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Summary of Public Meeting to Discuss the 2013 Annual Assessment Results, Slides
ML14121A287
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Site: Duane Arnold NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/30/2014
From: Christine Lipa
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 April 30, 2014 LICENSEE: NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC FACILITY: Duane Arnold Energy Center

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 15, 2014, DUANE ARNOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2013 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS On April 15, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Hiawatha Community Center in Hiawatha, Iowa, to discuss the 2013 annual assessment results for the Duane Arnold Energy Center. Enclosed is a list of attendees for the meeting, a copy of the slides used by the NRCs staff during the meeting, and a copy of the slides used by the licensees staff.

At the meeting, the NRC provided an overview of the reactor oversight process, the results of the 2013 annual assessment for Duane Arnold, and the NRCs inspection plans for 2014. The NRCs presentation was followed by statements from the NextEra Duane Arnold Site Vice President which included site priorities, the licensees plans for plant improvements and sustaining the improvements, as well as information on current plant status. Cynthia Pederson, the Regional Administrator for the NRCs Region III Office, acknowledged the information provided by the Duane Arnold officials and emphasized the importance of the licensee identifying the commonalities between the findings that caused Duane Arnold to enter the Degraded Cornerstone Column (Column 3) of the NRCs Action Matrix, as well as the importance of the licensee incorporating the corrective actions into their daily business.

After the business part of the meeting ended, NRC and Duane Arnold representatives listened to comments and addressed several questions from the public involving topics such as: the importance of the reactor core isolation cooling system, the corrective action program, safety culture, and the other United States nuclear power plants currently in Column 3.

/RA/______________________

Christine Lipa, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Attendance List
2. Duane Arnold Energy Center Annual Assessment Meeting Slides (NRC)
3. NRC Public Meeting Slides (Duane Arnold) cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV

April 30, 2014 LICENSEE: NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC FACILITY: Duane Arnold Energy Center

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 15, 2014, DUANE ARNOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2013 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS On April 15, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Hiawatha Community Center in Hiawatha, Iowa, to discuss the 2013 annual assessment results for the Duane Arnold Energy Center. Enclosed is a list of attendees for the meeting, a copy of the slides used by the NRCs staff during the meeting, and a copy of the slides used by the licensees staff.

At the meeting, the NRC provided an overview of the reactor oversight process, the results of the 2013 annual assessment for Duane Arnold, and the NRCs inspection plans for 2014. The NRCs presentation was followed by statements from the NextEra Duane Arnold Site Vice President which included site priorities, the licensees plans for plant improvements and sustaining the improvements, as well as information on current plant status. Cynthia Pederson, the Regional Administrator for the NRCs Region III Office, acknowledged the information provided by the Duane Arnold officials and emphasized the importance of the licensee identifying the commonalities between the findings that caused Duane Arnold to enter the Degraded Cornerstone Column (Column 3) of the NRCs Action Matrix, as well as the importance of the licensee incorporating the corrective actions into their daily business.

After the business part of the meeting ended, NRC and Duane Arnold representatives listened to comments and addressed several questions from the public involving topics such as: the importance of the reactor core isolation cooling system, the corrective action program, safety culture, and the other United States nuclear power plants currently in Column 3.

/RA/______________________

Christine Lipa, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Attendance List
2. Duane Arnold Energy Center Annual Assessment Meeting Slides (NRC)
3. NRC Public Meeting Slides (Duane Arnold) cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV DISTRIBUTION w/encl:

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DUANE ARNOLD 2013 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING April 15, 2014 MEETING ATTENDANCE LIST NRC Attendees Cynthia Pederson, Regional Administrator Anne Boland, Director, Division of Reactor Projects Christine Lipa, Chief, Branch 1, Division of Reactor Projects Lucas Haeg, Duane Arnold Senior Resident Inspector Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer Tina Ehrig, Resident Inspector Office Assistant NextEra Energy Company Attendees Rich Anderson, Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) Site Vice President Renee Nelson, DAEC Communications Manager Dave Bedel, DAEC Work Management Brian Lawrence, DAEC Systems Engineering Supervisor Mike Davis, DAEC Licensing and Emergency Preparedness Manager Ken Kleinheinz, DAEC Engineering Director Todd Anderson, DAEC Mechanical Maintenance Ray Wheaton, DAEC Operations Director Wayne Bentley, DAEC Maintenance Director Glen Pry, DAEC Plant Manager Heather Maloney, DAEC Human Resources Manager Brian Seemann, DAEC Training Supervisor Jamey Parker, DAEC Safety Manager Bob Porter, DAEC Radiation Protection Manager Matt Blanchard, DAEC Engineering Melissa Fiacco, DAEC Human Resources Steve Inghram, DAEC Engineering John MacIntyre, DAEC Outage Members of the Public Joan Kleinheinz Wally Taylor Pam Mackey Taylor Enclosure 1

