ML060820248

03/30/2006 NRC Slides for Public Meeting with FPL Seabrook to Discuss Cy 2005 Performance

ML060820248
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/23/2006
From:	Paul Krohn NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
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Krohn P, RI/DRP/PB6/610-337-5120
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ML060660563	List: ML060820248 MN 06-009, Summary of the Annual Assessment Meeting with FPL Energy Seabrook
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MN 06-009
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Seabrook Seabrook Annual Assessment MeetingAnnual Assessment MeetingReactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program

--CY 2005CY 2005Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission

--Region IRegion IKing of Prussia, PennsylvaniaKing of Prussia, PennsylvaniaMarch 30, 2006March 30, 2006 Purpose of Today's MeetingPurpose of Today's MeetingA public forum for discussion of the licensee's A public forum for discussion of the licensee's performanceperformanceNRC will address the licensee performance issues NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letteridentified in the annual assessment letterLicensee will be given the opportunity to respond to Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance their performance AgendaAgendaIntroduction Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight ProcessReview of Reactor Oversight ProcessNational Summary of Plant PerformanceNational Summary of Plant PerformanceDiscussion of Plant Performance ResultsDiscussion of Plant Performance ResultsLicensee Response and RemarksLicensee Response and RemarksNRC Closing RemarksNRC Closing RemarksBreakBreakNRC available to address public questionsNRC available to address public questions Region I OrganizationRegion I OrganizationSamuel J. CollinsRegional AdministratorMarc L. DapasDeputy Regional AdministratorBrian E. HolianDirector Division of Reactor ProjectsDavid C. LewDeputy DirectorA. Randolph BloughDirector Division of Reactor SafetyMarsha K. GamberoniDeputy DirectorPaul G. KrohnBranch ChiefRegional SpecialistsSeabrookResident InspectorsGlenn DentelSteve ShafferSenior Project EngineersScott BarberBarry Norris NRC RepresentativesNRC RepresentativesGlenn Dentel, Senior Resident InspectorGlenn Dentel, Senior Resident InspectorSteve Shaffer, Resident InspectorSteve Shaffer, Resident Inspector

--(603) 474 (603) 474--3589/35803589/3580Ed Miller, Project Manager, NRREd Miller, Project Manager, NRR

--(301) 415 (301) 415--24812481Paul Krohn, Branch ChiefPaul Krohn, Branch Chief

--(610) 337 (610) 337--51205120Scott Barber, Senior Project EngineerScott Barber, Senior Project Engineer

--(610) 337 (610) 337--52325232Barry Norris, Senior Project EngineerBarry Norris, Senior Project Engineer

--(610) 337 (610) 337--51115111 NRC Performance Goals NRC Performance GoalsSafety: Ensure protection of the public health and Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environmentsafety and the environmentSecurity: Ensure the secure use and management of Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materialsradioactive materialsOpenness: Ensure openness in our regulatory processOpenness: Ensure openness in our regulatory processEffectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timelyefficient, realistic, and timelyManagement: Ensure excellence in agency Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRC strategic objectivemanagement to carry out the NRC strategic objective Reactor Oversight ProcessReactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas Examples of Baseline InspectionsExamples of Baseline InspectionsEquipment Alignment Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr ~80 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection Triennial Fire Protection ~200 hrs every 3 yrs~200 hrs every 3 yrsOperator Response Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr~125 hrs/yrEmergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr~80 hrs/yrRad Release Controls Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs~110 hrs every 2 yrsWorker Radiation Protection Worker Radiation Protection ~90 hrs/yr~90 hrs/yrCorrective Action Program Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs~250 hrs every 2 yrsCorrective Action Case Reviews Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr~60 hrs/yr Significance ThresholdSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorsPerformance IndicatorsGreenGreen::Baseline InspectionBaseline Inspection White White::May increase NRC oversightMay increase NRC oversightYellowYellow::Requires more NRC oversightRequires more NRC oversight Red Red::Requires more NRC oversightRequires more NRC oversightInspection FindingsInspection FindingsGreenGreen::Very low safety issueVery low safety issue White White::Low to moderate safety issueLow to moderate safety issueYellowYellow::Substantial safety issueSubstantial safety issue Red Red::High safety issueHigh safety issue Action Matrix ConceptAction Matrix ConceptLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformanceIncreasing Safety SignificanceIncreasing Safety SignificanceIncreasing NRC Inspection EffortsIncreasing NRC Inspection EffortsIncreasing NRC/Licensee Management InvolvementIncreasing NRC/Licensee Management InvolvementIncreasing Regulatory ActionsIncreasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant PerformanceNational Summary of Plant PerformanceStatus at End of CY 2005Status at End of CY 2005Licensee Response Licensee Response 84 84Regulatory Response Regulatory Response 12 12Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 4 4Multiple/Repetitive Degraded CornerstoneMultiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 3Unacceptable Unacceptable 0 0TotalTotal 103 103 National Summary National SummaryPerformance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2005)Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2005)GreenGreen18501850 White White 4 4YellowYellow 0 0 Red Red 0 0Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005)Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005)GreenGreen849849 White White 10 10YellowYellow 1 1 Red Red 0 0 Seabrook Assessment Results Seabrook Assessment Results (Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2005)Dec 31, 2005)Licensee Response ColumnLicensee Response ColumnNo safety significant findings or PIsNo safety significant findings or PIs Seabrook Inspection ActivitiesSeabrook Inspection Activities(Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2005)

