ML15261A159
| ML15261A159 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 01/13/1998 |
| From: | Ogle C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Mccollum W DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9801220080 | |
| Download: ML15261A159 (56) | |
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05000270 50-287 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Duke Power Co.
05000287 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION OGLE,C.R.
Region 2 (Post 820201)
RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION MCCOLLUM,W.R.
Duke Power Co.
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January 13, 1998 Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. W. R. McCollum Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
MEETING
SUMMARY
- OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION
Dear Mr. McCollum:
This refers to the meeting conducted by mutual request at the Oconee Nuclear Station on January 8, 1998, to discuss the status of plant performance issues.
Enclosed are a list of attendees and your presentation handouts.
It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial in that it provided the NRC staff with a better understanding of Oconee Nuclear Station performance and your ongoing initiatives.
In accordance with Section 2.790(a) of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10. Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact Mr. R. Carroll at (404) 562-4511.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
Charles R. Ogle, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-269. 50-270, and 50-287 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55
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- 1. List of Attendees
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Mr. J. E. Burchfield Manager, LIS Compliance NUS Corporation Duke Power Company 2650 McCormick Drive P. 0. Box 1439 Clearwater, FL 34619-1035 Seneca, SC 29679 Mr. G. A. Copp Mr. Paul R. Newton Licensing - E050 Legal Department (PB05E)
Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 1007 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28201-1007 Charlotte, NC 28242-0001 Ms. Karen E. Long Mr. Robert P. Gruber Assistant Attorney General Executive Director N. C. Department of Justice Public Staff - NCUC P. 0. Box 629 P. 0. Box 29520 Raleigh, NC 27602 Raleigh, NC 27626-0520 Distribution:
Mr. Robert B. Borsum D. LaBarge, NRR Framatome Technologies R. Carroll, RII 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 C. Ogle, RII Rockville, MD 20852 C. Payne, RII PUBLIC Mr. J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
NRC Resident Inspector Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, D. C. 20005 Dayne H. Brown, Director Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environmental Health & Natural Resources P. 0. Box 27687 Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 Mr. Max Batavia, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 County Supervisor of Oconee County Walhalla, SC 29621 OFFICE RII:DRP RII:
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LIST OF ATTENDEES Nuclear Reaulatory Commission L. Reyes, Regional Administrator, Region II (RII)
L. Plisco. Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII J. Jaudon, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), RII H. Berkow, Director, Project Directorate 11-2, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
C. Ogle, Chief, Branch 1, DRP, RII D. LaBarge, Project Manager, Project Directorate 11-2, NRR M. Scott, Senior Resident Inspector - Oconee, DRP Oconee Nuclear Station M. Tuckman, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Generation, Duke Energy Corporation W. McCollum, Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS)
B. Peele, Station Manager, ONS W. Foster, Safety Assurance Manager, ONS M. Nazar, Engineering Manager, ONS E. Burchfield, Regulatory Compliance Manager, ONS ENCLOSURE 1
Oconee Nuclear Station Bi-Monthly Performance Meeting SNud January 8, 1998 1
ENCLOSURE 2
=MAIM AGENDA
- Purpose of Meeting
- Plant Status
- Communication Activities
- Temporary Defenses
- Recovery Plan Focus Areas
- Closing Remarks 2
PURPOSE OF MEETING
- Oconee performance not meeting expectations
- Recovery plan is being implemented
- Measures are in place to monitor performance
- Monthly updates to Duke Nuclear Executive Vice President
- Bi-monthly updates to Region II
- Continuously assessing performance improvement and monitoring change management issues
- While the initiatives and schedules presented today do not represent new regulatory commitments, site management is actively engaged with following through on these efforts 3
SITE DIRECTION
- Cultural changes
- Management's tolerance for performance issues
- Lower threshold for identifying problems
- Benchmarking
- Process improvements
- Self assessment and corrective action
- Operational focus
- Human performance
- Management of programs Design basis
- Equipment and system reliability
A PLANT STATUS (Unit 1 Power History) 120 Shutdomn to Repair Seconday Side Piping Shutdowm to Inspect HPI Nzzles Opeat73%dt 100Oprtoat7%deo 1A1 RCP Vibration 80 SG Tube Leak 60 Outage 40 Shutdom to 2
