ML040050322
| ML040050322 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 12/31/2003 |
| From: | Anton Vegel Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Cayia A Nuclear Management Co |
| References | |
| EA-02-031, EA-03-057, EA-03-059, EA-03-181 IR-03-007 | |
| Download: ML040050322 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000266/2003007
Text
December 31, 2003
EA-03-057
EA-03-181
Mr. Alfred J. Cayia
Site Vice-President
Point Beach Nuclear Plant
Nuclear Management Company, LLC
6610 Nuclear Road
Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2
PUBLIC EXIT MEETING FOR 95003 SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000266/2003007; 05000301/2003007
Dear Mr. Cayia:
This refers to the public exit meeting held on December 16, 2003, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to
discuss the preliminary results of the three-phase supplemental inspection conducted in
accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure (IP) 95003, Supplemental Inspection for Repetitive
Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inputs, or One Red
Input.
The NRC presented a brief description of the Reactor Oversight Process, the two Red
inspection findings related to the auxiliary feedwater system that were reviewed during the
inspection, and the inspection itself. The NRC then described the preliminary results of the
inspection.
The overall conclusions of the inspection were that Point Beach was being operated safely;
however, areas that were challenging the Point Beach staff that needed improvement were
timely and thorough implementation of corrective actions, the emergency preparedness
program, and engineering design control. Based on the findings and results of the inspection,
the NRC determined that additional inspection activity above the baseline was warranted. In
the emergency preparedness area, the inspection identified an apparent violation regarding
emergency action levels; an unresolved item regarding protective action recommendations; a
Severity Level IV, Non-Cited Violation; and three Green (very low safety significance), Non-
Cited Violations. In engineering, the inspection identified seven Green, Non-Cited Violations
and found the corrective actions for the auxiliary feedwater Red findings to be adequate. These
conclusions and results are preliminary and subject to further NRC management review. The
final conclusions and results will be documented in Inspection Report No. 05000266/2003007;
05000301/2003007, to be issued at a later date.
A. Cayia
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After the NRCs presentation, Messrs. Douglas Cooper and John Paul Cowan, you, and other
members of the Nuclear Management Company (NMC) staff made a brief presentation. In this
presentation, NMC officials acknowledged the preliminary results of the inspection and
described some of the actions taken or planned to be taken to achieve long-term station
performance improvement, particularly in corrective action implementation, emergency
preparedness, and engineering. NMC representatives stated that effective implementation of
these actions will be accomplished through the continued use of the site Excellence Plan and
through the reinforcement of desired individual and organizational behaviors.
Mr. Geoffrey Grant, the Deputy Regional Administrator for Region III of the NRC, concluded the
meeting with an acknowledgment of the presentation by NMC representatives and emphasized
that the thoroughness and sustainability of corrective actions was the key area where
improvements needed to be made by NMC.
A copy of the slides shown at the meeting by the NRC and by your staff and a listing of principal
NRC and Nuclear Management Company attendees are attached as Enclosures 1, 2, and 3 to
this letter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rule of Practice, a copy of this letter
and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public
Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRCs
document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact me at (630) 829-9620.
Sincerely,
/ RA by Patrick L. Louden acting for /
Anton Vegel, Chief
Branch 7
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301
Enclosures:
1)
NRC Slides
2)
NMC Slides
3)
List of Principal Attendees
See Attached Distribution
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DATE
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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
A. Cayia
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cc w/encl:
R. Kuester, President and Chief
Operating Officer, WEPCo
J. Cowan, Executive Vice President
Chief Nuclear Officer
Nuclear Asset Manager
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
J. Rogoff, Esquire, Vice President, Counsel & Secretary
K. Duveneck, Town Chairman
Town of Two Creeks
Chairperson
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
J. Kitsembel, Electric Division
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
D. Cooper, Senior Vice President-Group Operations
State Liaison Officer
D. Markwardt, Manitowac County
Board Chairman
N. Crowley, Director, Manitowac
Emergency Management Agency
G. Novickis, Chairman, Kewaunee
County Board
The Honorable Darin A. Jeanquart
G. Buckley, Two Rivers City Manager
L. Hucek, Director, Kewaunee
Emergency Management
C. Meyer, President, Village of Mishicot
A. Cayia
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ADAMS Distribution:
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JRK1
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FJC
JGL
JLD
LAD
OEMAIL
OEWEB
MDS1
RJS2
PLA
RWB1
MRJ1
MAS
JRJ
RML2
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WMD
LSG
DWS
WHR
DWW
Enclosure 3
PUBLIC MEETING PRINCIPAL ATTENDEES
December 16, 2003
Nuclear Management Company, LLC
John Paul Cowan
Chief Nuclear Officer, NMC
Douglas Cooper
Senior Vice-President, NMC
Fred Cayia
Site Vice-President, Point Beach
Jim McCarthy
Site Director and Acting Plant Manager, Point Beach
Jim Schweitzer
Director of Engineering, Point Beach
Renee Milner
Emergency Planning Manager
Jim Connolly
Regulatory Affairs Manager, Point Beach
NRC
Geoffrey Grant
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region III
Steven Reynolds
Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III
Eric Leeds
Deputy Director, Deputy Director, Division of Licensing
Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation
Chief, Branch 7, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III,
and Team Leader, 95003 Inspection Team
Pat Louden
Chief, Branch 5, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III
Ken Riemer
Chief, Plant Support Branch, Division of Reactor Safety,
Region III
Deirdre Spaulding
Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Senior Resident Inspector, Point Beach
Mike Morris
Resident Inspector, Point Beach
Rob Krsek
Senior Resident Inspector, Kewaunee
Mike Kunowski
Project Engineer, Region III, and Assistant Team Leader,
95003 Inspection Team
Assistant Public Affairs Officer, Region III