ML070600354
| ML070600354 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2007 |
| From: | Scott Shaeffer NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML070600350 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-07-001 | |
| Download: ML070600354 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000266/2007001
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March 1, 2007
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. Dennis R. Madison
Vice President - Hatch
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
11028 Hatch Parkway North
Baxley, GA 31513
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000321/2007001 AND 05000366/2007001)
Dear Mr. Madison:
On February 6, 2007, the NRC technical staff completed its performance review of the Edwin I.
Hatch Nuclear Plant for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. 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, 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, as well as
the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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. We will also conduct non-ROP inspections of the independent spent
fuel storage installation. Additionally, initial reactor operator examinations are scheduled.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection,
scheduled through September 30, 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 mid-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
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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) 562-4521 with any
questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Scott M. Shaeffer, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 2
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50-321, 50-366
Enclosure: Hatch Inspection/Activity Plan
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J. T. Gasser
Executive Vice President
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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L. M. Stinson
Vice President, Fleet Operations Support
Plant Hatch
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Raymond D. Baker
Manager Licensing - Hatch
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Oglethorpe Power Corporatioln
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Appling County Commissioners
69 Tippins St., Suite 201
Baxley, GA 31513
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Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
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Letter to Dennis R. Madison from Scott M. Shaeffer dated March 1, 2007
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000321/2007001 AND 05000366/2007001)
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