IR 05000346/2008001

IR 05000346-08-001, Davis Besse, EOC Annual Assessment Report Letter

ML080600293
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	03/03/2008
From:	Jamnes Cameron NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B6
To:	Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
References
EA-03-0214 IR-08-001
Download: ML080600293 (7)

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rch 3, 2008

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (05000346/2008001)

Dear Mr. Bezilla:

On February 12, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2007. 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.

Overall, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 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, with the exception of the March 2004 Confirmatory Order required annual independent assessment reviews and follow-up on the August 2007 Confirmatory Order required actions, we plan to conduct only reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility.

The staff identified that there were more than three green inspection findings for the current 12 month assessment period with documented cross-cutting aspects in the area of human performance, and there is a cross-cutting theme in the aspect of maintaining design margins (H.2 (a)) associated with these findings. In evaluating your scope of efforts and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme, the staff determined that we have no concerns with your scope of efforts in addressing the cross-cutting area performance deficiencies. Therefore, the staff has concluded that a substantive cross-cutting issue in human performance does not exist at this time. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, including baseline and other infrequently conducted inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2009. 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 NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be 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), 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 630-829-9833 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA by Geoffrey C. Wright for/

Jamnes L. Cameron, Chief Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3 Enclosure: Davis Besse Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION See next page