ML050620446
| ML050620446 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Lerch R NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB6 |
| To: | Domonique Malone Nuclear Management Co |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050620446 (6) | |
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March 2, 2005 Mr. Daniel J. Malone Site Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - PALISADES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000255/200501)
Dear Mr. Malone:
On February 8, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. The end-of-cycle review for Palisades 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, the Palisades 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 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).
While plant performance for the most recent three quarters was within the licensee response column of the Action Matrix, plant performance for the first quarter (01/01/04 - 03/31/04) was in the Regulatory Response Column of the Action Matrix. This was based on one White inspection finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone that was identified in the second quarter of 2003. The White inspection finding was closed based upon a satisfactory completion of Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001 Supplemental Inspection, Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area, in March 2004.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2006, including inspection of your independent spent fuel storage facility. The specific dates of these inspections will be coordinated with your staff.
D. Malone 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 Eric Duncan, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 6 at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert M. Lerch, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20
Enclosure:
Palisades Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:
J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer R. Fenech, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Fossil and Hydro Operations D. Cooper, Senior Vice President - Group Operations Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel and Secretary A. Udrys, Esquire, Consumers Energy Company Director of Nuclear Assets, Consumers Energy Company Supervisor, Covert Township Office of the Governor Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -
Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Michigan Department of Attorney General
D. Malone 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 Eric Duncan, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 6 at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert M. Lerch, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20
Enclosure:
Palisades Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:
J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer R. Fenech, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Fossil and Hydro Operations D. Cooper, Senior Vice President - Group Operations Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel and Secretary A. Udrys, Esquire, Consumers Energy Company Director of Nuclear Assets, Consumers Energy Company Supervisor, Covert Township Office of the Governor Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -
Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Michigan Department of Attorney General DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\EOC Ltrs\\eoc 030205\\Palisades.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 NAME RRuiz:co RLerch DATE 03/02/05 03/02/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
D. Malone ADAMS Distribution:
WDR JFS2 RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO JAL3 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)
Palisades 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 08:19:17 Report 22 1
- RP ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
4 FY 2005
- PALISADES INIT PREP 04/2005 Not Applicable 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 OL - INITIAL EXAM - PALISADES - APR/MAY 2005 W90126 1
4 FY 2005
- PALISADES INIT EXAM 05/2005 Not Applicable 05/23/2005 06/03/2005 OL - INITIAL EXAM - PALISADES - APR/MAY 2005 W90126 1
1 71114
- BASELINE EP INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1
Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1
Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1
Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 MAINT
- BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1
1 ISFI
- OPERATION OF AN ISFSI Other Routine 10/01/2005 12/31/2005 Operation Of An ISFSI IP 60855 1
1 ROUTINE
- EFFLUENTS, REMP, PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 HEATSKB
- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1
3 PI&R
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 02/20/2006 03/10/2006 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1
1 IP 71122
- RADWASTE PROCESSING & TRANSPORTATION Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1
1 ISI
- PALISADES ISI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 1
1 IP 71121
- RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL & ALARA INSP Baseline Inspections 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
2 MOD/5059
- MODIFICATION/50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/22/2006 06/09/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Palisades 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 08:19:17 Report 22 2
MOD/5059
- MODIFICATION/50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/22/2006 06/09/2006 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1
1 IP 71121
- RP INSTRUMENTATION & PPE INSP Baseline Inspections 06/12/2006 06/16/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1
Baseline Inspections 06/12/2006 06/16/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
5 SSDPC
- SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE Baseline Inspections 08/28/2006 09/01/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1
2 IP 71114
- EP EXERCISE BASELINE Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1
Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.