ML15105A470

04/09/2015 Summary of Category 1 Meeting Between NRC and Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Transition to the Normal Reactor Oversight Process and Actions for Continued Sustained Performance Improvements

ML15105A470
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Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	04/15/2015
From:	NRC Region 4
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Hay M
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 E LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511 April 15, 2015 LICENSEE: Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)

FACILITY: Fort Calhoun Station

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

OF APRIL 9, 2015, WITH OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT On April 9, 2015, a Category 1 meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) at the Thompson Center located at 6705 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska.

The NRC presented the status of oversight activities at Fort Calhoun Station and the basis for the recent NRC decision to transition the station to the normal reactor oversight process.

Omaha Public Power District presented details of their actions for continued sustained performance improvements.

The slide presentations are available electronically from the NRCs Agency wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) and are enclosed in this notice.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agency wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Public Electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

CONTACT: Michael Hay, RIV/DRP (817) 200-1147 Docket No. 50-285 :

NRC Presentation Slides :

OPPD Presentation Slides

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DATE 04/15/15

Memo to Omaha Public Power District from Michael Hay, dated April 15, 2015

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

OF APRIL 9, 2015, WITH OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Regional Administrator (Marc.Dapas@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Max.Schneider@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Brian.Cummings@nrc.gov)

FCS Site Administrative Assistant (Janise.Schwee@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP (Robert.Hagar@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP (Jan.Tice@nrc.gov)

RIV Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

RIV Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

NRR Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov)

RIV Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)

RIV RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

RIV Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

RIV Congressional Affairs Officer (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov)

OEWebResource@nrc.gov OEWEB Resource (Sue.Bogle@nrc.gov)

Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)

RIV/ETA: OEDO (Michael.Waters@nrc.gov)

RIV RSLO (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)

Fort Calhoun Station Public Meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 9, 2015 Omaha, Nebraska Enclosure 1 1

Introductions

• Welcome

• Introduction of NRC personnel 2

Purpose of Meeting

• NRC will present status of regulatory activities associated with the Fort Calhoun Station

• OPPD will present details of Fort Calhoun Station performance improvement initiatives

• Public comments and questions

Opening Remarks Marc Dapas - Regional Administrator 4

Opening Remarks

• Criteria for transitioning Fort Calhoun Station to the normal NRC oversight process

- an effective long-range improvement program

- sufficiently implementing the corrective action program

- demonstrated safe plant operation

- controls in place to address the plant-specific issues that resulted in increased oversight 5

• NRC issued Post-Restart Confirmatory Action Letter December 17, 2013

- Key areas for sustained performance improvement

• Human Performance

• Safety Culture

• Corrective Action Process

• Design Basis Reconstitution 6

NRC Assessment Activities

• Routine inspections

- Resident Inspectors

- Regional inspections

• Team inspection conducted July 2014

- Assessed Corrective Action Process effectiveness

- Assessed Post-Restart Confirmatory Action Letter items 7

NRC Assessment Results Team Inspection July 2014 Results

• Licensee effectively implemented improvement initiatives in the following key areas:

- Organizational Effectiveness, Safety Culture, Safety Conscience Work Environment

- Performance Improvement and Learning Programs

- Site Operational Focus

- Procedures

- Nuclear Oversight 8

NRC Assessment Results Team Inspection July 2014 Results

• Inconsistent implementation of corrective action program

• Examples included:

- Evaluations of degraded and non-conforming conditions

- Resolution of previously issued NRC findings 9

NRC Assessment Results

• Follow-up team inspection conducted January 2015

- Assessed effectiveness of Corrective Action Program improvements

- Assessed Post-Restart Confirmatory Action Letter items 10

NRC Assessment Results Team Inspection January 2015 Results

• NRC noted significant corrective action program improvement since July 2014

• Continued effective implementation of improvement initiatives

- Approximately 150 of 166 post-restart Confirmatory Action Letter items closed 11

NRC Assessment Results Transition Criteria 1 - an effective long-range improvement program

- Post-restart CAL performance improvement initiatives are being effectively implemented (150 of 166 items closed)

- Licensee has established additional long-term actions to sustain performance improvement in the areas of Operational Excellence, Equipment Reliability, and Performance Improvement 12

NRC Assessment Results Transition Criteria 2 - sufficiently implementing the corrective action program

- NRC team inspection performed in January 2015 confirmed OPPD is effectively implementing their corrective action program 13

NRC Assessment Results Transition Criteria 3 - demonstrated safe plant operation

- Control room operators have consistently demonstrated safe operation of the plant and conservative decision making

• Shutdowns and power reductions following identification of degraded mitigation equipment

• Power reduction in response to potential Missouri River flooding conditions

• Automatic shutdown following transformer failure 14

NRC Assessment Results Transition Criteria 4 - controls in place to address the plant-specific issues that resulted in increased oversight

