ML081060600

05/15/2008 Meeting Slides, NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Oyster Creek 2007 Reactor Oversight Program.

ML081060600
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	04/15/2008
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Oyster Creek 2007 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• Discuss Oyster Creeks Plant Performance during 2007

• Provide AmerGen the opportunity to respond to the NRCs Annual Performance Assessment and to identify new or existing programs to continue to improve performance

• Provide stakeholders the opportunity to engage the NRC staff on plant performance issues and our role in ensuring safe plant operations 2

Agenda

• Introduction

• NRC Organization and Performance Goals

• Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Oyster Creeks Plant Performance Assessment

• AmerGens Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC Available to Address Public Questions 3

Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc J. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator David C. Lew Marsha K. Gamberoni Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety James W. Clifford Darrell J. Roberts Deputy Director Deputy Director Dr. Ronald Bellamy Regional Specialists Branch Chief OC Resident Inspectors Project Engineers Marc Ferdas - Senior RI G. Scott Barber - Senior PE Jeff Kulp - RI Andrew Rosebrook - PE 4

Reactor Oversight Process 3 Strategic Areas & 7 Cornerstones Reactor Radiation Safeguards Safety Safety Public Occupational Initiating Mitigating Barrier Emergency Physical Radiation Radiation Events Systems Integrity Preparedness Protection Safety Safety 5

NRC Strategic Plan Goals

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

Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials 6

NRC Values The safe use of radioactive materials and nuclear fuels for beneficial civilian purposes is enabled by the agencys adherence to the principles of good regulations -

Independence

Openness

Efficiency

Clarity

Reliability 7

Reactor Oversight Process S tra te g ic P e rfo r m a n c e A re a s S a fety C o rn e r s to n e s B a s e lin e In s p e c tio n P e r fo r m a n c e In d ic a to r R e s u lts R e s u lts S ig n ific a n c e S ig n ific a n c e T h r e s h o ld T h r e s h o ld A c tio n M a tr ix R e g u la to ry R e s p o n s e 8

Typical Baseline Inspection Areas

• Equipment Alignment

• Maintenance

• Fire Protection

• Operator Response

• Emergency Preparedness

• Radiation and Environmental Monitoring Programs

• Worker Radiation Protection

• Corrective Action Program 9

NRC Performance Indicators Initiating Events PIs

• Unplanned Scrams

• Unplanned Scrams with Complications

• Unplanned Power Changes Mitigating Systems PIs

• Emergency AC Power System

• High Pressure Injection System

• Residual Heat Removal System

• Cooling Water Support Systems

• Safety System Functional Failures Barrier Integrity PIs

• Reactor Coolant System Specific Activity

• Reactor Coolant System Leakage Emergency Planning PIs

• Drill / Exercise Performance

• Emergency Response Organization Participation

• Alert and Notification System Radiation Protection PIs

• Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

• RETS / ODCM* Radiological Effluent Security PIs are not Publicly Available

• Radiological Effluents Technical Specifications/Offsite Dose Calculation Manual 10

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators

Green Baseline Inspection

White May increase NRC oversight

Yellow Requires more NRC oversight

Red Requires most NRC oversight Inspection Findings

Green Very low safety issue

White Low to moderate safety issue

Yellow Substantial safety issue

Red High safety issue 11

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 12

National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2007)

Licensee Response 87 Regulatory Response 8 Degraded Cornerstone 8 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 13

National Summary (at end of 2007)

Performance Indicator Results

Green 1954

White 8

Yellow 2

Red 0 Total Inspection Findings

Green 918

White 9

Yellow 2

Red 0 14

NRC Inspection Activities at Oyster Creek (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2007)

• 6268 hours0.0725 days <br />1.741 hours <br />0.0104 weeks <br />0.00238 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• 2 resident inspectors on-site

• 15 regional inspections

• 4 major team inspections:

- Emergency Preparedness Evaluation &

Exercise

- Physical Security Inspection

- Emergency Preparedness Supplemental Inspection

- Component Design Basis Inspection 15

Safety Significant PIs / Findings

• All Performance Indicators were Green for 2007

• 13 Green findings for 2007 16

NRC Example Inspection Findings

• Green - Inadequate Procedure Implementation during response to a Main Feedwater Pump Trip and Reactor Scram

• Green - Improper Identification of an Inoperable Fire Barrier Door

• Green - Degraded Condition on a Remote Shutdown Panel Not Properly Identified 17

Oyster Creek Performance Indicators Occupational RETS/ODCM Unplanned Emergency AC RCS Specific Drill/Exercise Security Exposure Control Radiological Scrams (G) Power System (G) Activity (G) Performance (G) (Not Public)

Effectiveness (G) Effluent (G)

Unplanned High Pressure ERO Drill Scrams with Injection System RCS Leakage (G)

Participation (G)

Complications (G) (G)

Residual Heat Alert and Unplanned Power Removal System Notification Changes (G)

(G) System (G)

Heat Removal System (G)

Cooling Water Systems (G)

Safety System Functional Failures (G) 18

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Oyster Creek

• AmerGen operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the environment

• OC ended the year in the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix. The station was in the Regulatory Response column for the first two quarters of 2007 based on a white Emergency Preparedness finding. A human performance substantive cross cutting issue was closed during the mid-cycle assessment 19

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Oyster Creek continued

• All cornerstone objectives were fully met

• NRC plans baseline inspections at OC for the remainder of CY 2008.

Additional inspections are planned in the areas of license renewal, and mitigation strategies 20

Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Timothy Rausch Site Vice President - Oyster Creek AmerGen Energy Company LLC 21

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 22

NRC Representatives

• James W. Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP

(610) 337-5080

• Dr. Ronald Bellamy , Branch Chief

(610) 337-5200

• Marc Ferdas, Senior Resident Inspector

(609) 693-0702

• Jeff Kulp, Resident Inspector

(609) 693-0702

• G. Scott Barber, Senior Project Engineer

(610) 337-5232

• Andrew Rosebrook, Project Engineer

(610) 337-5199 23

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) 24

End of the Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania May 15, 2008