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PLANT STATUS (Unit 3 Power History) 120 HPI Nozzle Inspections/Repairs, Shutdown to Repair 3B RBCU 3A and 3B HPI Pump Repairs and 3B HPI Pump MIotor 100 80 60 40 Turbine Offline to Repair Power Reduction 20--
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YEAR END REVIEW
- Performance improvement areas identified in Recovery Plan
- Some areas of performance remain strong Personnel exposure remains in top quartile Liquid and solid waste reduction Fuel performance Emergency Planning Planning and execution of non-routine evolutions 8
Jill YEAR END REVIEW Stronger processes put in place
- Daily risk assessments
- Engineering benchmarking and operating experience
- More formal daily status reporting
- Engineering work control and management
- Operations evolution monitoring
- Post-maintenance and modification testing 9
14 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
- Communication plan is being implemented
- Surveys indicate understanding of required changes is improving
- Continued focus on communication of site direction is needed 10
ERC 0 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES Communication activities already planned through 1998
- Team Notes
- Supervisor and All Hands meetings
- Time-outs
- Special Communications
- Information enhancements at entrances and exits 11
SITE-WIDE COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES Site Leadership and All Hands Meetings H
PMonthly Executive Vice President employee meetings Human Performance Six Tools Team Notes Meet w/Group Mgr / Supv (separate from staff meetings)
Communication Series Breakfast Meetings w/all employees Weely Focus in Team Notes on Recovery Focus Area Six Tools Communication Series to Mgr / S "Drop In" Visits to Weekly Team Meetings 7/97 10/97 1/98 3/98 6/98 9/98 12/98 Human PerformancI "Market Recovery Plan 1st Qtr 1998 All Hands Meeting Review Committeet Site Leadership and All Hands Meetigs Established in Eaci Group "Division Event-Free Human Performance Article featured in Site Newsletter Updated ONS Web Page to Showcase Six Tools Site Newsletter Recovery Plan and Six Tools articles Unit 1 Outage Preview Bulletin Featured Six Tools Arrow Supv/Mgr Staff Meetings
TEMPORARY DEFENSES
- Control Room Activities
- Operations / Engineering / Maintenance Communications
- ISI Work
- Trouble Shooting Activities
- Special and Post Mod Testing
- Chemistry / Operations Interfaces 13
TEMPORARY DEFENSES
- No nuclear system events in last half of 1997 0
- Examples of successes
- Management oversight of Operations Shifts
- No post-maintenance / modification testing missed during Unit 1 outage
- Improved SG wet lay-up process
- No ISI process problems during Unit 1 outage
- Still too many lower significance performance issues 14
RECOVERY PLAN FOCUS AREAS December 1997 Field Number o InvolvementlJob site Observation Mispositio.nngs TK McQuarrie 20 RT Bon 20%
TEPR Process Pre-Jobl Manager Observations Prompt Response 201 Projects Implemented Post-Job Briefs Conducted and.to Initiative Group Self Assessmnent Equipment Problems Milestones Met DB Coyle 15%
T K McQuarrie 20%
H R Lowery 20%
O0C Kohler 20%
8 D Capps 50%
KEY Human Performance PIP RED 1.01.99 POINTS LERs Quality YELLOW 2o - 2.s POINTS GREEN 2.7-30 POINTS NGD measure 45%
RT Bond 25%
WHrE 0 POINTS (Unreported)
HumanPerformance QUARTERLY IQ 3Q NRC STATUS YTO 97 97 Violations NGD measure 9%
CURRENT (MEASURE) rATus Culture (EXPERT)
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Index NGD measure 6%
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DESIGN BASIS FOCUS AREA
- INITIATIVES:
HPI System Review Oconee Safety Related Designation Clarification Project SQUG Improved Technical Specifications Oconee Service Water Project UFSAR Project Review Generic Letter 96-06 Emergency Power Plan Improvement Project Severe Accident Guidelines 16
DESIGN BASIS FOCUS AREA
- INITIATIVES:
HPI System Review
- HPI Reliability Study submitted 12/18/97
- Study concluded reliability of HPI System is high
- Recommendations to further improve reliability will be implemented
- HPI/LPI SITA completed Several items identified to improve NPSH margin
- Findings and recommendations to be addressed in 1998 17
DESIGN BASIS FOCUS AREA INITIATIVES:
Oconee Safety Related Designation Clarification (OSRDC) Project
- 25 engineering calculations completed to clearly define event mitigation equipment requirements
- Equipment functional database completed
- QA-1 equipment checklist completed
-SQUG
- SQUG report submitted 12/15/97
- In-depth review confirmed ONS equipment meets design basis 18
DESIGN BASIS FOCUS AREA
- INITIATIVES:
- Improved Technical Specifications
- Submitted 10/28/97
- Implementation activities on schedule
- Oconee Service Water Project
- Unit 1 outage modifications completed
- Working on remaining innage packages
- Preparing test procedures for Unit 2 outage
- UFSAR Reverification
- UFSAR Chapter 5 review completed
- UFSAR Chapter 9 review underway 19
DESIGN BASIS FOCUS AREA
- INITIATIVES:
- Resolution to aux cooler isolation this spring
- Emergency Power Plan Improvement Project
- Two NSMs scheduled for Innage 66
- Severe Accident Management Guidelines
- Implementation completed
- Ongojing training scheduled 20
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SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY FOCUS AREA
- Initiatives:
