ML24134A106

2023 Annual Assessment Meeting Presentation Slides

ML24134A106
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Site:	Farley
Issue date:	05/13/2024
From:	Alejandro Alen NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
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PLANT FARLEY Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II 2023 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT

Public forum to address plant performance in 2023 for:

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Provide an overview on NRC inspection activities NRC representatives are available for individual discussion; questions and answers Purpose 2

Farley Resident Inspectors Peter Meier Sarah Temple Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector

Introductions

NRC Region II Representatives at Farley 3

Mark Franke Alan Blamey Jannette Worosilo Dave Gasperson John Pelchat

Introductions

NRC Region II Representatives Director Division of Reactor Projects Region II Chief, Projects Branch 2 Region II Chief, Plant Support Branch Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II 4

Sr. Gov. Liasion Officer Region II

The NRC's mission is to license and regulate the Nation's civilian use of radioactive materials to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety and to promote the common defense and security and to protect the environment.

STRATEGIC GOALS SAFETY STRATEGIC GOAL: Ensure the Safe Use of Radioactive Materials SECURITY STRATEGIC GOAL: Ensure the Secure Use of Radioactive Materials Regulatory Process Overview NRC Mission Statement 5

Regulatory Process Overview Reactor Oversight Process 6

INSPECTION Resident inspectors are on-site and issue quarterly inspection reports.

Regional inspections include:

Radiation Protection

Emergency Planning PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 17 Performance Indicators Data submitted to NRC quarterly Inspection program verifies accuracy Data available on the NRC website Regulatory Process Overview Reactor Oversight Process

Security

Engineering 7

Special Inspections, if necessary

INCREASING Safety Significance NRC Inspection Efforts NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Regulatory Actions Regulatory Process Overview Reactor Oversight Process - Action Matrix ACTION MATRIX COLUMNS 8

Column 1:

Licensee

Response

Column 2:

Regulatory

Response

Column 3:

Degraded Cornerstone Column 4:

Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column 5:

Unacceptable Performance

Inspectors live in the community and work at the Nuclear Power Plants.

Daily coverage and oversight of plant activities, including control room visits and routine meetings with plant managers.

Prioritize inspections based on important plant activity.

Regulatory Process Overview Resident Inspector Program 9

Support NRC allegation process for plant employees and the public Routinely discuss safety concerns with plant management and operators Regulatory Process Overview Resident Inspector Program 10

Observe emergency exercises and provide support for any real emergencies, urgent issues or events.

Support regional staff gather first-hand information to determine significance of events and need for follow-up inspection.

Regulatory Process Overview Resident Inspector Program 11

Farley Performance Assessment Increased Oversight Summary for 2023 Units 1 and 2 in Degraded Cornerstone Column during 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters of 2023 One (1) Greater-than-Green (G-t-G) Violation, effective 4th Quarter 2022 Unit 1 in Regulatory Response Column during 3rd and 4th quarters in 2023 One (1) White violation, effective 3rd Quarter 2023 Supplemental inspections conducted to ensure Farley identified and corrected the root and contributing causes that led to the performance issues.

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September 6, 2022 - Security Event The Plant is Safe: Not an Ongoing Issue NRC conducted a Special Inspection March 2023 NRC issued a G-t-G Notice of Violation Units 1 and 2 placed in the Degraded Cornerstone Column September 2023 NRC inspection verified corrective actions addressed the performance issue(s).

Units 1 and 2 returned to License Response Column 13 Farley Performance Assessment Greater-than-Green Violation in Security Cornerstone

February 26, 2023 - Unit 1 B emergency diesel generator failure due to a lube oil leak.

Oil leak resulted from Farleys failure to identify and correct the cause of a previous lube oil leak.

October 2023 NRC issued a White Notice of Violation of Corrective Action Requirements Unit 1 placed in the Regulatory Response Column December 2023 NRC inspection verified corrective actions addressed the performance issue(s).

Unit 1 returned to Licensee Response Column 14 Farley Performance Assessment White Violation in Mitigating Systems Cornerstone

Farley Performance Assessment Annual Assessment Summary Southern Nuclear operated the Farley Nuclear Plant safely and in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the environment.

Units 1 and 2 were in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix at the end of the last quarter of 2023

All PIs were Green (no performance thresholds exceeded)

All other 16 findings were of very low safety significance (i.e., Green)

One (1) Traditional Enforcement non-cited violation severity level IV NRC plans to conduct routine baseline inspections for 2024 15

CLOSING REMARKS Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II May 14, 2024 PLANT FARLEY

Getting in Touch with the NRC On the web - www.nrc.gov By phone - 404-997-4417 (Region 2 Public Affairs Officer)

Email - OPA2.Resource@nrc.gov Allegations 800-695-7403 17

NRC on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/nrcgov Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nrcgov/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nrcgov/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/sets LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s--nuclear-regulatory-commission/mycompany/

GovDelivery: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNRC/

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Questions and Feedback Questions for Plant Farley NRC Representatives?

Public Meeting Feedback Form:

1. Navigate to the Public Meeting Schedule and click on

then click the link for this meeting, or press the [more] link for this meeting and then click the link on the Meeting Details page.

OR

2. Use QR Code and enter the Meeting Code for this meeting.

Meeting Code No.

20240474 19