ML070790713

2006 Millstone Annual Assessment Meeting Slides 2006-07 EOC

ML070790713
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/20/2007
From:	Paul Krohn NRC Region 1
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Krohn P, RI/DRP/PB6/610-337-5120
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Millstone 2006 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting

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

Millstone 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 Millstones Performance

 Millstone 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 Millstone Senior Project Engineer Resident Inspectors Barry Norris Max Schneider Project Engineer 4 Jamie Benjamin Eugene Huang Ricardo Fernandes

NRC Representatives

Jim Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (610) 337-5080

Paul Krohn, Branch Chief

- (610) 337-5120

Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector Jamie Benjamin, Resident Inspector Ricardo Fernandes, Resident Inspector

- (860) 447-3170

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 Increasing Regulatory Actions 10

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 Millstone Hours of inspection and assessment related activities

- 5720 hours0.0662 days <br />1.589 hours <br />0.00946 weeks <br />0.00218 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 2

- 3431 hours0.0397 days <br />0.953 hours <br />0.00567 weeks <br />0.00131 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 3 Three resident inspectors assigned to the site

- Ricardo Fernandes started at Millstone in Nov. 2006 Other Inspections

- 13 Regional inspections

- 6 Team inspections 13

NRC Major Inspection Activities Millstone Daily Resident Inspections Problem Identification and Resolution team inspection Component Design Basis team inspection Unit 2 Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal supplemental inspection Unit 2 Pressurizer Replacement team inspection Emergency Preparedness Exercise team inspection Unit 2 Refueling Outage 14

NRC 2006 Assessment Results Millstone

Licensee Response Column for Unit 2 and Unit 3 at the end of 2006

Unit 2 had a White Performance Indicator for the first three quarters.

- Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal

- NRC completed Supplemental Inspection (September 2006)

- PI returned to Green in 4th Quarter 15

NRC 2006 Inspection Results Millstone Inspection Findings

- 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 2

- 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 3

- 1 Finding of very low safety significance (Green) common to both units 16

NRC 2006 Inspection Results Millstone Common Theme Evaluation Identified five findings with a common theme in the area of problem identification and resolution (specifically, quality of operability determinations).

Reviewed Millstones corrective actions.

Concluded that Millstones actions are acceptable in scope, timeliness, and effectiveness to address these issues.

As a result, no substantive cross-cutting issue was identified.

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NRC Annual Assessment Summary Millstone

Dominion operated Millstone Units 2 & 3 in a manner that preserved public health and safety

All Reactor Oversight Process cornerstone objectives were met

NRC plans baseline inspections at Millstone for the 2007 assessment period 18

Millstone Response and Remarks Alan Price Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

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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 20

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) 21

END OF THE PRESENTATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 22, 2007