Dec 31, 2005)6800 Hours of inspection related activities6800 Hours of inspection related activitiesTwo resident inspectors assigned to the siteTwo resident inspectors assigned to the siteSpecialist InspectionsSpecialist Inspections

--9 regional inspections9 regional inspections

--2 team inspections 2 team inspections Seabrook Inspection ActivitiesSeabrook Inspection Activities(Jan 1 -Dec 31, 2005)Inspection findingsInspection findings

--8 findings of very low safety significance (Green)8 findings of very low safety significance (Green)Refueling outage (April 2 Refueling outage (April 2

--April 30, 2005)April 30, 2005)

--no findings related to the outageno findings related to the outageSafety System Design team inspectionSafety System Design team inspection

--1 finding of very low safety significance (Green)1 finding of very low safety significance (Green)Triennial Fire Protection team inspectionTriennial Fire Protection team inspection

--1 finding of very low safety significance (Green)1 finding of very low safety significance (Green)

Seabrook SeabrookAnnual Assessment SummaryAnnual Assessment SummaryJanuary 1 January 1

--December 31, 2005December 31, 2005FPL operated Seabrook Station in a manner that FPL operated Seabrook Station in a manner that preserved public health and safetypreserved public health and safetyAll cornerstone objectives were metAll cornerstone objectives were metNRC plans baseline inspections at Seabrook for the NRC plans baseline inspections at Seabrook for the remainder of the assessment periodremainder of the assessment period Licensee Response and RemarksLicensee Response and RemarksGene St. PierreGene St. PierreSite Vice PresidentSite Vice PresidentFPL Energy Seabrook, LLCFPL Energy Seabrook, LLC Contacting the NRCContacting the NRCReport an emergencyReport an emergency(301) 816(301) 816--5100 (call collect)5100 (call collect)Report a safety concern: Report a safety concern: (800) 695(800) 695--7403 7403 Allegation@nrc.govAllegation@nrc.govGeneral information or questionsGeneral information or questionswww.nrc.govwww.nrc.govSelect "What We Do" for Public AffairsSelect "What We Do" for Public Affairs Paul Paul KrohnKrohn, Branch Chief, Branch Chiefpgk1@nrc.govpgk1@nrc.gov Reference SourcesReference SourcesReactor Oversight ProcessReactor Oversight Processhttp://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.htmlhttp://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.htmlPublic Electronic Reading RoomPublic Electronic Reading Roomhttp://www.nrc.gov/readinghttp://www.nrc.gov/reading

--rm.htmlrm.htmlPublic Document RoomPublic Document Room 1 1--800 800--397 397--4209 (Toll Free)4209 (Toll Free)

END OF THE PRESENTATIONEND OF THE PRESENTATIONNuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission

--Region IRegion IKing of Prussia, PennsylvaniaKing of Prussia, PennsylvaniaMarch 30, 2006March 30, 2006 Potential Public Interest IssuesPotential Public Interest IssuesSafety Concerns Brought to the NRCSafety Concerns Brought to the NRCNRC has a formal processNRC has a formal processConcerns are reviewed on an individual basis by NRC technical, Concerns are reviewed on an individual basis by NRC technical, legal, investigative staff and managementlegal, investigative staff and managementIssues of immediate concern receive prompt attention by NRC and Issues of immediate concern receive prompt attention by NRC and by nuclear power plant managementby nuclear power plant managementNRC'sNRC'sprocess requires reviews of all valid safety issues to ensure process requires reviews of all valid safety issues to ensure they are adequately addressedthey are adequately addressedNRC implements measures to protect the identity of allegers NRC implements measures to protect the identity of allegers including not commenting on the existence of a specific allegatiincluding not commenting on the existence of a specific allegati on on Potential Public Interest IssuesPotential Public Interest IssuesRecent Press Articles on Security IssuesRecent Press Articles on Security IssuesCurrent NRC policy is to not discuss security matters in a Current NRC policy is to not discuss security matters in a public forumpublic forumNRC will not comment on existence of allegations in this NRC will not comment on existence of allegations in this area areaNotwithstanding these policies, we want to assure the Notwithstanding these policies, we want to assure the public that if safety issues did exist, the NRC would take public that if safety issues did exist, the NRC would take prompt action to address themprompt action to address them