ML030580728
| ML030580728 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2003 |
| From: | Meyer G Reactor Projects Branch 3 |
| To: | Ted Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Northeast |
| References | |
| IR-03-001 | |
| Download: ML030580728 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000333/2003001
Text
March 3, 2003
Mr. Theodore Sullivan
Vice President - Operations
Entergy Nuclear Northeast
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
Post Office Box 110
Lycoming, NY 13093
SUBJECT:
JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT
LETTER 50-333/2003-001
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
On February 11, 2003, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of
the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. The end-of-cycle review for FitzPatrick involved
the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most
recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2002.
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 so that you will have an opportunity
to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with
your plant activities.
Overall, FitzPatrick operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety, and fully met all
cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter and during the previous
three quarters 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 perform only baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2004.
As you are aware, since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the NRC has issued several
Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness.
We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have
monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2003, we
plan to continue these inspections, conduct portions of the security baseline inspection program,
as well as perform additional inspections to evaluate your compliance with new requirements that
may be ordered. Based on our final determinations in this regard, we will notify you of any
inspection plan changes.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2004. The
inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for
scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival
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onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.
The inspections in the last six months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at
the mid-cycle review meeting.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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/NRC/ADAMS/index.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 610-337-5211 with any questions
you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Glenn Meyer, Chief
Projects Branch 3
Division of Reactor Projects, Region 1
Docket No.
50-333
License No.:
Enclosure:
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Inspection/Activity Plan
cc w/encl:
J. Yelverton, CEO, Entergy Operations
B. OGrady, General Manager, Entergy Nuclear Operations
J. Knubel, VP Operations Support
H. Salmon, Director of Oversight
A. Halliday, Licensing Manager
M. Kansler, Chief Operating Officer, Entergy
D. Pace, VP Engineering
J. Fulton, Assistant General Counsel
Supervisor, Town of Scriba
J. Tierney, Oswego County Administrator
C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law
P. Eddy, Electric Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York
W. Flynn, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
S. Lousteau, Treasury Department
T. Judson, Central New York Citizens Awareness Network
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Mr. Theodore Sullivan
Distribution w/encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
L. Cline, DRP - NRC Senior Resident Inspector
D. Dempsey, Resident Inspector
H. Miller, RA
J. Wiggins, DRA
G. Meyer, DRP
S. Barber, DRP
T. McGinty, EDO Coordinator
R. Laufer, NRR
J. Andersen, NRR
T. Frye, NRR
C. See, NRR
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Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\BRANCH3\\ROP3 EOC Information\\Fitz ROP-3 EOC Letter .wpd
After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with
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DATE
02/26/03
02/26/03
02/26/03
02/27/03
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
FitzPatrick
Inspection / Activity Plan
12/29/2002 - 03/27/2004
Inspection
Type
Inspection Activity
Planned Dates
Start End
No. of Staff
on Site
Title
Unit
Number
Page 1 of 1
02/25/2003
10:46:21
Report 22
1
7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS
Baseline Inspections
03/17/2003
03/21/2003
Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems
1
1
- RADWASTE
Baseline Inspections
04/07/2003
04/11/2003
Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation
1
1
71151
Baseline Inspections
05/05/2003
05/09/2003
Performance Indicator Verification
1
1
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS
Baseline Inspections
05/12/2003
05/16/2003
Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas
1
6
TI148BC
- SEC ICM
Safety Issues
05/19/2003
05/23/2003
Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Safeguards - Interim Compensatory Measures
1
1
7111107B
- HEAT SINK
Baseline Inspections
06/02/2003
06/06/2003
Heat Sink Performance
IP 7111107B
1
4
7111401
- EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION
Baseline Inspections
06/02/2003
06/06/2003
Exercise Evaluation
1
Baseline Inspections
06/02/2003
06/06/2003
Performance Indicator Verification
1
3
7/21EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS
Not Applicable
06/23/2003
06/27/2003
FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (5/5/03)
U01497
1
Not Applicable
07/21/2003
07/25/2003
FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (5/5/03)
U01497
1
1
- REMP
Baseline Inspections
08/11/2003
08/15/2003
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
1
5
7111121
- SSDI
Baseline Inspections
09/15/2003
09/19/2003
Safety System Design and Performance Capability
1
Baseline Inspections
09/29/2003
10/03/2003
Safety System Design and Performance Capability
1
1
Baseline Inspections
12/08/2003
12/12/2003
ALARA Planning and Controls
1
1
7111112B
- MAINTENANCE RULE
Baseline Inspections
12/15/2003
12/19/2003
Maintenance Effectiveness
IP 7111112B
1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.