- NRC determined OPPD thoroughly evaluated and adequately corrected all significant safety and security issues prior to restart in December of 2013

• Involved approximately 460 specific inspection activities

- Significant post-restart NRC inspection activities verified effectiveness of licensee actions

• No significant safety or security issues were identified 15

NRC Overall Assessment

• NRC concluded all transition criteria satisfied by OPPD

- Termination of increased NRC oversight

- Transition of station to routine Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) effective April 1, 2015

- Station placed in the Licensee Response Column (Column I) based on no significant safety or security issues currently in effect 16

NRC Oversight Effort

• NRC staff effort at Fort Calhoun Station since entry in IMC 0350 (Dec. 2011)

- Approximately 61,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> total

- 45,000 inspection hours

- 16,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> associated with licensing and assessment activities 17

In Summary

• Licensee has returned to a normal level of NRC oversight

- NRC is implementing normal baseline inspection activities

• NRC will continue to conduct confirmatory action letter follow-up inspections for remainder of open items

- Containment internal structure

- Design basis reconstitution 18

In Summary

• Continued licensee focus on effective implementation of long-term improvement plan 19

OPPD Presentation 20

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 21

22 Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement OPPDs Fort Calhoun Station Driving to Sustained Excellence Public meeting with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 9, 2015 1

Enclosure 2

OPPD Vision A fully engaged organization that achieves competitive rates, while maintaining financial stability and high satisfaction.

OPPD Mission Provide affordable, reliable and environmentally sensitive energy services to our customers.

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Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Demonstrated Safe Plant Operation and Overall Improving Performance Safety and Human Performance Overview Industrial Safety Department-Level Performance Performance 2013 2014 2015 50 41 Untreated 40 11 7 1 Injuries 30 First Aid *Goals 15 2 0 Injuries 20 17 OSHA- 8* 8*

4 1 0 10 Recordable 4

Lost-Time /

4 0 0 0 Restricted 2013 2014 2015 2016 3 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement 52 Weeks of Safety / Human Performance 1 2 3 4 5 6 1/3/2015 1/10/2015 1/17/2015 1/24/2015 1/31/2015 2/7/2015 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2/14/2015 2/21/2015 2/28/2015 3/7/2015 3/14/2015 3/21/2015 3/28/2015 4/4/2015 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 4/11/2015 4/18/2015 4/25/2015 5/2/2015 5/9/2015 5/16/2015 5/23/2015 5/30/2015 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6/6/2015 6/13/2015 6/20/2015 6/27/2015 7/4/2015 7/11/2015 7/18/2015 7/25/2015 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 8/1/2015 8/8/2015 8/15/2015 8/22/2015 8/29/2015 9/5/2015 9/12/2015 9/19/2015 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 9/26/2015 10/3/2015 10/10/2015 10/17/2015 10/24/2015 10/31/2015 11/7/2015 11/14/2015 47 48 49 50 51 52 11/21/2015 11/28/2015 12/5/2015 12/12/2015 12/19/2015 12/26/2015 No Injury or Minor Injury / Dept OSHA Recordable / TISAR /

Near Miss / Report Only HU Event Clock Reset Config Control Event Site Clock Reset 4 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Corrective Action Program Improvement

• Identification The Station Engagement Ratio improved and has been White or Green for the past 12 months The Self-Identification Indicator has gone from 66% (Yellow) in Feb.

2014 to 79% (White) in Jan. 2015

• Analysis The average time to complete a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) has gone from 66 days (Red) in Feb. 2014 to 21 days (Green) in Jan. 2015 This indicator has been Green for more than six months, indicating the station has applied the necessary resources and oversight to the analyses of the most significant CAP issues Investigation rejection rate (RCA/ACA) 3-month average has gone from 40% (Red) in Oct. 2014 to 7% (Green) March 2015

• Closure The number of station open corrective actions has gone from 2,022 in Feb. 2014 to 921 in Jan. 2015 Monthly Closure Quality Rejection Rate Performance Indicator (PI) has gone from 7% (Red) in Oct. 2014 to 4% (Green) in Jan. 2015 (New PI in Oct. 2014) 5 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Demonstrated Safe Plant Operation and Overall Improving Performance Immediate Operability Determinations

• Performance on Immediate Operability Determinations (IODs) has improved, but has not yet met expectations for excellence

• Continuing actions to improve performance Templates developed and being used to enhance the quality of information from the Condition Report (CR) originator and CR screener Accountability measures established for CR originators and CR screeners Operating crews are performing case studies on the quality and amount of information coming in from the field Departments trend Engineering Assurance Group and Operability Determination Quality Review Board feedback on IODs to provide feedback and drive performance improvement OPPD Awards program has been used to reinforce good performance and performance gaps are evaluated to determine if systemic action or supervisory intervention is needed

