ML090630176

Annual Assessment Letter & Inspection Plan 2008

ML090630176
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	03/04/2009
From:	Chamberlain D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Douet J Entergy Operations
References
IR-09-001
Download: ML090630176 (7)

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UNITED STATES NU C LE AR RE G ULATO RY C O M M I S S I O N R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU ITE 400 AR LI LINN GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125 March 4, 2009 James R. Douet Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000416/2009001)

Dear Mr. Douet:

On February 12, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2008. 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-Related Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix as a result of a White performance indicator for unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours. This performance indicator initially crossed the Green-White threshold in the first quarter of this assessment period. The NRC completed a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, on June 12, 2008, and the performance indicator returned to Green in the second quarter of 2008. During the fourth quarter of 2008, it again returned to White as a result of two additional unplanned scrams.

The staff commenced an additional supplemental inspection per Inspection Procedure 95001 in February, 2009. This inspection will provide assurance that the root and contributing causes for the White performance indicator are understood, the extent of condition and extent of cause are identified, and that corrective actions are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent their recurrence.

The staff identified that there were more than three green or safety significant 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 human error prevention techniques (H.4.a) associated with these findings. In evaluating the scope of efforts and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme, the staff determined that you appropriately recognized the theme and developed and began implementation of a new station performance

Entergy Operations, Inc. improvement plan to address it. Because a reasonable duration of time has not passed for the staff to determine the effectiveness of the performance improvement plan, we have determined that a substantive cross-cutting issue does not exist at this time. We will continue to closely monitor the progress of your corrective actions through the baseline inspection program over the next assessment period.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security scheduled through June 30, 2010. 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 NRCs Rules 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Geoffrey Miller at (817) 860-8144 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Dwight D. Chamberlain, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-416 License: NPF-29

Enclosure:

Grand Gulf Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure: The Honorable Alex Davis Allen Burks, President Mayor, Town of Newellton Supervisor, District 1 P.O. Box 477 Claiborne County Newellton, LA 71357-477 2047 Woodvine Road Lorman, MS 39096 Mattie Sampson Board of Alderpersons Marvin Ratliff, Sr. P.O. Box 395 Ward 4 Newellton, LA 71357-0395 512 Jackson Street Port Gibson, MS 39150 Mr. Carroll Fuller Board of Alderpersons P.O. Box 303 Newellton, LA 71357-0303

Entergy Operations, Inc. Tim Turner Mike Womack, Director Board of Alderpersons Mississippi Emergency P.O. Box 283 Management Agency Newellton, LA 71357-0283 P.O. Box 4644 Pearl, MS 39288 Rhonda King Clerk Jerry Cain, Director 435 Beasley Road Office of Pollution Control Newellton, LA 71357 Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 2261 Gayle Kowan Jackson, MS 39225 Ferriday City Clerk 1116 South 2nd Street Conrad S. Burnside, Chief Ferriday, LA 71334 Technological Hazards Branch National Preparedness Division The Honorable Edward Brown DHS/FEMA Mayor, Town of St. Joseph 3003 Chamblee Tucker Road St. Joseph, LA 71366 Atlanta, GA 30341 Edward Dandridge Chief, Technological Hazards Board of Alderpersons Branch District B FEMA Region VI P.O. Box 112 800 North Loop 288 St. Joseph, LA 71366 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76209 Evelyn Guy Board of Alderpersons Annie Watson District E Clerk P.O. Box 730 P.O. Box 529 St. Joseph, LA 71366 Waterproof, LA 71375 Karl J. Koch Senior Vice President Town Attorney Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 1909 P.O. Box 31995 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 The Honorable Haley Barbour Senior Vice President and COO Office of the Governor Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 139 P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39201 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Attorney General Vice President, Oversight Assistant Attorney General Entergy Services, Inc.

State of Mississippi P.O. Box 31995 P.O. Box 220 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Jackson, MS 39205

Entergy Operations, Inc. Chief, Energy and Transportation Branch Environmental Compliance and Office of the Governor Enforcement Division State of Mississippi Mississippi Department of P.O. Box 139 Environmental Quality Jackson, MS 39201 P.O. Box 10385 Jackson, MS 39289-0385 Attorney General Assistant Attorney General President State of Mississippi Claiborne County P.O. Box 220 Board of Supervisors Jackson, MS 39205 510 Market Street Port Gibson, MS 39150 State Health Officer State Health Board Senior Manager P.O. Box 1700 Nuclear Safety & Licensing Jackson, MS 39215 Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 31995 Associate General Counsel Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 31995 Manager, Licensing Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Entergy Operations, Inc.

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Qualityl P.O. Box 756 Radiological Emergency Planning and Port Gibson, MS 39150 Response Division P.O. Box 4312 Attorney General Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005

Entergy Operations, Inc. Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.goV)

DRP Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Rich.Smith@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

RA Secretary (Lucy.Owen@nrc.gov)

DRA Secretary (Judy.Kilcrease@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB1 (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB2 (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB1 (Michael.Shannon@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB2 (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Bernard.Stapleton@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator, Primary (Shawn.Williams@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator, Backup (Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov)

OEDO, TRPS (Tamara.Bloomer@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (Frederick.Brown@nrc.gov)

Director, DORL, NRR (Joseph Giitter@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (Timothy.McGinty@nrc.gov)

Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Thomas.Hiltz@nrc.gov)

NRR Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov)

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Page 1 of 2 Grand Gulf 02/23/2009 12:42:10 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2009 - 06/30/2010 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EXAM - INITIAL EXAMINATION 4 1 03/02/2009 03/07/2009 X02379 GRAND GULF-INITIAL EXAM (08/2008) 95001 - 95001 SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION 1 1 02/02/2009 04/03/2009 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area RP-ORS4 - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY - ACCESS 1 1 06/08/2009 06/12/2009 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1 06/08/2009 06/12/2009 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 1 06/08/2009 06/12/2009 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification REQUAL - BIENNIAL REQUAL 3 1 08/17/2009 08/21/2009 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program RPTEAM - RADIATION SAFETY TEAM INSPECTION 4 1 08/17/2009 08/21/2009 IP 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 1 08/17/2009 08/21/2009 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1 08/17/2009 08/21/2009 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1 08/17/2009 08/21/2009 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 1 08/17/2009 08/21/2009 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program PSB2-52B - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4 1 10/26/2009 10/30/2009 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 1 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems RP-ORS5 - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATON SAFETY 1 1 11/30/2009 12/04/2009 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1 11/30/2009 12/04/2009 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 1 11/30/2009 12/04/2009 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification EB2-07T - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1 01/11/2010 01/15/2010 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance EB1-17 - 50.59 AND MODS 3 1 02/01/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7111117 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 4 1 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 X02440 INITIAL EXAM-GG (04/2010) 1 04/05/2010 04/05/2010 X02440 INITIAL EXAM-GG (04/2010)

EP-1 - BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Grand Gulf 02/23/2009 12:42:10 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2009 - 06/30/2010 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EP-1 - BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System EB1 08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 05/03/2010 05/21/2010 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.