ML062440199
| ML062440199 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2006 |
| From: | Brian Holian Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Crane C AmerGen Energy Co |
| bellamy r r | |
| References | |
| Download: ML062440199 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2006 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and CEO AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Dear Mr. Crane:
On August 9, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant (Oyster Creek) 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 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 at Oyster Creek was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on one inspection finding being classified as having low to moderate safety significance (White) in the Emergency Preparedness (EP)
Cornerstone and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). The White finding, documented in a letter dated January 9, 2006, involved Oyster Creek staff not recognizing that plant parameters met emergency action level (EAL) thresholds during an event in August 2005.
Looking back, safety performance for Oyster Creek was in the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRCs Action Matrix in the third quarter 2005, based on a previously identified White inspection finding in the EP Cornerstone overlapping the current White finding. The previous EP finding involved an inadequate event classification procedure, which was closed in an inspection report issued July 15, 2005.
In our End-of-Cycle Assessment letter, dated March 6, 2006, we indicated that we would conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 95002 to evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions to address performance in the EP Cornerstone.
2 This supplemental inspection was performed at Oyster Creek from May 15 through May 19, 2006. The NRC was unable to close the White inspection finding as documented in our inspection report dated July 25, 2006. Therefore, in addition to the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections, we will perform a follow-up inspection in accordance with IP 95001.
Additionally, the staff has identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance at Oyster Creek. During this assessment period, there were four inspection findings, one of low safety significance (White) and three of very low safety significance (Green), attributable, in part, to weaknesses in the human performance cross cutting aspect of procedural adherence. These findings involved operators not properly utilizing the EAL matrix to determine if a plant parameter met the threshold for declaring an emergency classification; operators not properly implementing an alarm response procedure for the augmented offgas system; maintenance contractor staff not properly implementing procedures during condenser tube cleaning; and operators not following an abnormal operating procedure. These issues affected multiple reactor safety cornerstones.
We recognize that Oyster Creek has recently conducted a root cause analysis and is implementing corrective actions to address human performance issues; however, we have a concern with the progress of your corrective actions to date, based on the nature of findings and observations during NRC inspections, and the effectiveness of corrective actions taken in response to the operator performance issues during the August 2005 event. We will monitor Oyster Creeks progress in this area through the normal baseline inspection program, by the completion of a Problem Identification and Resolution semi-annual trend review during the fourth quarter of 2006 in accordance with IP 71152, and through the follow up inspection in accordance with IP 95001 discussed above. Effective corrective actions resulting in consistent performance in the area of procedural adherence will support removal of this cross cutting issue.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2008. In addition to our normal baseline inspections, and the 95001 inspection discussion above, we will also perform license renewal commitment inspections. 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 and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules and Practices, 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 Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (The Public Electronic Reading Room).
C. M. Crane 33 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 Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy at 610-337-5200 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brian E. Holian, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-219 License Nos. DPR-16
Enclosure:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Inspection/ Activity Plan
C. M. Crane 44 cc w/encl:
Chief Operating Officer, AmerGen Site Vice President, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, AmerGen Plant Manager, Oyster Creek Generating Station, AmerGen Regulatory Assurance Manager Oyster Creek, AmerGen Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services, AmerGen Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations, AmerGen Vice President - Operations Support, AmerGen Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, AmerGen Director Licensing, AmerGen Manager Licensing - Oyster Creek, AmerGen Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, AmerGen T. ONeill, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company J. Fewell, Assistant General Counsel, Exelon Nuclear Correspondence Control Desk, AmerGen J. Matthews, Esquire, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Mayor of Lacey Township J. Lipoti, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Radiation Programs, State of New Jersey K. Tosch - Chief, Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign W. Costanzo, Technical Advisor - Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch E. Gbur, Chairwoman - Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance
C. M. Crane 55 Distribution w/encl: VIA E-MAIL S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA R. Bellamy, DRP M. Ferdas, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector R. Treadway, DRP, Resident Inspector J. DeVries, DRP, Resident OA B. Sosa, RI OEDO R. Laufer, NRR E. Miller, PM, NRR G. Wunder, PM, NRR ROPreports@nrc.gov DRS Director and Deputy Director DRS Branch Chiefs (5)
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
RidsNrrDipmIipb@nrc.gov Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
SISP Review Complete: ___RRB________ (Reviewers Initials)
DOCUMENT NAME: S:\\ROP 7 Mid Cycle Review\\2006 ROP7 Mid-Cycle Letters\\OC 2006 Mid-Cycle Letter rev3.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME RBellamy BHolian DATE 08/2906 8/31/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Oyster Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 3 09/01/2006 09:52:57 Report 22 3
9/18 EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 1
U01537 OYSTER CREEK INITIAL EXAM (3/1-5/05)
Not Applicable 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 1
U01537 OYSTER CREEK INITIAL EXAM (3/1-5/05) 1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY PRE-OUTAGE Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 1
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 1
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 1
7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1
71114
- EP PRGM INSP & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 1
7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 1
7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 1
7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 1
7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 1
71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1
71122
- PUBLIC RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 10/09/2006 10/13/2006 1
7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 1
7111108G
- INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 1
7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAF Baseline Inspections 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 1
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 1
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 1
7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 1
7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 2
71003
- INSP FOR LICENSE RENEWAL License Renewal Inspectio 10/30/2006 11/09/2006 1
71002 IP License Renewal Inspection 2
TI-169
- MSPI VERIFICATION Safety Issues 11/01/2006 12/15/2006 1
2515/169 IP Mitigating Systems Performance Index Verification 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAF POST OUTAGE Baseline Inspections 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 1
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 1
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 1
7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 1
71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 3
7111111B
- L.O. REQUAL. PROG. + P/F REVIEW Baseline Inspections 06/04/2007 06/08/2007 1
7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program Baseline Inspections 06/11/2007 06/15/2007 1
7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Oyster Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 3 09/01/2006 09:52:57 Report 22 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 1
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 1
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 1
7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 7
7111121
- CDBI Baseline Inspections 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 1
7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 04/30/2007 05/04/2007 1
7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 1
7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 1
7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 1
7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 04/23/2007 04/27/2007 1
7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 4
7111401
- EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 1
7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 1
71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 1
71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 1
71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1
7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 1
7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1
7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 2
7111107
- HEAT SINK INSP Baseline Inspections 08/13/2007 08/17/2007 1
7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 1
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 1
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 1
7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 1
71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 2
EXM3/3
- INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMS Not Applicable 03/03/2008 03/07/2008 1
U01688 FY08 - OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 5
MODS
- MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 1
7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 1
7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Oyster Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 3 of 3 09/01/2006 09:52:57 Report 22 1
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 02/11/2008 02/15/2008 1
7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/24/2008 03/30/2008 1
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/24/2008 03/30/2008 1
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/24/2008 03/30/2008 1
7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.