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The Thresholds of Performance Indicator
Last Update: Jan 11, 2024
The Thresholds of Performance Indicator
:indicates performance within an expected performance level where the associated cornerstone objectives are met.
:represents performance outside an expected range of nominal utility performance but related cornerstone objectives are still being met.
:indicates related cornerstone objectives are being met, but with a minimal reduction in the safety margin.
:signals a significant reduction in safety margin in the area measured by the performance indicator.
Cornerstone | Performance Indicator | Thresholds | |||||
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Initiating Events | The number of unplanned scrams during the previous 4 quarters, both manual and automatic, while critical per 7,000 hours | ≦3.0 | >3.0 | >6.0 | >25 | ||
Total unplanned scrams while critical in the previous 4 quarters with loss of normal heat removal | ≦2.0 | >2.0 | >10 | >20 | |||
The number of unplanned changes in reactor power of greater than 20% full-power, per 7,000 hours of critical operation excluding manual and automatic scrams |
≦6.0 | >6.0 | NA | NA | |||
Mitigating Systems | The unavailability of safety system in the previous 12 quarters | All Plants | ≦2EDG | ≦2.5% | >2.5% | >5.0% | >10.0% |
>2EDG | ≦2.5% | >2.5% | >10.0% | >20.0% | |||
BWR | HPCI | ≦4.0% | >4.0% | >12.0% | >50.0% | ||
HPCS | ≦1.5% | >1.5% | >4.0% | >20.0% | |||
RCIC | ≦4.0% | >4.0% | >12.0% | >50.0% | |||
RHR | ≦1.5% | >1.5% | >5.0% | >10.0% | |||
PWR | HPSI | ≦1.5% | >1.5% | >5.0% | >10.0% | ||
AFW | ≦2.0% | >2.0% | >6.0% | >12.0% | |||
RHR | ≦1.5% | >1.5% | >5.0% | >10.0% | |||
The number of safety system functional failures in the previous 4 quarters | BWR | ≦6.0 | >6.0 | NA | NA | ||
PWR | ≦5.0 | >5.0 | NA | NA | |||
Barrier Integrity | The percentage of Reactor Coolant System specific activity to the Technical Specification limit in the previous 4 quarters | ≦50.0% | >50.0% | >100.0% | NA | ||
Public Radiation Safety :The percentage of Reactor Coolant System leakage rate to the Technical Specification limit in the previous 4 quarters | ≦50.0% | >50.0% | >100.0% | NA | |||
Emergency Preparedness | Drill/Exercise Performance | ≧90% | ≧70% | <70% | NA | ||
Emergency Response Organization Drill Participation | ≧80% | ≧60% | <60% | NA | |||
Alert and Notification System Reliability | ≧94% | ≧90% | <90% | NA | |||
Occupational Radiation Safety |
Occupational Radiation Exposure Control Effectiveness in the previous 4 quarters | ≦2 | >2 | >5 | NA | ||
Public Radiation Safety |
The performance of the Radiological Effluent Control Program in the previous 4 quarters | ≦1 | >1 | >3 | NA | ||
Liquid Radioactive Waste Management | Average Liquid radioactive waste generated (gallon per day) in the previous 3 months | ≦0.9 FSAR |
≦1.0 FSAR |
>1.0 FSAR |
NA | ||
Recycling ratio of liquid radioactive waste in the previous 3 months | ≧92% | ≧90% | <90% | NA | |||
The number of Correction Request and Violation relative to liquid radioactive waste in the previous 3 months | The number of Correction Request <2 and no violation | The number of Correction Request ≤4 or level Ⅴ violation equal to 1 | The number of Correction Request >4 or level Ⅴ violation equal to 2 or level Ⅳ violation equal to 1 | The number of level Ⅴ violation ≥ 3 or level Ⅳ violation ≥ 2 or level Ⅲ violation ≥1 |



