IR 05000397/2007001
| ML070610589 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2007 |
| From: | Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Parrish J Energy Northwest |
| References | |
| IR-07-001 | |
| Download: ML070610589 (7) | |
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March 2, 2007
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000397/2007001)
Dear Mr. Parrish:
On February 8, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Columbia Generating Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. 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 physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only - Security-Related Information will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, the Columbia Generating Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter 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 baseline inspections at your facility.
While plant performance was within the Licensee Response column for the most recent quarter, plant performance was within the Regulatory Response column during the first quarter of calendar year 2006 based on a White performance indicator in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone (Safety System Unavailability High Pressure Injection). A supplemental inspection was performed and documented in NRC Supplemental Inspection Report 05000397/2005010
[ADAMS Reference MLO53340056]. The results of this inspection indicated that Energy Northwest adequately addressed this issue.
In our midcycle assessment letter dated August 31, 2006 [ADAMS Reference ML0624306461, we advised you of the continuation of a substantive crosscutting issue in the area of problem identification and resolution involving degraded equipment conditions in which the extent of condition was not fully addressed, indicating inadequate problem analysis. Also you were
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advised that, while you had taken steps to strengthen your performance in this area, your corrective actions had not fully been implemented, and Energy Northwest had not yet demonstrated that these actions would result in an improved level of performance over the long term. Consequently, this substantive crosscutting issue remained open.
The annual assessment of this substantive crosscutting issue included a review of inspection results over the 12-month period of January 1 to December 31, 2006. Our assessments during the latter half of this period indicated that the actions taken by Energy Northwest were being effective in addressing the causes of the substantive crosscutting issue. The assessment was made on the basis of improving problem identification and resolution performance trends and fewer NRC inspection findings in this area. In addition, we noted that your staff has implemented program improvements and focused training, which have contributed to the improved performance in evaluating the extent of condition of degraded equipment conditions.
As a result, we consider the substantive crosscutting issue closed.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, except those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2008. 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-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 Mr. Claude Johnson at (817) 860-8148 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Arthur T. Ho (4 I l l, Director I Division of F?..eactor Projects Docket: 50-397 License: NPF-21 Enclosure:
Columbia Generating Station InspectionlActivity Plan
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W. Scott Oxenford (Mail Drop PE04)
Vice President, Technical Services Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Albert E. Mouncer (Mail Drop PEOI)
Vice President, Corporate Services/
Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 General CounsellCFO Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council P.O. Box 431 72 Olympia, WA 98504-31 72 Douglas W. Coleman (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Regulatory Programs Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Gregory V. Cullen (Mail Drop PE20)
Supervisor, Licensing Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Chairman Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, WA 99350-01 90 Dale K. Atkinson (Mail Drop PE08)
Vice President, Nuclear Generation Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Cheryl M. Whitcomb (Mail Drop PE03)
Vice President, Organizational Performance & Staffing/CKO Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 William A. Horin, Esq.
Winston & Strawn 1700 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3817 Matt Steuerwalt Executive Policy Division Office of the Governor P.O. Box 431 13 Olympia, WA 98504-31 13 Lynn Albin, Radiation Physicist Washington State Department of Health P.O. Box 7827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827 Assistant Director Nuclear Safety and Energy Siting Division Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3742 Mike Hammond Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section Chemical and Nuclear Preparedness Division Office of Infrastructure Protection c/o FEMA Region X Department of Homeland Security Federal Regional Center 130 228th Street, SW Bothell, WA 98201 -9796 Gary Robertson, Director Division of Radiation Protection Department of Health P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827
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Max Benitz Jr., Chairman Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, WA 99350 Robert Koch, Chair Board of Franklin County Commissioners 101 6 North 4th Street Pasco, WA 99301 Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Regional Center Susan Reinertson, Regional Director Region X 130 228th Street, SW Bothell, WA 98021 -8627 Lynn Albin Department of Health Office of Radiation Protection P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827 The Honorable James R. Beaver Mayor of Kennewick City Hall 21 0 West 6th Avenue Kennewick, WA 99336 Gary Crutchfield Pasco City Manager P.O. Box 293 Pasco, WA 99301 John C. Darrington, Manager City of Richland City Hall 975 George Washington Way Richland, WA 99352 Larry Jecha, M.D., M.P.H.
District Health Officer Benton Franklin District Health Dept.
471 Williams Blvd.
Richland, WA 99354 The Honorable Dale Jackson Mayor of West Richland City Hall 3801 West Van Giesen West Richland, WA 99353 The Honorable Rob Welch Mayor, City of Richland P.O. Box 190 505 Swift Blvd.
Richland, WA 99352 Jim Mullen, Director Emergency Management Division Military Department Building 20 (MS TA-20)
Camp Murray, WA 98430-5122 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339 The Honorable Joyce Olson Mayor of Pasco P.O. Box 293 Pasco, WA 99301-293
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