ML071000208

Aam Slides for EOC 2006-07

ML071000208
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/29/2007
From:	Paul Krohn NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:
Krohn P, RI/DRP/PB6/610-337-5120
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Download: ML071000208 (21)

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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Seabrook 2006 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting

NRC will address Seabrooks performance as described in the annual assessment letter

Seabrook 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

NRC will be available to engage interested stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role in ensuring safe plant operations 2

Agenda

 Introduction and NRC Organization

 Review of NRC Reactor Oversight Process

 Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance

 NRC Assessment of Seabrooks Performance

 Seabrook Response and Remarks

 NRC Closing Remarks

 Break

 NRC available to address public questions 3

Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc L. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator David C. Lew A. Randolph Blough Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety James W. Clifford Marsha K. Gamberoni Deputy Director Deputy Director Paul G. Krohn Regional Specialists Branch Chief Seabrook Senior Project Engineer Resident Inspectors Barry Norris Glenn Dentel Project Engineer Steve Shaffer Eugene Huang 4

NRC Representatives

Marsha Gamberoni, Deputy Division Director, DRS

- (610) 337-5128

Paul Krohn, Branch Chief

- (610) 337-5120

Glenn Dentel, Senior Resident Inspector Steve Shaffer, Resident Inspector

- (603) 474-3589/3580

Barry Norris, Senior Project Engineer

- (610) 337-5111

Eugene Huang, Project Engineer

- (610) 337-5322 5

NRC Performance Goals

Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment

Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials

Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process

Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely

Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out NRC strategic objectives 6

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 7

Typical Baseline Inspection Areas

Equipment Alignment

Triennial Fire Protection

Operator Response

Emergency Preparedness

Radiation Release Controls

Worker Radiation Protection

Corrective Action Program

Corrective Action Case Reviews 8

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only 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 9

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 10 Increasing Regulatory Actions

Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance Status at End of 2006 Licensee Response 70 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 6 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 Unacceptable 0 Total 103 11

National Summary

Performance Indicator Results (at end of 2006)

Green 1843 White 11 Yellow 0 Red 0

Total Inspection Findings (2006)

Green 676 White 13 Yellow 0 Red 0 12

NRC 2006 Inspection Activities Seabrook 5568 Hours of inspection and assessment related activities Two resident inspectors assigned to the site Specialist Inspections

- 4 regional inspections

- 3 team inspections

- 1 special inspection 13

NRC 2006 Major Inspection Activities Seabrook Daily Resident Inspections Refueling outage (October 1 - October 30)

NRC evaluated Emergency Preparedness inspection Problem Identification and Resolution team inspection Special Inspection Team for Emergency Diesel Generator issue that occured in August.

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NRC 2006 Assessment Results Seabrook

Licensee Response Column for 1st, 2nd, and 4th Quarters

Regulatory Response Column for 3rd Quarter

- White Performance Indicator for exceeding reliability threshold for the emergency diesel generator (EDG) Mitigating System Performance Index

- Supplemental inspection planned for May 2007

Inspection Findings

- 10 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) over entire year 15

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Seabrook

FPL operated Seabrook Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety

All Reactor Oversight Process cornerstone objectives were met

NRC plans baseline inspections at Seabrook for the 2007 assessment period 16

Seabrook Response and Remarks Gene St. Pierre Site Vice President FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC 17

Contacting the NRC

Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov

General information or questions www.nrc.gov Select What We Do for Public Affairs

Paul Krohn, Branch Chief pgk1@nrc.gov 18

Reference Sources

Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html

Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 19

END OF THE PRESENTATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 29, 2007