ML092920331
| ML092920331 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/2009 |
| From: | Boland A Division of Reactor Safety III |
| To: | Schwarz C Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| References | |
| EA-07-255, EA-08-195, IR-09-405 | |
| Download: ML092920331 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION October 19, 2009 EA-07-255 EA-08-195 Mr. Christopher J. Schwarz Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT NRC SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION REPORT 05000255/2009405(DRS)
Dear Mr. Schwarz:
On September 4, 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff completed a supplemental inspection at your Palisades Nuclear Plant. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed at the exit meeting on September 4, 2009 with you and other members of your staff. The NRC was informed of your readiness for the inspection on April 15, 2009.
As required by the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix, this supplemental inspection was conducted to provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of the events resulting in a Greater then Green finding were understood, to independently assess the extent of condition and extent of cause, and to provide assurance that the corrective actions for significant performance issues were sufficient to address the root causes and contributing causes, and to prevent recurrence. The inspection consisted of plant walkdowns, a selected examination of representative records, and interviews with personnel.
Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system, ADAMS. The NRCs document system, ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). However, because of the security-related concerns contained in the enclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, a copy of this letters enclosure will not be available for public inspection.
Enclosure contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information. When separated from enclosure, this transmittal document is decontrolled.
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION C. Schwarz Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anne Boland, Director Division of Reactor Safety Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III Docket No. 50-255;72-007 License No. DPR-20 Nonpublic
Enclosure:
Inspection Report 05000255/2009405(DRS) w/
Attachment:
Supplemental Information cc w/encl:
S. Coker (NSIR/DSO/DDSO)
T. Strong, State Liaison Officer cc w/o encl:
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Susan Bagley RidsNrrDorlLpl3-1 RidsNrrPMPalisades Resource RidsNrrDirsIpob Resource Cynthia Pederson Steven Orth Jared Heck Allan Barker DRPIII DRSIII Patricia Buckley Tammy Tomczak ROPreports Resource OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION C. Schwarz Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anne Boland, Director Division of Reactor Safety Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III Docket No. 50-255;72-007 License No. DPR-20 Nonpublic
Enclosure:
Inspection Report 05000255/2009405(DRS) w/
Attachment:
Supplemental Information cc w/encl:
S. Coker (NSIR/DSO/DDSO)
T. Strong, State Liaison Officer cc w/o encl:
Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:
Susan Bagley RidsNrrDorlLpl3-1 RidsNrrPMPalisades Resource RidsNrrDirsIpob Resource Cynthia Pederson Steven Orth Jared Heck Allan Barker DRPIII DRSIII Patricia Buckley Tammy Tomczak ROPreports Resource DOCUMENT NAME: PALISADES 2009-405 SUPPLEMENTAL 95002 IR COVER LTR.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 RIII NAME JMaynen:co/ls DFunk EDuncan ABoland DATE 10/08/09 10/09/09 10/15/09 10/19/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION