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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713

May 14, 2014

MEETING SUMMARY

LICENSEE: ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. FACILITY: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF PUBLIC MEETING On May 1, 2014, at 6:00 pm, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a formal meeting at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor in Plymouth, MA. The NRC conducted a formal meeting and a question and answer portion to discuss its assessment of the safety performance at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for 2013. A notice of the public meeting was issued on April 8, 2013, and was posted on the NRC’s external (public) Web page. The meeting notice can be found in the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) with Accession No. ML14098A316. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web page at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The NRC presented fact sheets, reading material, and was available to discuss its assessment of the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2013, as documented in our letter dated March 4, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14059A297). The NRC fact sheets and reading material included background on the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). Additional information relative to the NRC's Annual Assessment Process and the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station can be found on the NRC's web site at: www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html. Members of the public, local officials, State officials, and members of the media attended the public meeting and were offered the opportunity to question the NRC regarding Pilgrim’s performance and the role of the agency in ensuring safe plant operations.

/RA/ Raymond R. McKinley, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures: 1. PowerPoint Presentation 2. Attendee List

MEETING SUMMARY

LICENSEE: ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. FACILITY: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF PUBLIC MEETING On May 1, 2014, at 6:00 pm, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a formal meeting at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor in Plymouth, MA. The NRC conducted a formal meeting and question and answer portion to discuss its assessment of the safety performance at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for 2013. A notice of the public meeting was issued on April 8, 2013, and was posted on the NRC’s external (public) Web page. The meeting notice can be found in the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) with Accession No. ML14098A316. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web page at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The NRC presented fact sheets, reading material, and was available to discuss its assessment of the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2013, as documented in our letter dated March 4, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14059A297). The NRC fact sheets and reading material included background on the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). Additional information relative to the NRC's Annual Assessment Process and the safety performance of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station can be found on the NRC's web site at: www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html. Members of the public, local officials, State officials, and members of the media attended the public meeting and were offered the opportunity to question the NRC regarding Pilgrim’s Nuclear Power Station performance and the role of the agency in ensuring safe plant operations.

/RA/ Raymond R. McKinley, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. PowerPoint Presentation 2. Attendee List

Distribution: (via email) R. McKinley, DRP S. Shaffer, DRP J. DeBoer, DRP M. Schneider, DRP, SRI

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PilgrimAnnual Assessment

Meeting

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I

Plymouth, MA

May 1, 2014

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Purpose of Today’s Meeting

• A public forum for discussion of Pilgrim’s performance in 2013

• NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter

• Pilgrim will be given the opportunity to present their insights and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to improve performance

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Agenda

• Introductions

• Reactor Oversight Process

• NRC and Entergy will discuss the licensee's CY 2013 performance and Entergy's efforts to address improvement initiatives

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions

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Reactor Oversight Process

SafetyCornerstones

Baseline Inspection Results

Significance Threshold

Action Matrix


Performance IndicatorResults

Regulatory Response

StrategicPerformance Areas

SafetyCornerstones

Baseline Inspection Results


Action Matrix


Performance IndicatorResults

Regulatory Response

StrategicPerformance Areas

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Pilgrim 2013 Inspection Activities

• Approximately 7000 hours of inspection & related activities

• 2 resident inspectors on site• Team and other inspections

– Permanent Plant Modifications– Problem Identification and Resolution– Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

Pad Construction– Others (Security, Emergency Preparedness,

Operator Licensing, Radiation Protection)

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PilgrimAssessment Results

January 1 - December 31, 2013– All Green Findings

– Two White Performance Indicators

• Unplanned scrams with complications (USwC) (>1)

• Unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours (> 3)

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PilgrimSafety Significant PIs

• Unplanned Scrams with Complications– Exceed the green/white threshold (>1)

– Two scrams with complications• Feb. 8, 2013 – Pilgrim scrammed from 80

percent reactor power due to a loss of offsite power and main generator load reject (Winter Storm Nemo).

• Aug. 22, 2013 – Operators initiated a manual scram due to a loss of feedwater and entered a forced outage

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Pilgrim Safety Significant PIs

• Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs

– Exceeded the green/white threshold (>3)

– Scrams on

• 1/10/2013

• 2/8/2013

• 8/22/2013

• 10/14/2013

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Action Matrix DEGRADED CORNERSTONE

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Licensee Response

Regulatory Response

Degraded Cornerstone

Multiple Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone

Unacceptable Performance

All Inputs are Green;

Cornerstone Objectives Fully Met

1 or 2 White Inputs (in different

cornerstones); Cornerstone Objectives Fully Met

2 White or 1 Yellow Input; Cornerstone Objectives Met w/

Moderate Degradation in

Safety Performance

Multiple Yellow Inputs or 1 Red Input; Cornerstone

Objectives Met w/ Significant

Degradation in Safety Performance

Overall Unacceptable Performance; Plants

not permitted to Operate w/in this

Column; Unacceptable Margin

to Safety

• 2 White PIs

• Unplanned Scrams with Complications (>1)

• Unplanned Scrams / 7000 critical hours (>3)

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National Summary of Plant Performance

Status as of 04/30/2014

Licensee Response 84

Regulatory Response 10

Degraded Cornerstone 6

Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1

Unacceptable 0

IMC 0350 Oversight 1

Total 102

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Pilgrim Additional Inspection Activity

• Supplemental inspection will be scheduled upon notification by Entergy of readiness. – IP95002 "Supplemental Inspection for One

Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area”

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Licensee Response and Remarks

John Dent

Site Vice President

Entergy Pilgrim, LLC

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• While Entergy operated Pilgrim in a manner that preserved public health and safety, performance deficiencies were identified that led to the plant being in the degraded cornerstone column of the action matrix.

• The resulting action is increased oversight including a 95002 supplemental inspection.

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Contacting the NRC

• Public Affairs (Region 1 office)– (610) 337-5330/5331

• Report a safety concern – (800) 695-7403

– [email protected]

• General information or questions– www.nrc.gov

– Select “What We Do” for Public Affairs

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Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process– http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in

dex.html

• Public Electronic Reading Room– http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

• Public Document Room– 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

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PilgrimAnnual Assessment Meeting

• Short break

• NRC to address public questions

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Fukushima Tier 1 Actions

• Near-Term Task Force Report (ML111861807)

– Issued July 2011

– 45 recommendations

• Tier 1 items requiring licensee action:

– 3 Orders

– 3 Requests for Information under 10 CFR 50.54(f)

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• Seismic and Flooding Walkdowns• Licensees submitted reports November 30, 2012

• Seismic Hazard Re-evaluations• Licensees submitted reports March 31, 2014

• Flood Hazard Re-evaluations• Pilgrim re-evaluation due March 12, 2015

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• Mitigating Strategies for Beyond Design Basis External Events (FLEX)

• Onsite NRC audit – October 2014

• Full compliance – Spring 2015

• Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

• Emergency Preparedness Staffing and Communications

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• Severe Accident Capable Hardened Vents

– Phase 1 - Wetwell Venting • Integrated Plan due June 30, 2014

• Compliance by June 2018

– Phase 2 – Drywell Venting

• Integrated Plan due December 31, 2015

• Compliance by June 2019

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Pilgrim Annual Assessment Meeting

Questions?

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