ML042430588

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant

ML042430588
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	08/30/2004
From:	Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Gasser J Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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August 30, 2004 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

ATTN: Jeffrey T. Gasser, Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT

Dear Mr. Gasser:

On August 3, 2004, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The mid-cycle review for Vogtle 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, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2006. We also plan on conducting two inspections which are not part of the routine baseline inspection program. These inspections include a reactor pressure vessel lower head inspection and initial reactor operator licensing examinations.

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. 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.

SNC 2 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) 562-4540 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian R. Bonser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure:

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

SNC 3 cc w/encl: Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

J. B. Beasley, Jr. Troutman Sanders Executive Vice President Electronic Mail Distributioin Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority W. F. Kitchens of Georgia General Manager, Plant Vogtle Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Reece McAlister Executive Secretary N. J. Stringfellow Georgia Public Service Commission Manager-Licensing 244 Washington Street, SW Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Atlanta, GA 30334 Electronic Mail Distribution Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Director, Consumers Utility Counsel 700 Galleria Parkway SE Division Atlanta, GA 30339-5943 Governors Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)

Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830 Director, Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 Manager, Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Attorney General Law Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta, GA 30334 Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Resident Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution

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