ML050610593
| ML050610593 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point, Reed College  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Blough A Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Dacimo F Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050610593 (9) | |
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March 2, 2005 Mr. Fred Dacimo Site Vice President - Indian Point Energy Center Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
295 Broadway, Suite 1 Post Office Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORT 05000247/2005001 AND 05000286/2005001)
Dear Mr. Dacimo:
On February 10, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3. The end-of-cycle review for Indian Point Unit 2 (IP2) and Unit 3 (IP3) involved the participation of all 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 schedule.
Overall, Indian Point operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance at both units for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's 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 Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006.
While plant performance for IP2 and IP3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Action Matrix, a finding of low to moderate safety significance was open at IP2 at the start of the assessment cycle. IP2 was in the Regulatory Response Column of the Action Matrix due to a White finding for a degraded control room fire barrier originally identified in August 2002. After completing supplemental inspections in June 2003 and December 2003, we concluded that Entergy had made sufficient progress to close the
'White' finding in the first quarter of 2004.
Mr. Fred Dacimo 2
In our mid-cycle assessment letter, dated August 30, 2004, we discussed the continuation of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R). The cross-cutting issue was reviewed as part of the 2004 end-of-cycle plant performance assessment. The NRC's PI&R Team Inspection in September 2004 found that Entergy is taking actions to improve PI&R performance, as described in Entergy's letter to the NRC dated April 1, 2004. While the NRC recognizes that Entergy has implemented initiatives to increase the effectiveness of the corrective action program, our inspection findings show inconsistency in implementation of the program. Ten NRC inspection findings from the 2004 assessment period relate to PI&R program implementation at IP2. While all ten findings were of very low safety significance, five of these findings involved the common theme of untimely or ineffective corrective actions for previously identified problems. Based on our assessment of the inspection results, the substantive cross-cutting issue in PI&R for IP2 will remain open. We will further evaluate your corrective action program implementation during followup inspections of selected corrective action samples, including aspects of the ongoing Design Basis Initiative (DBI). Additional insights will be gained from the PI&R Team Inspection scheduled for IP2 in June 2005. In the interim, we request that you provide an update on your corrective action program improvements, including an evaluation of effectiveness in addressing previously noted problems in the area of untimely and ineffective corrective actions, during the public Annual Assessment Meeting in May 2005.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2006. The inspection plans are 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 last six months of the inspection plans are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting. If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible.
Overall performance at Indian Point has improved over the last few years, as indicated by the ROP results. Based on Entergy's progress, we have determined that a deviation from the ROP is no longer necessary to supplement our oversight of continuing efforts to improve performance. We will continue to monitor your progress on the cross-cutting issue related to PI&R as part of our baseline inspection program.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 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).
Mr. Fred Dacimo 3
Please contact Brian McDermott, Chief, Projects Branch 2, at (610)337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the enclosed inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 License No. DPR-26 and DPR-64
Enclosures:
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2 and Unit 3 Inspection/Activity Plans cc w/encl:
G. J. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Operations, Inc.
M. R. Kansler, President - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
J. T. Herron, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer C. Schwarz, General Manager - Plant Operations D. L. Pace, Vice President, Engineering B. OGrady, Vice President, Operations Support J. McCann, Director, Licensing C. D. Faison, Manager, Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
P. Conroy, Manager, Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
M. Colomb, Director of Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
J. Comiotes, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance J. M. Fulton, Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
P. R. Smith, President, New York State Energy, Research and Development Authority J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority P. Eddy, Electric Division, New York State Department of Public Service C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law D. ONeill, Mayor, Village of Buchanan J. G. Testa, Mayor, City of Peekskill R. Albanese, Executive Chair, Four County Nuclear Safety Committee S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services, Inc.