OAC Replacement Project ONS Materiel Condition Upgrade ICS Replacement Project Control Rod Drive Mechanism Concerns Top Equipment Problem Resolution (TEPR) Process System Team Development Emergency Power System Continued Reliability / Availability Assurance Fluid Leak Management Program Management of Temporary Modifications Control Room Instrument Problem (CRIP) Management Secondary System / Equipment Reliability Equipment Aging Program 21
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY NU IFOCUS AREA INITIATIVES:
- OAC Replacement
- Units 1 and 3 completed
- Revised method of Unit 1 SPND testing reduced radiation exposure
- 75% reduction in Unit 1 problem points during startup
- Lessons learned from Unit 3 reduced Unit 1 implementation schedule
- ONS Materiel Condition Upgrade
- All initial area owners identified and trained
- Baseline inspections for accessible areas completed
- Weekly inspection program implemented 22
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY FOCUS AREA INITIATIVES:
ICS Replacement
- Units 1 and 3 completed
- Unit 1 implemented ahead of schedule
- 75% of the testing on Unit 1 is complete
- Control Rod Drive Mechanisms
- Top Equipment Problem Resolution (TEPR) Process
- Implemented new site directive that is refocusing efforts on highest priority equipment problems
- Developed initial list of major equipment problems
- Weekly meetings on work-around list 23
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY 9
7FOCUS AREA INITIATIVES:
System Team Development
- System Team Site Directive issued
- 12 System Teams have been formed
- Emergency Power System Continued Reliability /
Availability Assurance
- Assessment completed in December 1997
- Equipment condition is good
- Maintenance, testing, and operation are adequate
- Additional monitoring and trending needed to allow for end-of-life projections 24
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY FOCUS AREA INITIATIVES:
- Fluid Leak Management Program
- Leak inventory completed for Auxiliary Building
- Database developed for tracking active catch container locations
- Management of Temporary Modifications
- Over 40% reduction in the number of temporary mods
- Control Room Instrument Problem (CRIP)
Management
- CRIP work pre-planned for unscheduled outages 25
Jl SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY FOCUS AREA INITIATIVES:
- Secondary System / Component Reliability
- Currently reviewing forced shutdowns and power reductions
- ONS Equipment Aging Program
- General Office completing component aging matrix
- All components and component groupings finalized
- Degradation mechanisms finalized
- Gap analysis via system engineer interviews underway
- Benchmarking visit planned 26
HUMAN PERFORMANCE liiP FOCUS AREA
- Activities /Observations
- Site steering team and group human performance improvement teams leading efforts
- Real time measures and monitoring programs being implemented
- HPRC improvement actions identified
- Observations show increased use of 6 tools
- Field work errors reduced by increased use of job observations
- Skill based errors predominant in Common Cause Analysis
- Additional improvements necessary 27
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- Examples of Progress
- Questioning Attitude
- Stop When Unsure
- Safety Assessment
- Procedure Use
- Communications
- Self Checking 28
HUMAN PERFORMANCE FOCUS AREA INITIATIVES:
- Human performance training for all employees in 1998 (includes initial, refresher and continued training)
- Human performance training will be provided for outage vendors and longer term vendors
- Integrating coworker coaching / instant feedback / constant reinforcement in work application to reduce human error
- Continued assessment activities
- Real time behavior based monitoring will be implemented
- Planned implementation of Management Error Common Cause in last half of 1998 29
OCONEE HUMAN ERROR REDUCTION MODEL EVENT FREE HUMAN PERFORMANCE ofALL le Personal Safet Asmt.
Self-Check ( TR Questioning Attitude (QV&V)
Procedure Use & Adherence Clear Communication Techniques STOP...When Unsure Supervisors
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.X Pre-Job BrieflPost-Job Brief 21 Field InvolvementlJob Observations o
Communication and Information O
Managers Common Mission, Goals Expectations Maintain Focus - Manage Change Clear Priorities, Roles & Responsibilities Performance Monitoring, Observation, Feedback High Standards, Knowledge & Skill Effective Problem Solving, Conservative Decision Making
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HUMAN PERFORMANCE 14 FOCUS AREA
- MEASURE: Field Involvement / Job Observation 14 o 0 a 12 m
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Culture Index is a leading indicator
- Current value is 11.94
- Using Culture Index to focus on areas of needed improvement
- Goal is > 14 by end of 1998
- Recovery plans are underway for improvement 33
SELF ASSESSMENT FOCUS AREA
- Corrective Action PIP Backlog
- PIP Quality
- Manager Observation / Group Assessment Effectiveness
- In-Plant Review and Safety Review Group Job Observation Process
- Benchmarking Activities 34
SELF ASSESSMENT Le FOCUS AREA INITIATIVE: PIP Activity Backlog (> 6 months old) 0
PIP Activity Backlog (> 6 months old)
YTD ACTUAL 500YTD TARE 500.
