ML040220282

Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Company Public Meeting Presentation Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station

ML040220282
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	01/21/2004
From:	Myers L FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC/RGN-III
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station IMC 0350 Meeting 1 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Desired Outcomes emonstrate that Davis-Besse continues to take conservative ctions needed to support safe plant restart rovide information on changes in leadership and programs at ensure fleet consistency in Conduct of Operations emonstrate the Operations Improvement Action Plan upports meeting Industry Standards rovide information on the NOP restart assessment Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC 2 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Meeting Agenda pdate of Plant Activities...Lew Myers ant Status...Mark Bezilla perations IssuesBarry Allen perations Performance.Kevin Ostrowski Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC 3 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Update of Plant Activities Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC 4

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Davis-Besse is Progressing Toward Restart

• Successful plant heat-up completed January 5

• Plant was stabilized at NOP for ~ 3 days

• Reactor Coolant unidentified leakage at zero GPM

• Three Administrative Control issues were identified

• An emergent AFW issue required plant cool-down

• Successful plant cool-down completed January 9

• COO requested deferral of RRATI Team inspection

• Plant equipment issues being resolved

• Administrative Control issues being resolved

• Preparing for plant heat-up this weekend 5

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Management Changes ffective Saturday, January 10, 2004 new management ssignments were made to strengthen leadership team

-Kevin Ostrowski is the new Manager of Plant Operations

-SRO License, Shift Supervisor, Operations Manager and Plant Manager at Beaver Valley

-Director of Nuclear Maintenance and Nuclear Services at Perry

-Regulatory Affairs Manager at Davis-Besse 6

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Management Changes

-Dave Imlay is the new Shift Superintendent of Plant Operations

-Holds SRO license at Davis-Besse

-Superintendent of Maintenance

-Fifteen years experience at Davis-Besse

-Held various management positions in Operations, Training and Maintenance

-Has experience at other nuclear plants 7

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Management Changes

-Bill Mugge is the new Manager of Work Management

-Holds SRO license at Davis-Besse

-Seventeen years of experience at Davis-Besse and has held various management positions in Operations, Training and Security

-Served as an industry evaluator at INPO 8

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Plant Status Mark Bezilla Vice President 9

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Recent Items Addressed for Heat-up 1 Auxiliary Feedwater ump Turbine Casing Leak 2 Containment Spray ump Motor to Pump oupling ody to bonnet seal weld on Reactor Coolant Valve eactor Coolant Instrument oot Valve arious Turbine Building oors ormed Mode 2/1 Look head Team 10 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Davis-Besse Materiel Condition Will Support Safe Restart

• Current plant status

-Mode 4 (~ 250 psig/~ 260 0F)

-Two Reactor Coolant Pumps inservice

-Other two Reactor Coolant Pumps ready for operation

-Steam Generators removing heat

-Secondary plant in service with Condenser vacuum

-Plant safety systems ready to support Mode 3/NOPT

-Presently reinforcing nine Turbine Building doors 11 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Davis-Besse Materiel Condition Will Support Safe Restart

• Conclusion

-The material condition of the plant will support safe restart

-As issues arise, they will be addressed using our Corrective Action Program with a focus on improving the margins of safety 12 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Operations Issues Barry Allen Plant Manager 13 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Administrative Control Issues Identified in Mode 4/3

• Detail of Operations work schedule

• One Technical Specification log entry not made

• One Technical Specification Action not taken 14 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Plant Manager Actions ENOC Root Cause Team formed to evaluate Davis-Besse perational issues against FENOC and industry standards

-Assess the issues

-Determine the causes

-Recommend corrective actions ighteen member team assembled

-Sponsor: Jim Powers, Davis-Besse Engineering Director

-Team Members, included:

-Team Lead: Russ Kearney, Perry Operations Manager

-Pete Sena, Beaver Valley Operations Manager

-George Storolis, Mike Mouser from Beaver Valley Shift Manager

-Ray Hruby, Manager at Beaver Valley

-Thomas Veitch, FENOC Operations Program Manager 15 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Root Causes

• Inconsistent implementation of the work control and surveillance test programs

• Inconsistent reinforcement of Operating staff roles and responsibilities

• Ineffective correction of some performance deficiencies 16 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Actions Taken hartered high-impact team to assess the differences in onduct of Operations among FENOC plants and industry rengthened Administrative Controls in Operations hanges in Operations Leadership plemented Shift Manager Peer Verifiers to provide fectiveness review of Operator Actions ssigned managers to monitor specific corrective actions dded detailed Operations activities into plant integrated hedule 17 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

arriers Strengthened to Prevent Events FENOC Vision:

People with a strong safety focus delivering top fleet operating performance Competent Strong Experienced Independent Individual Programs Management Oversight 18 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Operations Performance Kevin Ostrowski Manager - Plant Operations 19 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Changes in Operations Leadership and Programs Charter from Management - COO / VP / Plant Manager Assessment of Operations Strengthened controls and accountability for strict compliance in the implementation of Conduct of Operations Corrective Actions effectiveness assessment during NOP 20 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Charter from Management Safety-focused plant operation through consistent implementation of a rigorous Conduct of Operations 21 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Assessment of Operations

• Assessment tools

-Operations Improvement Plan Assessments

-Feedback from management observers

-Face to face communications and observations 22 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Assessment of Operations

• Initial Observations

-Improved performance in most recent heat-up and cool-down

-Improved organizational leadership by Shift Managers

-Noted improvements in shift turnover, pre-job briefs, and log entries

-Shift Managers engaging the organization in plant issues

-Strict adherence to plant procedures

-Operated the plant consistent with training

-A few areas of Conduct of Operations did not meet fleet standards

-Inconsistencies in ownership and accountability 23 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Conduct of Operations Corrective Actions

• Reactor Operators co-sign for authorization of maintenance on safety instrumentation

• Peer checks on Technical Specification (TS) actions

• Improved turnover of TS actions

• Improved log entries for TS

• Operations management briefings

• Use of peer reviewers

• Individual accountability handled in accordance with FENOC policies 24 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Effectiveness of Corrective Actions Corrective Actions support heat-up Operations performance during NOP assessment period will confirm our effectiveness 25 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Closing Comments We continue to implement our Return to Service and Operations Improvement Action Plan Plant materiel condition is good Improved operator performance was demonstrated during heat-up and cool-down of plant Strong actions have been taken to ensure consistent implementation of conduct of operations activities Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC 26 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004

Closing Comments NOP Assessment Criteria

-No inadvertent safety system actuations...

-No significant events...

-No integrated plant operating procedure content errors...

-No unplanned entry into technical specification...

-Consistent implementation of Conduct of Operations...

-Actions taken by management show an improving trend...

-Work implementation schedule adherence at 90% or above...

-Risk profile matches the schedule atisfaction of this criteria will result in FENOC requesting estart 27 avis-Besse ar Power Station January 21, 2004