IR 05000333/2007001

Annual Assessment Letter - James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant (Report 05000333-07-001)

ML070610609
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	03/02/2007
From:	Cobey E Reactor Projects Branch 2
To:	Peter Dietrich Entergy Nuclear Northeast
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IR-07-001
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UNITED STATES rch 2, 2007

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000033/2007001)

Dear Mr. Dietrich,

On February 15, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the James A.

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power 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, 2006. 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.

Overall, FitzPatrick 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 for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within 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 also plan to conduct a license renewal aging management inspection in April 2007.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2008. 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 mid-cycle review.

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 me at 610-337-5171 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene W. Cobey, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59 Enclosure: FitzPatrick Inspection / Activity Plan cc w/encl:

G. J. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Operations M. R. Kansler, President, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

J. T. Herron, Senior Vice President for Operations M. Balduzzi, Senior Vice President, Northeastern Regional Operations W. Campbell, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services C. Schwarz, Vice President, Operations Support K. Mulligan, General Manager, Plant Operations O. Limpias, Vice President, Engineering (ENO)

J. McCann, Director, Licensing (ENO)

C. Faison, Manager, Licensing (ENO)

M. Colomb, Director of Oversight (ENO)

D. Wallace, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance J. Costedio, Manager, Regulatory Compliance T. McCullough, Assistant General Counsel (ENO)

P. Smith, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority P. Eddy, New York State Department of Public Service S. Lyman, Oswego County Administrator Supervisor, Town of Scriba C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law J. Sniezek, PWR SRC Consultant M. Lyster, PWR SRC Consultant S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services

Page 1 of 2 FitzPatrick 03/02/2007 08:43:35 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 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 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION 6 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 71002 - LICENSE RENEWAL 7 1 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 License Renewal Inspectio 1 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 04/23/2007 04/27/2007 License Renewal Inspectio 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 Baseline Inspections 711107B - HEAT SINK INSP 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 06/04/2007 06/08/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - CDBI 6 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 06/11/2007 06/15/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 06/25/2007 06/29/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 06/18/2007 06/22/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RADIATION SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 3/31 EXM - FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM 2 1 U01684 FY08 - FITZPATRICK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 03/03/2008 03/07/2008 Not Applicable 1 U01684 FY08 - FITZPATRICK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 03/31/2008 04/11/2008 Not Applicable 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/17/2008 03/21/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/17/2008 03/21/2008 Baseline Inspections TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 04/21/2008 04/25/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 FitzPatrick 03/02/2007 08:43:35 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.