ML072430915

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station

ML072430915
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	08/31/2007
From:	David Lew Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Polson K Nine Mile Point
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2007 Mr. Keith J. Polson Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Polson:

On August 14, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station for the first half of the calendar year 2007 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 security information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only-Security Information will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter of 2007 at Nine Mile Point Unit 1 was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all Green PIs and one finding of low to moderate safety significance (White) identified in January 2007. This finding involved your Licensed Operator Requalification Training Program. Specifically, the annual dynamic simulator exam integrity was unintentionally compromised at Nine Mile Point Unit 1 for calendar years 2005 and 2006. Your staff has informed the NRC that you will be ready on August 31, 2007, for the NRC to review your actions taken to address this finding. Therefore, we plan to conduct supplemental inspection 95001 beginning on November 5, 2007. The objective of the supplemental inspection is to provide assurance that the root and contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of condition is identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter of 2007 at Nine Mile Point Unit 2 was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC's 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, in addition to the aforementioned supplemental inspection, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2.

K. Polson 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 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 end-of-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).

The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all baseline inspection procedures.

If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Glenn Dentel of my staff at 610-337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-220, 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, DPR-59

Enclosure:

Nine Mile Point Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

M. J. Wallace, President, Constellation Generation J.M. Heffley, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer C. W. Fleming, Esquire, Senior Counsel, Constellation Energy Group, LLC M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn M. Balboni, Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority P. D. Eddy, Electric Division, NYS Department of Public Service C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law Supervisor, Town of Scriba T. Judson, Central NY Citizens Awareness Network D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network C. Adrienne Rhodes, Chairman and Executive Director, State Consumer Protection Board Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

K. Polson 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 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 end-of-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).

The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Glenn Dentel of my staff at 610-337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-220, 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, DPR-59

Enclosure:

Nine Mile Point Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

M. J. Wallace, President, Constellation Generation J.M. Heffley, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer C. W. Fleming, Esquire, Senior Counsel, Constellation Energy Group, LLC M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn M. Balboni, Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority P. D. Eddy, Electric Division, NYS Department of Public Service C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law Supervisor, Town of Scriba T. Judson, Central NY Citizens Awareness Network D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network C. Adrienne Rhodes, Chairman and Executive Director, State Consumer Protection Board Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

SUNSI Review Complete: BAB4 (Reviewers Initials)

DOCUMENT NAME: S:\ROP 8 Mid Cycle Review\Letters for Mid Cycle\Branch 1 Mid-cycle letters\Nine Mile ROP-8 Mid-Cycle Ltr.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 RI/DRP NAME BBickett/BAB4 GDentel/GTD DLew/DCL DATE 08/30/07 08/31/07 08/31/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to Keith J. Polson from David C. Lew dated August 31, 2007 Distribution w/encl: (via E-mail)

S. Collins, RA P. Frechette, DRS M. Dapas, DRA D. Silk, DRS D. Lew, DRP D. Screnci, PAO J. Clifford, DRP N. Sheehan, PAO J. Lamb, RI OEDO R. Barkley, ORA J. Thompson, NRR D. Holody, ORA G. Dentel, DRP M. Cox, RI OEDO B. Bickett, DRP J. Lubinski, NRR M. Gamberoni, DRS M. Kowal, NRR D. Roberts, DRS M. David, NRR J. Trapp, DRS D. Pickett, NRR J. Rogge, DRS E. Knutson, SRI - Nine Mile Point M. Sykes, DRS D. Dempsey, RI - Nine Mile Point J. White, DRS K. Kolek, DRP, OA L. Doerflein, DRS Region I Docket Room R. Conte, DRS RidsNrrDirslpab@nrc.gov L. Scholl, DRS ROPreports@nrc.gov

Page 1 of 2 Nine Mile Point 08/27/2007 13:53:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7111401 - EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION 8 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 08/08/2007 08/17/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 08/08/2007 08/17/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - L.O.REQUAL.PROG.(FOCUS U2)+P/F RVW 4 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections MODS - MODS AND 50.59 4 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 09/10/2007 09/14/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 09/10/2007 09/14/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 95001 - WHITE FINDING FOLLOW UP 3 1 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Supplemental Program 3/10 EXM - U2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 4 1 U01740 FY08 NINE MILE POINT U- 2 OL EXAM 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 Not Applicable 1 U01740 FY08 NINE MILE POINT U- 2 OL EXAM 03/10/2008 03/14/2008 Not Applicable 7111108G - U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 10/6EXAM - U1 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 4 1 U01690 FY09 - NINE MILE POINT 1 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 Not Applicable 1 U01690 FY09 - NINE MILE POINT 1 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 10/06/2008 10/17/2008 Not Applicable 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 06/16/2008 06/20/2008 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 Nine Mile Point 08/27/2007 13:53:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1, 2 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 06/16/2008 06/20/2008 Baseline Inspections EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - CDBI 6 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 09/08/2008 09/12/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 09/22/2008 09/26/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - L.O.REQUAL.PROG.(FOCUS U1)+P/F RVW 5 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 12/01/2008 12/05/2008 Baseline Inspections 7111107B - BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 12/08/2008 12/12/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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