ML15196A415

Summary of Meeting with Entergy Corporation to Discuss Annual Performance Assessment

ML15196A415
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	07/15/2015
From:	Geoffrey Miller NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Chisum M Entergy Operations
GEOFFREY MILLER
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Download: ML15196A415 (43)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 E. LAMAR BLVD.

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511 July 15, 2015 Mr. Michael R. Chisum, Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-0751

SUMMARY

OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING WITH ENTERGY CORPORATION

Dear Mr. Chisum:

This summary refers to the public meeting conducted at Saint Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center, Hahnville, Louisiana, on July 7, 2015, between the NRC and your staff.

During the meeting, the NRC presented the results of the 2014 end-of-cycle assessment of safety performance at Waterford Steam Electric Station.

The meeting was classified as a Category 1 public meeting, as communicated in the meeting notice (ADAMS ML15168A239). An opportunity was provided for members of the public to discuss regulatory issues with the NRC after the business portion of the meeting, but before the meeting adjourned.

The attendance list for the meeting is enclosed with this summary as Enclosure 1. Copies of the presentations given by the NRC and by Entergy are also enclosed as Enclosures 2 and 3, respectively.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, and its enclosures, will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

/RA/B. Hagar for Geoffrey B. Miller, Chief Project Branch D, Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-382 License No. NPF-38

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Marc.Dapas@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Frances.Ramirez@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Chris.Speer@nrc.gov)

WAT Administrative Assistant (Linda.Dufrene@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Bob.Hagar@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/D (Brian.Parks@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/D (Jan.Tice@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Mike.Orenak@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer/RI (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov)

RIV/ETA: OEDO (Michael.Waters@nrc.gov)

State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

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Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station Generation

• Total site net generation: 1,178 MW

• Enough power to serve a city the size of New Orleans Site Features

• Site size: Approximately 3,600 acres in Killona, LA

• Commercial service: 1985 Community Impact

• Number of employees:

Approximately 600

• 2014 taxes paid: Approximately

$25 million property License Renewal

• Currently licensed until 2024

• Renewing license until 2044 NRC Public Meeting 3

Employee Contributions /Community Outreach

• Participated in the St. Charles Parish United Way Battle for the Paddle and St. Charles Parish Relay for Life.

• Raised over $159,000 for St. Charles Parish United Way and nonprofit organizations including Wounded Warriors, Alpha Daughters of Zion and American Cancer Society.

• Gave over $10,000 in grants to local charities and schools.

• Participated S.T.E.M. related programs for surrounding community schools including Hahnville High, Destrehan High and Xavier University.

• Supported Wetland Watcher Celebration

• Participated as Senior Project Panelist at Destrehan High School and Hahnville High School NRC Public Meeting 4

Community Outreach Hahnville High School Engineering and Robotics Club NRC Public Meeting 5

Community Outreach New Hope Baptist Church Outreach NRC Public Meeting 6

Community Outreach Wetland Watchers NRC Public Meeting 7

Community Outreach United Way / Battle for the Paddle Total Contribution to United Way: $159,312 NRC Public Meeting 8

Community Outreach Relay for Life - American Cancer Society NRC Public Meeting 9

Community Outreach Hahnville High School March of Dimes NRC Public Meeting 10

Community Outreach Satellite Center Plant Tour NRC Public Meeting 11

Community Outreach Satellite Center Plant Tour NRC Public Meeting 12

NRC Public Meeting 13 Entergy Nuclear Excellence We Power Life NRC Public Meeting Waterford 3 14

Michael Chisum Site Vice President Waterford 3 NRC Public Meeting 15

Waterford Steam Electric Station Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - 2014 July 7, 2015 1

Agenda

• Introduction

• What we do

• Waterfords Performance Results

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process 2

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Five Commissioners

• All nominated by the President

• Confirmed by the Senate

• No more than 3 can be from same political party 3

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.

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The NRC Regulates Nuclear Reactors Nuclear Materials 5

The NRC Regulates Nuclear Waste Nuclear Security 6

The Resident Inspector Program

• Introduced in 1978, expanded in response to Three Mile Island Accident of 1979

• Resident Inspectors are permanently stationed at the site

• Normally two inspectors per site, three for larger sites 7

Responsibilities of Resident Inspectors Scrutinize day-to-day plant conditions and operations to verify compliance with Federal Regulations 8

Responsibilities of Resident Inspectors Support the ROP by conducting baseline inspections and auditing the accuracy of performance indicators 9

Responsibilities of Resident Inspectors Communicate safety-significant issues to plant management for correction and, if necessary, to higher levels of NRC management for enforcement 10

Responsibilities of Resident Inspectors Respond to the site during emergencies to establish oversight and provide critical communications with the Region and Headquarters 11

Baseline Inspection

• The NRC conducted approximately 2,200 of direct inspection hours at Waterford in 2014

- Plus preparation and documentation 12

Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

Licensee performance is evaluated based on:

• Inspection Findings

• Performance Indicators Inspection Findings and Performance Indicators are assigned colors that reflect their safety significance:

Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance 13

Action Matrix Columns Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 14

Waterfords Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2014

• Regulatory Response Column - Column 2

• White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone

- Open since 4Q2013

- Inspected in 10/2014 and 3/2015

- Closed 1Q2015 15

Waterfords Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2014

• All Performance Indicators were Green

• 21 Green findings

- 19 non-cited violations

- 2 findings (no violation) 16

Noteworthy Findings

• Diesel Fuel Day Tank Corroded Vent

- Identified during Component Design Bases Inspection in 4Q2014

- Through-wall opening could have allowed water into day tank 17

Safety Significant Findings

• Test results demonstrated that:

- Roof drains remove water at a higher-than-predicted rate

- Diesel would continue to operate with higher-than-expected water contamination in fuel supply

• NRC conclusion

- Finding is Green 18

Waterfords Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2014

• Entergy operated Waterford 3 in a manner that preserved public health and safety

• All cornerstone objectives were met with minimal degradation in safety performance 19

Waterfords Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2014

• No substantive cross-cutting issues

• NRC plans baseline inspections at Waterford 3 for the remainder of 2015 20

Licensee Response and Remarks Waterford 3 21

NRC Closing Remarks NRC 22

Questions 23

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R E G I ON IV 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125 ANNUAL PUBLIC ASSESSMENT MEETING ATIENDANCE SHEET LICENSEE/FACILITY Entergy Operations/Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant DATE/TIME July 7, 2015@ 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center 15026 River Road Hahnville, LA 70057 ORGANIZATION Els