ML110630337
| ML110630337 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2011 |
| From: | McCoy G J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5 |
| To: | Heacock D A Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO) |
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| Download: ML110630337 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000338/2011001
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March 4, 2011
Mr. David President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR NORTH ANNA POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000338/2011001 AND 05000339/2011001)
Dear Mr. Heacock:
On February 10, 2011, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of North Anna Power Station Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan. The NRC determined that overall, North Anna Power Station Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at North Anna Power Station Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.
The NRC determined the performance at North Anna Power Station Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because the performance indicator for Unplanned Power Changes per 7000 Critical Hours) degraded to White during the second quarter of the assessment period due to 4 reactor trips in the last 4 quarters. Your staff completed a causal evaluation to address the White Performance Indicator for North Anna Power Station Unit 2. In response, the NRC performed a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, the results of which will be documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000339/2011009. The NRC also completed a regulatory performance meeting in accordance with Inspector Manual Chapter 0305, to formally close out the supplemental inspections since the above performance indicator had returned to a Green status by the end of the fourth quarter, 2010.
VEPCO 2 The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2012. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.
We also plan on conducting non-ROP inspections for: Operator Licensing Exams; and TI 2515/177 - Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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). Please contact me at 404-997-4551 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,/RA/
Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-338, 50-339 License Nos.: NPF-4, NPF-7
Enclosure:
North Anna Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl. (See page 3)
VEPCO 2 The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2012. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. We also plan on conducting non-ROP inspections for: Operator Licensing Exams; and TI 2515/177 - Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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). Please contact me at 404-997-4551 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,/RA/ Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-338, 50-339 License Nos.: NPF-4, NPF-7
Enclosure:
North Anna Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl. (See page 3)
X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: X Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_Letter: ML110630337 Pkg.: ML110630333__________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JSD JTR via email GJM1 NAME JDodson JReece GMcCoy DATE 03/01/2011 02/22/2011 03/01/2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: S:\DRP\PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS & REPORTS\EOC & MID-CYCLE\2010\END OF CYCLE\INPUTS\RPB5\NORTH ANNA\NA 2010 EOC LETTER.DOCX VEPCO 3 cc w/encl: Daniel G. Stoddard Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Fred Mladen Director, Station Safety & Licensing Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution N. L. Lane Site Vice President North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric & Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.
Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Executive Vice President Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Electronic Mail Distribution Ginger L. Melton Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 490 Mineral, VA 23117 Michael M. Cline Director Virginia Department of Emergency Services Management Electronic Mail Distribution County Administrator Louisa County P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093 Michael Crist Plant Manager North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric & Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution VEPCO 4 Letter to David from Gerald J. McCoy dated March 4, 2011
SUBJECT: END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - NORTH ANNA POWER STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000338/2011001 AND 05000339/2011001) Distribution w/encl: C. Evans, RII EICS L. Douglas, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMNorthAnna Resource ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)