ML051400420

Summary of Arkansas Nuclear One End-of-Cycle Public Meeting

ML051400420
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Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	05/18/2005
From:	Troy Pruett NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Forbes J Entergy Operations
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C O M M I S S I O N REGION I V 6 1 1 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 May 18, 2005 Jeffrey S. Forbes Vice President Operations Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72801-0967

SUMMARY

OF ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE END-OF-CYCLE PUBLIC MEETING

Dear Mr. Forbes:

This refers to the End-of-Cycle public meeting conducted at Russellville, Arkansas on May 10, 2005, between the NRC and your staff. The participants discussed performance at Arkansas Nuclear One for the period January 1 through December 31, 2004. The meeting attendance list and a copy of the presentations are included as Enclosures 1 and 2.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Tr6y W. Pruett, Chief Project Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-313 50-368 Licenses: DPR-51 NPF-6

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Presentation Slides

Entergy Operations, Inc. GC wlenclosures: David Freeman, Acting Senior Vice President Emergency Service Coordinator

& Chief Operating Officer Pope County Entergy Operations, Inc. No. 4 Emergency Lane P.O. Box 31995 Russellville, AR 72801 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Charlie Smith Vice President Emergency Service Coordinator Operations Support Yell County Courthouse Entergy Operations, Inc. Union Street P.O. Box 31995 Dardanelle, AR 72834 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Fred Taylor Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations Emergency Service Coordinator ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear Johnson County Office of Emergency Power Services 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 P.O. Box 546 Rockville, MD 20852 Clarksville, AR 72830 County Judge of Pope County Don Fairbanks Pope County Courthouse Emergency Service Coordinator 100 West Main Street Logan County Office of Emergency Russellville, AR 72801 Services Logan County Courthouse Winston & Strawn Paris, AR 72855 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 The Honorable Steve Pfeifer Mayor of Danvilie Bernard Bevill P.O. Box 69 Radiation Control Team Leader Danville, AR 72833 Division of Radiation Control and Emergency Management The Honorable Bill Elsken Arkansas Department of Health Mayor of Paris 4815 West Markham Street, Mail Slot 30 P.O. Box 271 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867 Paris, AR 72855 James Mallay The Honorable Billy Helms Director, Regulatory Affairs Mayor of Clarksville Framatome ANP 205 Walnut Street 3815 Old Forest Road Clarksville, AR 72830-3005 Lynchburg, VA 24501 The Honorable Carolyn McGee Colonel Wayne Ruthven Mayor of Dardanelle Arkansas Department of P.O. Box 360 Emergency Management Dardanelle, AR 72834 P.O. Box 758 Conway, AR 72033

Entergy Operations, Inc. The Honorable Johnny Waldo Misty Sutton Mayor of Dover Emergency Service Coordinator P.O. Box 258 P.O. Box 119 Dover, AR 72837 Morrilton, AR 721 10 The Honorable Jerry Don Barrett Mayor of Atkins P.O. Box 128 Atkins, AR 72823 The Honorable Raye Turner Mayor of Russellville P.O. Box 428 Russellville. AR 7281 1 The Honorable Edwin Price Mayor of London P.O. Box 130 London, AR 72847 The Honorable Stewart Nelson Mayor of Morrilton City Hall P.O. Box 583 Morrilton, AR 72110 The Honorable Brad Wear Judge of Yell County Danville Courthouse P.O. Box 219 Danville, AR 72833 The Honorable Jimmy Hart Judge of Conway County 117 South Moose, Room 203 Morrilton, AR 72110 The Honorable Mike Jacobs Judge of Johnson County P.O. Box 278 Clarksville, AR 72830 The Honorable Edgar Holt Judge of Logan County Room 22 Paris, AR 72855

Entergy Operations, Inc. Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSMI)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (KSW)

Senior Resident Inspector (RWD)

Branch Chief, DRPID (TWP)

Senior Project Engineer, DRPID (GEW)

Team Leader, DRPiTSS (RLNI)

RlTS Coordinator (KEG)

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END OF CYCLE PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE I

1 LICENSEE/FACILITY 1 Arkansas Nuclear One DATERIME May 10,2005 6:OO p.m.

CONFERENCE Arkansas Technical University LOCATION Russellville, Arkansas NRC REPRESENTATIVES NAME (PLEASE PRINT) ORGANIZATION I TITLE I I Page Iof 1

Arkansas Nuclear One Agenda Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of Plant Performance Results Licensee Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV Break Arlington, Texas NRC available to address public questions Mav IO. 2W5 NRC Representatives Purpose of Today's Meeting m A public forum for discussion of Entergy's Troy Pmett. Branch Chief performance - (817)860-8173 s Rick Dcere, Senior Resident Lnrpcctar rn NRC will address the Entergy performance issues - (479) 968-3290

. identified in the annual assessment letter Eotergy will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to Ed Cmwe. Resident Inspector

. (479) 968-3290 John Dixao, Resident Inspector

- (479) 968-3290 maintain or improve their performance Region IV Organization NRC Performance Goals Safetv: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment m:Ensurc the secure use and management of radioactive materials w: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 1

Reactor Oversight Process Examples of Baseline Inspections Equipment Alignment -92 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection -200 hrsl3 y s Operator Response -125 hrslyr Emergency Preparedness -80 hrs/yr Rad Release Controls -I00 hrsR yrs Worker Radiation Protection -100 hrslyr Corrective Action Program -200 hrsR yrs Corrective Action Case Reviews -60 hrslyr Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only baseline inspection Urmrm RIrpMx ag"kl0.Y

~ W m r Dmmdcd cor"",tone DrulUpltIRco.

Degmded Unemplabk

• rrormnn?e White: May increase NRC oversight Comrrslonr Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight InsDectinn Findings Green: Very low safety significant issue White: Low to moderate saiety significiml issue Yellow: Substantial safety significant issue Red: High safety significant issue National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary Stnhxr at End of CY 2W4 .Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY Licensee Response Regulatory Response 76 20 --

2004)

Green 1834 Degaded Cornerstone MultipleRepetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3

3

-- White Yellow Red 6

0 0

Unacceptable 0 Told 102" Total Inspectinn Findings (CY 2004)

Green 118 White 11

'Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process

• Yellow 1

• Red 0 2

Arkansas Nuclear One Arkansas Nuclear One Assessment Results Inspection Activities (Jan 1 Dec 31, uw1)

(Jan1 -Dec31,ZW4)

Arkmnras Nuclear One entered ulc Regulatory Response Column of the NRC'r Action Mmrin in the second gllaner of Z w 4 Regional Inspection Hours (includes all hours charged to the licensee including direct inspection

- Orr finding was rlvrifiod wiul tow 10 m d m k urely signnificmrr (Whit1 in and office preparation and documentation) awl all other inwetian flsdingr WEE Ihe mitiwling s ~ i l r mrilrn~i~lrlni rlrriifird as hrving vc'y low ufcty sipificuuc ( G m 4

• Division of Reactor Projects 4338 houn Supplcmrntrl Lnnpcclion 95001, "Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Stntegic Performance Area was perfamed in Z W 4

• Division of Reactor Safety 4wo houn I

Arkansas Nuclear One Criteria for Identifying a Substantive Inspection Activities Cross-Cutting Issue

( J m l-Dcc31,ZW4)

- Multiple green or safety significant inspection m Baseline Inspection Program Supplemental Inspection 95001. "Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area" -

findings with cross-cutting aspects Causal faclors have a common theme (Completed March 2005) m March 2004 Licensee Renewal Scoping and Screening

• Concern with the Licensee's scope of effort or m November 2004 License Renewal Aging Manngement progrcss in addressing cross-cutting pcrformancc RC"E," deficiencies a Four Tempmrary Instructions I

Arkansas Nuclear One Problem Identification & Resolution Annual Assessment Summary Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue January I - December 3 I , 2004 m 2003 Annual Assessment Letter identified a subswntive crass-cuttingissue in the m a of Problem Idcntificatian and Resolution. Entergy Operations, Incorporated operated Arkansa!

Nuclear One in a manner that preserved public m Public meeting held w February 12. Z!M4 tO discuss licensee health and safety and all cornerstone objectives wert aclians to address the causci and corrective actions. met

. NRC noted improvement in the carrective action program in 2004. The NRC hm clased the subsmtive ~ ~ ~ s - ~ u t t i n g All cornerstone objectives were met with only one White finding (mitigating systems comerstone i s w e and will discontinue our focuscd ovcrsight in this area. deficiency) 3

Assessment Results

. First Quarter 2005 Based on performance through December 31.2004, Arkansas Nuclear One remained in the Regulatory

. Response Column of the NRC Action Matrix.

Supplemental Inspection 95001, Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area was Licensee Response and Remarks completed on March 31,2005.

Jeffrey S . Forbes m Quarterly assessment review in spring 2005 resulted in A N 0 moving to Licensee Response Column of the NRC Vice President Operations Action Matrix. Entergy Operations. Incorporated rn A N 0 will receive the normal baseline inspections as well as SGIRPVH replacement inspections and Temporary Instructions 150, 160, and 163 in 2005.

I Contacting the NRC Reference Sources Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

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