ML14100A371

Susq 2014 Aam Slides

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Susquehanna Annual Assessment Meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I Berwick, PA April 9, 2014 1

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2013

• NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter

• Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance 2

Agenda

• Introductions

• Reactor Oversight Process

• Discussion of Plant Performance Results

• PPL Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions 3

Region I Organization William M. Dean Regional Administrator David C. Lew Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Safety Michael L. Scott, Raymond K. Lorson Acting Director Director Eric J. Benner, James M. Trapp Acting Deputy Director Deputy Director Branch Chief Branch Chiefs Fred Bower Susquehanna Project Engineers Regional Specialists Resident Inspectors Scott Barber Jonathan Greives Andrey Turilin Travis Daun Brian Lin 4

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 5

How We Regulate

• Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses

• Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience

• Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions

• Respond to events and emergencies 6

Regulatory Framework PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS A NRCS Overall RESULT OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR Safety Mission REACTOR OPERATION Strategic REACTOR RADIATION SAFEGAURDS Performance SAFETY SAFETY Area INITIATING MITIGATING BARRIER EMERGENCY PUBLIC OCCUPATIONAL Cornerstones EVENTS SYSTEMS INTEGRITY PREPAREDNESS RADIATION RADIATION SECURITY SAFETY SAFETY HUMAN SAFETY CONSCIOUS PROBLEM PERFOMANCE WORK IDENTIFICATION ENVIRONMENT AND RESOLUTION Cross-Cutting Areas 7

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 8

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: Increases NRC oversight Yellow: Increases NRC oversight Red: Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue 9

NRC 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

• Increasing safety significance

• Increasing NRC inspection efforts

• Increasing NRC/Licensee management involvement

• Increasing regulatory actions 10

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 03/16/2013 Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 8 Degraded Cornerstone 6 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Inspection Manual Chapter 0350 Oversight 1 Total 102 11

Susquehanna 2013 Inspection Activities

• Approximately 7300 hours0.0845 days <br />2.028 hours <br />0.0121 weeks <br />0.00278 months <br /> of inspection &

related activities

• 2 resident inspectors on site

• Team and other inspections

- Supplemental inspection - Unit 2 white performance indicator

- Reactive inspection - Unit 2 scram due to reactor level control issues

- Component Design Basis Inspection

- Others (Security, Emergency Preparedness, Operator Licensing, Radiation Protection) 12

Susquehanna Unit 1 Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2013

• Licensee Response Column

- All green Findings

- All green Performance Indicators 13

Unit 1 Action Matrix LICENSEE RESPONSE 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

- All green Findings

- All green Performance Indicators

- Licensee Response column 14

Susquehanna Unit 2 Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2013

• Degraded Cornerstone Column

- All Green Findings

- Two White Performance Indicators

• Unplanned scrams with complications (more than 1)

• Unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours (more than 3) 15

Susquehanna Unit 2 Safety Significant PIs

• Unplanned Scrams with Complications

- Exceed green/white threshold (more than 1)

- Two scrams with complications

• Nov 9, 2012 - Shutdown required in response to a malfunction of the feed water control system

• Dec 16, 2012 - Operator response to an automatic scram included reactor water level control challenges outside what is expected in a normal scram.

• Inspection successfully completed in Sep 2013 16

Susquehanna Unit 2 Safety Significant PIs

• Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs

- Exceeded the green/white threshold (more than 3)

- Scrams on

• 11/09/12

• 12/16/12

• 12/19/12

• 09/14/13 17

Unit 2 Action Matrix DEGRADED CORNERSTONE 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

• 2 White PIs

• Unplanned Scrams with Complications (more than 1)

• Unplanned Scrams / 7000 critical hours (more than 3) 18

Susquehanna Unit 2 Safety Significant PIs

• Supplemental inspection will be scheduled upon notification by PPL of readiness.

- Inspection Procedure 95002 "Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area 19

Licensee Response and Remarks Jon A. Franke Site Vice President PPL Susquehanna, LLC 20

Susquehanna 2013 Annual Assessment Summary

• PPL operated Susquehanna in a manner that preserved public health and safety

• Unit 1 - Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix

- Baseline Inspection Program

• Unit 2 - Degraded Cornerstone column of the Action Matrix

- Baseline inspections and one Supplemental Inspection (Inspection Procedure 95002) 21

Contacting the NRC

• Public Affairs (Region 1 office)

- (610) 337-5330/5331

• Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 22

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) 23

Susquehanna Annual Assessment Meeting

• Short break

• NRC to address public questions 24