ML112420819
| ML112420819 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2011 |
| From: | Mel Gray Reactor Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Bronson K Entergy Nuclear Northeast |
| Gray, Mel NRC/RGNI/DRP/PB2/610-337-5209 | |
| References | |
| IR-11-006 | |
| Download: ML112420819 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGU LATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406.1415 t*+
September 1, 20IL Mr. Kevin Bronson Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Northeast James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093
SUBJECT:
MID.CYCLE LETTER FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000333/201 1 006)
Dear Mr. Bronson:
On August 11, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff completed its mid-cycle performance review of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick). The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (Pls) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011. 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 the performance at FitzPatrick 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 Pls 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 enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31,2012.
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 end-of-cycle performance review. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure (lP) 71003, "Post-Approval Site lnspection for License Renewal," during your next refueling outage. We also plan to conduct independent spent fuel storage installation (lSFSI) inspections using Inspection Procedure 60855.1, "Operation of an ISFSI at Operating Plants." 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.
ln the days following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan, the Commission directed the staff to establish a senior-level agency task force to conduct a methodical and systematic review of the NRC's processes and regulations to determine whether the agency should make additional improvements to its regulatory system. The NRC has since completed Temporary Instruction (Tl) 183, "Follow-up to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event," and Tl-184, "Availability and Readiness Inspection of Severe Accident Management Guidelines
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(SAMGS)" at your facility. Results of these inspections can be found here:
http://www.nrc.qov/iapan/iapan-activities.html. Additionally, on May 1 1,2011, the Agency issued NRC Bulletin 2011-01, "Mitigating Strategies," to confirm compliance with Order EA-02-026, subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hhx2), and to determine the status of licensee mitigating strategies programs. On July 12,2011, the NRC's Task Force made its recommendations to the Commission in its report, "Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21't Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of lnsights from the Fukushima DaiichiAccident." The NRC is currently reviewing the Task Force's recommendations to determine what additional actions may be warranted.
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.qov/readins-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
lf circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5209 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,lilr Mel Gray, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59
Enclosure:
JamesA. FitzPatrick Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ
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(sAMGs)" at your facility. Results of these inspections can be found here:
.Additionally,onMay11,2o11,theAgencyissued NRC Buffetin 2A11-01, "Mitigating Strategies," to confirm iompliance witn OrOer en-OZ-02A, subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 cFR 50.s4inrrxz), and to determine the status of licensee mitigating strategies programs. On July 12, 201t,'tfre'NnC's Task Force made its recommendations to the Commission in its report, "Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21't Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima DaiichiAccident." The NRC is currently reviewing the Task Force's r6commendations to determine what additional actions may be warranted.
f n 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 hitp://www.nrc.sovireadinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
lf circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5209 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59
Enclosure:
James A. FitzPatrick Distribution w/encl:
W. Dean, RA D. Lew, DRA D. Roberts, DRP J. Clifford, DRP C. Miller, DRS P. Wilson, DRS J. McHale, Rl OEDO M. Gray, DRP Sincerely, IRAI Mel Gray, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects I nspection/Activity Plan B. Bickett, DRP S. McCarver, DRP M. Jennerich, DRP E. Knutson. DRP. SRI S. Rutenkroger, DRP, Rl K. Kolek, Resident OA DRS Branch Chiefs (6)
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- PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS lp 7111,11711 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications lp 7111,111I Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 71124
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. HP.ACCESS CONTROL lP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls lP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls lP 71 124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation lP 7'1l124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 71003
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