ML032390702

2003 Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan for TMI, Unit 1

ML032390702
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Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	08/27/2003
From:	Neil Perry Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Skolds J AmerGen Energy Co
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August 27, 2003 Mr. John Skolds Chairman and CEO AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road 5th Floor Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

THREE MILE ISLAND, UNIT 1

Dear Mr. Skolds:

On July 29, 2003, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance review of Three Mile Island, Unit 1 (TMI). The mid-cycle review for TMI 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). Therefore, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2004 with the exception of additional inspections of your reactor vessel head replacement project in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71007.

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 Electronic Reading Room).

Mr. John Skolds 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) 337-5225 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Neil S. Perry, Acting Branch Chief Projects Branch 7 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 05000289 License No. DPR-50

Enclosure:

Three Mile Island Unit 1 Inspection/Activity Plan

Mr. John Skolds 3 cc w/encl:

Chief Operating Officer, AmerGen Site Vice President - TMI Unit 1, AmerGen Plant Manager - TMI, Unit 1, AmerGen Regulatory Assurance Manager - TMI, Unit 1, AmerGen Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services, AmerGen Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations, AmerGen Vice President - Operations Support, AmerGen Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, AmerGen Director Licensing - AmerGen Manager Licensing - TMI, AmerGen Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary, AmerGen Correspondence Control Desk - AmerGen Chairman, Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety M. Schoppman, Framatome ANP J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee E. Epstein, TMI-Alert (TMIA)

D. Allard, PADER Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Mr. John Skolds 4 Distribution w/encl:

A. Blough, DRP W. Lanning, DRS B. Holian, DRP K. McConnell, DRP R. Crlenjak, DRS H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA N. Perry, DRP C. Smith, DRP - Acting Senior Resident Inspector R. Barkley, DRP N. Della Greca, DRS R. Nimitz, DRS G. Smith, DRS N. McNamara, DRS J. Jolicoeur, OEDO R. Laufer, NRR T. Colburn, NRR D. Skay, PM, NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch7 - Oyster Creek, Three Mile Island and Beaver Valley\Rop4 Mid-cycle Review\TMI-ROP4-MidCycleLetterRV1.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 attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME RBarkley/RSB NPerry/NSP DATE 08/26/03 08/27/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Page 1 of 2 Three Mile Island 08/27/2003 14:47:55 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 06/29/2003 - 09/30/2004 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7111121 - SSDI 7 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 07/07/2003 07/11/2003 Baseline Inspections 71122.02 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 07/14/2003 07/18/2003 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 71007 - REACTOR VESSEL HEAD REPLACEMENT 5 1 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection 09/29/2003 11/30/2003 Other Routine 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Baseline Inspections 7111108 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 11/03/2003 11/07/2003 Baseline Inspections 71130 - SECURITY 2 1 IP 7113001 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only) 12/01/2003 12/05/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization) 12/01/2003 12/05/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113003 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Strategy) 12/01/2003 12/05/2003 Baseline Inspections 82001 - CONSOLIDATED EOF DRILL EVALUATION 5 1 IP 82001 Evaluation of Emergency Preparedness 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Other Routine 7111107B - HEAT SINK 2 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 71151 - EP PI VERIFICATION 1 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LO REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Three Mile Island 08/27/2003 14:47:55 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 06/29/2003 - 09/30/2004 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 3 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 03/08/2004 03/12/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111117B - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 2 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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