ML042430511
| ML042430511 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2004 |
| From: | Cahill S Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6 |
| To: | Singer K Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| Download: ML042430511 (4) | |
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August 30, 2004 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN.: Mr. K. W. Singer Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT
Dear Mr. Singer:
On August 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The mid-cycle review for Watts Bar involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance for the first half of the calendar year 2004 assessment cycle. The process included a review of performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. 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. This will allow you an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities. This performance review and the enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate mid-cycle performance review letter, designated and marked as Proprietary Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), will include the physical protection review and a resultant inspection plan.
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, per the NRC Reactor Oversight Process, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2006. We also plan on conducting several inspections which are not part of the routine baseline inspection program.
These inspections include lay-up and preservation of Unit 2 and a safety issue review of your response to Generic Letter 89-13, "Service Water System Problems Affecting Safety-Related Equipment," based on lessons learned from the Davis-Besse vessel head degradation event.
This review is being performed at a sampling of nuclear power plants across the country.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2006. 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.
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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 end-of-cycle review meeting.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 (404) 562-4520 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Stephen J. Cahill, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-390, 50-391 License Nos. NPF-90 and Construction Permit No. CPPR-92
Enclosure:
Watts Bar Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
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cc w/encls:
Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution James E. Maddox, Vice President Engineering and Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution William R. Lagergren Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution John C. Fornicola, Manager Nuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Mark J. Burzynski, Manager Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Paul L. Pace, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Larry S. Bryant, Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution County Executive Rhea County Courthouse 375 Church Street, Suite 215 Dayton, TN 37321-1300 County Mayor P. O. Box 156 Decatur, TN 37322 Lawrence E. Nanney, Director TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Division of Radiological Health Electronic Mail Distribution Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 James H. Bassham, Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Institute of Nuclear Power Operations 700 Galleria Parkway SE Atlanta, GA 30339-5943 Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)
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