• Four percent (4%) improvement (Green) in four-week IOD rolling average quality score since Nov. 2014 6 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Demonstrated Safe Plant Operation and Overall Improving Performance Conservative Decision Making / Risk Management

• Safety focused conservative decision making June 21, 2014, Missouri River projected level increase Closely coordinated with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Implemented flood readiness measures Decreased reactor power in anticipation of safe and timely shutdown River level crested below projections Dec. 17, 2014, reactor trip recovery Plant equipment responded as designed Operator response promptly stabilized the unit Fleet procedures used in support of unit restart Diesel generator starting air system upgrade Demonstrated operational focus to improve equipment reliability Example of continued investment in the plant Maintenance Backlog Reduction 7 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Backlog Reduction Work Management / Maintenance Goal: Increase operational focus of backlog management using a five-pronged approach

• Corrective Critical (CCs) has remained zero for the last five months through scheduled work and effective Fix-it-Now support

• 268 Deficient Critical (DCs) scheduled and completed in past five months

• Improved Plant Health Committee(PHC) work order (WO) tracking has yielded greater stability and adherence for completing PHC coded WOs

• 98 PHC WOs have been completed in the past five months

• Fire impairments worked down from 42 to six since Aug. 2014 8

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Integrated System Health Safety Assessment - Comparison System Nov. 2014 Feb. 2015 Date to White Auxiliary Feedwater N/A Emergency Diesel Generator N/A Electrical Equipment - High Voltage 2Q15 High-Pressure Safety Injection N/A Electrical Equipment - Low Voltage N/A Raw Water 4Q15 Feedwater N/A Turbine Plant Cooling Water N/A Instrument Air N/A Reactor Coolant System N/A Containment Cooling Water 2Q15 Reactor Protective System N/A System Health Green = Excellent Yellow = Marginal White = Acceptable Red = Unacceptable 9 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Backlog Reduction - Engineering

• Objectives

- Reduce backlogs to industry norm levels

- Correct deficiencies affecting plant design and licensing bases

• Focus Areas CAP Backlogs Operability Evaluations Engineering Change Packages End of Service Life Evaluations High Energy Line Break Reconstitution Fuse Configuration Control Preventive Maintenance Change Requests / Classifications / Bases Obsolescence and Critical Spares Circuit Card Replacement and Trending 10 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Outage Scope to Enhance Safety Margins and Equipment Reliability

• Pressurizer heater upgrade / replacement

• Fukushima modifications for electrical power and emergency fill

• Equipment qualification modification for Auxiliary Building corridors

• Containment spray pump modifications to address runout conditions

• End of service life replacements 4160 volt AC breakers (22) - 241 relays 480 volt AC breakers (8) - 2 valves 30 additional items

• Valve work 64 air operated valves - 33 motor operated valves 16 check valves - 52 relief valves

• Reactor coolant pump seal replacement and upper bearing replacement

• 22 incore instrument replacements

• Reactor vessel head stand and containment internal structure interference removal 11 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Containment Internal Structure and Design & Licensing Basis Projects Update

• Refueling Outage 27 Scope Reactor Vessel Head Stand (RVHS)

Any deficiencies corrected to restore full design margin as described in the Fort Calhoun licensing basis Demolish the four existing concrete pedestals Install a steel structure redistributing the RVHS loads to existing adjacent walls and concrete columns Containment Internal Structure (CIS)

Resolution of piping and cabling interferences associated with CIS column installation

• Scope deferral from refueling outage 27 to refueling outage 28 Containment Internal Structure Operability Evaluation will remain in effect First-of-a-kind evolution Returning Beam 22A, Beam 22B and B-46B to Full Design Margin Reactor Coolant Pump Power Cable reroutes Interference removal associated with column installation 12 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Containment Internal Structure and Design & Licensing Basis Projects Update

• Design and Licensing Basis Control and Use Completed pilot project (reconstitution of USAR Section 9.8 on Raw Water System)

Project team and Independent Oversight Committee (IOC) identified changes to improve the reconstitution effort Process and procedure changes have been implemented Reconstitution process, including changes and progress, were reviewed by the Component Design Bases Inspection (CDBI) team Production phase in progress Reconstitution has started on 16 USAR Sections 132 USAR Sections are being reconstituted 13 Driving to Sustained Excellence

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Nuclear Oversight Independent Assessment 14

Operational Equipment Performance Excellence Reliability Improvement Established an Effective Long-Range Improvement Program

• Aligned the organization on Safety-focused Vision, Mission, Values Integrated Improvement Plan 2015 Nuclear Professional Priorities

• OPPD corporate governance and oversight

• Additional Exelon oversight of recovery progress and effectiveness

• FCS fully transitioning to the Exelon process for performance improvement 15 Driving to Sustained Excellence

OPPD Vision A fully engaged organization that achieves competitive rates, while maintaining financial stability and high satisfaction.

OPPD Mission Provide affordable, reliable and environmentally sensitive energy services to our customers.

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