ML080570113
| ML080570113 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Three Mile Island  |
| Issue date: | 02/26/2008 |
| From: | Mel Gray NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB7 |
| To: | Pardee C Exelon Generation Co |
| gray, m | |
| References | |
| Download: ML080570113 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 February 26, 2008 Mr. Charles G. Pardee Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348
SUBJECT:
THREE MILE ISLAND STATION (TMI), UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF CONDUCT OF A BIENNIAL PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION BASELINE INSPECTION
Dear Mr. Pardee:
The purpose of this letter is to provide details regarding the conduct of a biennial problem identification and resolution (PI&R) baseline inspection at TMI, Unit 1, in March and April 2008.
You were previously notified of this team inspection in our letter to you (ML073470629) dated December 13, 2007, which transmitted our inspection plan for calendar year 2008. The inspection will be conducted by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Region I staff. The inspection team will be led by Fred Bower, the senior resident inspector at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, in NRC Region I. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71152, the NRCs baseline inspection procedure for the identification and resolution of problems.
The schedule for the inspection is as follows:
- Information gathering visit - during the week of March 3, 2008; and,
- Weeks of onsite inspection - March 31 - April 4 and April 14 - 18, 2008.
The purposes of the information gathering visit are to obtain information and documentation needed to support the inspection, to become familiar with the TMI, Unit 1 corrective action, learning and independent oversight programs, plant layout, and, as necessary, obtain plant specific site access training and badging for unescorted site access. Enclosure 1 specifies a list of resources and materials that are required to support the onsite inspection. We request that the information listed in Enclosure 1 be gathered to support the team leaders visit on March 4 -
6, 2008. The team leader will contact your staff to discuss the details of the information, documentation and resources request in Enclosure 1.
During the information gathering visit, we request that you ensure that the information requested in Enclosure 1 be available for review. The team leader will review the requested information and selected information will be returned to the Region I offices for additional inspection preparation. During the visit, the team leader will identify additional information that will be Enclosure 1
C. Pardee 2 required on the first day of the teams onsite inspection. This visit will also be used as an opportunity to discuss the following inspection support administrative details: office space size and location; specific documents requested to be made available to the team in their office spaces; arrangements for reactor site access (including radiation protection training, security, safety and fitness-for-duty requirements); and the availability of knowledgeable plant and licensing organization personnel to serve as points of contact during the inspection.
We request that during the onsite inspection week you ensure that copies of documentation and records regarding the implementation of the TMI, Unit 1 corrective action program, be readily accessible to the team for their review. Also of interest are those documents associated with the implementation of your learning programs (e.g., self-assessments and operating experience) and independent oversight program (e.g., audits and assessments) which demonstrate that you are detecting and correcting problems in a manner that ensures nuclear safety is a top priority and limits the risk to members of the public. Also, personnel should be available at the site during the inspection who are knowledgeable of your PI&R processes, learning programs and independent oversight processes and their implementation.
Your cooperation and support during this inspection will be appreciated. If you have questions concerning this inspection, or the inspection team's information or logistical needs, please contact Fred Bower, the team leader, at 717-456-4213.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mel Gray, Chief Technical Support and Assessment Branch Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-289 License No.: DPR-50
Enclosure:
As stated (1) cc w/encl:
Chief Operating Officer, AmerGen Site Vice President - TMI Unit 1, AmerGen Plant Manager - TMI, Unit 1, AmerGen Regulatory Assurance Manager - TMI, Unit 1, 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 - TMI, AmerGen Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary, AmerGen T. O=Neill, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company J. Fewell, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Exelon Nuclear Correspondence Control Desk - AmerGen Chairman, Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County
C. Pardee 3 Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township R. Janati, Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection, State of PA D. Allard, Director, PA DEP J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee E. Epstein, TMI-Alert (TMIA)
J. Powers, Director, PA Office of Homeland Security R. French, Director, PA Emergency Management Agency
C. Pardee 3 and location; specific documents requested to be made available to the team in their office spaces; arrangements for reactor site access (including radiation protection training, security, safety and fitness-for-duty requirements); and the availability of knowledgeable plant and licensing organization personnel to serve as points of contact during the inspection.
We request that during the onsite inspection week you ensure that copies of documentation and records regarding the implementation of the TMI, Unit 1 corrective action program, be readily accessible to the team for their review. Also of interest are those documents associated with the implementation of your learning programs (e.g., self-assessments and operating experience) and independent oversight program (e.g., audits and assessments) which demonstrate that you are detecting and correcting problems in a manner that ensures nuclear safety is a top priority and limits the risk to members of the public. Also, personnel should be available at the site during the inspection who are knowledgeable of your PI&R processes, learning programs and independent oversight processes and their implementation.
