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Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 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 Watts Bar Performance Results Tennessee Valley Authority Response y

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and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks g

Public Questions to NRC

Meetings Purpose g

p Public forum for discussion of TVAs f

i 2011 performance in 2011 NRC will address the performance i

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issues identified in the annual assessment TVA ill b i

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it t TVA will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or existing programs to maintain or improve performance

Region II Organization g

g Victor McCree Regional Administrator Leonard Wert Deputy Regional Administrator p

y g

Richard Croteau Director, Division of Reactor Projects Joel Munday Director, Division of Reactor Safety Projects William Jones Deputy Director Safety Chris Christensen Deputy Director Scott Shaeffer Branch Chief Regional Inspectors Project Engineer Jeff Hamman Watts Bar Resident Inspectors Bob Monk Ken Miller Ken Miller

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

How We Regulate

Regulatory Framework NRCs Safety Mission Mission Strategic g

Performance Areas Cornerstones 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 The Tennessee Valley Authority operated the Watts Bar The Tennessee Valley Authority operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected th i

t the environment.

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Watts Bar was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2011.

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NRC Annual Assessment Summary Watts Bar All cornerstone objectives were met.

NRC plans baseline inspections at Watts Bar NRC plans baseline inspections at Watts Bar for 2012

NRC Inspection Activities p

5,186 hours0.00215 days <br />0.0517 hours <br />3.075397e-4 weeks <br />7.0773e-5 months <br /> of inspection and related activities Watts Bar for 2011 5,186 hours0.00215 days <br />0.0517 hours <br />3.075397e-4 weeks <br />7.0773e-5 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

  • Direct Inspection 2,079
  • Indirect 3,107 (Preparation, travel, documentation etc.)

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2 resident inspectors on site - residents make four quarterly inspections per year and walk through the plant every day plant every day 6 regional inspections 1 major team inspection Problem Identification and Resolution Watts Bar Unit 1 refueling outage was conducted April through May of 2011 April through May of 2011

  • see presentation notes

Watts Bar PIs and Findings January 1 through December 31, 2011 All Green Performance Indicators 13 Green / Severity Level IV inspection fi di findings No inspection findings that were greater than Green safety significance Green safety significance

NRC Inspection Findings Failure to Ensure Adequacy of AOI-13, Loss of Essential Raw Watts Bar q

y Cooling Water Failure to Ensure the Operability of an Emergency Battery Lighting Unit in Accordance with the Approved Fire Protection Pl Plan Non-feasible Operator Manual Action Failure to Perform a Transient Combustible Evaluation Failure to Translate Moderate Energy Line Break Study Output into a Plant Procedure Failure to Fully Implement Corrective Actions for a Motor Boat Necessary for Flood Mode Necessary for Flood Mode Failure to Fully Implement Corrective Actions for the Unapproved Storage of Oil in a Safety Related Area

NRC Inspection Findings Failure to Adequately Control Non-Conforming or Degraded Watts Bar q

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g Equipment Failure to Develop and Implement Corrective Actions for PMP Drainage Path Impact on Unit 1 Failure to Store Transient Combustible Materials in a Safety-Related/Critical Area of the Auxiliary Building in Accordance With the Approved Fire Protection Plan Inadequate Procedures for Identifying Accumulated Gas in Inadequate Procedures for Identifying Accumulated Gas in ECCS Systems Inadequate Corrective Actions involving the Failure of a Shutdown Board to Transfer Shutdown Board to Transfer

TVA Response and Remarks TVA Response and Remarks Mr D E Grissette Mr. D. E. Grissette Site Vice President

Actions in Response to the J

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Japan Nuclear Accident

  • 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/

  • Blog:

http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/

  • Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/

  • Twitter:

https://twitter com/#!/nrcgov Twitter:

https://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov

  • RSS:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-p g

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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 Watts Bar Resident Inspectors
  • 423-365-5487

End of Presentation End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Atlanta GA Atlanta, GA A

il 12 2012 April 12, 2012

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