IR 05000293/2010001
| ML110620493 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2011 |
| From: | Diane Jackson Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Rich Smith Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Jackson, D E RI/DRP/PB5/610-337-5306 | |
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| Download: ML110620493 (5) | |
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SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000293/201 0001 )
Dear Mr. Smith:
On February 10, 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (Pls) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2010, through December 31,2010. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.
This performante review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A sepaiate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan'
The NRC determined that overall, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined inat tne performance at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all Pls indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct RoP baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2012. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections iisted during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any.
In addition to the inspection activities detailed in the enclosed plan, we have scheduled a review of your proposed commitments made during the license renewal application process. This aciiuity will take place the week of April 25,2011, during the next refueling outage, and will include an inspector review of Aging Management Program (AMP) implementation. This review will be conducted using Temporary lnstruction 25161001, "Review of License Renewal Activities," which is currently under development. The overall purpose of the review is to assess progress of your voluntary actions associated with monitoring passive components within the scope of license renewal and as tentatively accepted by the staff's safety evaluation report. The Temporary Instruction will be available on the NRC Web site at the following address once it is finalized: http:i/www.nrc.oov/readino-rm/doc-collectipns/insp-manual/temp-instructiorls/.
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). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact me at 610-337-5306 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely, ffiFe<
Donald E. Jackson, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-293 License Nos. DPR-35 Enclosure: Pilgrim Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