400 300 200 100 0
SELF ASSESSMENT Nud FOCUS AREA
- Progress / Activities
- Met 12/31/97 goal
- 41% reduction in backlog > 6 months old
- Goals for next 6 months being developed
- Total backlog review scheduled
- Screening team to be strengthened
- Focus on completion of oldest PIPs
- PIP threshold seems appropriate 36
SELF ASSESSMENT INU FOCUS AREA
- INITIATIVE: PIP Quality
- Improvement in quality seen
- Regular feedback provided to users
- Continuous focus needed
- Assessment by General Office scheduled 37
SELF ASSESSMENT FOCUS AREA INITIATIVE: Manager Observations / Group Assessments 9
Raise the number and quality of manager observations and group assessments MEASURE:
100 E] Manager Observation V
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1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 38
"1ii SELF ASSESSMENT 14 FOCUS AREA Assessment Areas Station Division
- Fuel Handling Activities (Maintenance)
- Welding Program (Maintenance)
- Procedure Development Process (Operations)
- General Employee Training Program (RP)
Engineering Division
- PIP implementation
- Service Water Project Modification Package Quality Commodities and Facilities
- QA / Commercial Grade Program
- Respirator issue program Safety Assurance
- Air Permit Compliance Training 39
- Periodic Self Evaluation of Operator Training Program
SELF ASSESSMENT FOCUS AREA INITIATIVE: Number of In-Plant Reviews and Safety Review Group Job Observations Improve number and quality of independent job observations MEASURE:
Number of IPRs/LERs Completed E
Number of SRG Job Observations NUMUK TARGET Completed 20 CoM PLETED YTD 40 TARGET 15 30 10_
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SELF ASSESSMENT P2 FOCUS AREA Observations / Activities
- Met 12/31/97 goals
- Improvement in use of 6 tools
- Procedure Use
- Communication
- Increased knowledge of recovery direction
- PIPs indicate much progress still needed
- Staffing revised Safety Review Group organization 41
SELF ASSESSMENT FOCUS AREA INITIATIVE: Benchmarking Activities Adopt industry best practices by increased focus on benchmarking activities MEASURE:
Number of Benchmarking Activites Completed YTDActual 0
YTD Target 18 16 14 12 10 6
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SELF ASSESSMENT N_
FOCUS AREA Benchmarking Activities
- Significantly increased benchmarking activities
- All Groups / Divisions
- Locations visited: (July through December)
North Anna H. B. Robinson Limerick Beaver Valley Shearon Harris TMI ANO (3 times)
Crystal River-3 Davis Besse (twice)
Comanche Peak Millstone V.C. Summer 43
SELF ASSESSMENT Pu FOCUS AREA Benchmarking Activities Topics:
Operations Organization Modification Processes Assessment Processes Environmental Management Work Control Activities Emergency Planning SAMG Drills Receipt Inspections Operations Communications 44
OPERATIONAL FOCUS AREA INITIATIVES
- Effective root cause and corrective actions for operational related events
- Prompt response to operational concerns
- Enhance Operating Experience Program
- Effective daily risk assessment process
- Work backlog management 45
OPERATIONAL FOCUS AREA INITIATIVE: Effective root cause and corrective actions for operational-related events Improve root cause and corrective actions for operational-related events
- Team selected to review all events
-Management team will provide oversight
- Characterize all mispositioning events at monthly meetings
- Special assistance to support group investigations 46
OPERATIONAL FOCUS AREA MEASURE: Site Mispositionings Number of Site Mispositions 10-Actual 8-Target 6
4 2
U-OPERATIONAL FOCUS AREA INITIATIVE: Prompt Response to Operational Concerns
- Plant Concern / Action Register implemented
- Workarounds added to TEPR Problem Resolution list
- MEASURES:
- Operations Shift Managers' feedback
- Numbe of Workarounds resolved per quarter 48
OPERATIONAL FOCUS AREA Nud INITIATIVE: Enhance Operating Experience Program Emphasize expectations regarding site use of operating experience MEASURE:
Num ber of OEDB Accesses by Oconee Site YTD ACTUAL 3400 YTD TARGET 3200 3000 2800 2600 2400 2200 2000 AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 49
OPERATIONAL FOCUS AREA INITIATIVE: Effective daily risk assessment for activities affecting unit operation
- Structured process implemented to communicate and manage higher risk activities
- Examples of risk management
- Emergency power testing
- Unit 1 check valve repair 50
OPERATIONAL FOCUS AREA INITIATIVE: Work Management Backlog
- Control age and quantity of outstanding maintenance tasks
- Timely closure of field completed task paperwork
- Use Priority E work request category only when needed
- Stress seven week schedule to improve management of Maintenance crews 51
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