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 | |
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| 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 3 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 4 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 5 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)
DOCUMEN T NA ME: S :\ROP 7 Mid C ycle Re view\2 006 R OP7 Mid-Cycle Letters\O C 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
Page 1 of 3 Oyster Creek 09/01/2006 09:52:57 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 9/18 EXM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 3 1 U01537 OYSTER CREEK INITIAL EXAM (3/1-5/05) 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Not Applicable 1 U01537 OYSTER CREEK INITIAL EXAM (3/1-5/05) 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Not Applicable 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY PRE-OUTAGE 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PRGM INSP & PI VERIFICATION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/01/2006 10/06/2006 Baseline Inspections 71122 - PUBLIC RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 10/09/2006 10/13/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAF 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 71003 - INSP FOR LICENSE RENEWAL 2 1 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 10/30/2006 11/09/2006 License Renewal Inspectio TI-169 - MSPI VERIFICATION 2 1 IP 2515/169 Mitigating Systems Performance Index Verification 11/01/2006 12/15/2006 Safety Issues 71121 - OCC RAD SAF POST OUTAGE 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - L.O. REQUAL. PROG. + P/F REVIEW 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 06/04/2007 06/08/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 06/11/2007 06/15/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 3 Oyster Creek 09/01/2006 09:52:57 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - CDBI 7 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 04/30/2007 05/04/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 04/23/2007 04/27/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION 4 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111107 - HEAT SINK INSP 2 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 08/13/2007 08/17/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 Baseline Inspections EXM3/3 - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMS 2 1 U01688 FY08 - OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 03/03/2008 03/07/2008 Not Applicable MODS - MODS AND 50.59 5 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 3 of 3 Oyster Creek 09/01/2006 09:52:57 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71111.12 - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 02/11/2008 02/15/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/24/2008 03/30/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/24/2008 03/30/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/24/2008 03/30/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.