ML040630179

2003-04 Annual Assessment Letter - Pilgrim

ML040630179
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	03/02/2004
From:	Anderson C NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:	Balduzzi M Entergy Nuclear Operations
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March 2, 2004 Mr. Michael Balduzzi Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000293/2004001)

Dear Mr. Balduzzi:

On February 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The 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 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, Pilgrim operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) 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 plan to continue inspections of order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.

Mr. Michael Balduzzi 2 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 me at 610-337-5227 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Clifford Anderson, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-293 License No. DPR-35

Enclosure:

Pilgrim Inspection/ Activity Plan

Mr. Michael Balduzzi 3 cc w/encl: G. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer M. Kansler, President, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

J. Herron, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer S. Bethay, Director, Nuclear Assessment Group D. Pace, Vice President, Engineering B. OGrady, Vice President, Operations Support J. McCann, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance C. Faison, Manager, Licensing Director of Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

D. Tarantino, Nuclear Information Manager B. S. Ford, Manager, Licensing J. Fulton, Assistant General Counsel, Entergy S. Lousteau, Treasury Department R. Walker, Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Honorable Therese Murray The Honorable Vincent deMacedo Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Chairman, Nuclear Matters Committee Plymouth Civil Defense Director D. OConnor, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources J. Miller, Senior Issues Manager Office of the Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Chairman, Citizens Urging Responsible Energy S. McGrail, Director, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee Electric Power Division R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Secretary of Public Safety Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Mr. Michael Balduzzi 4 Distribution w/encl: H. Miller, RA/J. Wiggins, DRA (1)

A. Blough, DRP W. Lanning, DRS B. Holian, DRP R. Crlenjak, DRS J. Jolicoeur, RI EDO Coordinator D. Screnci, PAO N. Sheehan, PAO C. Anderson, DRP DRS Branch Chiefs (5)

D. Florek, DRP J. Clifford, NRR T. Tate, PM, NRR R. Ennis, Backup PM, NRR W. Raymond, SRI - Pilgrim C. Welch, RI - Pilgrim A. Ford, Site Secretary - Pilgrim H. Gray, DRS J. Furia, DRS P. Frechette, DRS D. Silk, DRS RidsNrrDipmLipb Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\BRANCH5\PILGRIM\ROP-4 EOC Letter Pilgrim Rev 0.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will/will not be released to the Public.

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Page 1 of 3 Pilgrim 03/02/2004 12:52:54 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 7111107B - HEAT SINK 2 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 01/26/2004 01/30/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION 8 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 04/12/2004 04/16/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/12/2004 04/16/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/28/2004 07/02/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 06/28/2004 07/02/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 06/28/2004 07/02/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/28/2004 07/02/2004 Baseline Inspections 71130 - SECURITY 2 1 IP 7113001 Access Authorization 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113002 Access Control 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113008 Fitness For Duty Program 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 08/02/2004 08/06/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/20/2004 09/24/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/20/2004 09/24/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/20/2004 09/24/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/20/2004 09/24/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - SSDI 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 3 Pilgrim 03/02/2004 12:52:54 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 7111121 - SSDI 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 1 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 01/24/2005 01/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PROGRAM & EP PI INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111117B - MODS & 50.59 1 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 05/09/2005 05/13/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 05/09/2005 05/13/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 3 of 3 Pilgrim 03/02/2004 12:52:54 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 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LO REQUAL VERIFICATION OF PASS RATE 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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