ML100610239

EOC Annual Assessment, Inspection/Activity Plan

ML100610239
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	03/03/2010
From:	Stephanie West Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Allen B FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 March 3, 2010 Mr. Barry Allen Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State Route 2, Mail Stop A-DB-3080 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (05000346/2010001)

Dear Mr. Allen:

On February 11, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 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.

Overall, Davis-Besse 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 NRC=s Action Matrix, based on one finding associated with the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone being classified as having low to moderate safety significance (White). This White finding, from the fourth quarter of 2009, involved your failure to classify an actual Alert in a timely manner during a June 2009 switchyard event.

Therefore, we plan to conduct Supplemental Inspection 95001 in addition to baseline inspection activities based on your current placement in the Action Matrix. When we are notified by your staff of your readiness for the NRC to conduct a supplemental inspection, we will schedule a 95001 inspection to facilitate the review of actions you have taken to address the White finding. We also plan on conducting several special and infrequently performed Inspection Procedures (IPs) which include: IP 60855.1, "Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants"; IP 92709, "Licensee Plans for Coping with Strikes"; and IP 71002, "License Renewal."

B. Allen The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security scheduled through June 30, 2011. 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 9 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 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 Jamnes Cameron at 630-829-9833 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3

Enclosure:

Davis-Besse Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

Davis-Besse Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 02/15/2010 03/05/2010 IP 2515/172 Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 02/15/2010 03/05/2010 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls BI ENG - TRIENNIAL FIRE INS INFO GATHERING TRIP 3 04/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity BI ENG - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 04/26/2010 05/14/2010 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

BI EP - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 04/26/2010 04/30/2010 IP 7111402 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 04/26/2010 04/30/2010 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 04/26/2010 04/30/2010 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 04/26/2010 04/30/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 04/26/2010 04/30/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 04/26/2010 04/30/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System TI - TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/180 1 05/18/2010 05/18/2010 IP 2515/180 Inspection of Procedures and Processes for Managing Fatigue ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION 1 07/01/2010 07/31/2010 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent STRIKE - STRIKE CONTINGENCY - OPS/MAINT/RP 2 10/02/2010 11/01/2010 IP 92709 Licensee Strike Contingency Plans BI OL - LIC. OPERATOR REQUAL. PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

Davis-Besse Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness BI ENG - TRIENNIAL ENGINEERING PERM MODS/50.59 1 01/10/2011 01/28/2011 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/24/2011 01/28/2011 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 01/24/2011 01/28/2011 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 01/24/2011 01/28/2011 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL 71002 4 04/25/2011 05/13/2011 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection BI EP - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 3 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System

B. Allen The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security scheduled through June 30, 2011. 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 9 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 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 Jamnes Cameron at 630-829-9833 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3

Enclosure:

Davis-Besse Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ See Previous Concurrences DOCUMENT NAME: G:\1-Secy\1-Work in Progress\2009 EOC Letters\Davis-Besse EOC 2009 Letter.doc G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G 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 PVoss:dtp* JCameron* SWest DATE 02/22/10 02/22/10 03/03/10 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to B. Allen from S. West dated March 3, 2010.

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (05000346/2010001)

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