ML092440230

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, Dated 09/01/09

ML092440230
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	09/01/2009
From:	Clifford J Division Reactor Projects I
To:	John Carlin Ginna
Clifford J
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 September 1, 2009 Mr. John T. Carlin Vice President R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - R. E.

GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Dear Mr. Carlin:

On August 12, 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 July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.

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 Ginna was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on one finding having low to moderate safety significance (White). This finding involved Ginnas inadequate implementation of a preventive maintenance (PM) program for the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater (TDAFW) pump governor that led to a failure of the pump to operate properly during a December 2, 2008, surveillance test. After an additional TDAFW pump failure in May 2009, the NRC initiated a Special Inspection Team (SIT) on June 8, 2009, due to the safety significance associated with multiple failures of the TDAFW pump during surveillance tests. While the SIT inspection was ongoing, the TDAFW pump experienced an additional failure. The SIT inspection was conducted in accordance with the guidance of NRC Inspection Procedure 93812, Special Inspection, and a final exit meeting was conducted on August 27, 2009. The SIT inspection report will be issued within 45 days following the final exit meeting for the inspection. The SIT results will be provided to you in separate correspondence and may result in a change to our assessment of the plants performance and the facility inspection plan.

Based on our current assessment of performance for Ginna, we plan to conduct, in addition to the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility, a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, when your staff notifies us of your readiness for the inspection.

J. Carlin 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2010. In addition to the 95001 supplemental inspection and the baseline inspections, we plan on conducting an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) inspection and a license renewal follow-up 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 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).

As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures as part of our biennial review of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). 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 Glenn Dentel at (610) 337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James W. Clifford, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-18

Enclosure:

R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Inspection/ Activity Plan 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 T. Harding, Director, Licensing, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC A. Peterson, SLO Designee, 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 Management T. Judson, Central New York Citizens Awareness Network

J. Carlin 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2010. In addition to the 95001 supplemental inspection and the baseline inspections, we plan on conducting an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) inspection and a license renewal follow-up 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 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).

As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures as part of our biennial review of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). 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 Glenn Dentel at (610) 337-5233 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James W. Clifford, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-18 Distribution: (via email)

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Page 1 of 2 Ginna 09/01/2009 10:18:39 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 93812 - TDAFW SIT 4 1 06/05/2009 08/28/2009 IP 93812 Special Inspection 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 TI-172 - TI 2515/172 DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS 1 1 09/14/2009 09/25/2009 IP 2515/172 Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 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 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]

71003 - LR FOLLOW-UP 1 1 11/02/2009 11/06/2009 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal CRANE - NEW CRANE INSTALLATION INSPECTION 1 1 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 60853 On-Site Fabrication Of Components And Construction On An ISFSI 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 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 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Ginna 09/01/2009 10:18:39 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 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 ISFSI - ISFSI DRY RUN AND INITIAL LOADING 1 1 04/05/2010 04/16/2010 IP 60854 Preoperational Testing Of An ISFSI ISFSI - ISFSI DRY RUN DEMO 1 1 04/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 60854 Preoperational Testing Of An ISFSI 1 04/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 60854.1 Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants 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 71122.03 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 06/21/2010 06/25/2010 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS/ALARA 1 1 09/27/2010 10/01/2010 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1 09/27/2010 10/01/2010 IP 7112102-7112102R ALARA - Required 1 09/27/2010 10/01/2010 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 9 1 10/11/2010 10/15/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 10/25/2010 11/05/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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