IR 05000397/2010001

Annual Assessment Letter - Columbia Generating Station (Report 05000397-10-001)

ML100621237
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	03/03/2010
From:	Chamberlain D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Parrish J Energy Northwest
References
IR-10-001
Download: ML100621237 (7)

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UNITED STATES NU C LE AR RE G ULATO RY C O M M I S S I O N rch 3, 2010

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000397/2010001)

Dear Mr. Parrish:

On February 16, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Columbia Generating Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2009.

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-Related Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, 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 Regulatory Response column of the NRC=s Action Matrix as a result of a White performance indicator for unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours. This performance indicator initially crossed the Green-White threshold in the second quarter of this assessment period and remained there throughout the assessment period. The NRC planned a supplemental inspection to begin in the third quarter of 2009, however, the plant experienced additional scrams and the supplemental inspection was postponed to allow additional time for performance of a thorough root cause for the scrams. The NRC staff plans to perform a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White inputs in a Strategic Performance Area on March 22, 2010. The inspection will provide assurance that the root and contributing causes for the White performance indicator are understood, the extent of condition and extent of cause are identified, and that corrective actions are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent their recurrence.

The number of reactor scrams and unplanned transients that occurred during this assessment period indicated an adverse trend in initiating events and with equipment reliability. It is important that this adverse trend be corrected including identifying any organizational factors that may have contributed to the trend such as decision making and work control. Examples included the failure to perform an adequate site acceptance test of the digital electro-hydraulic system, the failure to properly evaluate work scope changes for preventive maintenance inspections on the non-segregated high voltage buses, and the failure to implement guidance

Energy Northwest -2-and standards provided in an operations instruction resulting in a manual plant scram.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2011. 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 NRC=s ARules 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 Wayne Walker at (817) 860-8148 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Dwight D. Chamberlain, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-397 License: NPF-21 Enclosure: Columbia Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/Enclosure:

Director Division of Radiation Protection Department of Health P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827 James R. Beaver Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, WA 99350 Chair Board of Franklin County Commissioners 1016 North 4th Street Pasco, WA 99301

Energy Northwest -3-Regional Director FEMA Region X 130 228th Street, SW Bothell, WA 98021-8627 Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council P.O. Box 43172 Olympia, WA 98504-3172 Gregory V. Cullen Manager, Regulatory Programs Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop PE20 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Chairman Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, WA 99350-0190 Richard Cowley Washington State Department of Health 111 Israel Road, SE Tumwater, WA 98504-7827 William A. Horin, Esq.

Winston and Strawn 1700 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3817 Lynn Albin 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 97301-3737 Special Hazards Program Manager Washington Emergency Management Division 127 W. Clark Street Pasco, WA 99301

Energy Northwest -4-Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region X Federal Regional Center 130 228th Street, SW Bothell, WA 98021-9796 Mike Hammond Department of Homeland Security FEMA/REP 130 228th Street S.W.

Bothell, WA 98021-8627 The Mayor of the City of Kennewick City Hall 210 West 6th Avenue Kennewick, WA 99336 City Manager of Kennewick City Managers Office P.O. Box 6108 Kennewick, WA 99336 Pasco City Manager P.O. Box 293 Pasco, WA 99301 Cindy Johnson City of Richland City Hall 975 George Washington Way Richland, WA 99352 The Mayor of the City of Pasco P.O. Box 293 Pasco, WA 99301 District Health Officer Benton Franklin Health District 7102 W. Okanogan Pl.

Kennewick, WA 99336 The Mayor of the City of West Richland City Hall 3801 West Van Giesen West Richland, WA 99353

Energy Northwest -5-The Mayor of the City of Richland P.O. Box 190 505 Swift Blvd.

Richland, WA 99352 Director Emergency Management Division Military Department Building 20 (MS TA-20)

Camp Murray, WA 98430-5122 Nuclear Safety and Energy Siting Division Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3742

Energy Northwest -6-Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.goV)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Ron.Cohen@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

RA Administrative Assistant (Lucy.Owen@nrc.gov)

DRA Administrative Assistant (Anita.Tannenbaum@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB1 (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB2 (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB1 (Michael.Shannon@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB2 (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator (Leigh.Trocine@nrc.gov)

Director, DIRS, NRR (Frederick.Brown@nrc.gov)

Director, DORL, NRR (Joseph Giitter@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (Robert.Nelson@nrc.gov)

Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Michael.Markley@nrc.gov)

NRR Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov)

RidsNrrDirslpab Resource@nrc.gov ROPreports.Resource@nrc.gov Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

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Page 1 of 1 Columbia Generating Stati 02/18/2010 10:34:36 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 04/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EB1-21 - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 6 2 05/17/2010 05/21/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 2 06/01/2010 06/11/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection RS45 - RADIATION SAFETY 2 2 06/28/2010 07/02/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 2 06/28/2010 07/02/2010 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2 06/28/2010 07/02/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 2 06/28/2010 07/02/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent EP-1 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4 2 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 2 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 2 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 2 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 2 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System RS12MCA - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 2 2 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 7113011 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

2 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 2 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent EB2-LRI - LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION 6 2 10/18/2010 10/22/2010 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 2 11/01/2010 11/05/2010 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection BRQ - OPERATOR REQUAL INSPECTION 3 2 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program RP123 - RADIATION SAFETY 2 2 04/04/2011 04/08/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2 04/04/2011 04/08/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2 04/04/2011 04/08/2011 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation PSB2-08G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 3 2 05/02/2011 05/27/2011 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.