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Briefing on Fort Calhoun Station, January 8, 2013
ML13008A367
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Site: Fort Calhoun Omaha Public Power District icon.png
Issue date: 01/08/2013
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Omaha Public Power District
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Fort Calhoun Station ProgressToward Restart January8, 2013

Focus Areas

  • Our accountability
  • Elements of the Operating Services Agreement

" Vision, mission and values

" Site organization

" Progresson restartissues

" Corporategovernance and oversight 2

Our Accountability

  • The past performance at Fort Calhoun was unacceptable to us and we are implementing the necessary steps to achieve:.

-Safe and efficient restartof Fort Calhoun Station and

- Sustained excellence 3

Our Accountability - Cont'd We will not restartFort Calhoun Station until we are convinced that:

- The plant is ready for safe and efficient operationand

- The plan for sustainedimprovement can be effectively implemented

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OrganizationalUpdate

  • Entered into 20-year Operating Services Agreement (OSA) with Exelon Generation
  • Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)remains owner and licensee
  • Exelon is responsible for day-to-day operation 5

OrganizationalUpdate - Cont'd

  • Enhanced corporategovernance and oversight to assure the safety of Fort Calhoun Station

- Comprehensive

- Independent

- Intrusive 6

Discussion Topics

  • Elements of the OSA- Susan Landahl
  • Vision, mission and values - Lou Cortopassi
  • Site organization- Lou Cortopassi
  • Progresson restartissues - Lou Cortopassiand Mike Prospero o Corporategovernance and oversight Gary Gates and Kerry Ihnen 7

OperatingServices Agreement

  • Three key elements

-Proven Exelon leaders placed in key positions at Fort Calhoun Station

-Integration team fully engaged with fleet experts providing site support in over 22 functional areas Sustainability

" Implementation of the Exelon Nuclear Management Model

" Full integrationinto the Exelon fleet 8

Operating Services Agreement

- Cont'd

  • What has changed today

- Blended leadership team in place and functioning well

- Fleet experts supporting Fort Calhoun Station

- Long-term integrationschedule establishedand being implemented

- Frequentsenior executive review meetings 1ý

Vision, Mission and Values

  • Vision

-Safe and efficient restartof Fort Calhoun Station and

-Achievement of sustained excellence

  • Mission Safe, event-free, cost-effective, nuclearproduction of electricity 10

Vision, Mission and Values-Cont'd

  • Values

- Safety- nuclear,industrial, radiologicaland environmental

- Alignment

- Accountability

-Bias for action

- Strong nuclearsafety culture 11

Site Organization

  • Blended leadership team

- Top 16 leaders Over 450 years of collective experience at multiple nuclearpower plants

- Embody Fort Calhoun Station values

-Aligned on Fort Calhoun Station vision and mission Actively reinforcing values and expectations with their staff 12

Site Organization- Cont'd

  • What has changed today

-Established integratedoutage schedule with the right level of detail Establishedthe Outage Control Center Holding staff accountable Reinforcing the right values and behaviors 13

Progresson Restart Issues Overarchingcauses

- OrganizationalEffectiveness

  • Leadership and accountability
  • Governance and oversight

- Safety Culture

" Leadership values

" Safety Conscious Work Environment

- Problem IdentificationiResolution o CorrectiveAction Program(CAP) effectiveness

  • Bias for action 14

Progresson Restart Issues-Cont'd What has changed today

- Vision, mission and values are established

- Safety is always first priority

- Values and expectations established and reinforced

- Staff trainedand implementing upgradedCAP process

- Measuring progress 1s

Progresson Restart Issues-Cont'd Progresshas been made on all phases of each restartchecklist item

- Scoping: complete

- Discovery: in progress (22 of 23 complete)

- Analysis: in progress (16 of 23 complete)

Implementation and Inspection Ready: in progress (2 of 23 ready for inspection) 16

Progress on Restart Issues-Cont'd IndustrialSafety Performance 2011 2012 Minor injuries 23 22 Firstaid injuries 22 7 OSHA recordable 21 1 injuries Lost time 1 0 injuries 17

