IR 05000220/2007001

Annual Assessment Letter - Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (Report 05000220-07-001 and 05000410-07-001)

ML070610616
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	03/02/2007
From:	Brian Mcdermott Reactor Projects Branch 1
To:	O'Connor T Nine Mile Point
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IR-07-001
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UNITED STATES arch 2, 2007

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION (REPORT 05000220/2007001 AND 05000410/2007001)

Dear Mr. O'Connor:

On February 12, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (Nine Mile Point ). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390" will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for Units 1 and 2 in the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Although Unit 1 performance in calendar year 2006 was within the Licensee Response column, the final significance of a finding related to the compromise of Unit 1 operator license requalification examinations is still under review.

A preliminary White finding was issued on February 13, 2007, as part of the Significance Determination process. Our final significance determination for this finding will be provided to you in separate correspondence and may result in a change to our inspection plan. Based on our current assessment of performance for Units 1 and 2, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made 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).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian J. McDermott, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-220, 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, NPF-69 Enclosure: Nine Mile Point Inspection / Activity Plan cc w/encl:

M. J. Wallace, President, Constellation Generation M. Heffley, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer C. W. Fleming, Esquire, Senior Counsel, Constellation Energy Group, LLC M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn P. Smith, President, New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority P. D. Eddy, Electric Division, NYS Department of Public Service C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law Supervisor, Town of Scriba T. Judson, Central NY Citizens Awareness Network D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network

Page 1 of 2 Nine Mile Point 03/01/2007 13:21:19 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 03/12+EX - U1 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM 3 1 U01662 FY07 - NINE MILE POINT (UNIT 1) INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 02/26/2007 03/02/2007 Not Applicable 1 U01662 FY07 - NINE MILE POINT (UNIT 1) INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 Not Applicable 7111108G - U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 06/11/2007 06/15/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 06/25/2007 06/29/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 06/04/2007 06/08/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION 4 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - L.O.REQUAL.PROG.(FOCUS U2)+P/F RVW 3 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 10/29/2007 11/02/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111117B - MODS AND 50.59 4 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 09/10/2007 09/14/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 09/10/2007 09/14/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Nine Mile Point 03/01/2007 13:21:19 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 3/10 EXM - INITIAL EXAM NMP2 4 1 U01698 FY09 - NINE MILE POINT 2 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 Not Applicable 1 U01698 FY09 - NINE MILE POINT 2 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 03/10/2008 03/21/2008 Not Applicable 7111108G - U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 06/16/2008 06/20/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 06/16/2008 06/20/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.