ML051330332

Public Meeting Slides Duane Arnold End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment

ML051330332
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Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	05/09/2005
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Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC)

Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illnois

Agenda

! Introduction

! Review of Reactor Oversight Process

! National Summary of Plant Performance

! Discussion of Plant Performance Results

! Licensee Response and Remarks

! NRC Closing Remarks

! Break

! NRC available to address public questions

NRC Representatives

! Mark Satorius, Director, Division Reactor Projects

- (630) 829-9600

! Steve Reynolds, Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9601

! Deirdre Spaulding, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-2928

! George Wilson, Senior Resident Inspector

- (319) 851-5111

! Randal Baker, Resident Inspector

- (319) 851-5111

! Charles Zoia, Senior Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9863

! Bruce Burgess, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9629

Region III Organization Regional Specialists Director Division of Reactor Safety Roy J. Caniano Deputy Director Cynthia D. Pederson Charles Zoia Gregory Gibbs Project Engineers George Wilson (SRI)

Randal Baker (RI)

DAEC Resident Inspectors Branch Chief Bruce L. Burgess Director Division of Reactor Projects Steven A. Reynolds Deputy Director Mark A. Satorius Regional Administrator Geoffrey E. Grant Deputy Regional Administrator James L. Caldwell

NRC Performance Goals

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

! Security: Enhance the secure use and management of radioactive matrerials

! 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

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

Examples of Baseline Inspections

! Equipment Alignment

~92 hrs/yr

! Triennial Fire Protection

~200 hrs every 3 yrs

! Operator Response

~125 hrs/yr

! Emergency Preparedness

~80 hrs/yr

! Rad Release Controls

~100 hrs every 2 yrs

! Worker Radiation Protection ~100 hrs/yr

! Corrective Action Program ~200 hrs every 2 yrs

! Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

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

Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance

Purpose of Todays Meeting

! A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance

! NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter

! Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2004 Licensee Response 78 Regulatory Response 21 Degraded Cornerstone 0

Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3

Unacceptable 0

• Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process Total Units 102

National Summary

! Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2004)

< Green 1834

< White 6

< Yellow 0

< Red 0

! Total Inspection Findings (CY 2004)

< Green 778

< White 11

< Yellow 0

< Red 0

DAEC Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)

! Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix.

! No Supplemental Inspections were performed in 2004.

Safety Significant Findings or PIs

! No greater than Green Findings were identified in 2004.

! No greater than Green Performance Indicators were identified in 2004.

! No Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues were identified in 2004.

DAEC Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)

! There were approximately 4536 hours0.0525 days <br />1.26 hours <br />0.0075 weeks <br />0.00173 months <br /> of inspection related activities performed at the DAEC during 2004.

! The inspections were performed by the Resident Inspectors and Regional Based Inspectors. The Regional Based Inspectors included specialists in Security, Emergency Preparedness, and Radiation Protection.

! There were 13 Green Inspection Findings identified during 2004.

! There were 2 planned Forced Outages during 2004.

DAEC Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)

! Major team inspections performed in 2004, included a Safety System Design & Performance Capability Inspection, an Emergency Preparedness Inspection, and Security Inspections.

DAEC Annual Assessment Summary January 1-December 31, 2004

! NMC operated DAEC in a manner that preserved public health and safety.

! All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than Green Findings identified.

! NRC plans baseline inspections at DAEC for the remainder of the assessment period.

Licensee Response and Remarks Mark Peifer DAEC Site Vice President Nuclear Management Company

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 What We Do for Public Affairs

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)