IR 05000317/2011403

IR 05000317-11-403, IR 05000318-11-403; 01/26/2011-07/13/2011; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant; Special Inspection, Dated July 26, 2011 (Letter Only)

ML112082094
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	07/26/2011
From:	Chris Miller Division of Reactor Safety I
To:	George Gellrich Calvert Cliffs, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group
References
EA-11-046 IR-11-403
Download: ML112082094 (5)

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uly 26, 2011

SUBJECT:

CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NRC SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000317/2011403 AND 05000318/2011403; PRELIMINARY GREATER THAN GREEN FINDING

Dear Mr. Gellrich:

On July 13, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a Special Inspection at your Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on July 13, 2011, with you and other members of your staff.

The special inspection team examined activities conducted under your licenses as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your licenses. The team reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

The enclosed report documents one finding that has the potential for greater than very low security significance (i.e., greater-than-Green as determined by the Baseline Security Significance Determination Process). The deficiency was promptly corrected or compensated for, and the plant was in compliance with applicable physical protection and security requirements within the scope of this inspection before the team departed the site.

The finding had a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Human Performance (Work Practices) for failing to effectively communicate expectations regarding procedural compliance and personnel following procedures H.4(b). If you disagree with the cross-cutting aspect assigned to this finding, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and the NRC resident inspectors at Calvert Cliffs.

Enclosure contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information. When separated from enclosure, the transmittal document is decontrolled. In accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0609, we intend to complete our evaluation using the best available information and issue our final determination of security significance within 90 days of the date of this letter. The significance determination process encourages an open dialogue between the NRC staff and the licensee; however, the dialogue should not impact the timeliness of the staffs final determination.

Before we make a final significance decision regarding our preliminary greater-than-Green finding, we are providing you an opportunity to: (1) attend a Regulatory Conference where you can present to the NRC your perspective on the facts and the assumptions the NRC used to arrive at the finding and assess its significance, or (2) submit your position on the finding to the NRC in writing. If you request a Regulatory Conference, it should be held within 30 days of the receipt of this letter, and we encourage you to submit supporting documentation at least one week prior to the conference in an effort to make the conference more efficient and effective. If a Regulatory Conference is held, it will be closed for public observation because it involves sensitive security information. If you decide to submit only a written response, such submittal should be sent to the NRC within 30 days of the receipt of this letter. If you decline to request a Regulatory Conference or submit a written response, you relinquish your right to appeal the final Significance Determination Process determination, in that by not doing either, you fail to meet the appeal requirements stated in the Prerequisite and Limitation sections of Attachment 2 of IMC 0609.

Please contact Mr. James Trapp of my staff at (610) 337-5186 within 10 days of the date of this letter to notify the NRC of your intentions. If we have not heard from you within 10 days, we will continue with our significance determination and enforcement decision.

Because the NRC has not made a final determination in this matter, no Notice of Violation is being issued for this inspection finding at this time. In addition, please be advised that the number and characterization of the findings described in the enclosed inspection report may change as a result of further NRC review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room located at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, MD, and from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC=s document system, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). However, because of the security-related information contained in the enclosure and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, a copy of this letter=s enclosure and attachments will not be available for public inspection. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response, if any. This practice will ensure that your response will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC=s document system, ADAMS. If Safeguards Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.22. Otherwise, mark your entire response ASecurity-Related Information - Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390@ and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Christopher G. Miller, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-317, 50-318 License Nos. DPR-53, DPR-69 Non-Public Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 05000317/2011403, 05000318/2011403 Attachments: Supplemental Information Chronology of Events Special Inspection Team Charter cc w/encl; w/OUO-SRI:

D. Bartnik, Director, Nuclear Security T. Levering, Emergency Response Director, State of Maryland A. Lauland, Director, Department of Homeland Security, State of Maryland cc w/o encl; w/o OUO-SRI: Distribution via ListServ