ML21165A194

Joint Annual Assessment Meeting for Pa/Md/Nj/Ny Nuclear Power Plants - Webinar Presentation

ML21165A194
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Site:	Beaver Valley, Calvert Cliffs, Peach Bottom, Salem, Nine Mile Point, Hope Creek, Susquehanna, Limerick, Ginna, FitzPatrick
Issue date:	06/16/2021
From:	Division of Operating Reactors
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2020 Annual Assessment Webinar Beaver Valley - Calvert Cliffs Limerick - Peach Bottom - Susquehanna Hope Creek - Salem FitzPatrick - Ginna - Nine Mile Point Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, PA June 16, 2021 ML21165A194

Panelists Jonathan Greives Brice Bickett Erin Carfang Branch Chief Branch Chief Branch Chief Branch 4 Branch 3 Branch 1 Limerick Salem Ginna Peach Bottom Hope Creek FitzPatrick Susquehanna Nine Mile Point 2

Meeting Conduct

• All participants will be muted during presentations by NRC staff

• The chat is enabled to allow you to ask questions during the meeting.

• We encourage mutual respect on the part of NRC staff and attendees.

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How to Ask a Question

• Type in your question at any time using Microsoft Teams.

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• You can wait until the question-and-answer session to ask your question out loud 4

Agenda

• Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

• COVID-19 Response

• 2020 Safety Performance Overview

- Beaver Valley - Hope Creek

- Calvert Cliffs - Salem

- Limerick - Ginna

- Peach Bottom - Nine Mile Point

- Susquehanna - FitzPatrick

• Question-and-answer Session 5

Our Mission To license and regulate the Nations civilian use of radioactive materials to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety and to promote the common defense and security and protect the environment.

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Reactor Oversight Process 7

NRC Independent Safety Inspections Reactor Oversight Process

• NRC inspectors have unfettered access to all plant activities related to nuclear safety and security 8

Action Matrix Concept Multiple/Repetitive Licensee Regulatory Degraded Unacceptable Degraded Response Response Performance Performance Cornerstone Inspection Findings + Performance Indicators = Plant Assessment Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 9

NRC Actions in Response to Covid-19

• Accomplished both onsite and remote oversight activities during the ongoing public health emergency, while taking precautions to minimize exposure to COVID-19

• Some inspections were conducted remotely at plants given the enhanced ability to do remote inspection in combination with targeted on-site inspection aspects

• As conditions have improved, we have increased our on-site inspection presence

• The Agency maintained emergency response capabilities within Regional Incident Response Centers and HQ 10

Actions in Response to Covid-19 11

NRC Relief/Exemptions Due to COVID-19

• Temporary flexibility that maintained continued safe and secure operation, while supporting the national priority of reducing the spread of COVID-19

• Some of these exemptions include:

- Deferral of some outage-related inspection activities

- Exemption to work hour restrictions in 10 CFR Part 26

- Exemption from performing annual security training per 10 CFR Part 73

• More information can be found on the NRC webpage:

https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/

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Beaver Valley Resident Inspectors Gwynne Eatmon Ronald Rolph Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 13

Beaver Valley 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 5608 hours0.0649 days <br />1.558 hours <br />0.00927 weeks <br />0.00213 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 4 Green Findings and 1 Severity Level IV Violation

• Baseline inspection in 2021 14

Calvert Cliffs Resident Inspectors Rodney Clagg Sarah Obadina Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 15

Calvert Cliffs 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 6118 hours0.0708 days <br />1.699 hours <br />0.0101 weeks <br />0.00233 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 3 Green Findings and 1 Severity Level IV Violation

• Baseline inspection in 2021 16

Limerick Resident Inspectors Adam Ziedonis Sherlyn Haney Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 17

Limerick 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated Safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 6776 hours0.0784 days <br />1.882 hours <br />0.0112 weeks <br />0.00258 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 2 Green Findings and 2 Severity Level IV Violations

• Baseline inspection in 2021 18

Peach Bottom Resident Inspectors Scott Rutenkroger Peter Boguszewski Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 19

Peach Bottom 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated Safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 6026 hours0.0697 days <br />1.674 hours <br />0.00996 weeks <br />0.00229 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 5 Green Findings and Non-Cited Violations

• Baseline inspection in 2021 20

Susquehanna Resident Inspectors Christopher Highley Matthew Rossi Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 21

Susquehanna 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated Safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 5173 hours0.0599 days <br />1.437 hours <br />0.00855 weeks <br />0.00197 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 2 Green Findings and 1 Severity Level IV Violation

• Baseline inspection in 2021 22

Salem Resident Inspectors Justin Hawkins Gordon Walbert Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 23

