IR 05000336/2011001
| ML12061A240 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 03/05/2012 |
| From: | John Tappert Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Heacock D Dominion Resources |
| Shared Package | |
| ML12058A411 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-11-001 | |
| Download: ML12061A240 (5) | |
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March 5, 2012
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR MILLSTONE POWER STATION UNIT 2 AND UNIT 3 (REPORT 05000336/2011001 AND 05000423/2011001)
Dear Mr. Heacock:
On February 14, 2012, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff completed its end-of-cycle performance review of the Millstone Power Station Units 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRCs assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.
The NRC determined the performance at Millstone Power Station Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix based on one finding originating in the second quarter of 2011 having low to moderate safety significance (White) in the Initiating Events Cornerstone. This finding involves the failure of Unit 2 Millstone personnel to carry out their assigned roles and responsibilities and inadequate reactivity management during main turbine control valve testing, which contributed to an unintended eight percent reactor power transient (88 percent to 96 percent) on February 12, 2011.
As a result of our review of Millstone Power Station Unit 2 performance, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection using NRC Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, when your staff has notified us of your readiness for this inspection. This inspection procedure is conducted to provide assurance that the root cause and contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of condition is identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.
The NRC determined the performance at Millstone Unit 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at Millstone Unit 3. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2013. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to the baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/182, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping, in July 2012. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.
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 the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access 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).
Please contact Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy at (610) 337-5200 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John R. Tappert, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos. 50-336, 50-423 License No. DPR-65, NPF-49
Enclosure: Millstone Inspection/Activity Plan
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NAME TSetzer RBellamy JTappert
DATE 02/28/12 02/28/12 02/28/12
Page 1 of 2 02/28/2012 11:00:18 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Millstone Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 EP
- EP ANNUAL REPORT
2, 3 IP Drill Evaluation 7111406 06/30/2012 12/31/2012 TI-177
- MANAGING GAS ACCUMULATION IN ECCS
2, 3 IP Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 2515/177 01/30/2012 02/03/2012 71124
- OCC RAD SAFETY
2, 3 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 02/27/2012 03/02/2012 2, 3 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 02/27/2012 03/02/2012 2, 3 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 02/27/2012 03/02/2012 INSP
- OPERATION OF AN ISFSI
2, 3 IP Operation Of An ISFSI 60855 04/01/2012 08/30/2012 7111121
- CDBI
2, 3 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 04/16/2012 04/20/2012 2, 3 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 04/30/2012 05/04/2012 2, 3 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 05/07/2012 05/11/2012 EP EX
- EP EXERCISE EVALUATION
2, 3 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 06/21/2012 08/28/2012 2, 3 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 08/19/2012 08/24/2012 TI 182
- DEGRADATION OF UNDERGROUND PIPING
2, 3 IP Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping 2515/182 07/09/2012 07/13/2012 71152B
- PI&R
2, 3 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 07/16/2012 07/20/2012
IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 07/30/2012 08/03/2012 71124
- RADWASTE
2, 3 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 07/23/2012 07/27/2012 7111111B
- MS2 ON-SITE REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS
2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 71124
- HP INSTRUMENTATION
2, 3 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 7111108P
- UNIT 2 INSERVICE INSPECTION
2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/15/2012 10/26/2012 71124
- OCC RADIATION SAFETY
3 IP Operation Of An ISFSI 60855 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 2, 3 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 2 02/28/2012 11:00:18 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Millstone Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 71124
- OCC RADIATION SAFETY
2, 3 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 2, 3 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 2, 3 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 71124
- OCC RAD SAFETY
2, 3 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 11/04/2012 11/09/2012 2, 3 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 11/04/2012 11/09/2012 2, 3 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 11/04/2012 11/09/2012 2, 3 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 11/04/2012 11/09/2012 MODS
- PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS
2, 3 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 01/28/2013 02/01/2013 2, 3 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 EP PROGR
- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION
2, 3 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 2, 3 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 2, 3 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 02/11/2013 02/15/2013
IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 7111108P
- U3 INSERVICE INSPECTION
3 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 04/15/2013 04/26/2013 71124
- OCC RADIATION SAFETY
2, 3 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 2, 3 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 71124
- RADIO EFFLUENTS
2, 3 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 71124
- REMP
2, 3 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 05/20/2013 05/24/2013 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.