ML032390079
| ML032390079 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 08/27/2003 |
| From: | Blough A Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Christian D Dominion Resources |
| References | |
| Download: ML032390079 (7) | |
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August 27, 2003 Mr. David A. Christian, Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Resources 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
MILLSTONE UNIT 2 AND UNIT 3
Dear Mr. Christian:
On July 30, 2003, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance review of Millstone Power Station Unit 2 and Unit 3. The mid-cycle reviews for Millstone Unit 2 and Unit 3 involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance for the first half of the calendar year 2003 assessment cycle. The process included a review of performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance 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.
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 PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). At this time, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2004. However, the significance of a finding from the Millstone Unit 2 Special Inspection Team is still under review as part of the Significance Determination Process.
This finding involves inadequate design changes to the Unit 2 charging system that affected the plant response following the reactor trip on March 7, 2003.
Additionally, the staff has identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of problem identification and resolution (PI&R) at Millstone Unit 2. Several Unit 2 inspection findings in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone involved weaknesses with the identification of problems, determination of root causes, and/or effectiveness of corrective actions. Noteworthy examples included the inadequate resolution of charging system problems related to pressurizer level fluctuations, relief valve reliability and piping weld failures. Lapses in the site engineering organizations effectiveness were a common factor in the Unit 2 findings. While the same engineering organization services Unit 3, and some similar findings were identified at Unit 3, the number and nature of the Unit 3 findings did not rise to the level of a substantive cross-cutting issue. We recognize that you have instituted corrective actions for the Unit 2 trend that will encompass engineering activities common to both Units. We plan to closely monitor your performance in the PI&R area through the implementation of the baseline inspection program.
2 Mr. David A. Christian The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 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 on site. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The last six months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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 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 Mr. Brian McDermott at 610-337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.:
05000336, 05000423 Licensee Nos.:
Enclosures:
Millstone Unit 2 Inspection / Activity Plan Millstone Unit 3 Inspection / Activity Plan
3 Mr. David A. Christian cc w/encl:
J. A. Price, Site Vice President - Millstone C. L. Funderburk, Director, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support D. W. Dodson, Acting Manager - Licensing L. M. Cuoco, Senior Counsel V. Juliano, Waterford Library S. Comley, We The People J. Buckingham, Department of Public Utility Control E. Wilds, Director, State of Connecticut SLO Designee First Selectmen, Town of Waterford D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)
R. Bassilakis, CAN J. M. Block, Attorney, CAN G. Winslow, Citizens Regulatory Commission (CRC)
J. Markowicz, Co-Chair, NEAC E. Woollacott, Co-Chair, NEAC R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff W. Meinert, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company C. Brinkman, Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
4 Mr. David A. Christian Distribution w/encl: Via E-Mail H. Miller, ORA J. Wiggins, ORA T. Madden, OCA J. Jolicoeur, OEDO J. Clifford, NRR R. Ennis, PM, NRR G. Wunder, Backup PM, NRR V. Nerses, PM, NRR S. Schneider, SRI - Millstone Unit 2 and Unit 3 Director, DRS Region I Deputy Director, DRS, Region I DRS Branch Chiefs (5)
R. Fuhrmeister, DRS T. Moslak, DRS G. Smith, DRS N. McNamara, DRS B. McDermott, RI K. Jenison, RI D. Screnci, PAO Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\BRANCH6\\ROP Assessments\\ROP4 Mid Cycle July 2003\\Millstone ROP4 Mid-Cycle Letter Rev 2.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
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Millstone 2 Inspection / Activity Plan 06/29/2003 - 10/02/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 1 08/26/2003 13:22:12 Report 22 5
7111117B
- PERMANENT PLANT MODS Baseline Inspections 07/14/2003 07/19/2003 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 2
Baseline Inspections 07/14/2003 07/19/2003 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 2
1 7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS (UNIT 2 ONLY)
Baseline Inspections 07/21/2003 07/25/2003 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 2
1 71121.02
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA Baseline Inspections 08/04/2003 08/08/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2
2 9/22 EXM
- U2 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 08/25/2003 08/29/2003 MILSTONE UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (9/22/03)
U01505 2
Not Applicable 09/22/2003 09/26/2003 MILSTONE UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (9/22/03)
U01505 2
1 71114
- EP PROGRAM INSP Baseline Inspections 09/21/2003 09/25/2003 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 2
Baseline Inspections 09/21/2003 09/25/2003 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 2
Baseline Inspections 09/21/2003 09/25/2003 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 2
Baseline Inspections 09/21/2003 09/25/2003 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 2
2 7111108
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 2 Safety Issues 10/06/2003 10/10/2003 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02)
Baseline Inspections 10/06/2003 10/10/2003 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 2
1 71121.02
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA Baseline Inspections 11/03/2003 11/07/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2
1 7112101
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS Baseline Inspections 01/26/2004 01/30/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2
9 71152B
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 02/09/2004 02/13/2004 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 2
Baseline Inspections 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 2
1 7111107B
- HEAT SINK U2 Baseline Inspections 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 2
1 7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 07/12/2004 07/16/2004 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 2
1 7111112B
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 2
6 7111401
- EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 2
Baseline Inspections 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Millstone 3 Inspection / Activity Plan 06/29/2003 - 10/02/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/26/2003 13:22:24 Report 22 7
7111121
- SSDI - U3 Baseline Inspections 07/28/2003 08/01/2003 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 3
Baseline Inspections 08/11/2003 08/15/2003 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 3
5 7111117B
- PERMANENT PLANT MODS Baseline Inspections 07/14/2003 07/19/2003 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 3
Baseline Inspections 07/14/2003 07/19/2003 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 3
1 71121.02
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA Baseline Inspections 08/04/2003 08/08/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 3
1 71114
- EP PROGRAM INSP Baseline Inspections 09/21/2003 09/25/2003 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 3
Baseline Inspections 09/21/2003 09/25/2003 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 3
Baseline Inspections 09/21/2003 09/25/2003 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 3
Baseline Inspections 09/21/2003 09/25/2003 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 3
2 7111111B
- L. O. REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM UNIT 3 Baseline Inspections 09/22/2003 09/26/2003 Licensed Operator Requalification IP 7111111B 3
1 71122.01
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS (UNIT 3)
Baseline Inspections 09/22/2003 09/26/2003 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 3
1 7112101
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS Baseline Inspections 01/26/2004 01/30/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 3
9 71152B
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 02/09/2004 02/13/2004 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 3
Baseline Inspections 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 3
1 7111108P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION-UNIT 3 Safety Issues 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02)
Baseline Inspections 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 3
1 7112102
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 3
3 7/19 EXM
- UNIT3 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM Not Applicable 06/28/2004 07/02/2004 MILLSTONE UNIT 3 INITIAL EXAM (5/1-5/04)
U01521 3
Not Applicable 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 MILLSTONE UNIT 3 INITIAL EXAM (5/1-5/04)
U01521 3
1 7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 07/12/2004 07/16/2004 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 3
1 7111112B
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 3
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Millstone 3 Inspection / Activity Plan 06/29/2003 - 10/02/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/26/2003 13:22:24 Report 22 6
7111401
- EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 3
Baseline Inspections 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 3
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.