IR 05000317/2002002

IR 05000317/2002-002, IR 05000318/2002-002, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inspection on 02/17/2002 - 03/30/2002 Related to Operability Evaluations. One Green Finding Noted

ML021230541
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	05/03/2002
From:	Marilyn Evans Reactor Projects Branch 1
To:	Cruse C Calvert Cliffs, Constellation Nuclear
References
IR-02-002
Download: ML021230541 (22)

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SUBJECT:

CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-317/02-02, 50-318/02-02

Dear Mr. Cruse:

On March 30, 2002, the NRC completed an inspection at your Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings which were discussed on April 24, 2002, with Mr. Katz and other members of your staff.

The 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 one finding of very low safety significance (Green). This issue did not involve a violation of NRC requirements.

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 issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc. compliance with these interim requirements.

Charles In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "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 (PARS) component of the NRCs 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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michele G. Evans, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-317 50-318 License Nos. DPR-53 DPR-69 Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-317/02-02 and 50-318/02-02 Attachments: (1) Supplemental Information (2) NRC Inspection Results for Section 5 of Temporary Instruction 2515/145, Circumferential Cracking of Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles cc w/encl: M. Geckle, Director, Nuclear Regulatory Matters (CCNPPI)

R. McLean, Administrator, Nuclear Evaluations K. Burger, Esquire, Maryland Peoples Counsel R. Ochs, Maryland Safe Energy Coalition J. Petro, Constellation Power Source State of Maryland (2)

Charles