ML082460296
| ML082460296 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/2008 |
| From: | Pederson C Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Schwarz C Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2010-0209 | |
| Download: ML082460296 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 2, 2008 Mr. Christopher J. Schwarz Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT
Dear Mr. Schwarz:
On August 14, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Palisades Nuclear Plant for the first half of the calendar year 2008 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 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 at Palisades 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, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.
In our annual assessment letter dated March 3, 2008, we advised you of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of Human Performance with a cross-cutting theme in the aspect of error prevention techniques (H.4(a)). In this assessment period, the staff identified two other issues with the same cross-cutting aspect. You have initiated actions to improve performance, however, the scope and progress of your efforts in addressing the cross-cutting performance deficiencies has not been sufficient to provide adequate confidence in your effectiveness in resolving this issue. Therefore, this cross-cutting issue will remain open until the NRC gains confidence in your efforts and progress in addressing human performance errors. In addition, because you have a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of Human Performance for two consecutive assessment cycles, we are requesting that you provide a written response to the issue to include discussion of your actions undertaken, those actions planned to address the concern, and a current assessment of performance. This response should be sent to the NRC within 30 days of receipt of this letter.
C. Schwarz The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 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 NRC=s ARules 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).
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 Ross Telson at 630-829-9619 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20
Enclosure:
Palisades Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:
See next page
C. Schwarz The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 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 NRC=s ARules 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).
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 Ross Telson at 630-829-9619 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely, Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20
Enclosure:
Palisades Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:
See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\1-Secy\\2008 Mid-cycle final letters\\Palisades MOC Letter.doc Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII NAME RLerch:cms RTelson CPederson DATE 8/26/08 8/27/08 8/29/08 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to C. Schwarz from C. Pederson dated September 2, 2008
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT cc w/encl:
Senior Vice President Vice President Oversight Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Senior Vice President and COO Assistant General Counsel Manager, Licensing W. DiProfio W. Russell G. Randolph Supervisor, Covert Township Office of the Governor T. Strong, Chief, State Liaison Officer Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan Office of the Attorney General Mayor of Bangor City Manager of Bangor Mayor of Hartford City Manager of Hartford Mayor of South Haven City Manager of South Haven Administrator, Allegan County Allegan County Sheriff Allegan County Emergency Management Coordinator County Coordinator Berrien County Sheriff Director, Berrien County Emergency Management Agency Chairman, Van Buren County Board Van Buren County Sheriff Director, Van Buren County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Watervliet Mayor of Coloma G. Mortensen, INPO
Letter to C. Schwarz from C. Pederson dated September 2, 2008
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
PALISADES UCLEAR PLANT DISTRIBUTION:
RidsNrrDorlLpl3-1 RidsNrrPMPalisades Resource Tamara Bloomer RidsNrrDirslpab Resource James Caldwell Mark Satorius Kenneth OBrien Jared Heck Allan Barker DRPIII DRSIII Patricia Buckley Tammy Tomczak ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)
Palisades Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2008 - 12/31/2009 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title 3
BI EP
- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION EP Baseline Inspection Exercise Evaluation 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 7111401 IP Baseline Inspections Drill/Exercise Performance 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 71151-EP01 IP Baseline Inspections ERO Drill Participation 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 71151-EP02 IP Baseline Inspections Alert & Notification System 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 71151-EP03 IP 5
BI ENG
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Component Design Bases Inspection 11/03/2008 12/05/2008 7111121 IP 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 12/08/2008 12/12/2008 7112101 IP 2
BI ENG
- ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/23/2009 04/17/2009 7111108P IP 2
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/30/2009 04/03/2009 7112101 IP Baseline Inspections ALARA Planning and Controls 03/30/2009 04/03/2009 7112102 IP 3
OL EXAM
- OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM Not Applicable OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAY/JUNE 2009 - PALI 05/04/2009 05/08/2009 W90208 Not Applicable OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAY/JUNE 2009 - PALI 05/25/2009 06/05/2009 W90208 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/15/2009 06/19/2009 7112101 IP Baseline Inspections ALARA Planning and Controls 06/15/2009 06/19/2009 7112102 IP 1
BI EP
- EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION EP Baseline Inspection Alert and Notification System Testing 07/13/2009 07/17/2009 7111402 IP EP Baseline Inspection Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 07/13/2009 07/17/2009 7111403 IP EP Baseline Inspection Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 07/13/2009 07/17/2009 7111405 IP Baseline Inspections Drill/Exercise Performance 07/13/2009 07/17/2009 71151-EP01 IP Baseline Inspections ERO Drill Participation 07/13/2009 07/17/2009 71151-EP02 IP Baseline Inspections Alert & Notification System 07/13/2009 07/17/2009 71151-EP03 IP 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/24/2009 08/28/2009 7112103 IP Baseline Inspections Reactor Coolant System Activity 08/24/2009 08/28/2009 71151-BI01 IP Baseline Inspections Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 08/24/2009 08/28/2009 71151-OR01 IP Baseline Inspections RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 08/24/2009 08/28/2009 71151-PR01 IP 1
BI ENG
- ENGINEERING MODIFICATIONS / 50.59 INSP.
Baseline Inspections Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 11/02/2009 11/20/2009 7111117T IP
Palisades Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2008 - 12/31/2009 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Generic Safety Inspectio Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 11/30/2009 12/11/2009 2515/173 IP Baseline Inspections Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 11/30/2009 12/11/2009 7112201 IP