IR 05000289/2001013

IR 05000289/2001-013, on 12/30/2001 - 2/9/2002, Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Three Mile Island Unit 1, Integrated Resident Inspector Report, Adverse Weather Protection, Maintenance Risk Assessments, post-maintenance Testing

ML020670147
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	03/08/2002
From:	Rogge J NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB7
To:	Skolds J Exelon Generation Co
References
IR-01-013
Download: ML020670147 (17)

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rch 8, 2002

SUBJECT:

THREE MILE ISLAND STATION, UNIT 1-NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-289/01-13

Dear Mr. Skolds:

On February 9, 2002, the NRC completed an inspection at your Three Mile Island Unit 1 facility.

The enclosed report documents the inspection findings which were discussed on February 14, 2002, with Mr. Gellrich and other members of your staff.

This 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.

Based on the results of this inspection, the inspectors identified three issues of very low safety significance (Green). Two of these issues were determined to involve a violation of NRC requirements. However, because of the very low safety significance and because the problems have been entered into your corrective action process, the NRC is treating the violations as non-cited violations in accordance with Section VI.A.1 of the NRCs Enforcement Policy. If you deny these non-cited violations, you should provide a response with the basis for your denial, within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region I; the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Three Mile Island Unit 1 facility.

Immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the NRC issued an advisory recommending that nuclear power plant licensees go to the highest level of security, and all promptly did so. With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nation's nuclear power plants remain at the highest level of security and the NRC continues to monitor the situation. This advisory was followed by additional advisories, and although the specific actions are not releasable to the public, they generally include increased patrols, augmented security forces and capabilities, additional security posts, heightened coordination with law enforcement and military authorities, and more limited access of personnel and vehicles to the sites. The NRC has conducted various audits of your response to these advisories and your ability to respond to terrorist attacks with the capabilities of the current design basis threat (DBT). On February 25, 2002, the NRC issued an Order to all nuclear power plant licensees, requiring them to take certain additional interim compensatory measures to address the generalized high-level threat environment. With the

M issuance of the Order, we will evaluate (LICENSEES) compliance with these interim requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs 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 component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA C. Cowgill for/

John F. Rogge, Chief Projects Branch 7 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No: 50-289 License No: DPR-50 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report 50-289/01-13 Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/encl:

Amergen Energy Company - Correspondence Control Desk Mr. Bruce Williams, Vice President, TMI Unit 1 J. McElwain, Manager, Regulatory Assurance G. Gellrich, Plant Manager M. Gallagher, Director-Licensing J.A. Benjamin, Licensing - Vice President, Exelon Corporation TMI-Alert (TMIA)

D. Allard, PADER M. Schoppman, Framatome

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