IR 05000255/2008006

IR 05000255-08-006; 03/31/2008 - 04/18/2008; Palisades Nuclear Plant, Routine Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection

ML081500650
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/29/2008
From:	Christine Lipa NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB4
To:	Schwarz C Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
IR-08-006
Download: ML081500650 (22)

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May 29, 2008

SUBJECT:

PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION INSPECTION 05000255/2008-006

Dear Mr. Schwarz:

On April 18, 2008, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a routine biennial PI&R inspection at your Palisades Nuclear Plant. The enclosed report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on April 18 with you and members of your staff.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

On the basis of the sample selected for review, there were no findings of significance identified during this inspection. The team concluded that problems were properly identified, evaluated, and resolved within the corrective action program. However, during the inspection, several examples of minor problems were identified, including some issues of low significance that were not being entered into the corrective action program, some trend codes that were not being entered in the database, and some due dates for low priority drawing revisions had been lost.

Based on some recurring issues, a substantive cross-cutting issue in PI&R that was opened and closed in 2007, and inspector and self-revealing findings, the inspection team concluded that improvement in the identification of issues and evaluations of problems was needed. The plant staff had taken actions to improve implementation of the corrective action program including training the staff on evaluating issues. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20 Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000255/2008-006 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/encl: Senior Vice President Vice President Oversight Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Senior Vice President and COO Assistant General Counsel Manager, Licensing W. DiProfio W. Russell G. Randolph Supervisor, Covert Township Office of the Governor T. Strong, Chief, State Liaison Officer, State of Michigan Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -

Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Michigan Office of the Attorney General