ML070670259

Public Meeting Slides, Re Regulatory Conference, Duane Arnold Exercise Critique Finding

ML070670259
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	03/01/2007
From:	NRC/RGN-III
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EA-07-001
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Regulatory Conference Regulatory Conference Duane Arnold Exercise Critique Finding Duane Arnold Exercise Critique Finding Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region III Region III Lisle, Illinois Lisle, Illinois March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 The apparent violations discussed in this predecisional regulatory conference are subject to further review and are subject to change prior to any resulting enforcement action

Agenda Agenda Introduction and Opening Remarks Introduction and Opening Remarks A. Boland A. Boland Overview of Inspection Finding Overview of Inspection Finding K.

K. Riemer Riemer

• • Performance Deficiency Performance Deficiency

• • Significance Determination Process Significance Determination Process

• • Apparent Violation Apparent Violation Licensee Presentation Licensee Presentation G.

G. VanMiddlesworth VanMiddlesworth NRC Caucus NRC Caucus Closing Remarks Closing Remarks A. Boland A. Boland Public Comments Public Comments A. Boland A. Boland The apparent violations discussed in this predecisional regulatory conference are subject to further review and are subject to change prior to any resulting enforcement action

Performance Deficiency Performance Deficiency October 18, 2006, NRC Evaluated Full Scale October 18, 2006, NRC Evaluated Full Scale Exercise Exercise

• • The Licensees Critique Failed To Identify The Operators The Licensees Critique Failed To Identify The Operators Performance Weakness Performance Weakness

• • Inspectors Observed Indications Were Available In The Inspectors Observed Indications Were Available In The Simulator At 10:50 am That SAE EAL Threshold Had Been Met Simulator At 10:50 am That SAE EAL Threshold Had Been Met

• • Indications Were That Two Valve Indications Changed, Were Indications Were That Two Valve Indications Changed, Were Potentially Not Closed, And A Pathway To The Environment Potentially Not Closed, And A Pathway To The Environment Existed Existed

• • TSC Called The Simulator To Verify An Increase In The Stack TSC Called The Simulator To Verify An Increase In The Stack Vent Radiological Release Rate And A Possible Release Path Vent Radiological Release Rate And A Possible Release Path

• • The Licensees SAE Declaration was delayed until 11:11 a.m.

The Licensees SAE Declaration was delayed until 11:11 a.m.

The apparent violations discussed in this predecisional regulatory conference are subject to further review and are subject to change prior to any resulting enforcement action

Safety Significance Determination Safety Significance Determination (Preliminary)

(Preliminary)

Significance Determination Process, IMC 0609 App. B Significance Determination Process, IMC 0609 App. B

• • A loss of planning standard function occurred when the A loss of planning standard function occurred when the exercise critique process failed to identify the operators exercise critique process failed to identify the operators performance as a weakness associated with a risk significant performance as a weakness associated with a risk significant planning standard planning standard

• • The identification and correction of weaknesses is The identification and correction of weaknesses is fundamentally important to the EP Cornerstone Objective fundamentally important to the EP Cornerstone Objective

• • Unsuccessful DEP PI Opportunity For The SAE Classification Unsuccessful DEP PI Opportunity For The SAE Classification Preliminary White Finding and Apparent Violation of Preliminary White Finding and Apparent Violation of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14) & Appendix E,Section IV.F.2.g, 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14) & Appendix E,Section IV.F.2.g, issued on January 19, 2007 issued on January 19, 2007 The apparent violations discussed in this predecisional regulatory conference are subject to further review and are subject to change prior to any resulting enforcement action

Apparent Violation Apparent Violation Failure to Failure to meet meet requirement requirement

• • 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14), requires exercises to be 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14), requires exercises to be conducted and deficiencies identified to be corrected conducted and deficiencies identified to be corrected

• • 10 CFR 50, App. E,Section IV.F.2.g, requires exercises 10 CFR 50, App. E,Section IV.F.2.g, requires exercises to provide formal critiques to identify weak or deficient to provide formal critiques to identify weak or deficient areas that need correction areas that need correction

• • 10 CFR 50.47(b)(4), requires a standard EAL scheme to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(4), requires a standard EAL scheme to be in in use by the licensee and State and local response be in in use by the licensee and State and local response plans call for reliance on licensee information for initial plans call for reliance on licensee information for initial offsite response measures offsite response measures

• • Failure to identify the performance weakness during the Failure to identify the performance weakness during the critique critique The apparent violations discussed in this predecisional regulatory conference are subject to further review and are subject to change prior to any resulting enforcement action