ML062430359

Letter - Mid-cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - North Anna Power Station

ML062430359
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Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	08/31/2006
From:	Landis K NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
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August 31, 2006 Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN: Mr. David A. Christian Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - NORTH ANNA POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Christian:

On August 3, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the North Anna Power Station for the first half of the calendar year 2006 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.

Overall, North Anna Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for North Anna Units 1 and 2 for the most recent quarter was in 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. In addition to the baseline inspections, we plan to conduct non-ROP inspections involving containment sump blockage, verification of the Mitigating Systems Performance Index, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2008. 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.

VEPCO 2 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (404) 562-4510 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kerry D. Landis, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-338, 50-339,72-016 License Nos.: NPF-4, NPF-7, SNM-2507

Enclosure:

North Anna Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

OFFICE RII:DRP SIGNATURE LXG1 NAME LGarner DATE 08/30/2006 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO VEPCO 3 cc w/encl:

Chris L. Funderburk, Director Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Jack M. Davis Site Vice President North Anna Power Station Electronic Mail Distribution Executive Vice President Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Electronic Mail Distribution County Administrator Louisa County P. O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093 Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)

VEPCO 4 Letter to David A. Christian from Kerry D. Landis dated August 31, 2006

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - NORTH ANNA POWER STATION Distribution w/encl:

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