ML042440664
| ML042440664 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2004 |
| From: | Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Venable J Entergy Operations |
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| Download: ML042440664 (7) | |
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August 30, 2004 Joseph E. Venable Vice President Operations Waterford 3 Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, Louisiana 70066-0751
SUBJECT:
MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
WATERFORD 3 STEAM ELECTRIC STATION
Dear Mr. Venable:
On August 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its midcycle plant performance assessment of Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station. The midcycle review for Waterford 3 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 an inspection finding being classified as having low to moderate safety significance (White). All performance indicators for the assessment period indicated performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). On April 12, 2004, the NRC staff forwarded a letter concerning the final significance determination of an inspection finding in the Mitigating Systems cornerstone. The finding involved the failure to establish appropriate instructions and accomplish those instructions for installation of a fuel line for the Train A Emergency Diesel Generator in May 2003. This resulted in uneven and excessive scoring of the fuel line tubing that ultimately led to a complete 360-degree failure of the fuel supply line on September 29, 2003, during a monthly surveillance test. This rendered the Train A Emergency Diesel Generator inoperable. The final significance of this finding was determined to be White.
As documented in our assessment followup letter, dated May 13, 2004, we have assessed Waterford 3 performance to be in the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix.
Entergy Operations, Inc.
We are in the process of conducting a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, ?Inspection for One or Two White Inputs In a Strategic Performance Area. This inspection procedure is being implemented to provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of this risk significant performance deficiency are understood, the extent of condition and cause are identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence. This inspection is still in progress, and the results will be provided by separate correspondence.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, except those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2006. The plan contains an inspection using Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/159, Review of Generic Letter 89-13, Service Water System Problems Affecting Safety-Related Equipment. This TI is in response to the Davis-Besse Reactor Vessel Head Degradation Lessons-Learned Task Force and is being performed at a sampling of nuclear power plants across the country. 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 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 William B. Jones at (817) 860-8147 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Arthur T. Howell III, Director Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-382 Licenses: NPF-38
Enclosure:
Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station Inspection/Activity Plan
Entergy Operations, Inc.
cc:
Senior Vice President and 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 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 General Manager, Plant Operations Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Manager - Licensing Manager Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Chairman Louisiana Public Service Commission P.O. Box 91154 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154 Director, Nuclear Safety &
Regulatory Affairs Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer Department of Environmental Quality Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Parish President St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Regional Administrator (BSM1)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
Senior Resident Inspector (MCH)
Branch Chief, DRP/E (WBJ)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (VGG)
Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)
RITS Coordinator (KEG)
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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. A. Gramm, Chief, PDIV-1A, NRR/DLPM (RAG)
N. Kalyanam, NRR Project Manager (NXK)
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Waterford Inspection / Activity Plan 08/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/27/2004 07:53:11 Report 22 1
95001
- DG SUPPLEMENTAL Supplemental Program 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area IP 95001 3
1 PEB-07B
- HX - HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE TESTING Baseline Inspections 08/30/2004 09/03/2004 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 3
3 TI-SW
- TI-2515/159 - REVIEW OF GL 89-13 Safety Issues 08/30/2004 09/03/2004 Review of Generic Letter 89-13: Service Water System Problems Affecting Safety-Related Eq IP 2515/159 3
7 OB-INIT
- OB - INITIAL EXAMINATION Not Applicable 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 WATERFORD (11/04/) INITIAL EXAM X02268 3
Not Applicable 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 WATERFORD (11/04/) INITIAL EXAM X02268 3
1 EB-02
- CHANGES, TESTS, EXP Baseline Inspections 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 3
2 EB-17B
- PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS Baseline Inspections 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 3
1 ACCESSPI
- ACRSA/PIV Baseline Inspections 11/08/2004 11/12/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 3
1 ALARA1
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 3
1 OB-EP1
- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 3
Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 3
Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 3
Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 3
Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 3
5 EB 21
- SSD&PC Baseline Inspections 01/24/2005 01/28/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 3
Baseline Inspections 01/24/2005 01/28/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 3
Baseline Inspections 01/31/2005 02/04/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 3
Baseline Inspections 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 3
4 RP TEAM
- RP TEAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 3
Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 3
Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 3
Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 3
1 EB08P
- ISI - REQUIRES VOLUMETRIC TI 150/152 Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 3
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Waterford Inspection / Activity Plan 08/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/27/2004 07:53:11 Report 22 1
EB08P
- ISI - REQUIRES VOLUMETRIC TI 150/152 Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 3
1 ACRSA
- ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS Baseline Inspections 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 3
1 ALARA2
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 3
1 OB-RQ
- REQUAL INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/15/2005 08/19/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 3
1 ALARA3
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 3
1 PEB-12B
- MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 3
3 OB-EP EX
- EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 3
Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 3
Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 3
3 PEB
- W3 PIR INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 3
Baseline Inspections 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 3
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.