ML12107A355

4/11/2012 Summary of Category 1 Public Meeting - Annual Assessment of H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant

ML12107A355
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	04/16/2012
From:	Randy Musser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	Gideon R Carolina Power & Light Co
Catherine Morrison
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 April 16, 2012 Mr. Randy Gideon Vice President Carolina Power and Light Company H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, DOCKET NO.

50-261

Dear Mr. Gideon:

This refers to the meeting conducted at our request at the Hartsville Public Library on April 11, 2012, at 2:00 pm. The meeting's purpose was to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment of H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2.

The topics discussed included the reactor oversight process, the NRCs action matrix, the performance of the Robinson Nuclear Plant, and your actions to address a current substantive cross cutting issue.

Enclosed are a list of attendees and the presentation handouts.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

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Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4603.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-261 License Nos.: DPR-23

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Handout-H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Annual Assessment Meeting

3. Handout - Robinson Nuclear Plant Progress Energy Presentation cc w/encl.: (See page 3)

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cc w/encl:

Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Donald W. Barker Manager, Nuclear Oversight H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Robert J. Duncan II Vice President Nuclear Operations Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Brian C. McCabe Manager, Nuclear Oversight Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Richard Hightower Supervisor Licensing/Regulatory Programs Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Scott D. West Superintendent Security H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph W. Donahue Vice President Nuclear Oversight Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution David T. Conley Senior Counsel Legal Department Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Richard Haynes Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Kelvin Henderson General Manager Nuclear Fleet Operations Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Thomas Cosgrove Plant General Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Donna B. Alexander Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs (interim)

Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution cc w/encl. (continued next page)

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cc w/encl. (continued)

Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Greg Kilpatrick Operations Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Yeager Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Henry Curry Training Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2112 Old Camden Rd Hartsville, SC 29550 Christos Kamilaris Manager, Support Services H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution John W. Flitter Director of Electric & Gas Regulation South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff Electronic Mail Distribution

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H B Robinson H.B. Robinson Annual Assessment Meeting Annual Assessment Meeting 2011 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II

Agenda g

Introduction Reactor Oversight Process Industry Performance H.B. Robinson Performance Results Progress Energy Response and g

gy p

Remarks NRC Closing Remarks g

Public Questions to NRC

Meetings Purpose g

p Public forum for discussion of H.B R bi

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2011 Robinsons performance in 2011 NRC will address the performance i

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issues identified in the annual assessment P

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th Progress Energy will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance

Region II Organization g

g Victor McCree Regional Administrator Len Wert Deputy Regional Administrator Deputy Regional Administrator Rick Croteau Director, Division of Reactor Projects Joel Munday Director, Division of Reactor Safety Bill Jones Deputy Director Chris Christensen Deputy Director Randall Musser Branch Chief Regional Inspectors Project Engineers James Dodson, Senior PE Jannette Worosilo, PE Thomas Stephen, PE Robinson Resident Inspectors James Hickey, Senior RI Christian Scott, RI

What We Do Security Safety Environment Environment

What We Regulate Materials Reactors Materials Waste

What We Dont Regulate Radon Military X Rays X-Rays

Assurance of Plant Safety Continuous T

i i Long-Term Training g

Maintenance Regulation Regulation Compliance Defense In-Depth

Regulatory Principles Independence p

Openness Efficiency Efficiency Clarity Reliability Reliability

Regulatory Framework NRCs Safety Mission PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR REACTOR Mission Strategic NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATION REACTOR RADIATION g

Performance Areas REACTOR SAFETY RADIATION SAFETY SAFEGUARDS INITIATING EVENTS MITIGATING SYSTEMS BARRIER INTEGRITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC RADIATION SAFETY OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY SECURITY Cornerstones SAFETY SAFETY Cross-Cutting Areas Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment--Problem Identification & Resolution

Performance Indicators 17 Performance Indicators 17 Performance Indicators PIs for each cornerstone Licensee submits data to NRC Licensee submits data to NRC quarterly Inspection program verifies accuracy Inspection program verifies accuracy Data available on NRC website

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance I

ti Fi di Inspection Findings Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance

Action Matrix Columns Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Unacceptable Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Safety Significance Inspection Management Involvement Management Involvement Regulatory Action

Industry-Wide Performance 11 3

1 1 As of 12/31/2011 Li R

Licensee Response Regulatory Response Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable IMC 0350 Process 88

Industry-Wide Inspection Findings Finding data current as of 2/24/2012 and does not include security findings Calendar Year 846 Calendar Year 2011 data Green 13 White 2

0 Yellow Red

Industry-Wide Performance Indicators Calendar Year 2011 data 6585 9

Green White 0

0 Yellow Red 0

Red

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Progress Energy operated the plant safely H.B. Robinson Progress Energy operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the i

t environment.

