ML042440512

Midcycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Arkansas Nuclear One

ML042440512
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	08/30/2004
From:	Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Forbes J Entergy Operations
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August 30, 2004 Jeffrey S. Forbes Vice President Operations Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72801-0967

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE

Dear Mr. Forbes:

On August 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its midcycle plant performance assessment of Arkansas Nuclear One. The midcycle review for Arkansas Nuclear One 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 12 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 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 inspection plan does not include physical protection information.

A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on a finding with low to moderate safety significance (White) that was issued on April 7, 2004, for failure to comply with the requirements pertaining to fire protection safe shutdown capability. A supplemental inspection to review the root cause, extent of condition, extent of cause, and corrective actions for this finding will be performed in September and October 2004. This supplemental inspection will be conducted in conjunction with the scheduled triennial baseline inspection of your fire protection program.

In our annual assessment letter dated March 3, 2004, we advised you of a substantive crosscutting issue in the area of problem identification and resolution. This substantive crosscutting issue was identified on the basis of a number of corrective action findings.

Throughout the 2003 assessment cycle, inspectors identified several (Green) findings which had crosscutting aspects of problem identification and resolution. These findings were

Entergy Operations, Inc. indicative of implementation problems within the specific areas of identifying problems and entering them in the corrective action program (CAP), prioritizing and evaluating conditions in the CAP, and implementing effective corrective actions. These problems were identified across cornerstones and with multiple groups of plant personnel.

At your request, a public meeting was held in the Region IV office on February 12, 2004, to discuss your actions to address the causes and corrective actions you had taken or planned in response to the CAP programmatic and implementation problems. Additionally, your letter dated July 28, 2004, detailed several corrective actions which have been implemented to improve performance. Through the conduct of baseline inspections, we have noted that these actions have resulted in improvements in the ANO staff's effectiveness in identifying and entering problems into the CAP. However, during the past 6 months we have identified isolated examples involving the adequacy and timeliness of corrective actions. As a result, the NRC plans to continue to focus on and assess the effectiveness of your actions in response to this substantive crosscutting issue, particularly within the areas of prioritization and implementation effectiveness, during the conduct of baseline and supplemental inspections.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, except those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2006. Included in this plan are inspections associated with Unit 2 license renewal activities and Unit 1 reactor vessel head and steam generator replacements. 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 because of their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last 12 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 Mr. Troy W. Pruett, Chief, Project Branch D, at 817/860-8173 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur T. Howell III, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-313 50-368 License: DPR-51 NPF-6

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Enclosure:

Arkansas Nuclear One Inspection/Activity Plan cc:

Senior Vice President

& Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice President Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear Power 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse 100 West Main Street Russellville, AR 72801 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 Bernard Bevill Radiation Control Team Leader Division of Radiation Control and Emergency Management Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markham Street, Mail Slot 30 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867 James Mallay Director, Regulatory Affairs Framatome ANP 3815 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501

Entergy Operations, Inc. Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339

Entergy Operations, Inc. Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (RWD)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (TWP)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (CJP)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (KEG)

RidsNrrDipmLipb V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)

W. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (LJS, MPS1, ATG, JAC)

L. Reyes, EDO (LAR1)

S. Richards, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (SAR)

R. Frahm, PPR Program Manager, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (RKF)

C. Carpenter, Deputy Dir. for Inspection and Programs (CAC)

B. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)

T. Bergman, Chief, ROPMS, OEDO (TAB)

H. Berkow, Director, LPD4, NRR/DLPM (HNB)

R. Gramm, Chief, PDIV-1A, NRR/DLPM (RAG)

T. Alexion, NRR Project Manager (TWA)

ADAMS: / Yes G No Initials: __ATH____

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8/27/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Page 1 of 2 Arkansas Nuclear One 08/27/2004 07:44:44 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type PEB-12B - EVAL OF MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS 1 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Baseline Inspections PEB-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 09/27/2004 10/01/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections PEB95001 - 95001 INSPECTION - FIRE PROTECTION 3 1, 2 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 09/27/2004 10/01/2004 Supplemental Progra 1, 2 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Supplemental Progra ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/04/2004 10/08/2004 Baseline Inspections OB-EP1 - EP EXERCISE 3 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections LIC RNWL - AGING MAMAGEMENT INSPECTION 3 2 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 License Renewal Insp 2 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 License Renewal Insp OB-INIT - INITIAL EXAM 3 2 X02278 ANO UNIT 2 (11/04) INITIAL EXAM 01/03/2005 01/07/2005 Not Applicable 2 X02278 ANO UNIT 2 (11/04) INITIAL EXAM 01/24/2005 01/28/2005 Not Applicable PEB-52 - ANO PIR INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 01/24/2005 01/28/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections EB08P - ISI U2 - VESSEL VOLUMETRICS (TI-150/152) 1 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 Baseline Inspections EB21/02 - SSD&PC/50.59 5 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/23/2005 05/27/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections ALARA3 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-EP2 - EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 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 Arkansas Nuclear One 08/27/2004 07:44:44 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type OB-EP2 - EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-INIT - INITIAL EXAM 4 1 X02287 ANO UNIT 1 (06/05) - INITIAL EXAM 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Not Applicable 1 X02287 ANO UNIT 1 (06/05) - INITIAL EXAM 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Not Applicable PEB-07B - HX PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections ACRSA - ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/31/2005 11/03/2005 Baseline Inspections EB08P - ISI U1 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.