ML040630551
| ML040630551 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2004 |
| From: | Blough A Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Shriver B Susquehanna |
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| ML040620016 | List: |
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| IR-04-001 | |
| Download: ML040630551 (7) | |
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March 3, 2004 Mr. Bryce L. Shriver Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (REPORT 05000387/2004001 AND 05000388/2004001)
Dear Mr. Shriver:
On February 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2. The review involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent calendar 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, Susquehanna 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.
In our mid-cycle letter dated August 27, 2003, we advised you of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance because of multiple findings with a common performance deficiency of operators not implementing procedures. Our end-of-cycle review concluded that your actions in this area have been successful in reducing the significance and number of inspection findings related to this performance deficiency. As a result, this substantive cross-cutting issue is closed.
Mr. Bryce L. Shriver 2
The NRC staff has identified a substantive cross-cutting issue at Susquehanna in the area of problem identification and resolution involving weak evaluations of technical issues. The substantiative cross-cutting issue is based on six Green findings in which technical evaluations either did not identify relevant aspects of problems or did not specify adequate corrective actions to prevent recurrence. These included weak technical evaluations of a loosened emergency diesel generator fuel rack linkage bolt, an unplanned trip of a reactor feed pump during a surveillance test, undersized valve actuators on the scram discharge volume valves, and inadequate testing of main steam isolation and scram discharge volume valves. These findings highlight a need for PPL to improve this area. We plan to evaluate this issue through our baseline inspection program, particularly in the periodic case reviews associated with our problem identification and resolution inspection efforts.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005.
Our inspection plan also includes an inspection of your independent spent fuel storage installation in September 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 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.
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 Dr. Mohamed Shanbaky at 610-337-5209 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects
Mr. Bryce L. Shriver 3
Docket Nos.
50-387; 50-388 License Nos.
Enclosure:
Susquehanna Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:
J. H. Miller, President - PPL Generation, LLC R. L. Anderson, Vice President - Nuclear Operations for PPL Susquehanna LLC R. A. Saccone, General Manager - Nuclear Engineering A. J. Wrape, III, General Manager, Nuclear Assurance T. L. Harpster, General Manager - Plant Support K. Roush, Manager, Nuclear Training G. F. Ruppert, Manager, Nuclear Operations R. D. Pagodin, Acting Manager, Station Engineering S. B. Kuhn, Acting Manager, Nuclear Maintenance D. Glassic, Manager, Work Management Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection R. E. Smith, Jr., Manager, Radiation Protection W. F. Smith, Jr., Manager, Corrective Action & Assessments D. F. Roth, Manager, Quality Assurance R. R. Sgarro, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs R. Ferentz, Manager - Nuclear Security W. E. Morrissey, Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs M. H. Crowthers, Supervising Engineer H. D. Woodeshick, Special Office of the President B. A. Snapp, Esquire, Associate General Counsel, PPL Services Corporation R. W. Osborne, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Board of Supervisors, Salem Township J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee Supervisor - Document Control Services Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (c/o R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety, Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection)
Mr. Bryce L. Shriver 4
Distribution w/encl:
H. Miller, RA/J. Wiggins, DRA (1)
A. Blough, DRP W. Lanning, DRS B. Holian, DRP R. Crlenjak, DRS M. Shanbaky, DRP DRS Branch Chief (5)
A. Blamey, DRP S. Hansell, DRP - SRI Susquehanna J. Richmond, DRP - RI Susquehanna F. Jaxheimer, DRP - RI Susquehanna P. Kaufman, DRS J. Noggle, DRS P. Frechette, DRS N. McNamara, DRS D. Screnci, ORA N. Sheehan, ORA J. Jolicoeur, RI EDO Coordinator R. Laufer, NRR R. Guzman, NRR R. Clark, PM, NRR (Backup)
RidsNrrDipmlipb Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\BRANCH4\\Assessment\\SUS\\2004 SSES EOC Letter Rev 6.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 RI/DRP NAME DFlorek/DF MShanbaky/MS ABlough/AB DATE 03/2/04 03/2/04 03/3/04 03/ /04 03/ /04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Susquehanna Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 3 03/02/2004 12:54:07 Report 22 5
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 01/26/2004 01/30/2004 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/09/2004 02/13/2004 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 1
71114
- EP PROGRAM INSP Baseline Inspections 02/02/2004 02/02/2004 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/02/2004 02/02/2004 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/02/2004 02/02/2004 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/02/2004 02/06/2004 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 4
93812
- DIESEL GENERATOR BOLTING ISSUES Event Response Inspection 02/09/2004 02/28/2004 Special Inspection IP 93812 1, 2 Event Response Inspection 04/18/2004 04/22/2004 Special Inspection IP 93812 1, 2 4
71130
- SECURITY Baseline Inspections 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Access Authorization IP 7113001 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Access Control IP 7113002 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Fitness For Duty Program IP 7113008 1, 2 2
7111108G
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 1 Baseline Inspections 03/08/2004 03/12/2004 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 1
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/08/2004 03/12/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 03/08/2004 03/12/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
Baseline Inspections 03/08/2004 03/12/2004 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 1
7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 3
7111117B
- MODS & 50.59 Baseline Inspections 06/21/2004 06/25/2004 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/21/2004 06/25/2004 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 5
8/9+EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 07/12/2004 07/16/2004 SUSQUEHANNA UNITS 1&2 INITIAL EXAM (7/26-30/04)
U01523 1
Not Applicable 08/09/2004 08/19/2004 SUSQUEHANNA UNITS 1&2 INITIAL EXAM (7/26-30/04)
U01523 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Susquehanna Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 3 03/02/2004 12:54:07 Report 22 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/26/2004 07/30/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/26/2004 07/30/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/26/2004 07/30/2004 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/26/2004 07/30/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- ISFSI INSPECTION Other Routine 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Operation Of An ISFSI IP 60855 1, 2 Other Routine 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations IP 60856 1, 2 Other Routine 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations IP 60857 1, 2 6
7111401
- EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 1
7111108G
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - U2 Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 2
1 7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 6
7111121
- SSDI Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Susquehanna Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 3 of 3 03/02/2004 12:54:07 Report 22 1
7112203
- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 1
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.