Progresson Restart Issues -

Cont'd Human Performance 2011 2012 Department 134 55 clock resets Station clock 9 2 resets 18

Progresson Restart Issues-Cont'd Key issue - 480 volt breaker fire

- Rebuilt switchgearand ensured properbreaker engagement

- Root cause completed by OPPD staff and independent industry experts Engineering change process improved Bus available - final testing for operabilityin progress 19

Progresson Restart Issues-Cont'd

  • Key issue - flooding restoration and readiness Flooding recovery plan
  • 94% complete to date 20

Progresson Restart Issues-Cont'd

  • Key issue - flood water impact on soils Comprehensive testing and evaluation complete

- Independent engineering assessment complete

- Safety-related structuraladequacy has been confirmed 21

Progress on Restart Issues-Cont'd Key issue - containment electrical penetrationqualification

- Identified by Fort Calhoun Station staff

- Affects over 600 penetrations

- Solutions identified and being evaluated Qualificationtesting program in progress 22

Progresson Restart Issues-Cont'd Key issue - containment internal structure design margin

- Identified by Fort Calhoun Station staff

- Internalstructure re-analyzed

- Operabilitybeing evaluated

- Integratedplan for modifications being developed 23

Readiness for NRC Inspections

  • OPPD Restart Checklist Implementation Strategy
  • NRC Restart Checklist Basis Document
  • Preparationof issue closure books
  • Technical Review Boards and Management Challenge Boards
  • Independent review
  • Chief Nuclear Officer decision 24

Restart Decision Making

  • Restart Checklist resolved
  • ConfirmatoryAction Letter addressed

" Systems, programs and departments ready for restart

  • Operationalassessment completed

" Independent assessments completed

" Restart Report submitted to NRC 25

CorporateGovernance and Oversight

  • Establishedstrategicplan

" Documented expectations and roles and responsibilities

  • Strengthened Safety Audit and Review Committee function

" EstablishedNuclear Oversight Department (NOS)

" Strengthened Employee Concerns Program (ECP) 26

CorporateGovernance and Oversight- Cont'd What has changed today

- Expectations clear

-NOS intrusive and actively engaged

- NOS reinforcing expected values and behaviors

- ECP staff expanded and confidentialityassured

- Station staff utilizing ECP 27

Closing Comments 28

  • U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission ProtectingPeople and the Environment Briefing on Fort Calhoun Station Bill Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations January 8, 2013

Agenda

" Introduction

- Elmo Collins, Region IV Administrator

  • Manual Chapter 0350 Overview

-Louise Lund, Oversight Vice-Chairman, Nuclear Reactor Regulation

  • Current Status, Results, Challenges and Path Forward

-Tony Vegel, Oversight Chairman, RIV 2

Manual Chapter 0350 Overview

" History

  • NRC Actions
  • Outreach Activities 3

History- 2011 Flood I fit 4

History- Breaker Fire

5

Manual Chapter 0350 Overview

  • NRC Actions

- Confirmatory Action Letter-September 2011

- Confirmatory Action Letter-June 2012

" Outreach Activities

- Frequent Public Meetings

- Public Concerns

-Dedicated Public Web Site 6

Current Status

  • Comprehensive and Detailed Inspection Strategy Developed
  • Performing Focused Inspections

- Flood and Fire Recovery Actions

- Performance Improvement Activities Maintenance and Engineering

- Corrective Actions 7

Focused Inspections 8

Inspection Results

  • Licensee Making Progress in Identification and Evaluation of Problems
  • SIGNIFICANT Amount of Work Remains 9

Challenges l Programmatic

- Corrective Action Program

- Engineering Activities

- Maintenance Activities

  • Technical

- Containment Internal Structure

- Containment Electrical Penetrations 10

Path Forward

  • Licensee

- Complete Discovery and Analysis for Restart Checklist

- Complete Identification and Implementation of Corrective Actions for Restart Checklist 11

Path Forward

  • NRC

- Corrective Action Program Team Inspection

- Safety Culture Team Inspection

- Operational Assessment Team Inspection

- PERFORM THOROUGH AND INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF PLANT SAFETY 12