ML070870669

Annual Performance Assessment, Slides, 4-24-07

ML070870669
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	03/28/2007
From:	Division Reactor Projects I
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Bellamy R, Rgn-I/DRP/Br7/610-337-5200
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Beaver Valley 2006 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting z NRC will address licensee performance as described in the annual assessment letter z FirstEnergy will be given the opportunity to respond to information in the letter and to inform NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance z 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 Plant Performance Results FirstEnergy Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Break NRC available to address public questions 3

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 Dr Ronald Bellamy Branch Chief Regional Specialists Beaver Valley Project Engineers Resident Inspectors Scott Barber-Senior PE Paul Cataldo-SRI Andrew Rosebrook-PE Dave Werkheiser-RI 4

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) 337-5200 Nadiyah Morgan, 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 5

NRC Performance Goals z Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment z Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials z Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process z Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely z Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRCs strategic objective 6

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 7

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 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 ncreasing Safety Significance ncreasing NRC Inspection Efforts ncreasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement ncreasing Regulatory Actions 10

Performance Status at End of 2006 icensee Response 70 egulatory Response 24 egraded Cornerstone 6 ultiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 nacceptable 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 Inspection Activities at Beaver Valley (Jan 1 - 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 13

NRC Inspection Activities at Beaver Valley (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006) z Component Design Basis Team Inspection z Steam Generator/Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspections z Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation Inspection z Refueling Outage inspections at both Units z Resident Inspections 14

(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2006)

The plant operated safely Plant was in licensee response column of the Action Matrix for the first three quarters of 2006 Plant was in regulatory response column of the Action Matrix for the fourth quarter of 2006 NRC will conduct a supplemental inspection to address a white emergency preparedness inspection finding using inspection procedure 95001 NRC plans baseline and extended power uprate inspections for the remainder of 2007 15

Safety Significant Findings or PIs z All performance indicators were green (very low safety significance) in 2006 z One white finding (low to moderate safety significance) z One finding under Traditional Enforcement z Eight green inspection findings were identified during the year 16

NRC Inspection Findings / Issues at Beaver Valley z White Finding in Emergency Preparedness z Dose Assessment Procedure inadequacy could have resulted in an untimely protective action recommendation z Procedure changes have been implemented z Severity Level III Violation and Confirmatory Order z Contract Engineer falsified design documentation for the Unit 1 reactor vessel head and steam generator replacement projects z Design documentation has been corrected 17

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 uprate inspections at Beaver Valley for the remainder of the assessment period.

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Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. James Lash Site Vice President-Beaver Valley FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 19

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 About NRC and How We Regulate 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