IR 05000289/2003001
| ML030630294 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2003 |
| From: | Blough A Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Skolds J AmerGen Energy Co |
| References | |
| IR-03-001 | |
| Download: ML030630294 (6) | |
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March 4, 2003
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - THREE MILE ISLAND, UNIT 1 (REPORT 50-289/2003-001)
Dear Mr. Skolds:
On February 10, 2003, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of your Three Mile Island facility, Unit 1 (TMI). The end-of-cycle review for Three Mile Island involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2002. 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 so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.
Overall, TMI operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter 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). Therefore, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2004.
While plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix, the performance had been within the Regulatory Response Column during the first quarter of the current assessment period based on a single inspection finding of low to moderate safety significance (White) in the mitigating systems cornerstone. This finding related to inadequate corrective actions and an inadequate operability assessment for an emergency feedwater pump oil leak. Since TMI corrective actions for this finding were completed and the results of the supplemental inspection were satisfactory, the finding was removed from the assessment process on March 31, 2002.
In our mid-cycle assessment letter dated August 26, 2002, we determined that a substantive cross-cutting issue continued from the prior assessment period. This issue was in the area of human performance in duties related to equipment performance monitoring. During the current assessment period, this cross-cutting issue was inspected through the baseline inspection
Mr. John Skolds program, which included the biennial Problem Identification and Resolution inspection. Although we identified several minor issues regarding equipment performance monitoring, no recent significant findings have occurred. We conclude that you have adequately addressed this cross-cutting issue. We encourage your continued attention in this area to ensure lasting improvements in equipment performance monitoring.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2004. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. In addition to the inspections listed in the plan, we will be conducting an inspection related to the replacement of the TMI reactor vessel head scheduled during the Fall 2003 refueling outage. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.
The last six months of the inspection plan is tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.
As you are aware, since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness.
We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2003, we plan to continue these inspections, conduct portions of the security baseline inspection program, as well as perform additional inspections to evaluate your compliance with new requirements that may be ordered. Based on our final determinations in this regard, we will notify you of any inspection plan changes.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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 Robert Summers at (610) 337-5109 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects, Region 1 Docket No:
50-289 License No:
DPR-50 Enclosure: Three Mile Island Station, Unit 1 Inspection / Activity Plan
Mr. John Skolds cc w/encl:
AmerGen Energy Company - Correspondence Control Desk Chairman and CEO, Exelon Nuclear Vice President, TMI Unit 1 Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations Support Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group Plant Manager Director-Licensing Licensing and Regulatory Affairs-Vice President, Exelon Corporation E. Epstein, TMI-Alert (TMIA)
R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety D. Allard, PADER M. Schoppman, Framatome Chairman, Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Mr. John Skolds Distribution w/encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
C. Smith, DRP - Acting Senior Resident Inspector H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA J. Rogge, DRP R. Barkley, DRP DRS Director, Region I DRS Branch Chiefs (5)
N. Della Greca, DRS R. Nimitz, DRS G. Smith, DRS N. McNamara, DRS B. Platchek, DRP T. McGinty, OEDO R. Laufer, NRR J. Andersen, NRR T. Colburn, PM, NRR P. Tam, Backup PM, NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch7 - Oyster Creek, Three Mile Island and Beaver Valley\\TMI 2003 EOC Letter Final.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
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NAME RBarkley/RJS for RSummers/RJS ABlough/ARB DATE 2/27/03 03/03/03 03/03/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Three Mile Island Inspection / Activity Plan 12/29/2002 - 03/27/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 02/25/2003 10:52:01 Report 22
TI148BC
- SEC ICM Safety Issues 03/24/2003 03/28/2003 Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Safeguards - Interim Compensatory Measures IP 2515/148
3 5/12 EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 04/07/2003 04/11/2003 TMI INITIAL EXAM (2/23/03)
U01493
Not Applicable 05/12/2003 05/16/2003 TMI INITIAL EXAM (2/23/03)
U01493
6 7111401
- EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 04/21/2003 04/25/2003 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401
Baseline Inspections 04/21/2003 04/25/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 05/12/2003 05/16/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
Baseline Inspections 05/12/2003 05/16/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
Baseline Inspections 05/12/2003 05/16/2003 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103
1 71122.03
- REMP Baseline Inspections 05/26/2003 05/30/2003 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203
6 7111121
- SSDI Baseline Inspections 06/23/2003 06/27/2003 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121
Baseline Inspections 07/07/2003 07/11/2003 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121
1 71122.02
- RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 07/14/2003 07/18/2003 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
Baseline Inspections 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
Baseline Inspections 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103
1 7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 09/29/2003 10/03/2003 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
Baseline Inspections 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
Baseline Inspections 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103
Baseline Inspections 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151
1 7111108
- INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/27/2003 10/31/2003 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
2 7111111B
- L.O. REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM Baseline Inspections 02/09/2004 02/13/2004 Licensed Operator Requalification IP 7111111B
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Three Mile Island Inspection / Activity Plan 12/29/2002 - 03/27/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 02/25/2003 10:52:01 Report 22
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 03/08/2004 03/12/2004 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B
Baseline Inspections 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B
3 4/19 EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 TMI UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (10/6-11/03)
U01513
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.