ML102440200

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Palisades Nuclear Power Plant

ML102440200
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/01/2010
From:	Khadijah West Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Schwarz C Entergy Nuclear Operations
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 1, 2010 Mr. Christopher J. Schwarz Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Schwarz:

On August 5, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Palisades Nuclear Plant.

Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. 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 Palisades Nuclear Plant was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on one inspection finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone, from the fourth quarter of 2009, which involved degradation of the neutron absorption capability of the Spent Fuel Pool plates. Therefore, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection (95001) in response to the White finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone. By letter dated July 6, 2010, you notified us of your readiness to conduct this supplemental inspection. We are currently working with your staff to schedule this inspection.

This supplemental inspection is in addition to Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2011. We also plan on performing several special and infrequently performed inspections that include: Inspection Procedure (IP) 92709, Licensee Strike Contingency Plans; IP 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, (Phase 1 and 2); IP 92702, Follow up on Traditional Enforcement Actions, Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Orders, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Action Letters; and IP 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at

C. Schwarz Operating Plants. 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 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).

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 Robert J. Orlikowski at 630-829-9753 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255;72-007 License No. DPR-20

Enclosure:

Palisades Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

Palisades Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site ADR - CONFIRMATORY ORDER FOR ADR 1 05/10/2010 12/10/2010 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations BI ENG - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 5 08/16/2010 09/03/2010 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness BI ENG - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 10/04/2010 10/29/2010 IP 2515/172 Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 10/04/2010 10/29/2010 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL 71003 - PHASE 1 2 10/04/2010 10/29/2010 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 10/04/2010 10/08/2010 IP 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 10/04/2010 10/08/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 10/04/2010 10/08/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL 71003 - PHASE 2 2 01/24/2011 02/11/2011 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 02/14/2011 02/18/2011 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation BI EP - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 04/25/2011 04/29/2011 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 04/25/2011 04/29/2011 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 04/25/2011 04/29/2011 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity

Palisades Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 04/25/2011 04/29/2011 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent BI ENG - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 6 06/13/2011 07/15/2011 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 06/13/2011 07/15/2011 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENEDENT 2 08/01/2011 08/31/2011 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 07/25/2011 07/29/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 07/25/2011 07/29/2011 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 07/25/2011 07/29/2011 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 10/31/2011 11/04/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

C. Schwarz Operating Plants. 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 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).

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 Robert J. Orlikowski at 630-829-9753 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255;72-007 License No. DPR-20

Enclosure:

Palisades Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ See Previous Concurrences DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\ALL MOC\midcycle 2010 to 2011\midcycle letters\Palisades 2010 MOC Letter.docx 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 NAME ROrlikowski:dtp SWest DATE 08/26/10 08/27/10 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to C. Schwarz from R. Orlikowski dated September 1, 2010.

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