ML043090198

Licensee Slides from Perry Nuclear Power Plant Public Meeting

ML043090198
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Site:	Perry
Issue date:	10/28/2004
From:	FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Perry Nuclear Power Plant OCTOBER 28, 2004 - PUBLIC MEETING

Desired Outcome Discuss Our Performance Since the June Public Meeting

• FENOC Recognized Perrys Organizational Performance Issues in the Fall of 2003

• Immediate Actions Taken to Intervene

• Performance Improvement Initiative Developed

• Focus Improvements in Six Areas

• Ensure Sustained Improved Performance

• Reassure NRC and Public Perry Continues Safe Operation 2

Performance Improvement Initiative is a Comprehensive Approach PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INTITIATIVE based on plant operating data 9 Assessment of Organizational Performance 9 Thorough Root Cause Investigation

• Emergency Service Water Pump

• Airbinding of the Keepfill Pump

• The 4160 Volt Breaker Cell Switch 9 Collective Significance & Common Cause Reviews 9 Issues at Other Plants With Similar Performance 9 Davis-Besse Lessons Learned are being anchored at the Perry Plant 3

Summary of Causes of Past Performance Issues. . .

• Incomplete Understanding of the Underlying Causes of Latent Problems

• Insufficient Rigor to Promptly Resolve Plant Problems

• Management Not Always Reinforcing Expectations

• Management Not Always Demonstrating a Sense of Urgency 4

Plant Safety Improvements Completed or Underway

• Emergency Service Water Pump

• Alternate Decay Heat Removal

• Circuit Breaker Cell Switches

• Safety Injection Keepfill System

• Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Head Spray Piping

• Digital Feedwater Control

• Plant Communication Upgrade

• Diesel Generator Exhaust Relief

• Hydraulic Lines for Turbine Control 5

Completed Programmatic Improvements Perry Specific Critical Components Identified Corrective Action Program Implementation Focus

• The Number of Open Corrective Actions is Decreasing

• Average Age of Remedial Corrective Actions Reduced by 1/2

• The Corrective Action Review Board Strengthened

• External Industry Experts Utilized for Oversight Validate Emergency Action Level in the Emergency Plan Diesel Generator Latent Issue Review 6

Organization Improvements Chief Operating Officer Leading Improvement Efforts at Perry New Vice President for Perry Appointed from Outside FENOC New Plant Manager New Oversight Manager FENOC New Organization in Place

• Common Organizational Structure

• Proven Site Managers and Supervisors

• Common Processes Throughout Fleet Implementation of FENOC Accountability Model

• Site Employees Trained to New Standards

• Daily Management Alignment and Ownership Meeting

• Senior Management Team Ownership of Corrective Action Backlog 7

FENOC Has Developed the PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE to Ensure Sustained Performance PLAN OVERVIEW PANEL Equipment Performance Corrective Action and Configuration Implementation Initiative Improvement Initiative Tom Lentz John Messina Program/Procedure Organizational Review Initiative Plan Executive Sponsor Effectiveness John Messina Improvement Initiative Lew Myers Lew Myers Containment & Safety Validation of Root Systems Initiative Cause Actions and Fred vonAhn Effectiveness Review of Root Cause Corrective Action Initiative John Messina 8

Performance Overview Panel Membership

• Lou Storz - Davis-Besse Restart Board Member and Former Nuclear Executive

• Keith Jury - Exelon Corporation Nuclear Executive

• Dave Igyarto - World Assoc. of Nuclear Operators (WANO) Atlanta Center VP

• Wayne Kropp - Industry Corrective Action Program and Root Cause Expert with Previous NRC Experience

• Hub Miller - Former NRC Regional Administrator

• Jack Martin - Former NRC Regional Administrator

• Gary Leidich / Lew Myers / Joe Hagan / Bill Pierce Mark Bezilla / Jim Powers - Davis-Besse Restart Experience

• Ralph Hansen - VP Oversight 9

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE John Messina Director, Performance Improvement 10

EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE AND CONFIGURATION INITIATIVE provides for reviews of system health to enhance safe and reliable plant operation.

• System Health Reviews

• Latent Issues Reviews

• Fuel Reliability Improvements

• Calculation Improvement

• Critical Thinking & Technical Rigor 11

PROGRAM / PROCEDURE REVIEW INITIATIVE ensures requirements and commitments are implemented for important programs.

Program Reviews

• Configuration Management

• Occupational Radiation Safety

• Operability Determination

• Emergency Preparedness

• Work Management

• Human Performance

• Calculation Control Key Maintenance Procedures Upgrade 12

CONTAINMENT & SAFETY SYSTEM INITIATIVE is designed to improve the materiel condition of containment and strengthen safety systems.

Containment Materiel Condition Improvement Safety System Improvements

• Safety Relief Valve Improved Testing Method

• Digital Feedwater Control Modification

• Alternate Decay Heat Removal System

• Flexible High Pressure Hydraulic Lines for Main Turbine Bypass Valves 13

CORRECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE enhances the program and its implementation.

Corrective Action Program Implementation Complete

• Improved Analysis Tools and Training

• Intervention to Ensure Actions Receive Attention Warranted by Their Significance Going Forward

• Strengthen Program Ownership

• Improve Common Cause and Collective Significance Evaluations 14

VALIDATION OF ROOT CAUSE ACTIONS & EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW OF ROOT CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS is designed to ensure that actions identified and taken to resolve root cause events are effective.

Independent Validation by Outside Group of Experts Validation Will Include:

• Adequacy of Planned Corrective Actions

• Completion of Planned Corrective Actions

• Effectiveness of Completed Actions 15

Perry Site Operations Frederick vonAhn Director, Site Operations 16

ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE is designed to initiate a substantive and demonstrative change in Perry organizational effectiveness.

FIVE AREA FOCUS

• Assessments

• Communication

• Oversight

• Targeted Performance Evaluations

• Accountability 17

Performance Improvement Initiative Aggressive Actions to improve performance now Road map for long term improved performance A yardstick by which to measure progress 18

Key Drivers & Strategic Objectives Drivers Objectives Safe Plant Operations People Development and Effectiveness Assure public health and safety Improved Outage Competitive fleet Performance operations Excellent Materiel Condition Fleet Efficiency and Effectiveness 19

SAFE PLANT OPERATIONS

• Improving Trend for Human Performance Success Days

• Perrys Industrial Safety - Top 10% of Industry

• Industry Performance Index Shows an Improving Trend 20

FENOC Vision People with a strong safety focus delivering top fleet operating performance.

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Perry Nuclear Power Plant OCTOBER 28, 2004 - PUBLIC MEETING