Your cooperation and support during this inspection will be appreciated. If you have questions concerning this inspection, or the inspection team's information or logistical needs, please contact Fred Bower, the team leader, at 717-456-4213.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mel Gray, Chief Technical Support and Assessment Branch Division of Reactor Projects Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL):
S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA D. Lew, DRP J. Clifford, DRP R. Bellamy, DRP S. Barber, DRP A. Rosebrook, DRP D. Kern, DRP, Sr. Resident Inspector J. Brand, DRP, Resident Inspector C. LaRegina, DRP, OA G. West, RI OEDO P. Bamford, PM, NRR E. Miller, NRR, Backup J. Lubinski, NRR H. Chernoff, NRR ROPreports@nrc.gov Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
SUNSI Review Complete: MG (Reviewers Initials)
DOCUMENT: G:\DRP\BRANCH6\+++THREE MILE ISLAND\TMI_PIR_NOTIFICATION_LTR_R5.DOC ML080570113 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 FBower/ MG for RBellamy/DKern for MGray/MG DATE 02/26/08 02/26/08 02/ 26/08 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Enclosure 1
Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Supporting Documentation General:
- 1. Organization charts and phone list (available for review and use)
- 2. List of system numbers/designations, risk-ranking of systems and a list of System Engineers(available for review and use)
- 3. Access to a Set of system prints (P&IDs)
- 4. FSAR and TS/TRM, including the bases (electronic prior to the inspection and one hard copy for review during the inspection)
- 5. Copy of the Quality Assurance Manual (electronic prior to the inspection and one hard copy for review during the inspection)
- 6. Schedule of the date/time/location of all meetings associated with the implementation of the corrective action program, such as, SOC, MRC, CARBs, etc.
- 7. During the inspection, please provide access to the site network, CAP Webpage, passport, and PIMS Corrective Actions:
- 8. Copy of procedures related to the identification and resolution of problems - initiation, evaluation, correction: including cause evaluations, trending, self-assessments, audits, operability determinations, work requests, engineering requests, fix-it-now, operating experience, etc. (electronic prior to the inspection and one hard copy for review during the inspection)
- 9. List of all deficiency documents (Passport (IRs) PIMS (ARs), etc.) initiated since March 1, 2006, (last PI&R inspection) - in electronic spreadsheet format if possible - include date initiated, date due or closed, significance level, status, title/short description, department, and, if possible, the number of due date extensions.
- 10. Separate list of all corrective action documents (Passport (IRs) PIMS (ARs), etc.) initiated before March 1, 2006, (last PI&R inspection) and that remain open - in electronic spreadsheet format if possible - include date initiated, date due, significance level, status, title/short description, department, and, if possible, the number of due date extensions.
- 11. Matrix of the total number of IRs generated annually (3/2006 - 3/2007 - 3/2008) and by department,
- 13. For all non-cited violations (NCV=s) and findings (FIN=s) issued since the last PI&R inspection (including the PI&R) - hard copy of the associated CR for each NCV/FIN.
- 14. For all LERs submitted since March 1, 2006, (last PI&R inspection), - hard copy of the associated CR.
- 15. List of open temporary modifications, operability determinations, control room deficiencies and operator workarounds\challenges with corresponding CAP and Work Order numbers.
- 16. List of rework and repeat maintenance items and maintenance metrics including the backlog of corrective and elective maintenance issues.
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- 17. List of all Maintenance Rule systems that indicates high risk systems, system color and whether the system is in (a)(1). If possible, indicate the trends since the last PIR inspection.
Operating Experience:
- 18. List of Operating Experience reviews, NRC IN=s / GL=s / Bulletin=s / Part 21's since last PI&R.
- 19. List of Industry Operating Experience issues (NSSS vendor reports, EPRI Reports, experience reports from similar facilitites) entered into the Corrective Action Program for review
- 20. Identify any problems or issues identified as a result of these OE reviews.
Audits and Assessments:
- 21. Copy of all QA reviews (audits, assessments, etc.) and self-assessments of the corrective action program performed since March 1, 2006, (last PI&R inspection)
- 23. List of licensee identified issues (CRs\IRs) identified as a result of the audits and assessments.
- 24. Copy of the CAP trend reports and CAP performance indicators used by management issued since March 1, 2006, (last PI&R inspection).
- 25. A list of IRs generated as a result of identified trends (either by station or department) initiated since March 1, 2006, (last PI&R inspection). Include a brief description of the trend, how identified (internal or external), when it was identified and whether the CR is open or closed.
- 26. List of specific or cross-cutting issues identified by safety review committees (PORC, NSRB, etc.) or other management oversight mechanisms. Indicate whether these items are being tracked in the CAP (IR\CR#) or another means.
Safety Conscious Work Environment and ECP:
- 27. Procedures related to the Employee Concerns Program (ECP) (electronic prior to the inspection and one hard copy for review during the inspection)
- 28. Access to a list of all ECP cases and contacts initiated since March 1, 2006, (last PI&R inspection). [Will be reviewed onsite to maintain confidentiality] A list of any IRs\CRs generated as a result of these reviews.
- 29. List of all safety culture reviews (audits, assessments, surveys, trend review, etc.)
initiated since March 1, 2006, (last PI&R inspection) and a list of any IRs\CRs generated as a result of these reviews.
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