ML042440173
| ML042440173 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Three Mile Island  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2004 |
| From: | Blough A Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Crane C AmerGen Energy Co |
| Eselgroth P W | |
| References | |
| Download: ML042440173 (6) | |
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August 30, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and CEO AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
THREE MILE ISLAND, UNIT 1
Dear Mr. Crane:
On August 5, 2004, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of Three Mile Island, Unit 1 (TMI). The mid-cycle review for TMI 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 twelve month period, July 2003 to June 2004. 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.
This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Proprietary Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1)" will include the physical protection review and 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.
In our annual assessment letter dated March 3, 2004, we advised you of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of problem identification and resolution (PI&R). The substantive cross-cutting issue was based on instances where the organization either did not question or did not sufficiently evaluate plant equipment problems. The mid-cycle assessment of this cross-cutting issue included a review of inspection results over the twelve month period, July 2003 to June 2004. Overall, eight findings, six from the latter half of 2003 and two from 2004, reflect a continuing common theme of instances where the organization either did not question or did not sufficiently evaluate plant equipment problems. The two most recent findings involved not identifying excessive vibration levels on a Nuclear River pump motor and improper simulator modeling of plant event responses. Based on the common theme of findings in the above twelve month period, we have concluded this cross-cutting issue still exists. We are aware of a number of AmerGen initiatives, some of which are relatively recent, focused at improving performance in PI&R. We plan to monitor your performance during NRC baseline inspection activities.
Mr. Christopher Crane 2 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.
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 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 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 Docket No. 05000289 License No. DPR-50
Enclosure:
Three Mile Island Unit 1 Inspection/Activity Plan
Mr. Christopher Crane 3 cc w/encl:
Chief Operating Officer, AmerGen Site Vice President - TMI Unit 1, AmerGen Plant Manager - TMI, Unit 1, AmerGen Regulatory Assurance Manager - TMI, Unit 1, 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 - TMI, AmerGen Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary, AmerGen T. ONeill, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company J. Fewell, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Exelon Nuclear Correspondence Control Desk - AmerGen Chairman, Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety, State of PA J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee E. Epstein, TMI-Alert (TMIA)
D. Allard, PADER Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Mr. Christopher Crane 4 Distribution w/encl:
S. Collins, RA J. Wiggins, DRA G. Matakas, ORA P. Eselgroth, DRP R. Barkley, DRP D. Kern, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector P. Sauder, DRP, Resident OA C. Miller, OEDO R. Laufer, NRR D. Skay, PM, NRR T. Colburn, NRR W. Lanning, Director, DRS R. Crlenjak, Deputy Director, DRS J. White, DRS, RSSB R. Lorson, DRS, PEB J. Rogge, DRS, EB L. Doerflein, DRS, SEB R. Conte, DRS, OSB K. Gallagher, DRS, OA R. Nimitz, DRS G. Smith, DRS N. McNamara, DRS C. ODaniell, DRP, OA Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
RidsNrrDipmlipb DOCUMENT NAME: S:\ROP5 Mid-Cycle Review\2004 Mid-Cycle Letters\TMI ROP5 Mid-Cycle Letter FINAL.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 JHernandez/PWE for PEselgroth/PWE ABlough/ARB DATE 08/25/03 08/25/03 08/27/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Page 1 of 2 Three Mile Island 08/30/2004 10:39:00 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 09/07/2004 09/10/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PROGRAM INSP & PI VERIF. 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 2 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LICENSED OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM INSP. 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 5/9 EXM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 3 1 U01513 TMI UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (5/9-13/05) 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Not Applicable 1 U01513 TMI UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (5/9-13/05) 05/09/2005 05/13/2005 Not Applicable 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EXERCISE EVALUATION AND PI VERIFICATION 1 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/23/2005 05/27/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 2 Three Mile Island 08/30/2004 10:39:00 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 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 05/23/2005 05/27/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 05/23/2005 05/27/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - SSDI 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111105T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 5 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111107B - HEAT SINK 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 12/12/2005 12/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RADIATION SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 1 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 Baseline Inspections 71122 - PUBLIC RADIATION SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.