ML052420534
| ML052420534 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2005 |
| From: | Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Sumner H Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
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| Download: ML052420534 (4) | |
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August 30, 2005 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. H. L. Sumner Vice President - Hatch Project P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - EDWIN I.
HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT
Dear Mr. Sumner:
On August 3, 2005, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant for the first half of the calendar year 2005 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. 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.
This performance review and the 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 a resultant inspection plan.
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). However, the significance of a finding involving the removal of the Technical Support Center for a period of greater than seven days is under review as part of the significance determination process. Pending resolution of this finding, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2007.
We also plan on conducting an inspection of your independent spent fuel storage installation which is not part of the routine baseline inspection program.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2007. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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
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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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (404) 562-4550 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
\\RA\\
Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366 License Nos. DPR-57, NPF-5
Enclosure:
Hatch Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
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cc w/encl: Continued J. T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution George R. Frederick General Manager, Plant Hatch Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Raymond D. Baker Manager Licensing - Hatch Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.
Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporatioln Electronic Mail Distribution Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 Manager, Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Appling County Commissioners 69 Tippins St., Suite 201 Baxley, GA 31513 Resident Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)
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