 2 White 2 White or 1 Yellow Multiple Yellow Inputs Overall Unacceptable Green; Inputs (in Input; Cornerstone or 1 Red Input; Performance; Plants Cornerstone different Objectives Met w/ Cornerstone not permitted to Objectives cornerstones); Moderate Objectives Met w/ Operate w/in this Fully Met Cornerstone Degradation in Significant Column; Objectives Safety Degradation in Safety Unacceptable Margin Fully Met Performance Performance to Safety Susquehanna Unit 1 Susquehanna Unit 2

• Increasing safety significance

• Increasing NRC inspection efforts

• Increasing NRC/Licensee management involvement

• Increasing regulatory actions 6

Industry-Wide Performance 3 11 As of 12/31/2011 11 Licensee Response Regulatory g y Response p

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Degraded IMC 0350 Process 88

Industry-Wide Inspection Findings &

Performance Indicators (PIs)

Data current as of 2/24/2012 and does not include security findings Findings PIs

• Green 846

• Green 6585

• White 13

• White 9

• Yellow 2

• Yellow 0

• Red 0

• Red 0

Susquehanna Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2011

• A total of 6371 hours0.0737 days <br />1.77 hours <br />0.0105 weeks <br />0.00242 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• 2 resident inspectors on site

• 18 regional inspections

• 3 major team inspections:

- Triennial Fire Protection Team

- Licensed Operator Requalification Team and Initial Licensing Examination

- Security Baseline and Supplemental inspection 9

Susquehanna Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2011

• Susquehanna Unit 1

- Degraded Cornerstone Column

• 1 White finding g issued 3rd Quarter 2010

• White PI for Unplanned Scrams Per 7000 hours0.081 days <br />1.944 hours <br />0.0116 weeks <br />0.00266 months <br /> in 1st Quarter 2011

• Susquehanna Unit 2

- Licensee Response Column

• All Green Findings and Performance Indicators 10

Safety Significant Findings or PIs

• White finding

- July 16, 2010, internal flooding event in the Unit 1 condenser bay. Inadequate procedures led to p

the event and complicated operator p response p

leading to a loss of the normal heat sink.

• Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours PI

- Crossed the Green-to-White threshold during the first quarter 2011. (i.e., >3 unplanned scrams) 11

Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues

• Problem Identification and Resolution-Evaluation (P.1 (c) - Evaluation/Extent of Condition)

- Theme identified during 2010 End of Cycle

- SCCI opened during the 2011 Mid Cycle

- Maintained open during the 2011 End of Cycle based upon PPL not meeting established exit criteria

- There were 5 findings with this aspect in 2011 as well as the 2010 White Finding 12

Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues

• Human Performance (H.2(c) -

Documentation and Procedures)

- Theme identified during the 2011 Mid C l Assessment Cycle A t

- Opened during the 2011 End of Cycle

- There were four findings in 2011 with this cross cutting aspect.

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Cross-Cutting Theme

• Human Performance (H.4(a) - Human Performance Error Prevention Techniques)

- Theme identified in 2011 End of Cycle

- In 2011, there were 5 findings in this area.

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Traditional Enforcement Follow-up

• Two SL IV NCVs for Performance Indicator issues

• One SL IV NOV for a repetitive License Operator Medical reporting issue

• The NRC will conduct a IP 92723, Follow Up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12-Month Period 15

Susquehanna Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2011

• Unit 1 continued in the Degraded Cornerstone Colum of the Action Matrix

• SCCIs assigned for Problem Identification and Resolution - Evaluation (P.1(c)), and Human Performance - Procedure Adequacy (H.2(c))

• Cross-cutting theme identified in the Human Performance Human Error Prevention Techniques (H.4(a))

• Multiple Traditional Enforcement violations impacting the regulatory process, results in an IP 92723 inspection 16

Susquehanna Annual Assessment Summary (Cont.)

• Susquehanna Unit 1

• Baseline inspections and Supplemental Inspection IP 95002 due to the Flooding Event White Finding and the Unplanned Scrams White PI

• Maximizing ROP baseline samples in Maintenance Effecti eness Operabilit Effectiveness, Operability E Evaluations, al ations Post Post-Maintenance Maintenance Testing, and annual PI&R samples for additional performance insights

• Susquehanna Unit 2

• NRC plans to conduct baseline inspections

• An IP 92723due to three Traditional Enforcement violations impacting the regulatory process 17

Licensee Response and Remarks Timothy S. Rausch Sr. Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 18

Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 19

Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html

• Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

• Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 20