ML071010265

Slides for 2006 Annual Assessment Meeting, NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Pilgrim

ML071010265
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	04/11/2007
From:	NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:
Powell R, RI/DRP/610-337-6967
References
MN 07-012
Download: ML071010265 (21)

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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Pilgrim 2006 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• Discuss Entergys Plant Performance for CY 2006

• Provide Entergy 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

• National summary of plant performance

• Pilgrims plant performance assessment

• Entergys 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 Raymond Powell Regional Specialists Branch Chief Pilgrim Project Engineers Resident Inspectors Barry Norris - Senior PE William Raymond - SRI Nicole Sieller - PE Christopher Welch - RI 4

NRC Performance Goals

• Safety: Ensure protection of 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 NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely

• Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out NRCs strategic objective 5

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 6

Reactor Oversight Process S tra te g ic P e rfo r m a n c e A re a s S a fe ty C o rn e r s to n e s B a s e li n e In s p e c tio n P e r fo r m a n c e I n 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 re s h o ld T h re 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 7

Typical Baseline Inspection Areas

• Equipment Alignment

• Maintenance

• 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 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 Increasing Regulatory Actions 10

National Summary of 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 Pilgrim

• 5068 hours0.0587 days <br />1.408 hours <br />0.00838 weeks <br />0.00193 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• 2 resident inspectors on-site

• 10 regional inspections

• 4 major team inspections:

License Renewal - Aging Management Inspection Component Design Bases Inspection Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Emergency Preparedness Exercise 13

NRC Performance Indicators and Inspection Findings

• All performance indicators for Pilgrim for CY2006 were Green

• All inspection findings for Pilgrim for CY2006 were all Green or SL-IV (very low safety significance) 14

NRC Inspection Findings

• SL-IV, inadequate safety evaluation for control of heavy loads

• Green, manual reactor scram due in-part to inadequate evaluation for failed valve in augmented off-gas system

• Green, inadequate safety evaluation for a procedure change to the LOOP/LOCA Tech. Spec. surveillance

• Green, inadequate design control for potential condensate storage tank vortexing

• Green, inadequate operability determination for high pressure coolant injection system 15

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Pilgrim

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

• Pilgrim remained in the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix for all four quarters of 2006

• All cornerstone objectives were fully met

• NRC plans baseline inspections at Pilgrim for CY 2007 16

Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Kevin Bronson Site Vice President-Pilgrim Energy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency 3/4 (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern 3/4 (800) 695-7403 3/4 Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions 3/4 www.nrc.gov 18

NRC Representatives

• James W. Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (610) 337-5080

• Raymond Powell, Branch Chief

- (610) 337-6967

• William Raymond, Senior Resident Inspector

- (508) 747-0565

• Christopher Welch, Resident Inspector

- (508) 747-0565

• Barry Norris, Senior Project Engineer

- (610) 337-5111 19

Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process 3/4 http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html

• Public Electronic Reading Room 3/4 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

• Public Document Room 3/4 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 20

End of the Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania April 17, 2007