ML061090493

Annual Assessment Meeting Summary Slides 04/10/2006

ML061090493
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Byron Annual Assessment MeetingByron Annual Assessment MeetingReactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program

--CY 2005CY 2005Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission

--Region IIIRegion IIIByron, ILByron, ILApril 10, 2006April 10, 2006 Purpose of Today's MeetingA public forum for discussion of the licensee's A public forum for discussion of the licensee's performanceperformanceNRC will address the licensee performance issues NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letteridentified in the annual assessment letterLicensee will be given the opportunity to respond to Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance their performance AgendaIntroduction Review of Reactor Oversight ProcessNational Summary of Plant PerformanceDiscussion of Plant Performance ResultsLicensee Response and RemarksNRC Closing Remarks BreakNRC available to address public questions Region III OrganizationJames CaldwellRegional AdministratorGeoff GrantDeputy Regional AdministratorMark SatoriusDirector Division of Reactor ProjectsSteve WestDeputy DirectorCynthia Pederson Director Division of Reactor SafetyAnne BolandDeputy DirectorRichard SkokowskiBranch ChiefRegional SpecialistsByronResident InspectorsBruce BartlettRay NgProject EngineerDesiree Smith NRC RepresentativesNRC RepresentativesRob Kuntz , Project Manager, NRR-(301) 415-3733Bruce Bartlett, Senior Resident Inspector-(815) 234-5451Ray Ng, Resident Inspector-(815) 234-5451Desiree Smith, Project EngineerRichard Skokowski, Branch Chief-(630) 829-9620 NRC Performance GoalsSafety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environmentSecurity: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materialsOpenness: Ensure openness in our regulatory processEffectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timelyManagement: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRC' strategic objective Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas Examples of Baseline InspectionsEquipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection ~200 hrs every 3 yrsOperator Response ~125 hrs/yrEmergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yrRad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrsWorker Radiation Protection ~90 hrs/yrCorrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrsCorrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr Significance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorsGreen:Only Baseline Inspection White:May increase NRC oversightYellow:Requires more NRC oversight Red:Requires more NRC oversightInspection FindingsGreen:Very Low safety issue White:Low to moderate safety issueYellow:Substantial safety issue Red:High safety issue Action Matrix ConceptLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformanceIncreasing Safety SignificanceIncreasing NRC Inspection EffortsIncreasing NRC/Licensee Management InvolvementIncreasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant PerformanceStatus at End of CY 2005Licensee Response 84Regulatory Response 12Degraded Cornerstone 4Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone3 Unacceptable 0Total103 National SummaryPerformance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2005)Green1850 White 4Yellow 0 Red 0Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005)Green849 White 10Yellow1Red0 Byron Assessment Results(Jan 1 -Dec 31, 2005)Licensee Response Action Matrix Column with no greater than green findings/PIsNo supplemental inspections were conductedByron has a substantive cross-cutting issue in human performance. There were ten GREEN findings with the same causal factor (four required) affecting four cornerstones (two required)A total of twenty (20) findings of very low safety significance Traditional EnforcementTraditional EnforcementA Severity Level III violation for 27 falsified A Severity Level III violation for 27 falsified surveillances by a nonsurveillances by a non

--licensed individuallicensed individualA Severity Level IV violation for failure to obtain A Severity Level IV violation for failure to obtain NRC approval prior to making an Emergency Plan NRC approval prior to making an Emergency Plan change change Byron Inspection Activities(Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2005)

Dec 31, 2005)Bruce Bartlett assumed duties as Senior Resident Inspector as Richard Skokowski transferred to the Region. Raymond Ng assumed duties as Resident Inspector in May as Pete Snyder transferred to Headquarters. There was one refueling outage for Unit 1 from March 7 thru 29 and a refueling outage for Unit 2 from September 27 to October 15 Byron Inspection Activities(Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2005)

Dec 31, 2005)A Safety System Design and Performance Capability inspection (SSDPC) was performed in February A Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R) was conducted in JulyA Heat Sink Biennial was conducted in NovemberA Emergency Preparedness graded exercise was conducted in July Byron Annual Assessment SummaryJanuary 1 -December 31, 2005Exelonoperated Byron Units 1 & 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safetyAll cornerstone objectives were met. All findings were of very low safety significance (GREEN)NRC plans baseline inspections at Byron for the remainder of the assessment period Licensee Response and RemarksDave HootsSite Vice PresidentByron Power Station Contacting the NRCReport an emergency(301) 816-5100 (call collect)Report a safety concern: (800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.govGeneral information or questionswww.nrc.govSelect "What We Do" for Public Affairs Reference SourcesReactor Oversight Processhttp://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.htmlPublic Electronic Reading Roomhttp://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.htmlPublic Document Room1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)