IR 05000266/2002001
| ML020700411 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2002 |
| From: | Grant G Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Warner M Nuclear Management Co |
| References | |
| IR-02-001 | |
| Download: ML020700411 (5) | |
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March 4, 2002
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT (Report 50-266/02-01; 50-301/02-01)
Dear Mr. Warner On January 31, 2002, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. The end-of-cycle review for Point Beach involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from April 1 through December 31, 2001.
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 which may conflict with your plant activities.
As discussed in our previous annual assessment letter dated May 31, 2001, this inspection and assessment cycle consisted of three quarters (i.e., the second, third, and fourth calendar quarters of calendar year 2001) instead of the usual four quarters. This change was implemented in order to align the inspection and assessment cycle with the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2002.
Overall, Point Beach operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Unit 1 plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first two quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on a White PI for Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal in the Initiating Events cornerstone. This PI has been White since the 4th quarter of 2000 and the NRC completed a supplemental inspection in February 2001 to review this PI. No significant issues or findings were identified during that inspection. Unit 2 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). While Unit 2 plant performance for the most recent quarter is within the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix, there was one safety significant performance indicator during the first two quarters of the assessment cycle. The PI for Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours in the Initiating Events cornerstone turned White in the second quarter of 2001 and returned to Green
M. Warner-2-in the 4th quarter of 2001. The NRC completed a supplemental inspection in November 2001 to review this PI and no significant issues or findings were identified.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2003.
Inspections may also be conducted to review activities associated with your Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation. These inspections will be coordinated with your staff as the dates approach for the activities. 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. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The last 6 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the Mid-Cycle Review meeting.
In addition to the baseline inspection program, the NRC issued safeguards advisories recommending that nuclear power plant licensees go to the highest level of security immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all promptly did so. With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nation's nuclear power plants, including Point Beach, remain at a high level of security. 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. These additional compensatory requirements will provide the NRC with reasonable assurance that public health and safety and the common defense and security continue to be adequately protected in the current generalized high-level threat environment. These requirements will remain in effect pending notification from the Commission that a significant change in the threat environment occurs, or until the Commission determines that other changes are needed following a more comprehensive re-evaluation of current safeguards and security programs. To date, we have monitored Point Beachs actions in response to the terrorist attacks through a series of audits. With the issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Point Beachs 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 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/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
M. Warner-3-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 Roger Lanksbury of my staff at (630) 829-9631 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Geoffrey E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27 Enclosure: Point Beach Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:
R. Grigg, President and Chief Operating Officer, WEPCo R. Anderson, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer T. Webb, Licensing Manager D. Weaver, Nuclear Asset Manager T. Taylor, Plant Manager A. Cayia, Site Director J. ONeill, Jr., Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks D. Graham, Director Bureau of Field Operations A. Bie, Chairperson, Wisconsin Public Service Commission S. Jenkins, Electric Division Wisconsin Public Service Commission State Liaison Officer DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\EOC Ltrs\\2002\\Poi-eoc02.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box:"C" = Copy without enclosure "E"= Copy with enclosure"N"= No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII NAME MKunowski:co RLanksbury GGrant DATE 03/ /02 03/ /02 03/ /02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
M. Warner-4-ADAMS Distribution:
DFT AFT H. Nieh, OEDO T. Boyce, NRR Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb J. Caldwell, RIII G. Grant, RIII B. Clayton, RIII R. Lickus, RIII SRI Point Beach DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1
Point Beach Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2002 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 1 03/08/2002 06:52:30 Report 22
- BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSP Baseline Inspections 02/11/2002 03/29/2002 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/11/2002 03/29/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
- OUTAGE RP ALARA INSP Baseline Inspections 04/22/2002 04/26/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/22/2002 04/26/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2
- UNIT 2 ISI &TI-145 Safety Issues 04/22/2002 04/26/2002 Circumferential Cracking of Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2001-01)
Baseline Inspections 04/22/2002 04/26/2002 Inservice Inspection Activities IP 7111108
1 IP 71122
- LIQ/GAS EFFLUENTS RP INSP Baseline Inspections 06/03/2002 06/07/2002 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/03/2002 06/07/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
HTSINK B
- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 06/10/2002 06/14/2002 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2
SSDI
- SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN Baseline Inspections 07/22/2002 08/09/2002 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2
- UNIT 1 ISI &TI-145 Safety Issues 09/29/2002 10/11/2002 Circumferential Cracking of Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2001-01)
Baseline Inspections 09/29/2002 10/11/2002 Inservice Inspection Activities IP 7111108
1 IP 71121
- RP ALARA INSPECTION (OUTAGE)
Baseline Inspections 09/30/2002 10/04/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/30/2002 10/04/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/30/2002 10/04/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
- NON-EXERCISE BASELINE EP INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
- RAD INSTRUMENTATION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.