ML040630132

2003-04 Annual Assessment Letter - Beaver Valley

ML040630132
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	03/02/2004
From:	Blough A Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Pearce L FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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IR-04-001
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March 2, 2004 Mr. L. William Pearce Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION (REPORT 05000334/2004001 AND 050000412/2004001)

Dear Mr. Pearce:

On February 5, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Beaver Valley Power Station. The end-of-cycle review involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1, 2003 through 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.

Overall, Beaver Valley operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on an inspection finding in the second quarter of 2003 in the Emergency Preparedness area being classified as having low to moderate safety significance (White) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Since the supplemental inspection for this White finding was successfully completed in November 2003, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2005.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005. 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 twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.

As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2004, we

Mr. L. William Pearce 2 plan to continue inspections of order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.

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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mr. Peter Eselgroth of my staff at (610) 337-5234 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects, Region I Docket Nos. 50-334 & 50-412 License Nos. DPR-66 & NPF-73

Enclosure:

Beaver Valley Inspection/Activity Plan

Mr. L. William Pearce 3 cc w/encl:

J. Lash, Plant General Manager V. Kaminskas, Director, Nuclear Maintenance R. Mende, Director, Nuclear Work Management T. Cosgrove, Director, Nuclear Engineering/Projects L. Freeland, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs & Corrective Actions M. Clancy, Mayor, Shippingport, PA R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety C. OClaire, State Liaison to the NRC, State of Ohio D. Hill, Chief Radiological Health Program, State of West Virginia Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Mr. L. William Pearce 4 Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

RidsNrrDipmlipb H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA P. Eselgroth, DRP R. Barkley, DRP P. Cataldo, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector C. ODaniell, DRP DRS Director, RI DRS Deputy Director, RI DRS Branch Chiefs, RI P. Kaufman, DRS G. Smith, DRS D. Silk, DRS J. Jolicoeur, OEDO R. Laufer, NRR R. Guzman, NRR T. Colburn, PM, NRR DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch7\ROP-4 EOC Ltrs & Mtgs with Licensees\BV 2004 EOC Letter.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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Page 1 of 2 Beaver Valley 03/02/2004 12:48:19 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71111.05 - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 01/26/2004 01/30/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 04/12/2004 04/16/2004 Baseline Inspections 71130 - SECURITY 2 1, 2 IP 7113001 Access Authorization 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113002 Access Control 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113008 Fitness For Duty Program 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EXERCISE EVAL AND EP PI VERIFICATION 7 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - SSDI 7 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/24/2004 05/28/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 07/12/2004 07/16/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LO REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION U1 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 07/26/2004 07/30/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112103 - OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTATION 1 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/04/2004 10/08/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 3 1 IP 2515/150 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02) 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Safety Issues 1 IP 2515/152 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02) 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Safety Issues 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 2/28+EXM - UNIT 1 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM 4 1 U01542 BEAVER VALLEY, UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (12/1/04) 01/16/2005 01/20/2005 Not Applicable This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Beaver Valley 03/02/2004 12:48:19 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 2/28+EXM - UNIT 1 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM 4 1 U01542 BEAVER VALLEY, UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (12/1/04) 02/27/2005 03/11/2005 Not Applicable 2/28+EXM - UNIT2 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 4 2 U01534 BEAVER VALLEY, UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (12/1/04) 01/17/2005 01/21/2005 Not Applicable 2 U01534 BEAVER VALLEY, UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (12/1/04) 02/28/2005 03/11/2005 Not Applicable 71114 - EP PROGRAM AND EP PI INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/14/2005 02/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION - U2 1 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111117B - MODS & 50.59 1 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111107B - HEAT SINK 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 1 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 08/08/2005 08/12/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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