IR 05000333/2011008

G20120172 - James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant - NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/183, IR 05000333-11-008

ML12081A283
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	05/13/2011
From:	Doerflein L Engineering Region 1 Branch 2
To:	Bronson K Entergy Nuclear Northeast
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G20120172 IR-11-008
Download: ML12081A283 (25)

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475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 May 13, 2011 Mr. Kevin Bronson Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Northeast James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 SUBJECT: JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NRC TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/183 INSPECTION REPORT 05000333/2011008

Dear Mr. Bronson:

On April 29, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick), using Temporary Instruction 2515/183, "Followup to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event." The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results which were discussed on April 29, 2011, with Mr. B. Sullivan and other members of your staff.

The objective of this inspection was to promptly assess the capabilities of FitzPatrick to respond to extraordinary consequences similar to those that have recently occurred at the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station. The results from this inspection, along with the results from this inspection performed at other operating commercial nuclear plants in the United States will be used to evaluate the United States nuclear industry's readiness to safely respond to similar events. These results will also help the NRC to determine if additional regulatory actions are warranted.

All of the potential issues and observations identified by this inspection are contained in this report. The NRC's Reactor Oversight Process will further evaluate any issues to determine if they are regulatory findings or violations. Any resulting findings or violations will be documented by the NRC in a separate report. You are not required to respond to this letter.

i1Th~\Q A*7. ~ 0-1 M ',Pa-o I In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.aov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, Lawrence T. Doerflein, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-333 License No.: DPR-59 Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000333/2011008 cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