ML032390231

2003 - Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan for FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

ML032390231
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	08/27/2003
From:	Meyer G Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	Ted Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Northeast
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August 27, 2003 Mr. Theodore Sullivan Vice President - Operations Entergy Nuclear Northeast James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Dear Mr. Sullivan:

On July 29, 2003, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. The mid-cycle review for FitzPatrick involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating the 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). Therefore, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2004.

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 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 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 (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).

Mr. Theodore Sullivan 2 If circumstances arise which cause us to change the 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 W. Meyer, Chief Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 05000333 Licensee No. DPR-59

Enclosure:

FitzPatrick Inspection/ Activity Plan

Mr. Theodore Sullivan 3 cc w/encl:

G. Taylor, CEO, Entergy Operations B. OGrady, General Manager, Entergy Nuclear Operations J. Knubel, VP Operations Support H. Salmon, Director of Oversight A. Halliday, Regulatory Compliance Manager M. Kansler, President, Entergy D. Pace, VP Engineering J. Fulton, Assistant General Counsel S. Baxter, Supervisor, Town of Scriba S. Lyman, 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 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Mr. Theodore Sullivan 4 Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)

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 N. Sheehan, PAO DRS Director DRS Deputy Director DRS Branch Chiefs H. Gray T. Moslak P. Frechette D. Silk F. Congel J. Jolicoeur, OEDO R. Laufer, NRR G. Vissing, PM, NRR RidsNrrDipmIipb DOCUMENT NAME: G:\BRANCH3\ROP4 Mid-cycle\Midcycle letter - fitzpatrick 2003.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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Page 1 of 1 FitzPatrick 08/26/2003 14:56:51 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 06/29/2003 - 10/02/2004 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7/21EXM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 3 1 U01497 FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (5/5/03) 07/21/2003 07/25/2003 Not Applicable 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/21/2003 07/25/2003 Baseline Inspections 71122.03 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 08/04/2003 08/08/2003 Baseline Inspections 71111DS - DESIGN INSPECTION 7 1 IP 71111.DS Safety System Design and Performance Capability 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71111.DS Safety System Design and Performance Capability 09/29/2003 10/03/2003 Baseline Inspections 71121.02 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152 Identification and Resolution of Problems 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LO REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 05/02/2004 05/07/2004 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 3 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 08/02/2004 08/06/2004 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION & PI VERIFICATION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 9/27 EXM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 3 1 U01525 FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (8/23-27/04) 08/30/2004 09/03/2004 Not Applicable 1 U01516 FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (2/23-3/1/04) 09/27/2004 10/01/2004 Not Applicable 7112103 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/20/2004 09/24/2004 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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