ML070790730

2006 NRC and Neac Public Meeting Slides to Discuss Millstone Station Annual Assessment Performance EOC 2006-07

ML070790730
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/20/2007
From:	Paul Krohn NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
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Krohn P, RI/DRP/PB6/610-337-5120
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NRC & NEAC Meeting NRC & NEAC Meeting Concerning Millstone Station Performance Concerning Millstone Station Performance 2006 Reactor Oversight Program 2006 Reactor Oversight Program 2 2 Purpose of Today's MeetingNRC will address Millstone NRC will address Millstone

s performance as s performance as described in the annual assessment letterdescribed in the annual assessment letter

!!NEAC will be given the opportunity to respond to the NEAC will be given the opportunity to respond to the information, request clarifications, and ask additional information, request clarifications, and ask additional questions as needed questions as neededNRC will be available to engage interested NRC will be available to engage interested stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role in ensuring safe plant operationsin ensuring safe plant operations 3 3 AgendaIntroduction and NRC OrganizationReview of NRC Reactor Oversight ProcessRegulatory Summary of National Plant PerformanceNRC Assessment of Millstone's PerformanceNEAC Response and RemarksNRC and NEAC Closing RemarksBreakNRC available to address public questions 4 4 Region I Organization Region I OrganizationSamuel J. CollinsRegional Administrator Marc L. DapasDeputy Regional AdministratorDavid C. LewDirector Division of Reactor ProjectsJames W. CliffordDeputy DirectorA. Randolph BloughDirector Division of Reactor SafetyMarsha K. GamberoniDeputy DirectorPaul G. KrohnBranch ChiefRegional SpecialistsMillstoneResident InspectorsMax SchneiderJamie BenjaminRicardo FernandesSenior Project EngineerBarry NorrisProject EngineerEugene Huang 5 5 NRC Representatives NRC RepresentativesJim Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRPJim Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP

--(6" 0) 337 (6" 0) 337--5080 5080Paul Krohn, Branch Chief Paul Krohn, Branch Chief

--(6" 0) 337 (6" 0) 337--5" 20 5" 20Max Schneider, Senior Resident InspectorMax Schneider, Senior Resident InspectorJamie Benjamin, Resident InspectorJamie Benjamin, Resident InspectorRicardo Ricardo Fernandes Fernandes, Resident Inspector , Resident Inspector

--(860) 447(860) 447--3" 70 3" 70Eugene Huang, Project EngineerEugene Huang, Project Engineer

--(6" 0) 337 (6" 0) 337--5322 5322 6 6NRC Performance GoalsNRC Performance GoalsSafety: Ensure protection of the public health and Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environmentsafety and the environmentSecurity: Ensure the secure use and management of Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials radioactive materialsOpenness: Ensure openness in our regulatory processOpenness: Ensure openness in our regulatory processEffectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely efficient, realistic, and timelyManagement: Ensure excellence in agency Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out NRC strategic objectivesmanagement to carry out NRC strategic objectives 7 7 Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas 8 8 Typical Baseline Inspection AreasEquipment Alignment Triennial Fire Protection Operator Response Emergency Preparedness Radiation Release Controls Worker Radiation Protection Corrective Action Program Corrective Action Case Reviews 9 9 Significance ThresholdPerformance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White:May increase NRC oversightYellow:Requires more NRC oversight Red:Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:Very Low safety issue White:Low to moderate safety issueYellow:Substantial safety issue Red:High safety issue 10 10 Action Matrix Concept Action Matrix ConceptLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC Inspection EffortsIncreasing NRC/Licensee Management InvolvementIncreasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Increasing Regulatory Actions 11 11Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance Status at End of 2006Licensee Response 70Regulatory Response 24Degraded Cornerstone 6Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone3Unacceptable 0 Total" 03 12 12 National SummaryPerformance Indicator Results (at end of 2006)

!Green" 843!White""!Yellow 0!Red 0Total Inspection Findings (2006)

!Green 676!White" 3!Yellow 0!Red 0 13 13 NRC 2006 Inspection Activities Millstone!!Hours of inspection and assessment related activitiesHours of inspection and assessment related activities

--5720 hours at Millstone Unit 2 5720 hours0.0662 days <br />1.589 hours <br />0.00946 weeks <br />0.00218 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 2

--343" hours at Millstone Unit 3 343" hours at Millstone Unit 3

!!Three resident inspectors assigned to the siteThree resident inspectors assigned to the site

