ML061530152

Handouts for Public Meeting to Discuss the Palisades Nuclear Plant End-of-Cycle Performance Assessment

ML061530152
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/23/2006
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Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III May 23, 2006 www.nrc.gov

Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of the Palisades Nuclear Plants performance in Calendar Year 2005 Brief overview of the Reactor Oversight Process, including results in Calendar Year 2005 NRC available for public questions and comments www.nrc.gov

Agenda Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of Plant Performance Results NRC Closing Remarks Break NRC available to address public questions www.nrc.gov

Region III Organization James L. Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey E. Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Mark A. Satorius Cynthia D. Pederson Director, Division of Reactor Projects Director, Division of Reactor Safety K. Steven West Anne T. Boland Deputy Director Deputy Director Christine Lipa Regional Specialists Branch Chief Palisades Nuclear Plant Project Engineer Resident Inspectors Robert Lerch John Ellegood Reactor Engineers John Giessner Frances Ramirez Allan Barker (acting) Alexander Garmoe Frank Tran www.nrc.gov

NRC Representatives Mark A. Satorius, Director, Division of Reactor Projects - (630) 829-9634 K. Steven West, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects - (630) 829-9634 L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1423 John A. Ellegood, Senior Resident Inspector

- (269) 764-8971 John B. Giessner/Allan Barker, Resident Inspector

- (269) 764-8971 Christine A. Lipa, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9619 www.nrc.gov

NRC Performance Goals Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials Openness: 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 NRCs strategic objective www.nrc.gov

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Performance Indicator Indicator Results Results Results Significance Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response www.nrc.gov

Examples of Baseline Inspections Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection ~200 hrs every 3 yrs Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs Worker Radiation Protection ~90 hrs/yr Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr www.nrc.gov

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 www.nrc.gov

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC / Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions www.nrc.gov

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2005 Licensee Response 84 Regulatory Response 12 Degraded Cornerstone 4 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 Unacceptable 0 Total 103 www.nrc.gov

National Summary Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2005)

Green 1850 White 4 Yellow 0 Red 0 Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005)

Green 849 White 10 Yellow 1 Red 0 www.nrc.gov

Palisades Assessment Results Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005 Plant performance for the assessment period was in the Licensee Response Column No substantive cross-cutting issues identified No greater than green violations were identified in the assessment period All performance indicators remained green throughout the assessment period www.nrc.gov

Palisades Inspection Activities Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005 Approximately 1800 baseline inspection hours More than 600 additional inspection hours

• Including license renewal & dry spent fuel storage activities 8 total findings and violations. None greater than Green.

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Palisades Annual Assessment Summary Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005 NMC operated Palisades in a manner that preserved public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than green findings or performance indicators License Renewal evaluation process continues www.nrc.gov

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 Region III Public Affairs Jan Strasma: (630) 829-9663 Viktoria Mitlyng: (630) 829-9662 www.nrc.gov

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) www.nrc.gov

Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III May 23, 2006 www.nrc.gov