ML091320652

Annual Assessment Meeting, Slides for May 28, 2009 Public Meeting

ML091320652
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	05/13/2009
From:	Bellamy R NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
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Oyster Creek Annual Assessment Meeting 2008 Reactor Oversight Process May 28, 2009Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region I 2 Purpose of Today's Meeting

• Discuss OC performance for 2008

• Provide Exelon the opportunity to respond to the NRC's annual performance assessment and to identify

new or existing programs to maintain or

improve performance

• Provide stakeholders the opportunity to

engage the NRC staff on plant

performance issues and our role in

ensuring safe plant operations 3 Agenda*Introduction

• NRC Organization and Performance Goals

• Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• OC Plant Performance Assessment

• Exelon Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break*NRC available to address public questions 4 Region I OrganizationSamuel J. CollinsRegional AdministratorMarc L. DapasDeputy Regional AdministratorDivision of Reactor ProjectsDavid C. Lew, DirectorJames W. Clifford, Deputy DirectorDivision of Reactor SafetyDarrell J. Roberts, DirectorPeter Wilson, Acting Deputy DirectorRonald BellamyBranch 6 ChiefRegional SpecialistsOC Resident Inspection StaffMarc Ferdas, Senior Resident Inspector Jeff Kulp, Reside nt InspectorProject EngineersScott Barber, Senior Project EngineerChristopher Newport, Project EngineerDivision of Nuclear Materials SafetyJohn D. Kinneman, DirectorDaniel S. Collins, Deputy DirectorRegional Specialists 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 Regulatory Functions What We Regulate

• Nuclear Reactors

• Commercial power, research, test, and new reactor designs

• Nuclear Material

• Reactor fuel, radioactive material for medical, industrial, and academic uses

• Nuclear Waste

• Transportation, storage, disposal, and facility

decommissioning

• Nuclear Security

• Facility physical security 7 Reactor Oversight Process 3 Strategic Areas & 7 Cornerstones Reactor Safety Radiation SafetySafeguards Initiating Events MitigatingSystems Barrier IntegrityEmergencyPreparedness OccupationalRadiation SafetyPublicRadiation SafetyPhysical Protection 8 Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas 9 Examples of Baseline Inspection Areas

• Maintenance Effectiveness

• Operability Evaluations

• Post-Maintenance Testing

• Refueling & Outage Activities

• Surveillance Testing

• Emergency Preparedness Assessment

• Occupational Radiation Safety

• Public Radiation Safety

• Performance Indicator Verification

• Fire Protection

• Identification & Resolution of Problems

• Follow-up of Events 10 NRC Performance Indicators

• Initiating Events PIs

• Mitigating Systems PIs

• Barrier Integrity PIs

• Emergency Planning PIs

• Radiation Protection PIs

• Security PIs are not Publicly Available 11 Significance Threshold Performance IndicatorsGreen Baseline InspectionWhiteRequires additional NRC oversightYellow Requires more NRC oversightRed Requires most NRC oversight Inspection FindingsGreen Very low safety issueWhiteLow to moderate safety issueYellow Substantial safety issueRed High safety issue 12 Action Matrix ConceptLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.

DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance

• Increasing Safety Significance

• Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts

• Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement

• Increasing Regulatory Actions 13 National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2008)Licensee Response 86Regulatory Response 14 Degraded Cornerstone 3 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone1 Unacceptable 0Total104 14 National Summary of Plant Performance (at end of 2008)

Performance Indicator ResultsGreen1762White 6Yellow 0Red 0 Total Inspection FindingsGreen 776White17Yellow 0Red 0 15 NRC Inspection Activities at OC (for 2008)

• 6158 hours of inspection and related activities

• 2 resident inspectors on-site

• 13 regional inspections

• 3 major team inspections:

Problem Identification & Resolution Triennial Fire Protection

License Renewal Commitments 16 OC PIs / Findings(January 1 -December 31, 2008)

• All Green Performance Indicators

• Nine (9) Green / Severity Level -IV inspection findings 17 NRC Inspection Findings at OC*Diesel Driven Fire Pump Unavailable Due to Improper Testing *Improper Valve Reassembly Results in Instrument Air Transient

• Core Alterations Performed Without Required Source Range Nuclear Instrument Monitor Configuration*Inadequate Risk Assessment Identified Prior to Commencement of Maintenance on Bank 6 Startup Transformer*Potential Preconditioning of Core Spray Valves Prior to ASME In-service Test*Conduct of Maintenance Procedure Not Properly Implemented for 480 volt Breaker Maintenance *Scaffold Installation Procedure not Properly Implemented

• Instrument Air Transient due to Insufficient Preventive Maintenance on Service Air Compressors*Failure to Review the Impact of Site Staffing Changes to the Fire Protection Program 18 NRC Annual Assessment Summary for OC*Exelon operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the environment

• OC was in the Licensee Response column

of the NRC's Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2008

• NRC plans baseline inspections at OC for

the remainder of 2009 19 Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. T. RauschSite Vice President -Oyster Creek Exelon Generation Company, LLC 20 Contacting the NRC

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

• General information or questions:www.nrc.govPublic Affairs Officers:Diane Screnci610-337-5330Neil Sheehan610-337-5331 21 NRC Representatives

• David C. Lew, Division Director, DRP610-337-5229

• James W. Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP610-337-5080

• Ronald Bellamy, Branch Chief610-337-5200

• Marc Ferdas, Senior Resident Inspector609-693-0702

• Jeff Kulp, Resident Inspector609-693-0702

• Scott Barber, Senior Project Engineer610-337-5232 22 Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process

• http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASS ESS/index.html

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

• Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

End of the Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania May 28, 2009