ML070870669

Beaver Valley, Annual Performance Assessment, Slides, 4-24-07

ML070870669
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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	03/28/2007
From:	Division Reactor Projects I
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Bellamy R R, Rgn-I/DRP/Br7/610-337-5200
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment NRC Annual Performance Assessment of of Beaver Valley Beaver Valley 2006 Reactor Oversight Program 2006 Reactor Oversight Program 2 2 Purpose of Today's Meeting NRC will address licensee performance as described NRC will address licensee performance as described in the annual assessment letter in the annual assessment letter FirstEnergy will be given the opportunity to respond FirstEnergy will be given the opportunity to respond to information in the letter and to inform NRC of new to information in the letter and to inform NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance performance NRC will be available to engage interested NRC will be available to engage interested stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role in ensuring safe plant operations in ensuring safe plant operations 3 3 AgendaIntroduction andNRC Organization Review of NRC Reactor Oversight Process Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance NRC Assessment of Plant Performance Results FirstEnergy Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Break NRC available to address public questions 4 4Samuel J. Collins Regional AdministratorMarc L. DapasDeputy Regional AdministratorDavid C. LewDirector Division of Reactor ProjectsJames W. CliffordDeputy Director A. Randolph Blough Director Division of Reactor SafetyMarsha K. GamberoniDeputy DirectorDr Ronald BellamyBranch Chief Regional Specialists Beaver ValleyResident Inspectors Paul Cataldo-SRI Dave Werkheiser-RI Project EngineersScott Barber-Senior PE Andrew Rosebrook-PE Region I Organization 5 5 NRC Representatives NRC Representatives David C. Lew, Director, Division Reactor Projects

-(610) 337-5229 James W. Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP

-(610) 337-5080 Dr. Ronald Bellamy, Branch Chief

-(610) 337-5200NadiyahMorgan, Project Manager, NRR

-(301) 415-1016 Paul Cataldo, Senior Resident Inspector

-(724) 643-2000 David Werkheiser, Resident Inspector

-(724) 643-2000 Scott Barber, Senior Project Engineer

-(610) 337-5232 6 6 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 the NRC's strategic

objective 7 7 Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas 8 8 Examples of 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 9 9 Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:Only Baseline InspectionWhite:May increase NRC oversight

Yellow:Requires more NRC oversight Red:Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:Very Low safety issueWhite:Low to moderate safety issue

Yellow:Substantial safety issue Red:High safety issue 10 10 Action Matrix ConceptLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts

Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 11 11 Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance Status at End of 2006Licensee Response 70Regulatory Response 24Degraded Cornerstone 6 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone3 Unacceptable 0Total103 12 12 National Summary Performance Indicator Results (at end of 2006)Green 1843White11Yellow 0Red 0 Total Inspection Findings (2006)Green 676White13Yellow 0Red 0 13 13 NRC Inspection Activities at Beaver Valley (Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2006)

Dec 31, 2006) 6218 hours0.072 days <br />1.727 hours <br />0.0103 weeks <br />0.00237 months <br /> of inspection and related activities 2 resident inspectors assigned to the site 20 regional inspections 3 team inspections 14 14 NRC Inspection Activities at Beaver Valley (Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2006)

Dec 31, 2006) Component Design Basis Team Inspection Steam Generator/Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspections Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation Inspection Refueling Outage inspections at both Units Resident Inspections 15 15 NRC Assessment of Beaver Valley (Jan 1 -Dec 31, 2006) The plant operated safely The plant operated safely Plant was in licensee response column of the Action Matrix Plant was in licensee response column of the Action Matrix for the first three quarters of 2006 for the first three quarters of 2006 Plant was in regulatory response column of the Action Plant was in regulatory response column of the Action Matrix for the fourth quarter of 2006 Matrix for the fourth quarter of 2006 NRC will conduct a supplemental inspection to address a NRC will conduct a supplemental inspection to address a white emergency preparedness inspection finding using white emergency preparedness inspection finding using inspection procedure 95001 inspection procedure 95001 NRC plans baseline and extended power NRC plans baseline and extended power uprate uprate inspections inspections for the remainder of 2007 for the remainder of 2007 16 16 Safety Significant Findings or PIs All performance indicators were green (very low All performance indicators were green (very low safety significance) in 2006 safety significance) in 2006 One white finding (low to moderate safety One white finding (low to moderate safety significance) significance) One finding under Traditional Enforcement One finding under Traditional Enforcement Eight green inspection findings were identified during Eight green inspection findings were identified during the year the year 17 17 NRC Inspection Findings / Issues at Beaver Valley White Finding in Emergency Preparedness White Finding in Emergency Preparedness Dose Assessment Procedure inadequacy could have Dose Assessment Procedure inadequacy could have resulted in an untimely protective action recommendation resulted in an untimely protective action recommendation Procedure changes have been implemented Procedure changes have been implemented Severity Level III Violation and Confirmatory Severity Level III Violation and Confirmatory Order Order Contract Engineer falsified design documentation for the Contract Engineer falsified design documentation for the Unit 1 reactor vessel head and steam generator Unit 1 reactor vessel head and steam generator replacement projects replacement projects Design documentation has been corrected Design documentation has been corrected 18 18 NRC Annual Assessment Summary at Beaver Valley (Jan 1 -Dec 31, 2006) FirstEnergy operated Beaver Valley in a manner that preserved public health and safety. All cornerstone objectives were met. NRC plans baseline inspections and extended power uprateinspections at Beaver Valley for the remainder of the assessment period.

19 19 Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. James Lash Site Vice President-Beaver Valley FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 20 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 questionswww.nrc.govSelect "About NRC"and "How We Regulate" 21 21 Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Processhttp://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html Public Electronic Reading Roomhttp://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)