ML040630811
| ML040630811 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2004 |
| From: | Blough A Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Crane C AmerGen Energy Co |
| References | |
| IR-04-001 | |
| Download: ML040630811 (7) | |
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March 3, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and CEO AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000219/2004001)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On February 5, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant. 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, Oyster Creek 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 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). Due to a preliminary White inspection finding initially issued on February 12, 2004 and currently being finalized, a supplemental inspection to review your root cause and corrective actions in this matter will be scheduled in the next several months.
Otherwise, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2005.
In our mid-cycle performance assessment letter dated August 27, 2003, we identified a continuing substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance involving deficiencies in procedure adherence. While some examples of human errors occurred since then, the number and significance of procedure adherence deficiencies has declined. Thus we are closing this substantive cross-cutting issue. We have noted increased management attention to promptly address errors and to develop a long-term plan to continue improvements in human performance.
While the NRC plans no further focused review in this area, we will continue to monitor your progress through the baseline inspection program.
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.
Mr. Christopher M. Crane 2 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 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 No. 50-219 License No. DPR-16
Enclosure:
Oyster Creek Inspection/Activity Plan
Mr. Christopher M. Crane 3 cc w/encl:
Chief Operating Officer, AmerGen Site Vice President, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, AmerGen Plant Manager, Oyster Creek Generating Station, AmerGen Regulatory Assurance Manager Oyster Creek, 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 - Oyster Creek, AmerGen Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, AmerGen Correspondence Control Desk, AmerGen J. Matthews, Esquire, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Mayor of Lacey Township K. Tosch - Chief, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff BNE Manager, State of New Jersey N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign W. Costanzo, Technical Advisor - Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Mr. Christopher M. Crane 4 Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)
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Page 1 of 3 Oyster Creek 03/02/2004 12:52:22 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 4/19 EXM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 3 1 U01496 OYSTER CREEK INITIAL EXAM (7/21-26/03) 03/28/2004 04/01/2004 Not Applicable 1 U01518 OYSTER CREEK INITIAL EXAM (3/1-5/04) 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Not Applicable 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/15/2004 03/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/15/2004 03/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/15/2004 03/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111117B - MODS & 50.59 4 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION & PI VERIF. 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 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 Oyster Creek 03/02/2004 12:52:22 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 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 71130 - SECURITY 2 1 IP 7113001 Access Authorization 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113002 Access Control 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113008 Fitness For Duty Program 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111108 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 12/13/2004 12/17/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 12/13/2004 12/17/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/13/2004 12/17/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 01/31/2005 02/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - SSDI 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/09/2005 05/13/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/23/2005 05/27/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LO REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 06/12/2005 06/17/2005 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 Oyster Creek 03/02/2004 12:52:22 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 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 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.