IR 05000244/2009001

IR 05000244-09-001, Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Annual Assessment Letter, Dated 03/04/09

ML090630538
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	03/04/2009
From:	Glenn Dentel Reactor Projects Branch 1
To:	John Carlin Ginna
Dentel, G RGN-I/DRP/BR1/610-337-5233
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 4, 2009

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - R. E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000244/2009001)

Dear Mr. Carlin:

On February 9, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) 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 Information will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Ginna 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 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.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2010. In addition to baseline inspections, we plan on conducting an independent spent fuel storage installation inspection and a license renewal commitments inspection. 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 me at 610-337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Original Signed By:

Glenn T. Dentel, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-18 cc w/encl:

M. J. Wallace, Vice - President, Constellation Energy B. Barron, President, CEO & Chief Nuclear Officer, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC P. Eddy, Electric Division, NYS Department of Public Service C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law C. Fleming, Esquire, Senior Counsel, Nuclear Generation, Constellation Nuclear Energy Nuclear Group, LLC D. Wilson, Director, Licensing, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority F, Murray, President & CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority G. Bastedo, Director, Wayne County Emergency Management Office M. Meisenzahl, Administrator, Monroe County, Office of Emergency Preparedness T. Judson, Central New York Citizens Awareness Network 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 me at 610-337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Original Signed By:

Glenn T. Dentel, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-18 Distribution w/encl: J. Hawkins, DRP DRS Deputy Director S. Collins, RA K. Kolaczyk, DRP, SRI DRS Branch Chiefs M. Dapas, DRA M. Marshfield, DRP, RI L. Scholl, DRS D. Lew, DRP M. Rose, DRP, Resident D. Silk, DRS J. Clifford, DRP OA J. Trapp, DRS S. Campbell, RI OEDO Region I Docket Room D. Screnci, PAO R. Nelson, NRR (with concurrences) N. Sheehan, PAO D. V. Pickett, PM, NRR ROPreports@nrc.gov R. Barkley, ORA B. Vaidya, PM, NRR RidsNrrDirslpabResources G. Dentel, DRP @nrc.gov N. Perry, DRP DRS Director SUNSI Review Complete: GTD (Reviewer=s Initials)

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRP\BRANCH1\ROP 9 AA Letters\Ginna AA Ltr 2-5-09.doc After declaring this document AAn Official Agency Record@ it will/will not 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 NAME JHawkins/jrh GDentel/gtd DATE 02/23/09 02/23/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Page 1 of 2 Ginna 03/03/2009 09:08:44 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2009 - 06/30/2010 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 7111111B - BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION 3 1 01/12/2009 01/16/2009 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7112103 - OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1 1 04/13/2009 04/17/2009 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment EP EXER - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION & PI VERIFICATION 2 1 05/03/2009 05/09/2009 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1 05/03/2009 05/09/2009 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 05/03/2009 05/09/2009 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71003 - LR COMMITMENTS INSP - NON-OUTAGE 4 1 05/04/2009 05/08/2009 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 1 05/18/2009 05/22/2009 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 06/01/2009 06/05/2009 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1 06/01/2009 06/05/2009 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 1 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 1 09/14/2009 09/25/2009 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 1 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISFSI - ISFSI WELD - PAD DEMO 2 1 10/19/2009 10/30/2009 IP 60854 Preoperational Testing Of An ISFSI TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 11/02/2009 11/06/2009 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

71121 - OCC RADIATION SAFETY 1 1 01/11/2010 01/15/2010 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1 01/11/2010 01/15/2010 IP 7112102-7112102R ALARA - Required This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Ginna 03/03/2009 09:08:44 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2009 - 06/30/2010 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EP PROG - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 02/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 02/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 1 02/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 02/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1 02/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1 02/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 1 02/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 6/21EXAM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 5 1 05/24/2010 05/28/2010 U01766 FY10 - GINNA INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 06/21/2010 07/02/2010 U01766 FY10 - GINNA INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 71122.02 - RAD MATERIAL PROCESSING AND TRANSPORT 1 1 04/05/2010 04/09/2010 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 71152B - PI&R 4 1 05/24/2010 05/28/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 1 06/07/2010 06/11/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 2515/173 - INDUSTRY GROUND WATER INITIATIVE 1 1 06/21/2010 06/25/2010 IP 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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