ML060610430
| ML060610430 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch, 07200036  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2006 |
| From: | Casto C Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Sumner H Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML060610423 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-06-001 | |
| Download: ML060610430 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000321/2006001
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March 2, 2006
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. H. L. Sumner
Vice President - Hatch Project
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000321/2006001 AND 05000366/2006001)
Dear Mr. Sumner:
On February 7, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Edwin I. Hatch
Nuclear Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent
quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. 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 enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection
information. A separate letter, designated and marked as Official Use Only - Security-Related
Information, will include the physical protection performance review and resultant inspection
plan.
Overall, Hatch Units 1 and 2 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 Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix. We base this conclusion on a
White finding in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone.
On February 2, 2006, we completed the supplemental inspection (Inspection Procedure 95001)
to review the actions taken for removal of the Technical Support Center for greater than seven
days without prior NRC approval and found your investigation and corrective actions to be
adequate. We also held the Regulatory Performance Meeting on February 2, 2006, completing
all the NRC Action Matrix requirements for this finding. Based on the results of the
supplemental inspection, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline
inspections at your facility. We also plan on conducting a non-ROP inspection of the
independent spent fuel storage installation.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection,
scheduled through September 30, 2007. The inspection plan is provided 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative
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and may be revised at the mid-cycle review. Although our intent is to maintain the enclosed
inspection plan fixed for the first nine months, a need may arise to conduct one or more
unanticipated inspections prior to issuing an updated inspection plan with the 2006 assessment
cycle mid-cycle letter. If an inspection of this type becomes necessary, we will notify you of the
planned inspection dates as soon as possible to resolve, as much as we can, any scheduling
and personnel availability conflicts you may have.
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 Mr. Curtis Rapp at (404) 562-4674
with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Charles A. Casto, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366, 72-36
Enclosure: Hatch Inspection/ Activity Plan
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cc w/encl:
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 Corporation
Electronic Mail Distribution
Bentina C. Terry
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Bin B-022
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
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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