ML060820248

NRC Slides for Public Meeting with FPL Seabrook to Discuss Cy 2005 Performance

ML060820248
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/23/2006
From:	Paul Krohn NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
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Krohn P, RI/DRP/PB6/610-337-5120
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Seabrook Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 30, 2006

Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance

Agenda z Introduction z Review of Reactor Oversight Process z National Summary of Plant Performance z Discussion of Plant Performance Results z Licensee Response and Remarks z NRC Closing Remarks z Break z NRC available to address public questions

Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc L. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator Brian E. Holian A. Randolph Blough Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety David C. Lew Marsha K. Gamberoni Deputy Director Deputy Director Paul G. Krohn Regional Specialists Branch Chief Seabrook Senior Project Engineers Resident Inspectors Scott Barber Glenn Dentel Barry Norris Steve Shaffer

NRC Representatives z Glenn Dentel, Senior Resident Inspector Steve Shaffer, Resident Inspector

- (603) 474-3589/3580 z Ed Miller, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-2481 z Paul Krohn, Branch Chief

- (610) 337-5120 z Scott Barber, Senior Project Engineer

- (610) 337-5232 z Barry Norris, Senior Project Engineer

- (610) 337-5111

NRC Performance Goals z Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment z Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials z Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process z Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely z Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRC strategic objective

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response

Examples of Baseline Inspections z Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr z Triennial Fire Protection ~200 hrs every 3 yrs z Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr z Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr z Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs z Worker Radiation Protection ~90 hrs/yr z Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs z Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2005 Licensee Response 84 Regulatory Response 12 Degraded Cornerstone 4 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 Unacceptable 0 Total 103

National Summary z Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2005)

Green 1850 White 4 Yellow 0 Red 0 z Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005)

Green 849 White 10 Yellow 1 Red 0

Seabrook Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005) z Licensee Response Column z No safety significant findings or PIs

Seabrook Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005) 6800 Hours of inspection related activities Two resident inspectors assigned to the site Specialist Inspections

- 9 regional inspections

- 2 team inspections

Seabrook Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005)

Inspection findings

- 8 findings of very low safety significance (Green)

Refueling outage (April 2 - April 30, 2005)

- no findings related to the outage Safety System Design team inspection

- 1 finding of very low safety significance (Green)

Triennial Fire Protection team inspection

- 1 finding of very low safety significance (Green)

Seabrook Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2005 z FPL operated Seabrook Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety z All cornerstone objectives were met z NRC plans baseline inspections at Seabrook for the remainder of the assessment period

Licensee Response and Remarks Gene St. Pierre Site Vice President FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC

Contacting the NRC z Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect) z Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov z General information or questions www.nrc.gov Select What We Do for Public Affairs z Paul Krohn, Branch Chief pgk1@nrc.gov

Reference Sources z Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html z Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html z Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

END OF THE PRESENTATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 30, 2006

Potential Public Interest Issues Safety Concerns Brought to the NRC z NRC has a formal process z Concerns are reviewed on an individual basis by NRC technical, legal, investigative staff and management z Issues of immediate concern receive prompt attention by NRC and by nuclear power plant management z NRCs process requires reviews of all valid safety issues to ensure they are adequately addressed z NRC implements measures to protect the identity of allegers including not commenting on the existence of a specific allegation

Potential Public Interest Issues Recent Press Articles on Security Issues z Current NRC policy is to not discuss security matters in a public forum z NRC will not comment on existence of allegations in this area z Notwithstanding these policies, we want to assure the public that if safety issues did exist, the NRC would take prompt action to address them