H.B. Robinson was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2011.

During the 2010 assessment a Substantive g

Cross Cutting Issue (SCCI) was identified in the area of Human Performance in the aspect of inadequate procedures aspect of inadequate procedures.

NRC Annual Assessment Summary H.B. Robinson 1st Qtr 2011 2nd Qtr 2011 3rd Qtr 2011 4th Qtr 2011 Action Matrix Column Degraded Cornerstone Column Degraded Cornerstone Column Regulatory Response Column Licensee Response Column Basis Mitigating Systems White Finding - EDG Output Breaker Mitigating Systems White Finding - EDG Output Breaker Mitigating Systems White Finding - Conduct of Ops All Green Performance Indicators and Inspection Findings White Finding - Ops Training Requalification White Finding -

White Finding - Ops Training Requalification White Finding -

Conduct of Ops Conduct of Ops

NRC Annual Assessment Summary H.B. Robinson All cornerstone objectives were met with only Green findings identified.

g NRC plans baseline inspections at H.B.

Robinson for 2012

NRC Inspection Activities p

2,649 hours0.00751 days <br />0.18 hours <br />0.00107 weeks <br />2.469445e-4 months <br /> of baseline, supplemental and plant H.B. Robinson for 2011 2,649 hours0.00751 days <br />0.18 hours <br />0.00107 weeks <br />2.469445e-4 months <br /> of baseline, supplemental and plant status inspection activities 2 resident inspectors on site - residents conduct routine inspections each quarter documented in a routine inspections each quarter documented in a quarterly report and walk through the plant every day 8 regional inspections 1 major team inspections Emergency Preparedness Inspection Two Supplemental Inspections Two Supplemental Inspections 95001 supplemental inspection for White Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours performance indicator 95002 Supplemental Inspection for White Findings from pp p

g 2010

H.B. Robinson PIs and Findings January 1 through December 31, 2011 All Green Performance Indicators 7 Green / Severity Level IV inspection fi di findings SCCI in the area of Human Performance in the aspect of inadequate procedures the aspect of inadequate procedures remained open.

Progress Energy Response and Progress Energy Response and Remarks Tom Cosgrove Plant General Manager Plant General Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant

Actions in Response to the J

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Japan Nuclear Accident

• Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident Website: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-info.html

• 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

Contacting the NRC Report an emergency

• (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

(301) 816 5100 (call collect)

Report a safety concern

• (800) 695 7403

• (800) 695-7403

• Allegation@nrc.gov G

l i f ti ti General information or questions

• www.nrc.gov Contact Robinson Resident Inspectors

• 843-383-4571

End of Presentation End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Hartsville SC Hartsville, SC A

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Robinson Nuclear Plant April 11, 2012

RNP Substantive Cross Cutting Issue (SCCI)

RNP Substantive Cross Cutting Issue (SCCI)

Finding Corrective Action(s)

Action(s) for Sustainability SCCI Identified conditions that included:

• A lack of guidance in Implement a comprehensive upgrade of Path 1/2 Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs):

Implemented methods to ensure that standards are being met and gaps in performance are being challenged:

Path 1/2 Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs).

• Upgraded Path 1 EOPs are Prepared and Approved.

• Enhanced the Management Oversight and Involvement in Problem Identification & Resolution.

• A lack of Management Involvement and Oversight of Problem Identification and

• Training of Operations Personnel on new Path 1/2 EOPs is in progress.

• Established a culture shift that provides for a lower threshold of Problem Identification & Resolution.

Resolution.

• Improvements needed in the clarity and content

• Procedures will be made effective at the conclusion of Operator Training,

• Implemented a comprehensive Procedure Upgrade Project (PUP) for upgrades to numerous site of procedures that perform testing of equipment.

scheduled for end of May 2012.

procedures in the functional areas such as Maintenance & Operations.

Strategic Improvement Plan Strategic Improvement Plan

Conclusion Conclusion