ML12103A053
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 04/12/2012 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1 |
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Oconee Annual Assessment Meeting 2011 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Seneca, SC April 9, 2012
Agenda Introduction Reactor Oversight Process Industry Performance Oconee Performance Results Duke Energy Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Public Questions to NRC
Meetings Purpose Public forum for discussion of Duke Energys performance in 2011 NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment assessment Duke Energy will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance
Region II Organization Victor McCree Regional Administrator Len Wert Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Projects Rick Croteau, Director Bill Jones, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Safety Joel Munday, Director, Chris Christensen, Deputy Director Reactor Projects Branch 1 Jonathan Bartley, Chief Project Engineers Curtis Rapp, Senior PE Eric Stamm, PE Oconee Nuclear Station Andy Sabisch, Senior RI Geoff Ottenberg, RI Kevin Ellis, RI Rebekah Wilbanks, Site Admin Regional Inspectors
Security Safety What We Do Environment
Materials Reactors What We Regulate Waste
Radon Military What We Dont Regulate X-Rays
Continuous Training Assurance of Plant Safety Long-Term Maintenance Defense In-Depth Regulation Compliance
Regulatory Principles Independence Openness Effi i Efficiency Clarity Reliability
How We Regulate
Regulatory Framework NRCs Safety Mission Strategic Performance A
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATION REACTOR SAFETY RADIATION SAFETY SAFEGUARDS Cross-Cutting Areas Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment--Problem Identification & Resolution Areas INITIATING EVENTS MITIGATING SYSTEMS BARRIER INTEGRITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC RADIATION SAFETY OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY SECURITY Cornerstones
Performance Indicators 17 Performance Indicators PIs for each cornerstone Licensee submits data to NRC quarterly quarterly Inspection program verifies accuracy Data available on NRC website
Significance Threshold Increasing Safety Significance Green White Yellow Red Performance Indicators g
y g
Inspection Findings Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance
Action Matrix Columns Increasing Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Inspection Management Involvement Regulatory Action
Industry-Wide Performance 11 3
1 1 As of 12/31/2011 Licensee Response Regulatory Response Degraded Cornerstone 88 g
Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable IMC 0350 Process
Industry-Wide Inspection Findings Finding data current as of 2/24/2012 and does not include security findings 846 13 Calendar Year 2011 data Green White 13 2
0 White Yellow Red
Industry-Wide Performance Indicators 6585 9
Calendar Year 2011 data Green White 0
0 Yellow Red
NRC Annual Assessment Summary Duke Energy operated the plant in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.
Oconee was in the Licensee Response Column of Oconee Oconee was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for 2011.
A substantive cross-cutting issue for Procedure Compliance H.4(b) was identified in the 2010 EOC Assessment and closed in the 2011 EOC Assessment
NRC Annual Assessment Summary All cornerstone objectives were met with one Yellow finding identified (Mitigating Systems Cornerstone, 3rd quarter 2011 - will be discussed later)
Oconee NRC plans routine baseline inspections at Oconee for 2012.
In addition, NRC plans to conduct an IP 95002 inspection for the Yellow finding
NRC Inspection Activities for 2011 5,265 hours0.00307 days <br />0.0736 hours <br />4.381614e-4 weeks <br />1.008325e-4 months <br /> of baseline inspection and plant status activities 3 resident inspectors on site - residents issued four quarterly reports detailing ongoing inspections and were in the plant on a regular basis 17 regional inspections were conducted 2 major team inspections were conducted Component Design Basis Inspection Component Design Basis Inspection Problem Identification & Resolution Inspection 4 infrequent inspections were conducted IP 52003 - Digital RPS Modification Inspection IP 92702 - Followup for SL-III Violation (10 CFR 50.9)
IP 71003 - Post-approval License Renewal Inspection IP 93812 - Special Inspection (Pressurizer Heaters)
PIs and Findings All Green Performance Indicators 24 Green / Severity Level-IV inspection findings (19 NRC/self-January 1 through December 31, 2011 inspection findings (19 NRC/self revealing, 5 Licensee-identified) 1 Yellow inspection finding
NRC Inspection Findings Yellow Violation - Criterion III, Design Control Standby shutdown facility (SSF) pressurizer heater breakers that were not qualified for the required environmental conditions Licensee requested that the issue be treated as an old design issue based on the history of the issue Partial IP 95002 inspection completed February 9, 2012
NRC Inspection Findings (cont.)
Yellow Violation determined to meet IMC 0305 criteria for treatment as an old design issue Licensee-identified as a result of a voluntary initiative Corrected within a reasonable time following identification de t cat o Not likely to be previously identified by recent ongoing licensee efforts Does not reflect a current performance deficiency associated with existing licensee programs, policy, or procedure
NRC Inspection Findings (cont.)
Old Design Issue - What this means Violation does not aggregate in NRC Action Matrix Oconee will remain in the Licensee Response Column Perform remainder of IP 95002
Duke Energy Response and Response and Remarks
Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident
- Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident Website: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-info.html M ilb f
t t ff ti
- Mailbox for comments on staff actions:
JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov
- Office of Public Affairs Point of
Contact:
OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200
NRC Social Media Channels
- Blog:
http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/
- Flickr:
http://www flickr com/photos/nrcgov/
- Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/
- Twitter:
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov
- RSS:
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Contacting the NRC Report an emergency
- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)
Report a safety concern
- (800) 695-7403
- Allegation@nrc gov
- Allegation@nrc.gov General information or questions
- www.nrc.gov Contact Oconee Resident Inspectors
- (864) 882-6927
End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Region II Seneca, SC April 9, 2012