IR 05000219/2011001

Annual Assessment Letter for Oyster Creek Generating Station (Report 05000219/2011001)

ML12061A254
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	Hunegs G NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Nuclear, Exelon Generation Co
HUNEGS, GK
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 5, 2012

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR OYSTER CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000219/2011001)

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On February 15, 2012, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Oyster Creek Generating Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRCs assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined that overall, Oyster Creek operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Oyster Creek during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The NRC evaluates cross-cutting themes to determine whether a substantive cross-cutting issue exists in a particular area and to encourage licensees to take appropriate action before more significant performance issues emerge. Regarding Oyster Creek, the NRC identified that there were four Green findings for the current twelve month assessment period with a documented cross-cutting aspect in Human Performance, and that there was a common cross-cutting theme associated with these findings. The theme states that licensees ensure that personnel, equipment, procedures, and other resources are available and adequate to ensure nuclear safety. Specifically, that those resources are complete, accurate, with up-to-date design documentation, procedures, work packages, and correct labeling of components. H.2(c).

In evaluating the scope of efforts and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme, the NRC determined that Exelon has recognized the cross-cutting theme and has developed and implemented improvement plan actions. Therefore, the staff has determined that a substantive cross-cutting issue in Human Performance does not exist at this time. We will monitor your progress in the area of Human Performance through the baseline inspection program, including a focused review of your corrective actions. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2013. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. In addition to the baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct Temporary Instructions (TI)-182, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks, and TI-185 Follow-up on the Industrys Ground Water Protection Initiative. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at 610-337-5046 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gordon K. Hunegs, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos: 50-219 License Nos: DPR-16 Enclosure: Oyster Creek Inspection/Activity Plan cc: Distribution via ListServ