IR 05000333/2009001

Annual Assessment Letter, James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (Report 05000333/2009001)

ML090630638
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	03/04/2009
From:	Mel Gray Reactor Projects Branch 2
To:	Peter Dietrich Entergy Nuclear Northeast
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 4, 2009

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000333/2009001)

Dear Mr. Dietrich,

On February 10, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2008. 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.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only - Security Information will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, FitzPatrick operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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 performance indicators indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2010. In addition to the baseline inspections, we plan to conduct an inspection of your independent spent fuel storage installation. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well 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.

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 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).

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 me at 610-337-5209 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Original Signed By:

Mel Gray, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59 Enclosure: FitzPatrick Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:

G. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Operations J. Wayne Leonard, Chairman & CEO, Entergy Operations M. Kansler, President & CEO / CNO, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

J. Herron, Senior Vice President, Engineering Nuclear Operations, Entergy Operations M. Balduzzi, Senior Vice President, Northeastern Regional Operations Senior Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services J. DeRoy, Vice President, Operations Support K. Mulligan, General Manager, Plant Operations O. Limpias, Vice President, Engineering (ENO)

J. Ventosa, General Manager, Engineering (ENO)

J. McCann, Director, Nuclear Safety and Licensing (ENO)

E. Harkness, Director of Oversight (ENO)

B. Finn, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance J. Pechacek, Manager, Licensing W. Dennis, Assistant General Counsel (ENO)

P. Tonko, President and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority P. Eddy, New York State Department of Public Service P. Smith, President, New York State, Energy, Research, and Development Authority S. Lyman, Oswego County Administrator Supervisor, Town of Scriba C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Institute of Nuclear Power