ML14175A284
| ML14175A284 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/24/2014 |
| From: | Division of Nuclear Materials Safety III |
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| References | |
| Download: ML14175A284 (24) | |
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NRC's Annual Assessmentof Palisades Assessment of Palisades Performance for 2013Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region III South Haven, MI June 26, 20141, OpeningpgEric DuncanBranchChief,Palisades Branch Chief, PalisadesNRC Region III 2
Purpose and A gendapg*Discuss Palisades Performance in 2013PlidR*Palisades Response*NRCAvailabletoAddressQuestionsNRC Available to Address Questions 3 Our MissionTolicenseandregulatethe To license and regulate the nation's civilian use of
byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials
to ensure adequate protectionofpublichealth protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and securityandprotectthe security, and protect the environment.
4 Significance Threshold gPerformance Indicators Green:Baseline InspectionWhite:Increases NRC oversight Yellow:IncreasesNRCoversight Yellow:Increases NRC oversight Red:Increases NRC oversightInspectionFindings Inspection FindingsGreen:Very low safety issue White:Lowtomoderatesafetyissue White:Low to moderate safety issueYellow:Substantial safety issue Red:High safety issue 5
Action Matrix Conce ptpLicenseeRegulatoryDegradedMultiple/RepUnacceptableLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep
.DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance (Column I)(Column II)(Column III)
(Column IV)
(Column V)
Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts CIncreasing NR C Involvement Increasin g Regulatory Actions6ggy National Summary of Plant Performance Performance Status as of 12/31/2013Licensee Response Column 180 RegulatoryResponseColumn2 9Regulatory Response Column 2 9Degraded Cornerstone Column 39 Multiple/Repetitive Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column 4 1UnacceptableColumn5 0Unacceptable
Column 5 0IMC 0350 Oversight1 Total1007Total100 2013 Annual AssessmentJanuary1December31 2013January 1 -December 31, 2013*Palisades operatedsafelyPalisades operated safely*All cornerstone ob jectives met j*Palisades in Column 1 of the Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix 8
NRC Additional Activities in 2013 In 2013, NRC performed an additional 1000 hours0.0116 days <br />0.278 hours <br />0.00165 weeks <br />3.805e-4 months <br /> of effort beyond the 2000 hours0.0231 days <br />0.556 hours <br />0.00331 weeks <br />7.61e-4 months <br /> allocated for routine baseline inspections.
NRC used these additional hours to:
- Reviewcorrective actionsimplemented toReview corrective actions implemented to address performance problems in 2011
and 2012.
- Increase public communication to address thepublic
'sconcernsaboutplant the publics concerns about plant performance 9
NRC Additional Activities in 2013SftCiWkEit(SCWE)
- Safety Conscious Work Environment (SCWE) -an environment where personnel feel free to raisesafetyconcernswithoutfearofretaliation, raise safety concerns without fear of retaliation, intimidation, harassment, or discrimination. *All NRC licensees and contractors are expected to establish and maintain a SCWE which contributestothesafeoperationof contributes to the safe operation of NRC-regulated facilities.
10 Safety Conscious Work Environment(SCWE)Inspections Environment (SCWE) Inspections*NRC identified chilled SCWE in Security*Licensee developed SCWE Action PlanNRCidSCWEAti Pliltti*NRC reviewed SCWE Action Plan implementation*NRC determined that quality of actions were insufficient to assess and understand the cause of the chilled SCWE and did not demonstrate a titttiSitSCWE strong comm itment to improve Security SCWE*NRC will closely monitor Security SCWE and perform follo w-up SCWE inspection 11 Recent Ins pection Activities p*Control Rod Drive Mechanism Housing Inspection*Reactor Vessel Foreign Material Inspection Inspection
- SafetyInjectionRefuelingWater Tank*Safety Injection Refueling Water Tank (SIRWT) Inspection 12 Control Rod Drive Mechanism (CRDM)Housings (CRDM) Housings*DuringSpring2014RefuelingOutagePalisades
- During Spring 2014 Refueling Outage, Palisades identified flaws in 17 of 45 CRDM housings
- NRCinspectorsobservedCRDMhousing
- NRC inspectors observed CRDM housing testing and reviewed licensee evaluations
- Nothroughwallleakageidentified
- No through-wall leakage identified*Licensee replaced all CRDM housings*NRC evaluating the appropriate frequency of future CRDM housing inspections 13 Reactor Vessel Forei gn Materia lgDiSi2014RfliOli
- During Spring 2014 Refueling Outage, licensee identified foreign material within the reactor
vessel*NRC experts reviewed the licensee's evaluation*NRC concluded no impact to plant or public health and safety*Review of licensee corrective actions continues 14 Safety Injection Refueling WaterTank(SIRWT)
Water Tank (SIRWT)*SIRWTcontainswatertocoolthereactorcore
- SIRWT contains water to cool the reactor core and containment building during accidents and
for adjusting water level during outages*SIRWT has leaked over the years and Palisades has performed numerous repairs*NRC observed replacement of SIRWT bottomAlllkidtlddd
- All leakage issues now a dequately addressed*Confirmatory Action Letter closed 15 Other Ins pections in 201 4pBiilPblIdtifitid
- Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection (Complete)*Force-on-Force Security Inspection (Complete)*Component Design Bases Inspection (Pending)*Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise (Pending)
(Pending) 16 Open to the Public pThNRClhihiitki
- The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities.
activities.
- At www.nrc.gov, you can:Fidblitidtdtit
-Find public meeting dates and transcripts;-Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and -Access the agency's Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.
17 Contactin g the NRCgReportanemergenc
- Report an emergency-(301) 816-5100 (call collect)Rtft*Report a safety concern-(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrcgov
-Allegation@nrc
.gov*Meeting FeedbackGliftiti*General information or ques tions-www.nrc.govSelect"WhatWeDo"forPublicAffairs 18-Select "What We Do" for Public Affairs Reference Sources
- ReactorOversightProcess Reactor Oversight Process-http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/
ASSESS/index.html*Public Electronic Reading Room-http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html*NRC Information Digest-http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-lli//ff/1350
/collections/nuregs/staff/sr1350/*Public Document Room (800)3974209(TllF)19-(800) 397-4209 (Toll Free)
NRC Social Media Channels*Blog:http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/*Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/Titthtt//titt/#!/
http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov
- RSS:http://www
.nrc.gov/public
-involve/listserver.html#rss 20 Actions in Response to the Japan NuclearAccident Nuclear Accident*ActionsinresponsetoJapanNuclearAccident
- Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident Website:
http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-info.html*Mailbox for comments on staff actions:
JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov*Office of Public Affairs Point of Contact: OPAresource@nrcgovor301-415-8200OPA.resource@nrc
.govor 301415820021 Licensee Response and Remarks Entergy Nuclear OperationsPalisadesNuclearPlant Palisades Nuclear PlantRemarks22 Closing RemarksgKennethO'Brien Kenneth O'BrienDeputy Division DirectorDivision of Reactor Projects NRC Region IIICego23 NRC Representatives p*ViktoriaMitlyngOfficeofPublicAffairsRIII Viktoria Mitlyng, Office of Public Affairs, RIII-(630) 829-9662*Prema Chandrathil
, Office of Public Affairs
, RIII,,-(630) 829-9663*Eric Duncan, Branch Chief, RIII-(630) 829-9620*Alex Garmoe, Senior Resident Inspector(269)7648971-(269) 764-8971*April Scarbeary, Resident Inspector
-(269)764-897224-(269) 764-8972