--Ricardo Fernandes started at Millstone in Nov. 2006Ricardo Fernandes started at Millstone in Nov. 2006

!!Other Inspections Other Inspections

--"3 Regional inspections "3 Regional inspections

--6 Team inspections6 Team inspections 14 14 NRC Major Inspection Activities NRC Major Inspection Activities Millstone Millstone!!Daily Resident InspectionsDaily Resident Inspections

!!Problem Identification and Resolution team inspectionProblem Identification and Resolution team inspection

!!Component Design Basis team inspectionComponent Design Basis team inspection

!!Unit 2 Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal Unit 2 Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal supplemental inspectionsupplemental inspection

!!Unit 2 Pressurizer Replacement team inspectionUnit 2 Pressurizer Replacement team inspection

!!Emergency Preparedness Exercise team inspectionEmergency Preparedness Exercise team inspection

!!Unit 2 Refueling Outage Unit 2 Refueling Outage 15 15 NRC 2006 Assessment Results NRC 2006 Assessment Results Millstone MillstoneLicensee Response Column for Unit 2 and Unit 3Licensee Response Column for Unit 2 and Unit 3 at the end of 2006 at the end of 2006Unit 2 had a White Performance Indicator for the first Unit 2 had a White Performance Indicator for the first three quarters.

three quarters.

--Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat RemovalUnplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal

--NRC completed Supplemental Inspection (September 2006) NRC completed Supplemental Inspection (September 2006)

--PI returned to Green in 4PI returned to Green in 4 th th Quarter Quarter 16 16 NRC 2006 Inspection Results NRC 2006 Inspection Results Millstone Millstone!!Inspection Findings Inspection Findings

--8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 28 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 2

--8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 38 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 3

--" Finding of very low safety significance (Green) common

" Finding of very low safety significance (Green) common to both units to both units 17 17 NRC 2006 Inspection Results NRC 2006 Inspection Results Millstone MillstoneCommon Theme EvaluationCommon Theme Evaluation

!!Identified five findings with a common theme in the area of Identified five findings with a common theme in the area of problem identification and resolution (specifically, quality of problem identification and resolution (specifically, quality of operability determinations).operability determinations).

!!Reviewed Millstone Reviewed Millstone

s corrective actions.

s corrective actions.

!!Concluded that Millstone Concluded that Millstone

s actions are acceptable in scope, s actions are acceptable in scope, timeliness, and effectiveness to address these issues.timeliness, and effectiveness to address these issues.

!!As a result, no substantive cross As a result, no substantive cross

--cutting issue was identified.cutting issue was identified.

18 18 NRC Annual Assessment Summary NRC Annual Assessment Summary Millstone MillstoneDominion operated Millstone Units 2 & 3 in a manner Dominion operated Millstone Units 2 & 3 in a manner that preserved public health and safetythat preserved public health and safetyAll Reactor Oversight Process cornerstone objectives All Reactor Oversight Process cornerstone objectives were met were metNRC plans baseline inspections at Millstone for the 2007 NRC plans baseline inspections at Millstone for the 2007 assessment periodassessment period 19 19 Contacting the NRC Contacting the NRCReport an emergency Report an emergency

!!(30") 8" 6 (30") 8" 6--5" 00 (call collect) 5" 00 (call collect)Report a safety concern:

Report a safety concern:

!!(800) 695 (800) 695--7403 7403  !!Allegation@nrc.gov Allegation@nrc.govGeneral information or questions General information or questions

!!www.nrc.gov www.nrc.gov

!!Select Select ""What We Do What We Do

""for Public Affairs for Public AffairsPaul Paul Krohn Krohn, Branch Chief, Branch Chief

!!pgk"@nrc.gov pgk"@nrc.gov 20 20 Reference Sources Reference SourcesReactor Oversight ProcessReactor Oversight Process

!!http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.htmlhttp://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.htmlPublic Electronic Reading RoomPublic Electronic Reading Room

!!http://www.nrc.gov/readinghttp://www.nrc.gov/reading

--rm.htmlrm.htmlPublic Document RoomPublic Document Room

!!""--800 800--397 397--4209 (Toll Free) 4209 (Toll Free) 21 21 NEAC Response and Remarks NEAC Response and Remarks Millstone Nuclear Power Station Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 and Unit 3 Unit 2 and Unit 3 END OF THE PRESENTATION END OF THE PRESENTATIONNuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission

--Region I Region IKing of Prussia, PennsylvaniaKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 22, 2007 March 22, 2007