ML032390293
| ML032390293 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/27/2003 |
| From: | Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Gasser J Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
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| Download: ML032390293 (4) | |
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August 27, 2003 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: J. Gasser, Jr., Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
Dear Mr. Gasser:
On August 12, 2003, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The mid-cycle review for Vogtle involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the first half of the current assessment cycle, January 1 -
December 31, 2003. 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.
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).
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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 (404) 562-4540 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brian R. Bonser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-424, 50-425 License Nos. NPF-68, NPF-81
Enclosure:
Vogtle Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
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cc w/encl:
J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution W. F. Kitchens General Manager, Plant Vogtle Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution N. J. Stringfellow Manager-Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Director, Consumers Utility Counsel Division Governors Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830 Director, Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 Manager, Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Attorney General Law Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta, GA 30334 Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Resident Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Alvin W.
Vogtle Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.
Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)
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