ML052430089

Midcycle 2005 Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Callaway Plant

ML052430089
Person / Time
Site:	Callaway
Issue date:	08/30/2005
From:	William Jones NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Naslund C Union Electric Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY CO M M ISS ION REGION I V 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 August 30,2005 Charles D. Naslund, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Union Electric Company P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

CALLAWAY PLANT

Dear Mr. Naslund:

On August 2, 2005, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Callaway 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 12 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 in order for you 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.

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).

In our March 2, 2005, annual assessment letter we advised you of a substantive crosscutting issue in the area of Human Performance related to personnel errors. Our primary concern involved instances of failing to follow plant procedures that resulted in increased challenges to plant equipment from preventable transients and events. A corrective action plan was developed near the end of this assessment period to address the root causes for the adverse trends in human performance. On the basis of NRCs independent inspection activities, we found that Ameren UE (Union Electric) has taken steps to improve human performance and provide for greater supervisory and managerial oversight. This included revising the mission and charter of the Event Prevention Steering Committee to describe what is human performance excellence and identifying individuals within the organization to promote human performance initiatives.

Union Electric Company However, there have been additional human performance deficiencies that are similar to those identified during the 2004 annual assessment. These Green findings involved Initiating Events and Mitigating Systems cornerstones, which had contributing causes related to personnel errors and the adequacy of procedures. Examples included a reactor trip signai and auxiliary feedwater actuation while in Hot Standby operations, failure to incorporate industry experience into work instructions which resulted in a reactor trip, and isolation of the fire suppression system during a surveillance test.

The NRC will continue to focus inspection activities within this area in order lo assess the implementation effectiveness of your human performance corrective action plan. These focused inspections will assess whether human performance problems continue to result in increased challenges to plant equipment from preventable transients and events. A separate indicator will be the effectiveness of the corrective actions being taken to address the adverse trend in human performance and the impact of procedural adequacy on performance. The NRCs reviews will be accomplished as part of the baseline inspection program implementation, including selected reviews during the performance of baseline problem identification and resolution inspection activities.

In our annual assessment letter dated March 2, 2005, we indicated our intent to review the results of a followup independent survey of the Callaway Plant nuclear safety culture and environment. This followup survey, which was completed in June 2005, was conducted as part of the actions taken in response to an independent survey in 2003. The followup survey concluded that overall plant safety culture had improved to the industry mean. Union Electric communicated the results of the latest survey to plant employees and provided specific organizational feedback to department heads to address any specific gaps. The survey results were also discussed with the NRC staff during a public meeting on July 20, 2005. As a result of the improvements noted, as well as the corrective actions taken to enhance the effectiveness of the employee concerns program and provide training to Callaway Plant staff, we plan no further focused baseline inspection activities within this area.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, except those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2007. In addition to the baseline inspections, Inspection Procedure 50001, Steam Generator Replacement, and Temporary Instructions (TI)

Reactor Vessel Head Penetration (TI-I SO),and Pressurizer Nozzle Weld Safety Issue (TI-l60),

will be conducted as necessary. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for the early 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 9 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.caov/readinu-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Union Electric Company 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 (817) 860-8141 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely, ,

William B. Jones, CMef Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-483 License: NPF-30

Enclosure:

Callaway Plant Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure: Rick A. Muench, President and Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc. Chief Executive Officer 19041 Raines Drive Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Derwood, MD 20855 P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 John ONeill, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Dan I. Bolef, President 2300 N. Street, N.W. Kay Drey, Representative Washington, DC 20037 Board of Directors Coalition for the Environment Mark A. Reidmeyer, Regional 6267 Delmar Boulevard Regulatory Affairs Supervisor University City, MO 63130 Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE Les H. Kanuckel, Manager P.O. Box 620 Quality Assurance Fulton, MO 65251 AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Missouri Public Service Commission Fulton, MO 65251 Governors Office Building 200 Madison Street Director, Missouri State Emergency P.O. Box 360 Management Agency Jefferson City, MO 65102 P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Mike Wells, Deputy Director Missouri Department of Natural Resources Scott Clardy, Director P.O. Box 176 Section for Environmental Public Health Jefferson City, MO 65102 P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570

Union Electric Company Keith D. Young, Manager Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 David E. Shafer Superintendent, Licensing Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 66149, MC 470 St. Louis, MO 63166-6149 Certrec Corporation 4200 South Hulen, Suite 630 Fort Worth, TX 76109 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

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T. Bergman, Chief, TRPSIOEDO (TAB)

H. Berkow, Director, LPD4, NRR/DLPM (HNB)

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