Salem 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated Safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 6681 hours0.0773 days <br />1.856 hours <br />0.011 weeks <br />0.00254 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 4 Green Findings and No Violations

• Baseline inspection in 2021 24

Hope Creek Resident Inspectors Matthew Hardgrove Daniel Beacon Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 25

Hope Creek 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated Safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 4462 hours0.0516 days <br />1.239 hours <br />0.00738 weeks <br />0.0017 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 2 Green Findings and No Violations

• Baseline inspection in 2021 26

Ginna Resident Inspectors Jason Schussler Stephen Monarque Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 27

Ginna 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated Safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 7524 hours0.0871 days <br />2.09 hours <br />0.0124 weeks <br />0.00286 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• No Findings and No Violations

• Baseline inspection in 2021 28

Nine Mile Point Resident Inspectors Greg Stock Beth Sienel Jake Dolecki Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 29

Nine Mile Point 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated Safely

• Licensee Response Column

• 7819 hours0.0905 days <br />2.172 hours <br />0.0129 weeks <br />0.00298 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• Green Performance Indicators

• 1 Green Finding and 3 Green NCVs

• Baseline inspection in 2021 30

James A. FitzPatrick Resident Inspectors Eric Miller Jennifer England Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector 31

James A. FitzPatrick 2020 Assessment Summary

• Operated Safely

• Regulatory Response Column (4Q 2020)

• 6889 hours0.0797 days <br />1.914 hours <br />0.0114 weeks <br />0.00262 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• 1 White NOV

• Green Performance Indicators

• 2 Green Findings, 6 Green NCVs, & 1 Severity Level IV 32 Violation

James A. FitzPatrick 2020 White NOV

• April 10, 2020 - Oil leak developed from a pressure-control valve diaphragm during a test of the High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) oil system.

• The leak resulted from a defective component that was the subject of a 10 CFR Part 21 notice in July 2010.

• Not identified by Exelon staff prior to installation in December 2017.

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James A. FitzPatrick 2020 White NOV

• Inspection Report 2020012

• Finding of low to moderate safety significance (White)

• Two associated apparent violations

- Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XV, "Nonconforming Materials, Parts, or Components,

- 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion VII, "Control of Purchased Material, Equipment, and Services,"

because Exelon failed to control defective parts and prevent their use.

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James A. FitzPatrick 2020 White NOV

• Exelon Corrective Actions

- Replacement of the pressure-control valve

- Review of parts database to assess other components subject to 10 CFR Part 21

- Procedure update for parts subject to Part 21

- Communications with procurement staff on the event 35

James A. FitzPatrick Regulatory Response Multiple/Repetitive Licensee Regulatory Degraded Unacceptable Degraded Response Response Performance Performance Cornerstone

• As of the fourth quarter of 2020, FitzPatrick transitioned to the Regulatory Response Column based on the White Finding related to the HPCI pressure-control valve.

• In addition to the normal baseline inspection, a supplemental inspection under NRC Inspection Procedure 95001 will be conducted.

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Question-and-Answer Session Type in your question at any time via the Microsoft Teams chat function

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Raise your hand in Microsoft Teams.

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Office of Public Affairs Diane Screnci Neil Sheehan Diane.Screnci@nrc.gov Neil.Sheehan@nrc.gov 610-337-5330 610-337-5331 39

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• YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov

• RSS: www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html#rss 40

More Information

• Inspection Reports

- https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/oversight/listofrpts-body.html

• Reactor Oversight Process

- https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/oversight.html

• Fact Sheets and Brochures

- https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/

• NRC Information Digest

- https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1350/

• Regulations

- https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/

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BACKUP SLIDES 43

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 03/4/2021 Licensee Response 90 Regulatory Response 3 Degraded Cornerstone 1 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 Oversight 0 Total 94 44

National Summary

• Performance Indicator Results for 2020*

- Green 6457

- White 1

- Yellow 1

- Red 0

• PIs are counted per plant per quarter

• Total Inspection Findings in 2020#

- Green 240

- Greater-than-Green 2

- White 2

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

1. Finding data current as of 3/4/2021 45

Action Matrix Concept Multiple/Repetitive Licensee Regulatory Degraded Unacceptable Degraded 1 2 Response Response Performance Performance 3 Cornerstone 4 5 Inspection Findings + Performance Indicators = Plant Assessment Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 46

Reactor Oversight Process 47

Beaver Valley Plant Status

• First Energy Nuclear Operation Company and First Energy Nuclear Generation LLC emerged from bankruptcy

• Ownership transferred from FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) to Energy Harbor Nuclear Corporation

• Licensee withdrew its Permanent Cessation of Power Operations request 48