ML052420537

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Catawba Nuclear Station

ML052420537
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Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	08/30/2005
From:	Ernstes M NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Jamil D Duke Energy Corp
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August 30, 2005 Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. D. M. Jamil Site Vice President Catawba Site 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Jamil:

On August 3, 2005, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Catawba Nuclear Station 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). Therefore, we plan to conduct only reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2007. We also plan on conducting inspections that are not part of the routine baseline inspection program. These activities include a routine inspection associated with your independent spent fuel storage installation and the administration of operator licensing examinations.

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 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).

DEC 2 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) 562-4540 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA by Joseph B. Brady Acting For/

Michael E. Ernstes, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 License Nos. NFP-35, NPF-52

Enclosure:

Catawba Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

Lee A. Keller (CNS) Elizabeth McMahon Regulatory Compliance Manager Assistant Attorney General Duke Energy Corporation S. C. Attorney General's Office Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Lisa Vaughn Vanessa Quinn Legal Department (PB05E) Federal Emergency Management Agency Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution 422 South Church Street P. O. Box 1244 North Carolina Electric Charlotte, NC 28201-1244 Membership Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Repka Winston & Strawn LLP Peggy Force Electronic Mail Distribution Assistant Attorney General N. C. Department of Justice North Carolina MPA-1 Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of York County, SC Henry J. Porter, Asst. Director Electronic Mail Distribution Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S. C. Department of Health Piedmont Municipal Power Agency and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager R. Mike Gandy Nuclear Regulatory Issues Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt. and Industry Affairs S. C. Department of Health and Duke Energy Corporation Environmental Control 526 S. Church Street Electronic Mail Distribution Charlotte, NC 28201-0006

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