IR 05000255/2009405

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October 19, 2009

EA-07-255 EA-08-195 Mr. Christopher Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530

SUBJECT: PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT NRC SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION REPORT 05000255/2009405(DRS)

Dear Mr. Schwarz:

On September 4, 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff completed a supplemental inspection at your Palisades Nuclear Plant. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed at the exit meeting on September 4, 2009 with you and other members of your staff. The NRC was informed of your readiness for the inspection on April 15, 2009.

As required by the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix, this supplemental inspection was conducted to provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of the events resulting in a Greater then Green finding were understood, to independently assess the extent of condition and extent of cause, and to provide assurance that the corrective actions for significant performance issues were sufficient to address the root causes and contributing causes, and to prevent recurrence. The inspection consisted of plant walkdowns, a selected examination of representative records, and interviews with personnel.

Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules 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. The NRC's document system, ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). However, because of the security-related concerns contained in the enclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, a copy of this letter's enclosure will not be available for public inspection. Enclosure contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information. When separated from enclosure, this transmittal document is decontrolled. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,/RA/ Anne Boland, Director Division of Reactor Safety Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III Docket No. 50-255;72-007 License No. DPR-20

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Inspection Report 05000255/2009405(DRS)

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