Memorandum from Christine Lipa dated April 30, 2014

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 15, 2014, DUANE ARNOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2013 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS DISTRIBUTION:

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Chief Nuclear Officer, FPL Group NRC Public Meeting NextEra Energy Duane Arnold April 15, 2014

DAEC Representatives Rich Anderson, Site Vice President Glen Pry, Plant General Manager Ken Kleinheinz, Engineering Director Mike Davis, Manager of Licensing and Emergency Planning 2

Agenda

  • DAEC values and priorities
  • Continued focus on the long-term safe and reliable operation of the facility
  • Internalized feedback from NRC-issued white findings
  • Overview of station improvements
  • Closing remarks 3

Values and Priorities 4

Our Values

  • Conduct All Activities to Demonstrate a Deep Respect for Nuclear Safety
  • Be a Self-Improving Culture and a Learning Organization 5

Learning and Improving

  • Plant improvements are driven by the corrective action process:
  • Making conservative decisions
  • Ensuring levels of safety by challenging potential vulnerabilities
  • Learning from other plants experiences 6

Sustaining the Change

  • DAEC conducts independent reviews, as well as ongoing checks
  • Actions are integrated into our core business
  • NRC will review our actions to ensure they are sustainable 7

Long-Term Safe and Reliable Plant Operation

  • Strong focus on equipment reliability and system health has resulted in nearly 500 consecutive days of safe, reliable plant operations
  • Improved trend in safety and human performance
  • A strong nuclear safety culture remains a top priority for DAEC leadership 8

Duane Arnold Energy Center Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - CY 2013 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Hiawatha, Iowa April 15, 2014 1

Opening Remarks Cynthia Pederson Regional Administrator NRC Region III 2

Our Mission

  • To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment 3

Agenda

  • Introduction
  • National Nuclear Plant Performance Summary
  • Duane Arnold Energy Center Plant Performance Results
  • NextEra Response and Remarks
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC Available for Public Questions 4

National Plant Performance Summary Status as of 12/31/2013 Licensee Response Column 1 80 Regulatory Response Column 2 9 Degraded Cornerstone Column 3 9 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone Column 4 1 Unacceptable Column 5 0 IMC 0350 Oversight 1 Total 100 5

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators

Only Baseline Inspection
Increases NRC oversight
Increases NRC oversight
Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings
Very low safety issue
Low to moderate safety issue
Substantial safety issue
High safety issue 6

Duane Arnold Energy Center Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2013

  • NextEra operated Duane Arnold Energy Center in a manner that preserved public health and safety
  • Decline in overall performance
  • Duane Arnold Energy Center entered Column 3 from Column 1 in the 3rd quarter of 2013

- Two White findings in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone 7

Safety Significant Findings

  • Two White findings identified in the 3rd quarter

- Inadequate maintenance instructions led to an oil leak in the A Emergency Diesel Generator Lube Oil Heat Exchanger

- Failure to perform an operability determination for the unexpected Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System Speed Circuit indication

  • A 95002 Supplemental Inspection will be performed to evaluate licensees responses to the performance issues 8

2014 Supplemental Inspection

  • The objectives of the 95002 inspection are to provide assurance that:

- the causes of the deficiencies are understood

- the extent of the issues have been identified

- corrective actions will prevent reoccurrence

- safety culture has been evaluated 9

Other NRC Actions in 2014

  • Routine, Baseline Inspections

- Component Design Basis Inspection

- Licensed Operator Requalification Program Inspection

- Refueling Outage Inspection Activities

  • Post-Fukushima Activities

Licensee Response and Remarks Richard Anderson Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold 11

Closing Remarks Cynthia Pederson Regional Administrator NRC Region III 12

Questions/Comments 13

Contacting the NRC

  • Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 14

NRC Representatives

  • Lucas Haeg, Senior Resident Inspector

Reference Sources

  • Reactor Oversight Process

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

index.html

  • Public Electronic Reading Room

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

  • NRC Information Digest

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

nuregs/staff/sr1350

  • Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 16

NRC Social Media Channels

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