IR 05000219/2008001

(05000219-08-001), Annual Assessment Letter, EOC 2007 ROP8

ML080610008
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	03/03/2008
From:	David Lew Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Pardee C Exelon Generation Co
Bellamy R Rgn-I/DRP/Br6/610-337-5200
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Download: ML080610008 (6)

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rch 3, 2008

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000219/2008001)

Dear Mr. Pardee:

On February 12, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Oyster Creek). 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.

Oyster Creek plant performance for the last two quarters of 2007 was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). No substantive cross cutting issues were identified in any of the three cross cutting areas.

Oyster Creek performance for the first and second quarters of 2007 was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC Action Matrix based on one inspection finding being classified as having low to moderate safety significance (White) in the Emergency Preparedness (EP)

Cornerstone. The White finding involved Oyster Creek staff not recognizing that plant parameters met emergency action level (EAL) thresholds during an event in August 2005. The NRC completed a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001 in June 2007 to review actions taken by AmerGen to address the White EP finding, and concluded that AmerGen appropriately identified the root causes and adequately implemented corrective actions for this issue. As a result, plant performance was restored to the Licensee Response column of the NRC Action Matrix.

Based on current plant performance, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP)

baseline inspections at Oyster Creek. In addition, we will also conduct inspections related to the independent spent fuel storage installation. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection 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 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 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