ML050620417
| ML050620417 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Satorius M Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | O'Connor W Detroit Edison |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050620417 (7) | |
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March 2, 2005 Mr. William OConnor, Jr.
Vice President Nuclear Generation Detroit Edison Company 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000341/200501)
Dear Mr. OConnor:
On February 8, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant. The end-of-cycle review 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, Fermi 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on one White PI in the Emergency AC Power System Unavailability area of the Mitigating Systems cornerstone that originated in the third quarter of the 2003 assessment period. A supplemental inspection to review the circumstances surrounding this White PI was conducted in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001, "Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area." The inspection determined that your staff adequately completed the root cause analysis of the event and identified appropriate corrective actions. All other inspection findings were classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all performance indicators indicated performance at a level requiring no additional oversight (Green).
Over the past 12 months, several findings sharing the common causal factor of personnel errors and involving various departments at the site have been identified in the Human Performance cross-cutting area. Examples included: a reactor vessel head weld examination was performed in the wrong location; the refueling shield bridge was improperly installed; the drywell head was transported over a portion of the refueling pool in violation of procedures;
W. OConnor repetitive failures of the turbine lube oil vapor extractors caused by the failure to lubricate the associated motor bearings as required by the vendor manual; and maintenance staff failed to quarantine degraded electrical components from the high pressure coolant injection system. In addition to these performance errors, recent events at Fermi involving improper operation of shutdown cooling and the missed emergency action level declaration for a high radiation alarm further demonstrated human performance problems at Fermi. Therefore, in accordance with the criteria described in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, Section 0305-06.06.i. Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues, we are initiating a substantive cross-cutting human performance issue. Reduction in the number, significance, and common causality is needed to resolve this issue. We will monitor your performance in the human performance cross-cutting area through the baseline inspection program and evaluate the results in our semi-annual trend review at the mid-cycle assessment point.
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 inspection plan for the last nine months is tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review.
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 Eric Duncan at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark A. Satorius, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-341 License No. NPF-43
Enclosure:
Fermi 2 Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution
W. OConnor repetitive failures of the turbine lube oil vapor extractors caused by the failure to lubricate the associated motor bearings as required by the vendor manual; maintenance staff failed to quarantine degraded electrical components from the high pressure coolant injection system. In addition to these performance errors, recent events at Fermi involving improper operation of shutdown cooling and the missed emergency action level declaration for a high radiation alarm that had human performance aspects further demonstrated human performance problems at Fermi. Therefore, in accordance with the criteria described in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, Section 0305-06.06.i. Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues, we are initiating a substantive cross-cutting human performance issue.
Reduction in the number, significance, and common causality is needed to resolve this issue.
We will monitor your performance in the human performance cross-cutting area through the baseline inspection program and evaluate the results in our semi-annual trend review at the mid-cycle assessment point.
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 inspection plan for the last nine months is tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review.
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 Eric Duncan at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark A. Satorius, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-341 License No. NPF-43
Enclosure:
Fermi 2 Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\EOC Ltrs\\eoc 030205\\Fermi.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy w ithout attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosure "N "
= No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME RLerch:co MSatorius DATE 03/ /05 03/ /05
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY W. OConner cc w/encl:
N. Peterson, Manager, Nuclear Licensing D. Pettinari, Corporate Legal Department Compliance Supervisor G. White, Michigan Public Service Commission L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Monroe County, Emergency Management Division Planning Manager, Emergency Management Division MI Department of State Police
W. OConner ADAMS Distribution:
LXR1 DPB RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO SJC4 CAA1 DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Fermi 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 02/28/2005 08:17:26 Report 22 1
- RADWASTE & TRANSPORTATION Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 2
1 71114
- BASELINE EP INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 2
Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 2
Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 2
Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
1 HEATSKB
- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/09/2005 05/13/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 2
1 71121.01
- RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2
Baseline Inspections 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
3 FPI
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/15/2005 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 2
1 71122.01
- RADIOLOGICAL EFFLUENT CONTROL Baseline Inspections 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 2
Baseline Inspections 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
3 PI&R
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 10/17/2005 11/04/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 2
5 SSDPC
- SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN & PERFORMANCE Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 12/02/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 2
2 71111.11
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 2
1 71121.02
- NON-OUTAGE ALARA Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2
Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
1 MAINT
- MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS Baseline Inspections 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 2
1 ISI
- FERMI ISI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 2
1 7112102
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2
Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
2 7111401
- EP EXERCISE BASELINE Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 2
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Fermi 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 02/28/2005 08:17:26 Report 22 2
7111401
- EP EXERCISE BASELINE Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
1 7112101
- RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2
Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
2 MOD/5059
- MODIFICATION/50.59 INSPECTIONS Baseline Inspections 07/24/2006 08/11/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 2
Baseline Inspections 07/24/2006 08/11/2006 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 2
Baseline Inspections 07/24/2006 08/11/2006 Temporary Plant Modifications IP 7111123 2
1 7112103
- RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 2
Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.