IR 05000317/2005001
| ML050610737 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Blough A Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I |
| To: | Vanderheyden G Constellation Generation Group |
| Trapp J RGN-I/DRP/PB1/610-337-5186 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML050610737 (5) | |
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March 2, 2005
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000317/2005001 AND 05000318/2005001)
Dear Mr. Vanderheyden:
On February 10, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The end-of-cycle review for Calvert Cliffs involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2004. 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.
This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Calvert Cliffs operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety, and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance at Unit 1 for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment period, was within the Licensee Response Column of the 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).
Plant performance at Unit 2 for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on one finding of low to moderate safety significance (White) in the Mitigating Systems cornerstone regarding a relay failure that caused the steam dump valves to remain full open following a reactor trip in early 2004. This finding was identified during the second quarter of this assessment cycle. A Supplemental Inspection, conducted in January 2005, determined that the root causes for the performance deficiencies were understood and that completed and planned corrective actions were reasonable to address the related causes. Therefore, this finding will only be considered in assessing plant performance for a total of four quarters in accordance with the guidance in IMC 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program."
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2006. Planned inspections include a full participation
Mr. George Vanderheyden
emergency preparedness exercise inspection (September 2005), and a reactor vessel head replacement inspection (February 2006). 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 inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 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).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact James M. Trapp at (610) 337-5186 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects, Region I Docket Nos. 50-317, 50-318 License Nos. DPR-53, DPR-69 Enclosure: Calvert Cliffs Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:
M. J. Wallace, President, Constellation Generation J. M. Heffley, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer President, Calvert County Board of Commissioners C. W. Fleming, Sr., Counsel, Constellation Generation Group, LLC Director, Nuclear Regulatory Matters R. McLean, Manager, Nuclear Programs K. Burger, Esquire, Maryland People's Counsel State of Maryland (2)
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Mr. George Vanderheyden
Distribution w/encl:
(via E-mail)
S. Collins, RA J. Wiggins, DRA S. Lee, RI EDO Coordinator R. Laufer, NRR R. Guzman, PM, NRR D. Skay, PM, NRR P. Tam, PM, NRR (Backup)
J. Trapp, DRP N. Perry, DRP M. Giles, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector J. OHara, DRP - Resident Inspector C. Newgent - Resident OA D. Screnci, PAO N. Sheehan, PAO DRS Director DRS Deputy Director DRS Branch Chiefs RidsNrrDipmlipb Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
SISP Review Complete: nsp (Reviewers Initials)
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRP\\BRANCH1\\2004 ROP 5 EOC REVIEW\\End-of-cycle Letters\\Calvert Cliffs 2005 End-of-Cycle Letter.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
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ABlough DATE 02/23/05 02/23/05 03/02/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Calvert Cliffs Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2005 16:39:15 Report 22
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
7111108P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - U2 Baseline Inspections 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
1 7111112B
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 05/09/2005 05/13/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1, 2
7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
7111401
- EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 10/10/2005 10/14/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/10/2005 10/14/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/10/2005 10/14/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/10/2005 10/14/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
- PI&R Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2
7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2
7111111B
- LO REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/16/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2
71007
- U1 REACTOR VESSEL HEAD REPLACEMENT Other Routine 01/01/2006 02/28/2006 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection IP 71007
6 SSDI
- SSDI Baseline Inspections 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2
71121
- OCC RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Calvert Cliffs Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2005 16:39:15 Report 22
71121
- OCC RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2
7111108P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 1 Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
7/10 EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 06/12/2006 06/16/2006 CALVERT CLIFFS INITIAL EXAM (3/06)
U01585
Not Applicable 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 CALVERT CLIFFS INITIAL EXAM (3/06)
U01585
1 71114
- EP PRGM INSP & PIO VERFICATION Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
7112203
- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
MODS
- MODS & 50.59 Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 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.