ML24137A188

Annual Assessment Meeting for Pa/Md/Ny/Nj Nuclear Power Plants - NRC Presentation Slides

ML24137A188
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Site:	Beaver Valley, Calvert Cliffs, Peach Bottom, Salem, Nine Mile Point, Hope Creek, Susquehanna, Limerick, Ginna, FitzPatrick
Issue date:	05/16/2024
From:	Division of Operating Reactors
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1 2023 Annual Assessment Meeting Region I King of Prussia, PA May 22, 2024

Meeting Conduct

• All participants will be muted during presentations by NRC staff.

• The chat is enabled to allow you to ask questions during the meeting.

• We encourage mutual respect on the part of NRC staff and attendees.

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How to Ask a Question

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• Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

• 2023 Safety Performance Overview

- FitzPatrick

- Ginna

- Nine Mile Point

- Beaver Valley

- Calvert Cliffs

- Hope Creek

- Salem

- Limerick

- Peach Bottom

- Susquehanna

• Question-and-Answer Session 4

Agenda

5 Our Mission To license and regulate the nations 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 protect the environment.

6 Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Performance Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance

Reactor Oversight Process 7

• Baseline Inspection Program

- Minimum level of inspection conducted at all facilities regardless of their performance.

• Reactive Inspections (e.g., Special Inspections)

- Events involving reactor facilities are investigated in a timely, objective, systematic and technically sound manner.

• Supplemental Inspections (e.g., IP 95001)

- Applies NRC inspection resources in a graded manner when risk-significant performance issues are identified.

8 Types of Inspections

Reactor Oversight Process 9

Facility Information Finder

• Additional Plant Information

• Safety Performance Summary

• Inspection Reports

• NRC Points of Contact 10

Projects Branch 1 Erin Carfang Branch Chief Ginna FitzPatrick Nine Mile Point 11

R.E. Ginna Resident Inspectors 12 Jason Schussler Senior Resident Inspector Chris Swisher Resident Inspector Facility Information Finder R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1

R.E. Ginna 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Licensee Response Column

• 4,300 hours0.00347 days <br />0.0833 hours <br />4.960317e-4 weeks <br />1.1415e-4 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 6 Green Findings 13

James A. FitzPatrick Resident Inspectors 14 Eric Miller Senior Resident Inspector Veronica Fisher Resident Inspector Facility Information Finder James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1

James A. FitzPatrick 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Licensee Response Column

• 6,500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> of inspection and related activities.

• Green Performance Indicators

• 11 Green Findings and 2 Severity Level IV Violations 15

Chris Kline Senior Resident Inspector 16 Nine Mile Point Resident Inspectors Beth Sienel Resident Inspector Facility Information Finder Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1 / Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2

Nine Mile Point 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Licensee Response Column

• 9,100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 1 Green Finding 17

Projects Branch 2 Matt Young Branch Chief Beaver Valley 18

Neil Day Senior Resident Inspector Beaver Valley Resident Inspectors 19 Alex Nugent Resident Inspector Facility Information Finder Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 / Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2

Beaver Valley 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Licensee Response Column

• 5,700 hours0.0081 days <br />0.194 hours <br />0.00116 weeks <br />2.6635e-4 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 12 Green Findings 20

Projects Branch 3 Brice Bickett Branch Chief Calvert Cliffs Hope Creek Salem 21

Calvert Cliffs Resident Inspectors Gene DiPaolo Senior Resident Inspector Anthony Tran Resident Inspector 22 Facility Information Finder Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 / Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2

Calvert Cliffs 2023 Assessment Summary Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment Unit 1 - Regulatory Response Column (Licensee Response Column as of March 21, 2024)

Unit 2 - Licensee Response Column 8,200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br /> of inspection and related activities Green Performance Indicators 10 Green & 1 White Findings 1 Severity Level IV Violation

Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 Action Matrix - Regulatory Response 24 A Special Inspection was conducted in May 2023 following a failure of the 1A emergency diesel generator in April 2023.

The Special Inspection team identified a White Finding (3Q23) related to inadequate maintenance practices for the 1A emergency diesel generator.

Supplemental Inspection (IP 95001) was recently completed, and the plant transitioned from the Regulatory Response to the Licensee Response Column effective March 21, 2024.

Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Performance Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Licensee

Response

Hope Creek Resident Inspectors 25 Jigar Patel Senior Resident Inspector Justin Bresson Resident Inspector Facility Information Finder Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1

Hope Creek 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Licensee Response Column

• 4,600 hours0.00694 days <br />0.167 hours <br />9.920635e-4 weeks <br />2.283e-4 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 7 Green Findings and 2 Severity Level IV Violations 26

Salem Resident Inspectors 27 Eli Garcia Resident Inspector Larry Grimes Senior Resident Inspector (acting)

Facility Information Finder Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 / Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2

Salem 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Licensee Response Column

• 6,900 hours0.0104 days <br />0.25 hours <br />0.00149 weeks <br />3.4245e-4 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 12 Green Findings 28

Projects Branch 4 Jon Greives Branch Chief Limerick Peach Bottom Susquehanna 29

Limerick Resident Inspectors 30 Adam Ziedonis Senior Resident Inspector Eric Miller Resident Inspector (acting)

Facility Information Finder Limerick Generating Station, Unit 1 / Limerick Generating Station, Unit 2

Limerick 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Licensee Response Column

• 5,900 hours0.0104 days <br />0.25 hours <br />0.00149 weeks <br />3.4245e-4 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 6 Green Findings 31

Peach Bottom Resident Inspectors 32 Scott Rutenkroger Senior Resident Inspector Corey Dukehart Resident Inspector Facility Information Finder Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 2 / Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 3

Peach Bottom 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Unit 2 - Licensee Response Column (June 8, 2023)

Unit 3 - Licensee Response Column

• 7,100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> of inspection and related activities.

• Green Performance Indicators

• 10 Green Findings and 1 Severity Level IV Violation 33

Peach Bottom Unit 2 Action Matrix Transition 34 Supplemental inspection (IP 95001) was completed in response to a White Finding (3Q22) related to use of a procedure not appropriate for plant conditions that led to a reactor scram, or shutdown. The plant transitioned from the Regulatory Response to the Licensee Response Column effective June 8, 2023.

Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Performance Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance

Susquehanna Resident Inspectors 35 Jennifer England Senior Resident Inspector Erin Brady Resident Inspector Facility Information Finder Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 1 / Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 2

Susquehanna 2023 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Licensee Response Column

• 5,800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 3 Green Findings 36

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More Information

• Inspection Reports

- https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/oversight/listofrpts-body.html

• Reactor Oversight Process

- https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/oversight.html

• Fact Sheets and Brochures

- https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/

• NRC Information Digest

- https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1350/

• Regulations

- https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/

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