ML050610511

Annual Assessment Letter 2005001-Fitzpatrick

ML050610511
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	03/02/2005
From:	Brian Mcdermott Reactor Projects Branch 2
To:	Ted Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Northeast
References
IR-05-001
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March 2, 2005 Mr. Theodore Sullivan Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Northeast James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000333/2005001)

Dear Mr. Sullivan:

On February 10, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. The end-of-cycle review for FitzPatrick 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, FitzPatrick 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 the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006.

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 inspectors arriving 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. Theodore Sullivan 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)337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian J. McDermott, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59

Enclosure:

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:

G. Taylor, CEO, Entergy Operations M. Kansler, President, Entergy K. Mulligan, General Manager, Plant Operations D. Pace, VP Engineering B. OGrady, VP Operations Support M. Colomb, Director of Oversight S. Bono, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance A. Halliday, Manager, Regulatory Compliance J. Fulton, Assistant General Counsel Supervisor, Town of Scriba S. Lyman, Oswego County Administrator C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law P. Eddy, Electric Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York P. Smith, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority J. Spath, SLO Designee, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority S. Lousteau, Treasury Department T. Judson, Central New York Citizens Awareness Network

Mr. Theodore Sullivan 3 Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

S. Collins, RA J. Wiggins, DRA B. McDermott, DRP D. Jackson, DRP S. Lee, OEDO Coordinator R. Laufer, NRR R. Clark, NRR P. Tam, NRR L. Cline, DRP - NRC Senior Resident Inspector D. Dempsey, DRP, Resident Inspector K. Kolek, Resident OA C. ODaniell, DRP N. Sheehan, PAO W. Lanning, DRS Director J. Lubinski, Acting DRS Deputy Director R. Lorson, DRS J. Rogge, DRS L. Doerflein, DRS R. Conte, DRS H. Gray, DRS T. Moslak, DRS P. Frechette, DRS D. Silk, DRS RidsNRRDipmlipb@nrc.gov Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRP\BRANCH2\ROP-5 Files\Fitz ROP5 Annual Assessment Ltr Rev1.wpd SISP Review Complete: ______bjm____ (Reviewers Initials)

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 NAME LCline BMcDermott DATE 03/01/05 03/02/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Page 1 of 2 FitzPatrick 03/01/2005 16:43:27 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 TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Baseline Inspections PIR SAMP - PIR SAMPLE ON RX VSL DRAINDOWN 1 1 IP 71152 Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 Baseline Inspections 5/16 EXM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 4 1 U01525 FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (5/9-13/05) 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Not Applicable 1 U01525 FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (5/9-13/05) 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Not Applicable 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 05/23/2005 05/27/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111107B - HEAT SINK 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - SSDI 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 08/01/2005 08/05/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 08/15/2005 08/19/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152 Identification and Resolution of Problems 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EXERCISE & EP PI INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 11/15/2005 11/19/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/15/2005 11/19/2005 Baseline Inspections MODS - MODS & 50.59 3 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 12/12/2005 12/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 5/15 EXM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 3 1 U01599 FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (3/07) 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Not Applicable 1 U01599 FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM (3/07) 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Not Applicable This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 FitzPatrick 03/01/2005 16:43:27 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 7111111B - LICENSED OPERATOR REQUAL RROGRAM 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 05/08/2006 05/12/2006 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/24/2006 07/28/2006 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PRGM INSP & PI VERIFICATION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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