ML14112A425

Annual Assessment Meeting, 2013 Reactor Oversight Process - Slides

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Point Beach Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Annual Assessment Meeting 2013 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III April 8, 2014

Opening Cynthia Pederson i

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Our Mission To license and regulate the To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and i l l

t i l t special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.

protect the environment.

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Agenda

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Discussion of Plant Performance Results

• Licensee Response and Remarks p

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break Break

• NRC available to address public questions 4

Introduction

• NRC

• C. Pederson - Regional Administrator, RIII

• K. OBrien - RIII, Division of Reactor Projects, Deputy Director

• J Cameron - RIII Division of Reactor Projects Chief Branch 4 J. Cameron RIII, Division of Reactor Projects, Chief, Branch 4

• K. Barclay - Senior Resident Inspector, Point Beach Nuclear Plant ll d

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• R. Elliott - Resident Inspector, Point Beach Nuclear Plant

• NextEra Energy Point Beach

• NextEra Energy Point Beach 5

Purpose of Todays Meeting

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

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

• Licensee will be given the opportunity to

• Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve existing programs to maintain or improve performance 6

NRC Strategic Plan Goals g

• Safety Ensure adequate protection of public

• Safety - Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment

• Security - Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive secure use and management of radioactive materials 7

How We Regulate

• Establish rules and regulations Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses

• Provide oversight through inspection

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

• Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions regulatory decisions

• Respond to events and emergencies 8

Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Strategic Performance Areas Safety C

t Strategic Performance Areas Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Threshold Significance Threshold Results Significance Threshold Significance Threshold Action Matrix Action Matrix Regulatory Response Regulatory Response 9

Significance Threshold g

• Green Baseline Inspection Performance Indicators Green Baseline Inspection

• White Requires additional NRC oversight

• Yellow Requires more NRC oversight

• Red Requires most NRC oversight Inspection Findings Inspection Findings

• Green Very low safety issue

• White Low to moderate safety issue y

• Yellow Substantial safety issue

• Red High safety issue 10

Examples of Baseline Inspections

• Equipment Alignment

~80 hrs/yr

• Triennial Fire Protection

~250 hrs

• Triennial Fire Protection 250 hrs every 3 yrs

• Operator Response

~125 hrs/yr

• Emergency Preparedness

~80 hrs/yr

• Rad Release Controls

~110 hrs every 2 yrs y

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• Worker Radiation Protection

~95 hrs/yr

• Corrective Action Program

~250 hrs every 2 yrs every 2 yrs

• Corrective Action Case Reviews

~60 hrs/yr 11

NRC Inspection Activities

• 7275 total hours expended by NRC on Point Beach 2013 7275 total hours expended by NRC on Reactor Oversight Process activities 3169 inspector hours of direct inspection 592 inspector hours reviewing and observing plant operating status 2119 i t

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d 2119 inspector hours of preparation for and documentation of inspections 1395 hours0.0161 days <br />0.388 hours <br />0.00231 weeks <br />5.307975e-4 months <br /> for other Reactor Oversight Process g

elements (e.g., assessments, significance determinations, and communications) 12

NRC Inspection Activities 2 inspectors resident on site -produced four inspection Point Beach Nuclear Plant for 2013 2 inspectors resident on site produced four inspection reports and observed activities and performed inspections throughout the plant on a daily basis 34 i

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34 regional inspectors participated in various inspections 2 supplemental inspections to close White findings Emergency Planning White finding Emergency Planning White finding Auxiliary Feedwater Pump coupling White finding 2 major team inspections j

p Triennial Fire Protection Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution 13

Point Beach PIs and Findings January 1 through December 31, 2013 All Green Performance Indicators 19 Green/Se erit Le el IV 19 Green/Severity Level IV Inspection Findings 1 White Inspection Finding 2 White Inspection Findings p

g Carried Over From 2012 14

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep Unacceptable Licensee

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Regulatory

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Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 15 Increasing Regulatory Actions

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Point Beach Unit 1 was in the Degraded Point Beach Nuclear Plant Point Beach, Unit 1, was in the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRCs Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2013.

