ML032390738

Midcycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Columbia Generating Station

ML032390738
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	08/27/2003
From:	William Jones NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-E
To:	Parrish J Energy Northwest
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August 27, 2003 Mr. J. V. Parrish Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968; MD 1023 Richland, Washington 99352-0968

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION

Dear Mr. Parrish:

On August 6, 2003, the NRC staff completed its midcycle plant performance assessment of your Columbia Generating Station. The midcycle review for Columbia Generating Station 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 through June 30, 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.

In our annual assessment letter dated March 4, 2002, we advised you of a substantive crosscutting issue in the area of human performance. In December 2002, the NRC staff conducted a focused problem identification and resolution inspection that reviewed corrective action to address this human performance crosscutting issue. The NRC staff reviewed performance data and statistics for the past 2 years, which showed marked improvement.

However, a number of the human performance issues occurred during the previous refueling outage. We indicated in our March 4, 2003, annual assessment letter that we would assess the effectiveness of your corrective actions during the scheduled 2003 refueling outage. Therefore, we will continue to monitor your efforts to address this substantive crosscutting issue by reviewing the effectiveness of your corrective action as implemented during the refueling outage completed May 2003. The NRC staff will utilize the baseline inspection program, including a problem identification and resolution inspection. This later inspection was rescheduled from June 2003 to September 2003.

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

Energy Northwest onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The inspections in the last 6 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).

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 817/860-8147 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

William B. Jones, Chief Project Branch E Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-397 License: NPF-21

Enclosure:

Columbia Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc:

Rodney Webring (Mail Drop PE04)

Vice President, Nuclear Generation Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Albert E. Mouncer (Mail Drop PE01)

Vice President, Corporate Services/

General Counsel/CFO Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council P.O. Box 43172 Olympia, Washington 98504-3172

Energy Northwest Douglas W. Coleman (Mail Drop PE20)

Manager, Performance Assessment and Regulatory Programs Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Christina L. Perino (Mail Drop PE20)

Manager, Licensing Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Chairman Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, Washington 99350-0190 Dale K. Atkinson (Mail Drop PE08)

Vice President, Technical Services Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Thomas C. Poindexter, Esq.

Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005-3502 Bob Nichols Executive Policy Division Office of the Governor P.O. Box 43113 Olympia, Washington 98504-3113 Lynn Albin Washington State Department of Health P.O. Box 7827 Olympia, Washington 98504-7827 John L. Erickson, Director Division of Radiation Protection Department of Health P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, Washington 98504-7827

Energy Northwest Max Benitz, Chairman Board of Benton County Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, Washington 99350 Frank H. Brock, Chair Board of Franklin County Commissioners 1016 North 4th Street Pasco, Washington 99301 Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Regional Center John Pennington, Regional Director 130 228th Street, SW Bothell, Washington 98021-9796 Lynn Albin Washington State Dept. of Health P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, Washington 98504-7827 The Honorable James R. Beaver Mayor of Kennewick City Hall 210 West 6th Avenue Kennewick, Washington 99336 Gary Crutchfield Pasco City Manager P.O. Box 293 Pasco, Washington 99301 John C. Darrington Manager, City of Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Boulevard Richland, Washington 99352 Rick Dodson Benton-Franklin Co. Health District 508 West Canal Drive Kennewick, Washington 99336 The Honorable Michael Garrison Mayor of Pasco P.O. Box 293 Pasco, Washington 99301-293

Energy Northwest Greg Hughes, Project Leader U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Hanford Reach National Monument 3250 Port of Benton Blvd.

Richland, Washington 99352 Dr. Larry Jecha Benton-Franklin Co. Health District Environmental Health 471 Williams Street Richland, Washington 99352 Mike Wilson, Project Manager Nuclear Waste Programs Department of Ecology 1315 West 4th Avenue Kennewick, Washington 99336-6018 Joy Turner Section Manager Department of Ecology 1315 West 4th Avenue Kennewick, Washington 99336-6018 Bob Nichols Executive Policy Division\

Office of the Governor P.O. Box 43113 Olympia, Washington 98504-7827 The Honorable Jerry Peltier Mayor of West Richland 3801 West Van Giesen West Richland, Washington 99352 The Honorable Robert J. Thompson, Mayor, City of Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Boulevard Richland, Washington 99352 Glen Woodbury, Director WA State Emergency Management Military Department Building 20 (MS TA-20)

Camp Murray, Washington 98430-5122

Page 1 of 2 Columbia Generating Station 08/25/2003 10:51:24 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/01/2003 - 09/30/2004 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type OB-PIR - CG PIR INSPECTION 6 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 09/29/2003 10/10/2003 Baseline Inspections ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/28/2003 08/01/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB - SSD&PCI 5 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 09/08/2003 09/12/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB-DS - CIP 71111.DS 6 2 IP 71111.DS Safety System Design and Performance Capability 09/08/2003 09/12/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB - SSD&PCI 5 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 09/22/2003 09/26/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB-DS - CIP 71111.DS 6 2 IP 71111.DS Safety System Design and Performance Capability 09/22/2003 09/26/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB - 50.59 1 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 09/08/2003 09/12/2003 Baseline Inspections RP-TM - RAD SAFETY TEAM 4 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections PSBS1-GP - SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 2 2 IP 7113002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorizati 12/07/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7113003 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Stra 12/07/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/07/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections PSB-EP1 - EP PROGRAM BASELINE INSPECTION 1 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB - MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS 1 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 02/09/2004 02/13/2004 Baseline Inspections ALARA1 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 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 Columbia Generating Station 08/25/2003 10:51:24 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/01/2003 - 09/30/2004 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type ACCESSPI - ACRSA/PIV 1 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections OB - OB-INITIAL EXAMINATION 4 2 X02266 COLUMBIA (09/04) INITIAL EXAM 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Not Applicable 2 X02266 COLUMBIA (09/04) INITIAL EXAM 09/13/2004 09/24/2004 Not Applicable 2004032 - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATINS 2 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 08/02/2004 08/06/2004 Baseline Inspections PSB-EP2 - EP EXERCISE 3 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 08/30/2004 09/03/2004 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/30/2004 09/03/2004 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/30/2004 09/03/2004 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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