ML17101A440

Summary of Public Meeting with Entergy Operations, Inc. to Discuss Results of the Annual Assessment of Safety Performance at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station for 2016

ML17101A440
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	04/11/2017
From:	Greg Warnick NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Emily Larson Entergy Operations
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References
IR 2016006, ML17059D517 05000416/2016006
Download: ML17101A440 (15)

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

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511 April 11, 2017 Mr. Eric Larson, Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETING WITH ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.

Dear Mr. Larson:

This refers to the public meeting conducted at the Claiborne County Multi-Purpose Center, Port Gibson, Mississippi, on March 28, 2017, between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and your staff. Approximately 14 people attended the public meeting, including members of the general public, with representatives from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Mississippi Department of Health, the Green Party of Mississippi, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

During the meeting, the NRC presented the results of the annual assessment of safety performance at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2016, as documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000416/2016006, issued March 1, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17059D517). A copy of the NRC presentation and the public attendance sheet from the meeting are included as Enclosures 1 and 2, respectively.

During the meeting, your staff presented the stations perspective regarding the events that contributed to the transition to the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix in 2016, as well as a recent extended plant shutdown. During the public question-and-answer portion of the meeting, there were several questions from the public regarding the environmental impact of plant operation, the recent extended shutdown, the availability of NRC inspection reports, the NRC budget, traditional enforcement violations, and past significant events in the industry.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or the

E. Larson 2 NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gregory G. Warnick, Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-416 License No. NPF-29

Enclosures:

1. NRC Presentation

2. Public Meeting Attendance Sheet cc: Electronic Distribution

04/05/2017 Meeting to Discuss Grand Gulf Performance 2016 Annual Assessment March 28, 2017 1

NRC Staff Introductions

• Scott Morris

- Deputy Regional Administrator, Region IV

• Greg Warnick

- Branch Chief, Region IV 2

ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 1 Enclosure 1

04/05/2017 Senior Resident Inspector Matt Young Senior Resident Inspector 3

Resident Inspector Neil Day Resident Inspector 4

ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 2

04/05/2017 Grand Gulf Introductions Vin Fallacara Site Vice President Grand Gulf Entergy Operations, Inc.

5 Agenda

• 2016 Performance Assessment Results

• NRC Oversight Summary

• Grand Gulf Presentation

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Public Comments and Questions 6

ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 3

04/05/2017 2016 Assessment Results

• Safe to continue operating

• NRC is enhancing oversight 7

Significance Thresholds Inspection Findings and Performance Indicators Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance Increased NRC inspections and oversight 8

ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 4

04/05/2017 Action Matrix Columns Column 4 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Multiple/ Column 5 Licensee Regulatory Degraded Repetitive Unacceptable Response Response Performance Degraded Performance Cornerstone

• Increasing Safety Significance of Inputs

• Increasing NRC Oversight 9

Industry-Wide Performance 86 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 0 0 3 0 0

10 ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 5

04/05/2017 White Performance Indicator Greater than 3.0 Scrams per 7,000 Critical Hours

• March 29, 2016 - main transformer phase B trip

• June 17, 2016, turbine stop valve issue and trip

• June 25, 2016, turbine control valve issue and trip 11 Findings and Performance Indicators

• Reactor Oversight Program

- 21 Green Findings

- One White Performance Indicator

• Traditional Enforcement

- Three Severity Level IV Violations for impeding the regulatory process

- 10 CFR Part 50.59, Changes, tests, and experiments

- IP 92723 Inspection 12 ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 6

04/05/2017 Decline in Performance

• June 17, 2016, plant transient complicated by non-conservative decision making

• September 8, 2016, Technical Specification (TS) shutdown

• Configuration control errors during TS shutdown

• Entergys Decision to extend shutdown 13 Focus Areas

• Evaluate operator performance gaps

• Monitor improvement efforts to address performance gaps

• Review corrective action effectiveness 14 ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 7

04/05/2017 NRC Next Steps

• Monitor continued efforts to improve overall station performance

• Conduct IP 95001 inspection for White Performance Indicator

• IP 92723 Inspection for 3 Severity Level IV Violations

• Finish review of Unplanned Power Change Performance Indicator and alternate decay heat removal issue of concern 15 Grand Gulf Presentation Vin Fallacara Site Vice President Grand Gulf Entergy Operations, Inc.

16 ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 8

04/05/2017 NRC Closing Remarks Scott Morris Deputy Regional Administrator NRC Region IV 17 Questions or Comments?

18 ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 9

04/05/2017 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)

• To sign up for NRC news and correspondence

- http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html 19 NRC Social Media Channels

• Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/

• Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov

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

• RSS: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html#rss 20 ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 10

04/05/2017 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 21 ANO Annual Assessment Meeting 11

ML17101A440 SUNSI Review ADAMS: Non-Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Keyword:

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DATE 4/5/17 4/5/17 4/11/17