Point Beach, Unit 2, was in the Regulatory R

C l f th NRC A ti M t i Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2013.

No Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues were identified 16

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Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2013 Licensee Response 80 Regulatory Response 9

Degraded Cornerstone 9

Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1

Unacceptable 0

IMC 0350 Oversight 1

Total 100 17

Safety Significant/White Findings

• Unit 1 Turbine Driven Auxiliary Feedwater Pump Coupling Point Beach Nuclear Plant

- Inspected and Closed in 3rd Quarter of 2013

• Emergency Planning Discrepancies Inspected and Closed in 1st Quarter 2013

- Inspected and Closed in 1st Quarter 2013

• Lake Wave Run-Up External Flooding Protection Features

- NRC Identified in 1st Quarter of 2013 - Remains Open Due to Significant Weaknesses with Licensees Corrective Actions 18

NRC Inspection Plans for 2014 NRC Plans Baseline Inspections a Second Point Beach Nuclear Plant NRC Plans Baseline Inspections, a Second Supplemental Inspection for Degraded Cornerstone, and a Follow-Up Inspection for 2014. This includes the following major team and supplemental inspections:

Review of Corrective Actions for the White Wave Review of Corrective Actions for the White Wave Run-Up Finding and the Degraded Cornerstone Review of Corrective Actions for Three Traditional E f t Fi di Enforcement Findings 19

NRC Inspection Plans for 2014 NRC Supplemental Inspection for Degraded Point Beach Nuclear Plant pp p

g Cornerstone (Report issued March 28, 2014)

NRC Identified Significant Weaknesses With Licensees Evaluations and Corrective Actions for White Flooding Finding White Finding (Flooding) Remains Open and A White Finding (Flooding) Remains Open and A Second 95002 Inspection Will Be Required 20

2014 Supplemental 95002 Team Inspection Inspection The objectives of the 95002 inspection are to The objectives of the 95002 inspection are to provide assurance that:

the causes of the deficiency are understood y

the extent of the issue has been identified corrective actions will prevent reccurrance the safety culture has been evaluated 21

NRC Inspection Findings p

g Point Beach Nuclear Plant 2013 Some Examples of Green Findings Failure to Establish Adequate Procedures to Respond to the Probable Maximum Precipitation Event Inadequate Work Instructions Result in Operators U i t ti ll E di Li d P Li it Unintentionally Exceeding Licensed Power Limits for a Brief Period Failure to Evaluate Conditions Resulting in Small Failure to Evaluate Conditions Resulting in Small Amount of Water Leakage Into the Control Room 22

Licensee Response and Remarks E i M C t

Eric McCartney Site Vice-President, Point Beach Nuclear Plant NextEra Energy NextEra Energy 23

NRC Closing Remarks g

Cynthia Pederson Regional Administrator Regional Administrator NRC Region III 24

Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency p

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- (301) 816-5100 (call Collect)

• Report a safety concern Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov Allegation@nrc.gov

• Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301 415 8200 25

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http://public blog nrc gateway gov/

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• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov

• RSS:

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

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Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process htt

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/NRR/OVERSIGHT/

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/

ASSESS/index.html

• Public Electronic Reading Room Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

• NRC Information Digest NRC Information Digest

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1350/

• Public Document Room

- (800) 397-4209 (Toll Free) 27

NRC Representatives Kevin Barclay, Senior Resident Inspector

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- (920) 755-2309 Terry Beltz, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-3049 Jamnes Cameron Branch Chief Jamnes Cameron, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9833 Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9663 NRC Region III Office Switchboard (630) 829 9500 (800) 522 3025

- (630) 829-9500 (800) 522-3025 28

End of Presentation End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III Lisle Illinois Lisle, Illinois A

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