ML070790713

2006 Millstone Annual Assessment Meeting Slides 2006-07 EOC

ML070790713
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/20/2007
From:	Paul Krohn NRC Region 1
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment NRC Annual Performance Assessment of of Millstone Millstone 2006 Reactor Oversight Program 2006 Reactor Oversight Program

22 Purpose of Todays Meeting

NRC will address Millstone NRC will address Millstones performance as s performance as described in the annual assessment letter described in the annual assessment letter

Millstone will be given the opportunity to respond to Millstone will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance their performance

NRC will be available to engage interested NRC will be available to engage interested stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role stakeholders on performance of the plant and our role in ensuring safe plant operations in ensuring safe plant operations

33 Agenda

 Introduction and NRC Organization

 Review of NRC Reactor Oversight Process

 Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance

 NRC Assessment of Millstones Performance

 Millstone Response and Remarks

 NRC Closing Remarks

 Break

 NRC available to address public questions

44 Region I Organization Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc L. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator David C. Lew Director Division of Reactor Projects James W. Clifford Deputy Director A. Randolph Blough Director Division of Reactor Safety Marsha K. Gamberoni Deputy Director Paul G. Krohn Branch Chief Regional Specialists Millstone Resident Inspectors Max Schneider Jamie Benjamin Ricardo Fernandes Senior Project Engineer Barry Norris Project Engineer Eugene Huang

55 NRC Representatives NRC Representatives

Jim Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP Jim Clifford, Deputy Division Director, DRP

-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5080 5080

Paul Krohn, Branch Chief Paul Krohn, Branch Chief

-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5120 5120

Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector Max Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector Jamie Benjamin, Resident Inspector Jamie Benjamin, Resident Inspector Ricardo Ricardo Fernandes Fernandes, Resident Inspector

, Resident Inspector

-- (860) 447 (860) 447--3170 3170

Eugene Huang, Project Engineer Eugene Huang, Project Engineer

-- (610) 337 (610) 337--5322 5322

66 NRC Performance Goals NRC Performance Goals

Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment safety and the environment

Security: Ensure the secure use and management of Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials radioactive materials

Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process

Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely efficient, realistic, and timely

Management: Ensure excellence in agency Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out NRC strategic objectives management to carry out NRC strategic objectives

77 Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas

88 Typical Baseline Inspection Areas

Equipment Alignment

Triennial Fire Protection

Operator Response

Emergency Preparedness

Radiation Release Controls

Worker Radiation Protection

Corrective Action Program

Corrective Action Case Reviews

99 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

10 10 Action Matrix Concept Action Matrix Concept Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Increasing Regulatory Actions

11 11 Regulatory Summary of National Plant Performance Status at End of 2006 Licensee Response 70 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 6

Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3

Unacceptable 0

Total 103

12 12 National Summary

Performance Indicator Results (at end of 2006)

Green 1843 White 11 Yellow 0

Red 0

Total Inspection Findings (2006)

Green 676 White 13 Yellow 0

Red 0

13 13 NRC 2006 Inspection Activities Millstone Hours of inspection and assessment related activities Hours of inspection and assessment related activities 5720 hours0.0662 days <br />1.589 hours <br />0.00946 weeks <br />0.00218 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 2 5720 hours0.0662 days <br />1.589 hours <br />0.00946 weeks <br />0.00218 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 2 3431 hours0.0397 days <br />0.953 hours <br />0.00567 weeks <br />0.00131 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 3 3431 hours0.0397 days <br />0.953 hours <br />0.00567 weeks <br />0.00131 months <br /> at Millstone Unit 3 Three resident inspectors assigned to the site Three resident inspectors assigned to the site Ricardo Fernandes started at Millstone in Nov. 2006 Ricardo Fernandes started at Millstone in Nov. 2006 Other Inspections Other Inspections 13 Regional inspections 13 Regional inspections 6 Team inspections 6 Team inspections