Chairman, Standing Committee on Energy, NYS Assembly Chairman, Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, NYS Assembly Chairman, Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions M. Slobodien, Director, Emergency Planning B. Brandenburg, Assistant General Counsel P. Rubin, Manager of Planning, Scheduling & Outage Services Assemblywoman Sandra Galef, NYS Assembly County Clerk, Westchester County Legislature A. Spano, Westchester County Executive R. Bondi, Putnam County Executive C. Vanderhoef, Rockland County Executive
Mr. Fred Dacimo 4
E. A. Diana, Orange County Executive T. Judson, Central NY Citizens Awareness Network M. Elie, Citizens Awareness Network D. Lochbaum, Nuclear Safety Engineer, Union of Concerned Scientists Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project M. Mariotte, Nuclear Information & Resources Service F. Zalcman, Pace Law School, Energy Project L. Puglisi, Supervisor, Town of Cortlandt Congresswoman Sue W. Kelly Congresswoman Nita Lowey Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator Charles Schumer J. Riccio, Greenpeace A. Matthiessen, Executive Director, Riverkeeper, Inc.
M. Kapolwitz, Chairman of County Environment & Health Committee A. Reynolds, Environmental Advocates M. Jacobs, Director, Longview School D. Katz, Executive Director, Citizens Awareness Network P. Gunter, Nuclear Information & Resource Service P. Leventhal, The Nuclear Control Institute K. Coplan, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic W. DiProfio, PWR SRC Consultant D. C. Poole, PWR SRC Consultant W. Russell, PWR SRC Consultant W. Little, Associate Attorney, NYSDEC Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Mr. Fred Dacimo 5
Distribution w/encl:
(via E-mail)
S. Collins, RA J. Wiggins, DRA S. Lee, RI EDO Coordinator R. Laufer, NRR P. Milano, PM, NRR D. Skay, PM, NRR (Backup)
RidsNrrDipmLipb A. Blough, DRP W. Lanning, DRS B. Holian, DRP J. Lubinski, DRS DRS Branch Chiefs D. Screnci, PAO N. Sheehan, PAO B. McDermott, DRP D. Jackson, DRP P. Habighorst, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector - Indian Point 2 T. Hipschman, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector - Indian Point 3 M. Cox, DRP, Resident Inspector - Indian Point 2 R. Berryman, DRP, Resident Inspector - Indian Point 3 R. Martin, DRP, Resident OA Region I Docket Room (w/concurrences)
RidsNrrDipmlipb SISP Review Complete: BJM (Reviewers Initials)
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRP\\BRANCH2\\ROP-5 Files\\IP2&3 ROP-5 Annual Assessment Letter rev2.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 NAME BMcDermott ABlough DATE 02/24/05 02/25/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Indian Point Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2005 16:42:20 Report 22 7
7111121
- SSDI Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 2
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2
Baseline Inspections 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2
4 71152B
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 2
Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 2
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2
Baseline Inspections 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2
1 7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 2
1 71114
- EP PROGRAM AND EP PI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 2
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 2
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 2
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 2
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
2 7111112B
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 2
1 71121
- OCC RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 2
2 7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 2
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2
Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2
1 7112203
- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 2
1 7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 2
2 7111111B
- UNIT 2 L.O. REQUAL PROGRAM & P/F RESULTS Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 2
Baseline Inspections 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 2
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Indian Point Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2005 16:42:20 Report 22 3
MODS
- MODS & 50.59 Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 2
Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 2
3 10/23EXM
- U2 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM Not Applicable 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 INDIAN POINT, UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (3/06)
U01583 2
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Indian Point 3 Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2005 16:42:46 Report 22 1
7111108P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION Safety Issues 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02 IP 2515/150 3
Safety Issues 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02)
Safety Issues 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01]
Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 3
Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 3
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 3
Baseline Inspections 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 3
3 7111111B
- LO REQUAL PROGRAM & PASS/FAIL RSLTS Baseline Inspections 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 3
Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 3
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 3
Baseline Inspections 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 3
2 7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 08/08/2005 08/12/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 3
1 7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 3
6 7111121
- SSDI Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 3
Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 3
1 71114
- EP PROGRAM & EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 3
2 7111112B
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 3
1 71121
- OCC RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 3
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 3
Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 3
1 7112203
- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 3
1 7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 3
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Indian Point 3 Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2005 16:42:46 Report 22 1
10/23EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 INDIAN POINT 3 INITIAL EXAM (FY 07)
U01636 3
3 MODS
- MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 3
Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 3
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.