IR 05000271/2001001
| ML100621409 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2010 |
| From: | Diane Jackson NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5 |
| To: | Michael Colomb Entergy Nuclear Operations |
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| ML100541694 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-10-001 | |
| Download: ML100621409 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 March 3, 2010 Mr. Michael Colomb Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations. Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000271/2010001)
Dear Mr. Colomb:
On February 9, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (Pis) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2009. 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 security information. A separate letter designated and marked as *Official Use Only - Security Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Vermont Yankee operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter. as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC's 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). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.
On February 24. 2010, Entergy verbally informed the NRC of actions that Entergy has taken regarding certain employees as a result of its independent internal investigation into the alleged contradictory or misleading information provided to the State of Vermont that was not corrected.
While the NRC does not have jurisdiction over the communications between Entergy and the State of Vermont. the NRC is aware that some of these individuals have responsibilities that involve decision-making communications that are material to the NRC andlor involve NRC regulated activities. In light of this information, the NRC issued a Demand For Information (DFI)
on March 1, 2010. The letter transmitting the DFI and the details of the DFI can be found in the NRC's document system (ADAMS) under accession number ML100570237. As part of our ongoing inspections. the NRC will continue to review Entergy's implementation of the industry voluntary ground water protection initiative using Temporary Instruction (TI) 173 and follow Entergy's activities to address the tritium in the groundwater at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection. scheduled through June 30. 2011. 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 NRC's "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 610-337-5306 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
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Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-271 License No. DPR-28 Enclosure: Vermont Yankee Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via listServ As part of our ongoing inspections, the NRC will continue to review Entergy's implementation of the industry voluntary ground water protection initiative using Temporary Instruction (TI) 173 and follow Entergy's activities to address the tritium in the groundwater at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections. less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30. 2011. 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.
',J In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 610-337-5306 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely
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Donald E. Jackson, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-271 License No. DPR-28 Enclosure: Vermont Yankee Inspection/Activity Plan S. Collins, RA (R10RAMAIL RESOURCE) H. Jones, DRP, RI M. Dapas, DRA (R10RAMAIL RESOURCE) A. Rancourt, DRP, OA D. Lew, DRP (R1DRPMAIL RESOURCE) RidsNrrPMVermontYankee Resource J. Clifford, DRP (R1DRPMAIL RESOURCE) RldsNrrDorlLl1-1 Resource D. Roberts, DRS (R1DRSMall Resource) ROPreportsResource@nrc.gov P. Wilson, DRS (R1DRSMail Resource) DRS Braneh Chiefs (6)
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Page 1 of2 Vennont Yankee 0310212010 15:46:26 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Planned Cates Start End Title ISFSI - ANNUAL SAMPLE - ISFSIINSPECTlON 01/0112010 12/31/2010 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI TI-173 - IMPLEMETATION OF INDUSTRY GROUND WATER 01/25/2010 03/1212010 I P 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 7111108G * I NSERVICE INSPECTION 05/03/2010 0510712010 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 71124 * HP OUTAGE INSPECTION ACCESS/AiR/ALARA 05/0312010 05/07/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 05/0312010 05/0712010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 05/0312010 05/0712010 IP ,11124.03 tn*Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124 - HP INSTRUMENTS 05124/2010 05/2812010 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 7111111 B - REQUAL INSP WITH PIF RESULTS 3 08/1612010 08/20/2010 IP 7111111 S Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71124 - EFFLUENTS INSPECTION 07/1212010 07/16/2010 IP 11124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and liquid Effluent Treatment TI-177 - MANAGING GAS ACCUMULATION IN ECCS 2 07/1212010 07/1612010 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling. Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 11/29EXM * INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 5 11/01/2010 11/05/2010 U01191 FY11* VERMONT YANKEE INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 11/29/2010 12110/2010 U01791 FY11- VERMONT YANKEE INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM EP PROGR - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 08/15/2010 08120/2010 IP 7111402 Radiologicid Environmental Monitoring Program 08115/2010 08120/2010 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 0811512010 0812012010 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 0811512010 0812012010 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 08/1512010 08120/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 0811512010 08120/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 08/15/2010 0812012010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 09/1312010 09/17/2010 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]
1 09127/2010 10/01/2010 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]
71124 - HP INSPECTION - ACCESS & ALARA 09/1312010 09/1712010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 09113/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls his report does not include IN PO and OUTAGE actiVities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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Planned Dates Start End Title M, ,
71124 * RW TRANSPORTATION / ISFSI & PI 10/18/2010 10/2212010 lP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSl 10/1812010 10122/2010 IP 71124.08 RadioactIve Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 10/1812010 10122/2010 IP 71151*0R01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 10/1812010 1012212010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71152B - PI&R 4 04/04/2011 0410812011 IP 711528 Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/1812011 0412212011 IP 711528 Identification and Resolution of Problems EP EX - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 05/0212011 05/0612011 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 05/0212011 05/0612011 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Leve! and Emergency Plan Changes 05/0212011 05/0612011 IP 71151*EP01 Drili/Exercise Performance 05/02/2011 0510612011 IP 71151*EP02 ERO Drill Participation 05/0212011 05/0612011 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 71124 * HP-DOSE I REMP IISFSI 1 05/23/2011 0512712011 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 05/2312011 05/27/2011 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 05/2312011 05127/2011 IP 71124.07 Public Radiation Safety 7111121 * COBI 6 06/0612011 06/10/2011 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 0612012011 06124/2011 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 0812712011 07101/2011 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection his report does not include INPQ and OUTAGE activities.
, This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.