ML050620423
| ML050620423 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Kewaunee  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Satorius M Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Lambert C Nuclear Management Co |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050620423 (7) | |
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March 2, 2005 Mr. C. Lambert Site Vice President Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC N490 Hwy 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9511
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000305/2005001)
Dear Mr. Lambert:
On February 8, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant. The end-of-cycle review for Kewaunee 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, Kewaunee 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). However, the significance of the finding associated with the inability to expeditiously close the containment equipment hatch early in your refueling outage is still under review as part of the Significance Determination Process. Until this issue is finalized, we plan to conduct only reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006.
Additionally, the staff has identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R). In our Mid-Cycle Performance Review Letter dated August 30, 2004, we advised you of deficiencies within the engineering program. The staff continued to identify issues that had a common performance theme of ineffective corrective actions to resolve known deficiencies. Examples of the failure to take effective corrective
C. Lambert actions were evident regarding the findings associated with blockage of the safety injection pump lubricating oil coolers, degraded and non-conforming conditions, non-conformance with the design basis of the containment sump screens, residual heat removal pump seal leakage, and the control of combustible materials.
We will continue to closely monitor the implementation of your PI&R programs during the course of routine baseline and plant status inspection activities to more thoroughly assess your corrective action program and its effectiveness in correcting issues. In accordance with Inspection Procedure 71152, Identification and Resolution of Problems, a biennial PI&R inspection will be conducted in May 2005 and will focus on the noted weaknesses in developing effective corrective actions for known deficiencies. This substantive cross-cutting issue will not be cleared until sustained, improved performance is demonstrated through the identification of fewer findings related to the effectiveness of corrective actions implemented for known performance deficiencies.
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.
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 Thomas Kozak at 630-829-9866 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. 50-305 License No. DPR-43
Enclosure:
Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution
C. Lambert actions were evident regarding the findings associated with blockage of the safety injection pump lubricating oil coolers, degraded and non-conforming conditions, non-conformance with the design basis of the containment sump screens, residual heat removal pump seal leakage, and the control of combustible materials.
We will continue to closely monitor the implementation of your PI&R programs during the course of routine baseline and plant status inspection activities to more thoroughly assess your corrective action program and its effectiveness in correcting issues. In accordance with Inspection Procedure 71152, Identification and Resolution of Problems, a biennial PI&R inspection will be conducted in May 2005 and will focus on the noted weaknesses in developing effective corrective actions for known deficiencies.
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.
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 Thomas Kozak at 630-829-9866 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. 50-305 License No. DPR-43
Enclosure:
Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\EOC Ltrs\eoc 030205\Kewaunee.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy w ithout att achment/enclosure "E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosure "N "
= No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII NAME RNg:co TKozak MSatorius DATE 03/02/05 03/02/05 03/02/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
C. Lambert cc w/encl: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President, Chief Nuclear Officer Plant Manager Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel & Secretary D. Molzahn, Nuclear Asset Manager, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation L. Weyers, Chairman, President and CEO, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation D. Zellner, Chairman, Town of Carlton J. Kitsembel, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
C. Lambert ADAMS Distribution:
WDR CFL RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO JFL 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)
Page 1 of 2 Kewaunee 02/28/2005 08:17:57 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 71121.03 - RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION 1 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSP 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 05/02/2005 05/20/2005 Baseline Inspections 71122.02 - RADWASTE & TRANSPORTATION 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121.01 - RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2006 - KEWAUNEE INIT PREP 10/2005 3 1 W90125 OL - INITIAL EXAM - KEWAUNEE - OCT/NOV 2005 10/10/2005 10/14/2005 Not Applicable MOD/5059 - MODIFICATIONS AND 5059 1 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 10/17/2005 10/21/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 10/17/2005 10/21/2005 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP EXERCISE & EP PI INSP 2 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2006 - KEWAUNEE INIT EXAM 11/2005 3 1 W90125 OL - INITIAL EXAM - KEWAUNEE - OCT/NOV 2005 11/07/2005 11/18/2005 Not Applicable 7112201 - RADIOLOGICAL EFFLUENT CONTROL 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - ALARA PLANNING & CONTROLS 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BASELINE EP INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections MAINRULE - MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 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 Kewaunee 02/28/2005 08:17:57 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 SSDPC - SAFETY SYS DESIGN & PERFORMANCE CAPABILI 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 07/17/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROLS 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.