ML080930025

NRC Slides - Seabrook Aam 2008

ML080930025
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	04/02/2008
From:	Reactor Projects Branch 3
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BURRITT, AL
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NRC Annual Performance Assessment of Seabrook 2007 Reactor Oversight Program

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• Discuss Seabrook Plant Performance for CY 2007

• Provide FPL Energy the opportunity to respond to the NRCs Annual Performance Assessment and discuss new or existing programs to improve performance

• Provide the public an opportunity to discuss plant performance and the NRCs role in ensuring safe plant operations with the NRC staff 2

Agenda

• Introduction

• NRC Organization and Performance Goals

• Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Seabrooks Plant Performance Assessment

• FPL Energys Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions 3

Region I Organization Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Marc J. Dapas Deputy Regional Administrator David C. Lew Marsha K. Gamberoni Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety James W. Clifford Darrell J. Roberts Deputy Director Deputy Director Arthur L. Burritt Regional Specialists Branch Chief Seabrook Resident Inspectors William Raymond - Senior RI Project Engineers Peter Presby - RI (acting) Leonard Cline - Senior PE Joyce C. Tomlinson - PE 4

NRC Representatives

• Arthur L. Burritt, Branch Chief (610) 337-5069

• William Raymond, SRI (603) 474-3589

• Peter Presby, RI (acting)

(603) 474-3589

• Ross Moore, (in training) 5

NRC Strategic Plan Goals

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

Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials 6

Reactor Oversight Process 3 Strategic Areas & 7 Cornerstones Reactor Radiation Safeguards Safety Safety Public Occupational Initiating Mitigating Barrier Emergency Physical Radiation Radiation Events Systems Integrity Preparedness Protection Safety Safety 7

Reactor Oversight Process S tra te g ic P e rfo r m a n c e A re a s S a fety C o rn e r s to n e s B a s e lin e In s p e c tio n P e r fo r m a n c e In d ic a to r R e s u lts R e s u lts S ig n ific a n c e S ig n ific a n c e T h r e s h o ld T h r e s h o ld A c tio n M a tr ix R e g u la to ry R e s p o n s e 8

Typical Baseline Inspection Areas

• Equipment Alignment

• Fire Protection

• Operator Response

• Emergency Preparedness

• Radiation Release Controls

• Worker Radiation Protection

• Corrective Action Program 9

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators

Green Baseline Inspection

White May increase NRC oversight

Yellow Requires more NRC oversight

Red Requires the most NRC oversight Inspection Findings

Green Very low safety issue

White Low to moderate safety issue

Yellow Substantial safety issue

Red High safety issue 10

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 11

National Summary (at end of 2007)

Licensee Response 87 Regulatory Response 8 Degraded Cornerstone 8 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 12

National Summary (at end of 2007)

Performance Indicator Results

Green 1954

White 8

Yellow 2

Red 0 Total Inspection Findings

Green 918

White 9

Yellow 2

Red 0 13

NRC 2007 Annual Assessment for Seabrook

• FPL Energy operated Seabrook in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the environment

• All cornerstone objectives were fully met

• Seabrook was in the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix for all four quarters of 2007

• NRC plans baseline inspections at Seabrook for the remainder of CY 2008 14

NRC Inspection Activities at Seabrook

• 6000+ hours of inspection related activities

• 2329 hours0.027 days <br />0.647 hours <br />0.00385 weeks <br />8.861845e-4 months <br /> of direct inspection activities

• 2 resident inspectors on-site

• 13 Regional Specialist inspections 15

NRC Inspection Activities

• Team Inspections

- Component Design Basis team inspection

• Supplemental inspections

- Emergency Diesel Generators 16

Safety Significant PIs / Findings

• All Performance Indicators in the Reactor and Radiation Safety Areas at Seabrook remained GREEN throughout 2007

• Inspectors documented six GREEN inspection findings in the Reactor and Radiation Safety Areas at Seabrook in 2007 17

NRC Inspection Findings

• Green - Enclosure building air handling fan power supply cable connections not torqued per procedures.

• Green - Inadequate testing of the alternate cooling water supply resulted in failure of alternate cooling water to centrifugal charging pump lube oil coolers

• Green - Inadequate corrective actions resulted in multiple voltage regulator failures of the B EDG 18

NRC 2007 Assessment Summary for Seabrook

• FPL Energy operated Seabrook in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the environment.

• Seabrook was in the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix for all of 2007.

• NRC plans baseline inspections for the remainder of 2008.

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Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. G. St. Pierre Site Vice President - Seabrook FPL Energy 20

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

Select Public Meetings & Involvement or Contact Us 21

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) 22

End of the Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania March 25, 2008

NRC Performance Indicators Initiating Events PIs

• Unplanned Scrams

• Unplanned Scrams with Complications

• Unplanned Power Changes Mitigating Systems PIs

• Emergency AC Power System

• High Pressure Injection System

• Residual Heat Removal System

• Cooling Water Support Systems

• Safety System Functional Failures Barrier Integrity PIs

• Reactor Coolant System Specific Activity

• Reactor Coolant System Leakage Emergency Planning PIs

• Drill / Exercise Performance

• Emergency Response Organization Participation

• Alert and Notification System Radiation Protection PIs

• Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

• RETS / ODCM Radiological Effluent Security PIs are not Publicly Available 24

Seabrook Performance Indicators Occupational RETS/ODCM Unplanned Emergency AC RCS Specific Drill/Exercise Security Exposure Control Radiological Scrams (G) Power System (G) Activity (G) Performance (G) (Not Public)

Effectiveness (G) Effluent (G)

Unplanned High Pressure ERO Drill Scrams with Injection System RCS Leakage (G)

Participation (G)

Complications (G) (G)

Residual Heat Alert and Unplanned Power Removal System Notification Changes (G)

(G) System (G)

Heat Removal System (G)

Cooling Water Systems (G)

Safety System Functional Failures (G) 25