ML072430939
| ML072430939 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2007 |
| From: | David Lew Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Crane C AmerGen Energy Co |
| Bellamy R Rgn-I/DRP/Br6/610-337-5200 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML072430939 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COM M ISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2007 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 GENERATING STATION
Dear Mr. Crane:
On August 8, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Oyster Creek) 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 for 2007 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 Planning (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.
Oyster Creek has performed an evaluation to identify causes and implemented corrective actions to address the EP White finding. The NRC has completed a supplemental inspection, in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, to review the actions to address the White EP finding and conducted a Regulatory Response meeting on June 7, 2007. This is documented in Inspection Report (IR) 05000219/2007007, dated July 16, 2007. As a result of our review, this finding is now closed and will no longer be considered for plant assessment purposes effective July 1, 2007. Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.
In our Annual Assessment Letter dated March 2, 2007, we advised you of the continuation of the substantive cross-cutting issue in the human performance cross-cutting aspect of procedural adherence. We indicated that we would monitor Oyster Creek's 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 second quarter of 2007 in accordance with IP 71152, and through an IP 95001 supplemental inspection to address the white EP finding. We indicated that effective corrective actions that resulted in consistent performance in the area of procedural adherence would support removal of this cross cutting issue.
C. Crane 2 Based on your performance in this assessment period, the NRC has determined that the substantive cross-cutting issue in the human performance aspect of procedure adherence will be closed, because Oyster Creek has demonstrated consistent performance necessary to support removal of this cross-cutting issue. We monitored the effectiveness of your corrective action plan through the normal baseline inspection program, by the completion of a Problem Identification and Resolution semi-annual trend review documented in IR 05000219/2007003, and through the 95001 supplemental inspection discussed above. In addition, at the annual assessment meeting on May 23, 2007, you discussed your root cause evaluation of this human performance cross cutting issue, your corrective actions taken, and how the effectiveness of these actions will ensure consistent performance in the area of procedural adherence in the future. We have noted that you have completed many of your planned corrective actions and that no procedural adherence related findings occurred during the last two quarters of this assessment period.
Therefore, you have demonstrated consistent performance to support removal of this cross-cutting issue.
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 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).
The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the 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 Dr. Ronald Bellamy at 610-337-5200 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. 50-219 License Nos. DPR-16
Enclosure:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Inspection/ Activity Plan
C. Crane 3 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 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
C. Crane 2 Based on your performance in this assessment period, the NRC has determined that the substantive cross-cutting issue in the human performance aspect of procedure adherence will be closed, because Oyster Creek has demonstrated consistent performance necessary to support removal of this cross-cutting issue. We monitored the effectiveness of your corrective action plan through the normal baseline inspection program, by the completion of a Problem Identification and Resolution semi-annual trend review documented in IR 05000219/2007003, and through the 95001 supplemental inspection discussed above. In addition, at the annual assessment meeting on May 23, 2007, you discussed your root cause evaluation of this human performance cross cutting issue, your corrective actions taken, and how the effectiveness of these actions will ensure consistent performance in the area of procedural adherence in the future. We have noted that you have completed many of your planned corrective actions and that no procedural adherence related findings occurred during the last two quarters of this assessment period. Therefore, you have demonstrated consistent performance to support removal of this cross-cutting issue.
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 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).
The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the 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 Dr. Ronald Bellamy at 610-337-5200 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. 50-219 License Nos. DPR-16
Enclosure:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Inspection/ Activity Plan Distribution:
see next page SUNSI Review Complete: __AAR_____ (Reviewers Initials)
DOCUMENT NAME: S:\ROP 8 Mid Cycle Review\Letters for Mid Cycle\Branch 6 Mid-cycle letters\OC 2007 Mid-Cycle Letter.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 ARosebrook RBellamy DLew DATE 8/21/07 8/26/07 8/31/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to Christopher M. Crane from Ronald R. Bellamy dated August 31, 2007 Distribution w/encl: VIA E-M AIL S. Collins, RA R. Laufer, RI OEDO M. Dapas, DRA E. Miller, PM, NRR D. Lew, DRP G. W under, PM, NRR J. Clifford, DRP DRS Director and Deputy Director R. Bellam y, DRP DRS Branch Chiefs (6)
S. Barber, DRP ROPreports@ nrc.gov A. Rosebrook, DRP RidsNrrDirslpab@nrc.gov M. Ferdas, DRP, Sr Resident Inspector JW T1@ nrc.gov R. Treadway, DRP, Resident Inspector Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
J. DeVries, DRP, Resident OA
Page 1 of 2 Oyster Creek 08/27/2007 13:53:28 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 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 7111401 - EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION 4 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 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 4/14EXM - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMS 4 1 U01688 FY08 - OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 03/23/2008 04/04/2008 Not Applicable 1 U01688 FY08 - OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 04/13/2008 04/23/2008 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 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 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/28/2008 05/02/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 Baseline Inspections TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 06/09/2008 06/13/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 06/23/2008 06/27/2008 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 Oyster Creek 08/27/2007 13:53:28 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 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 06/09/2008 06/13/2008 Baseline Inspections EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.