14 14 NRC Major Inspection Activities NRC Major Inspection Activities Millstone Millstone Daily Resident Inspections Daily Resident Inspections Problem Identification and Resolution team inspection Problem Identification and Resolution team inspection Component Design Basis team inspection Component Design Basis team inspection Unit 2 Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal Unit 2 Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal supplemental inspection supplemental inspection Unit 2 Pressurizer Replacement team inspection Unit 2 Pressurizer Replacement team inspection Emergency Preparedness Exercise team inspection Emergency Preparedness Exercise team inspection Unit 2 Refueling Outage Unit 2 Refueling Outage

15 15 NRC 2006 Assessment Results NRC 2006 Assessment Results Millstone Millstone

Licensee Response Column for Unit 2 and Unit 3 Licensee Response Column for Unit 2 and Unit 3 at the end of 2006 at the end of 2006

Unit 2 had a White Performance Indicator for the first Unit 2 had a White Performance Indicator for the first three quarters.

three quarters.

-- Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal

-- NRC completed Supplemental Inspection (September 2006)

NRC completed Supplemental Inspection (September 2006)

-- PI returned to Green in 4 PI returned to Green in 4th th Quarter Quarter

16 16 NRC 2006 Inspection Results NRC 2006 Inspection Results Millstone Millstone Inspection Findings Inspection Findings

-- 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 2 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 2

-- 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 3 8 Findings of very low safety significance (Green) at Unit 3

-- 1 Finding of very low safety significance (Green) common 1 Finding of very low safety significance (Green) common to both units to both units

17 17 NRC 2006 Inspection Results NRC 2006 Inspection Results Millstone Millstone Common Theme Evaluation Common Theme Evaluation Identified five findings with a common theme in the area of Identified five findings with a common theme in the area of problem identification and resolution (specifically, quality of problem identification and resolution (specifically, quality of operability determinations).

operability determinations).

Reviewed Millstone Reviewed Millstones corrective actions.

s corrective actions.

Concluded that Millstone Concluded that Millstones actions are acceptable in scope, s actions are acceptable in scope, timeliness, and effectiveness to address these issues.

timeliness, and effectiveness to address these issues.

As a result, no substantive cross As a result, no substantive cross--cutting issue was identified.

cutting issue was identified.

18 18 NRC Annual Assessment Summary NRC Annual Assessment Summary Millstone Millstone

Dominion operated Millstone Units 2 & 3 in a manner Dominion operated Millstone Units 2 & 3 in a manner that preserved public health and safety that preserved public health and safety

All Reactor Oversight Process cornerstone objectives All Reactor Oversight Process cornerstone objectives were met were met

NRC plans baseline inspections at Millstone for the 2007 NRC plans baseline inspections at Millstone for the 2007 assessment period assessment period

19 19 Millstone Response and Remarks Millstone Response and Remarks Alan Price Alan Price Site Vice President Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

20 20 Contacting the NRC Contacting the NRC

Report an emergency Report an emergency

(301) 816 (301) 816--5100 (call collect) 5100 (call collect)

Report a safety concern:

Report a safety concern:

(800) 695 (800) 695--7403 7403

Allegation@nrc.gov Allegation@nrc.gov

General information or questions General information or questions

www.nrc.gov www.nrc.gov

Select Select What We Do What We Do for Public Affairs for Public Affairs

Paul Paul Krohn Krohn, Branch Chief

, Branch Chief

pgk1@nrc.gov pgk1@nrc.gov

21 21 Reference Sources Reference Sources

Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html

Public Electronic Reading Room Public Electronic Reading Room

http://www.nrc.gov/reading http://www.nrc.gov/reading--rm.html rm.html

Public Document Room Public Document Room

11--800 800--397 397--4209 (Toll Free) 4209 (Toll Free)

END OF THE PRESENTATION END OF THE PRESENTATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region I Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 22, 2007 March 22, 2007