ML061950707

Summary of Public Meeting at DC Cook to Discuss the End-of-Cycle Performance Assessment

ML061950707
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Site:	Cook
Issue date:	07/14/2006
From:	Christine Lipa NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB4
To:	American Electric Power Co
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July 14, 2006 LICENSEE: American Electric Power Company FACILITY: D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF THE JULY 6, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE D.C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On July 6, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Lake Charter Township Hall in Bridgman, Michigan. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and American Electric Power Company (AEP) representatives to discuss NRCs assessment of the safety performance of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. The meeting notice can be found in ADAMS as Accession Number ML061290553. A list of meeting participants and the NRC presentation slides can be found in the attached Enclosures.

The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP),

national ROP results, and the Assessment Process in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRCs assessment of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plants performance in calendar year 2005, which was documented in the March 2, 2006, end-of-cycle assessment letter recorded in ADAMS as Accession Number ML060610354. The NRC also discussed upcoming inspections and activities at the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, the AEP acknowledged the NRCs assessment.

Before adjourning the meeting, the NRC provided the opportunity for members of the public to ask questions, however, there were no questions.

/RA/

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-315; 50-316 License No. DPR-58; DRP-74

Enclosures:

As Stated See Attached Distribution

July 14, 2006 LICENSEE: American Electric Power Company FACILITY: D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF THE JULY 6, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE D.C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On July 6, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Lake Charter Township Hall in Bridgman, Michigan. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and American Electric Power Company (AEP) representatives to discuss NRCs assessment of the safety performance of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. The meeting notice can be found in ADAMS as Accession Number ML061290553. A list of meeting participants and the NRC presentation slides can be found in the attached Enclosures.

The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP),

national ROP results, and the Assessment Process in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRCs assessment of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plants performance in calendar year 2005, which was documented in the March 2, 2006, end-of-cycle assessment letter recorded in ADAMS as Accession Number ML060610354. The NRC also discussed upcoming inspections and activities at the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, the AEP acknowledged the NRCs assessment.

Before adjourning the meeting, the NRC provided the opportunity for members of the public to ask questions, however, there were no questions.

/RA/

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-315; 50-316 License No. DPR-58; DRP-74

Enclosures:

As Stated See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME:G:\Branch TSS\ALL EOC\EOC CY2005\meeting summaries\DC Cook EOC Mtg summary.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME FTran:dtp CLipa DATE 07/13/06 07/14/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY American Electric Power cc w/encls: J. Jensen, Site Vice President L. Weber, Plant Manager G. White, Michigan Public Service Commission L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -

Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Emergency Management Division MI Department of State Police State Liaison Officer, State of Michigan D. Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists

American Electric Power ADAMS Distribution:

JLD PST RidsNrrDirsIrib GEG KGO BJK1 DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 TXN

PUBLIC MEETING PRINCIPAL ATTENDEES July 6, 2006 NRC C. Lipa, Chief, Branch 4, Division of Reactor Projects B. Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector, D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant J. Lennartz, Resident Inspector, D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant J. Ellegood, Senior Resident Inspector, Palisades Nuclear Plant F. Tran, Reactor Engineer American Electric Power Company L. Weber, Plant Manager, D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant S. Simpson, Regulatory Affair Manager, D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant Enclosure 1

D. C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III July 6, 2006 www.nrc.gov 1 Enclosure 2

Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of D.C. Cook 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 2 Enclosure 2

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 3 Enclosure 2

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 DC Cook Nuclear Power Plant Project Engineer Resident Inspectors Robert Lerch Brian Kemker Reactor Engineers Jay Lennartz Frances Ramirez Alexander Garmoe Frank Tran www.nrc.gov 4 Enclosure 2

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 Peter S. Tam, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1451 Brian J. Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector

- (269) 465-5353 Jay A. Lennartz, Resident Inspector

- (269) 465-5353 Christine A. Lipa, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9619 www.nrc.gov 5 Enclosure 2

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 6 Enclosure 2

Reactor Oversight Process 3 Strategic Performance Areas are divided into 7 Cornerstones of Safety Findings and Performance Indicators are associated with particular Cornerstones Cross-Cutting Issues involve a common cause affecting multiple Cornerstones www.nrc.gov 7 Enclosure 2

Reactor Oversight Process 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 8 Enclosure 2

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Performance Indicator Results Results Results Significance Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response www.nrc.gov 9 Enclosure 2

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 10 Enclosure 2

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 11 Enclosure 2

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 12 Enclosure 2

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 13 Enclosure 2

D. C. Cook Assessment Results Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005 Unit 1 was in the Licensee Response column Unit 2 was in the Regulatory Response column in 1Q2005 and 2Q2005 due to a White performance indicator (Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal)

• Unit 2 returned to the Licensee Response Column in 3Q2005, when the performance indicator returned to Green No substantive cross-cutting issues identified Three Severity Level III violations were issued involving the failure to provide complete and accurate information regarding medical conditions affecting licensed operators www.nrc.gov 14 Enclosure 2

Safety Significant Findings or PIs No Safety Significant Findings were identified The Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal performance indicator was White in 1Q2005 and 2Q2005. The PI returned to green in 3Q2005.

• The last applicable Scram was in 2Q2003

• 95001 inspection completed Nov. 17-21, 2003

• This performance indicator tracks for 12 quarters www.nrc.gov 15 Enclosure 2

D. C. Cook Inspection Activities Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005 Approximately 2200 baseline inspection hours More than 150 additional inspection hours

• Special Inspection completed November 18, 2005 in response to Unit 2 trip with subsequent equipment malfunctions 20 total findings and violations www.nrc.gov 16 Enclosure 2

D. C. Cook Inspection Activities Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005 Unit 1 refueling outage: March 26 - May 6, 2005 License Renewal granted on August 30, 2005

• Unit 1 license expires Oct. 25, 2034

• Unit 2 license expires Dec. 23, 2037 Backfit issued November 9, 2005 regarding electrical distribution www.nrc.gov 17 Enclosure 2

D. C. Cook Annual Assessment Summary Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2005 AEP operated D. C. Cook in a manner that preserved public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met with one White performance indicator (Scrams With Loss Of Normal Heat Removal) that returned to Green in 3Q2005 www.nrc.gov 18 Enclosure 2

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 19 Enclosure 2

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 20 Enclosure 2

D. C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III July 6, 2006 www.nrc.gov 21 Enclosure 2