ML050610156

Annual Assessment Letter 2005001 - Pilgrim

ML050610156
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	03/02/2005
From:	Anderson C NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:	Balduzzi M Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
IR-05-001
Download: ML050610156 (6)

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March 2, 2005 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000293/2005001)

Dear Mr. Balduzzi:

On February 8, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The end-of-cycle review for Pilgrim involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 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 Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Pilgrim operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006. However, we are still evaluating an unresolved item, that is described in Inspection Report 05000293/2004005, associated with a senior operator who was inattentive in the control room. When a decision is reached regarding this unresolved item, we may revise our assessment of Pilgrims plant performance and our inspection plans.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.

Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi 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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (610-337-5227) with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely

/RA/

Clifford J. Anderson, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-293 License No. DPR-35

Enclosure:

Pilgrim Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:

G. J. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Operations M. Kansler, President, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

J. T. Herron, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer S. J. Bethay, Director, Nuclear Assessment D. L. Pace, Vice President, Engineering B. OGrady, Vice President, Operations Support J. F. McCann, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance C. D. Faison, Manager, Licensing M. J. Colomb, Director of Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

D. Tarantino, Nuclear Information Manager B. S. Ford, Manager, Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

J. M. Fulton, Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services, Inc.

R. Walker, Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Honorable Therese Murray The Honorable Vincent deMacedo Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Chairman, Nuclear Matters Committee Plymouth Civil Defense Director D. OConnor, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources J. Miller, Senior Issues Manager Office of the Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi 3 Electric Power Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network Chairman, Citizens Urging Responsible Energy J. Sniezek, PWR SRC Consultant R. Toole, PWR SRC Consultant C. McCombs, Acting Director, MEMA and Commonwealth of Massachusettts, SLO Designee Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Secretary of Public Safety

Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi 4 Distribution w/encl:

S. Collins, RA J. Wiggins, DRA S. Lee, RI EDO Coordinator C. Anderson, DRP D. Florek, DRP D. Roberts, NRR L. Licata, PM, NRR D. Collins, PM, NRR W. Raymond, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector C. Welch, DRP, Resident Inspector A. Ford, DRP, Resident OA Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

ROPreports@nrc.gov (All IRs)

D. Screnci, PAO N. Sheehan, PAO DRS Director, Region 1 DRS Branch Chiefs RidsNrrDipmIipb@nrc.gov Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

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Page 1 of 2 Pilgrim 03/01/2005 14:50:14 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PROGRAM & EP PI INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections MODS - MODS & 50.59 3 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LICENSED OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152 Identification and Resolution of Problems 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/07/2005 11/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/07/2005 11/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/07/2005 11/11/2005 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 Pilgrim 03/01/2005 14:50:14 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/07/2005 11/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111107B - HEAT SINK 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RADIATION SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/27/2006 03/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/27/2006 03/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 02/27/2006 03/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 02/27/2006 03/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 05/08/2006 05/12/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/08/2006 05/12/2006 Baseline Inspections TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 07/24/2006 07/28/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 08/07/2006 08/11/2006 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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