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Summary of Annual Assessment Meeting for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on 5/1/2014 (W/Nrc Presentation Slides)
ML14136A350
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Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 05/14/2014
From: Raymond Mckinley
NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:
Entergy Nuclear Operations
McKinley R
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MN No.14-012
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 May 14, 2014 MEETING

SUMMARY

LICENSEE: ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

FACILITY: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETING On May 1, 2014, at 6:00 pm, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a formal meeting at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor in Plymouth, MA. The NRC conducted a formal meeting and a question and answer portion to discuss its assessment of the safety performance at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for 2013.

A notice of the public meeting was issued on April 8, 2013, and was posted on the NRCs external (public) Web page. The meeting notice can be found in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) with Accession No. ML14098A316.

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web page at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The NRC presented fact sheets, reading material, and was available to discuss its assessment of the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2013, as documented in our letter dated March 4, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14059A297). The NRC fact sheets and reading material included background on the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). Additional information relative to the NRC's Annual Assessment Process and the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station can be found on the NRC's web site at: www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html.

Members of the public, local officials, State officials, and members of the media attended the public meeting and were offered the opportunity to question the NRC regarding Pilgrims performance and the role of the agency in ensuring safe plant operations.

/RA/

Raymond R. McKinley, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. PowerPoint Presentation
2. Attendee List

ML14059A297). The NRC fact sheets and reading material included background on the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). Additional information relative to the NRC's Annual Assessment Process and the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station can be found on the NRC's web site at: www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html.

Members of the public, local officials, State officials, and members of the media attended the public meeting and were offered the opportunity to question the NRC regarding Pilgrims Nuclear Power Station performance and the role of the agency in ensuring safe plant operations.

/RA/

Raymond R. McKinley, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. PowerPoint Presentation
2. Attendee List Distribution: (via email)

R. McKinley, DRP B. Scrabeck, DRP, RI S. Shaffer, DRP S. Campbell, DRP, AA J. DeBoer, DRP RidsNRRPMPilgrim Resource M. Schneider, DRP, SRI DOC NAME: G:\DRP\BRANCH5\Annual Assessment Meetings\2013 EOC\Meeting Summaries\Annual Assessment Meeting Summary Pilgrim.docx ADAMS Accession No. ML14136A350 SUNSI Review Non-Sensitive Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME JDeBoer/JPD RMcKinley/RRM DATE 5/8/14 5/14/14 Pilgrim Annual Assessment Meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I Plymouth, MA May 1, 2014 1

Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • A public forum for discussion of Pilgrims performance in 2013
  • NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter
  • Pilgrim will be given the opportunity to present their insights and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to improve performance 2

Enclosure 1 1

Agenda

  • Introductions
  • Reactor Oversight Process
  • NRC and Entergy will discuss the licensee's CY 2013 performance and Entergy's efforts to address improvement initiatives
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC available to address public questions 3

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 4

Enclosure 1 2

Pilgrim 2013 Inspection Activities

  • Approximately 7000 hours0.081 days <br />1.944 hours <br />0.0116 weeks <br />0.00266 months <br /> of inspection &

related activities

  • 2 resident inspectors on site
  • Team and other inspections

- Permanent Plant Modifications

- Problem Identification and Resolution

- Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Pad Construction

- Others (Security, Emergency Preparedness, Operator Licensing, Radiation Protection) 5 Pilgrim Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2013

- All Green Findings

- Two White Performance Indicators

  • Unplanned scrams with complications (USwC)

(>1)

  • Unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours (> 3) 6 Enclosure 1 3

Pilgrim Safety Significant PIs

  • Unplanned Scrams with Complications

- Exceed the green/white threshold (>1)

- Two scrams with complications

  • Feb. 8, 2013 - Pilgrim scrammed from 80 percent reactor power due to a loss of offsite power and main generator load reject (Winter Storm Nemo).
  • Aug. 22, 2013 - Operators initiated a manual scram due to a loss of feedwater and entered a forced outage 7

Pilgrim Safety Significant PIs

  • Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs

- Exceeded the green/white threshold (>3)

- Scrams on

  • 1/10/2013
  • 2/8/2013
  • 8/22/2013
  • 10/14/2013 8

Enclosure 1 4

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

  • Unplanned Scrams with Complications (>1)
  • Unplanned Scrams / 7000 critical hours (>3) 9 National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 04/30/2014 Licensee Response 84 Regulatory Response 10 Degraded Cornerstone 6 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 Oversight 1 Total 102 10 Enclosure 1 5

Pilgrim Additional Inspection Activity

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

- IP95002 "Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area 11 Licensee Response and Remarks John Dent Site Vice President Entergy Pilgrim, LLC 12 Enclosure 1 6

Pilgrim 2013 Annual Assessment Summary

  • While Entergy operated Pilgrim in a manner that preserved public health and safety, performance deficiencies were identified that led to the plant being in the degraded cornerstone column of the action matrix.
  • The resulting action is increased oversight including a 95002 supplemental inspection.

13 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 14 Enclosure 1 7

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) 15 Pilgrim Annual Assessment Meeting
  • Short break
  • NRC to address public questions 16 Enclosure 1 8

Fukushima Tier 1 Actions

- Issued July 2011

- 45 recommendations

  • Tier 1 items requiring licensee action:

- 3 Orders

- 3 Requests for Information under 10 CFR 50.54(f) 17 Fukushima Tier 1 Actions

  • Seismic and Flooding Walkdowns
  • Licensees submitted reports November 30, 2012
  • Seismic Hazard Re-evaluations
  • Licensees submitted reports March 31, 2014
  • Flood Hazard Re-evaluations
  • Pilgrim re-evaluation due March 12, 2015 18 Enclosure 1 9

Fukushima Tier 1 Actions

  • Mitigating Strategies for Beyond Design Basis External Events (FLEX)
  • Onsite NRC audit - October 2014
  • Full compliance - Spring 2015

- Phase 1 - Wetwell Venting

  • Integrated Plan due June 30, 2014
  • Compliance by June 2018

- Phase 2 - Drywell Venting

  • Integrated Plan due December 31, 2015
  • Compliance by June 2019 20 Enclosure 1 10

Pilgrim Annual Assessment Meeting Questions?

21 Enclosure 1 11

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