IR 05000336/2009001

Annual Assessment Letter - Millstone Power Station (Reports 05000336/2009001 and 05000423/2009001)

ML090630229
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/04/2009
From:	Diane Jackson NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:	Christian D Dominion Resources
Jackson D RGN-I/DRP/PB2/610-337-5306
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ML090630224	List: IR 05000336/2009001
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 4, 2009

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - MILLSTONE POWER STATION (REPORTS 05000336/2009001 and 05000423/2009001)

Dear Mr. Christian:

On February 11, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Millstone Power Station (Millstone). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) 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 Related Information will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Millstone Units 2 and 3 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 PIs 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, an independent spent fuel storage installation inspection and a power uprate inspection will also be performed. 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 10CFR2.390 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 610-337-5306 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Original Signed By:

Donald E. Jackson, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-336, 50-423 License Nos. DPR-65, NPF-49 Enclosure: Millstone Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

S. Jordan, Site Vice President, Millstone Station C. L. Funderburk, Director, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support W. Bartron, Supervisor, Station Licensing J. Spence, Manager Nuclear Training L. M. Cuoco, Senior Counsel C. Brinkman, Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations J. Roy, Director of Operations, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company First Selectmen, Town of Waterford B. Sheehan, Co-Chair, NEAC E. Woollacott, Co-Chair, NEAC E. Wilds, Jr., Ph.D, Director, State of Connecticut SLO Designee J. Buckingham, Department of Public Utility Control C. Meek-Gallagher, Commissioner, Suffolk County, Department of Environment and Energy V. Minei, P.E., Director, Suffolk County Health Department, Division of Environmental Quality R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff S. Comley, We The People D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)

R. Bassilakis, CAN P. Eddy, Electric Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York P. Tonko, President and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority J. Spath, SLO Designee, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority N. Burton, Esq.

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)