IR 05000336/2011001

Unit 3 Annual Assessment Letter (Report 05000336/2011001)

ML12061A240
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	John Tappert Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Heacock D Dominion Resources
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ML12058A411	List: IR 05000336/2011001 ML12074A083 ML12093A083 ML12093A096 ML12115A107 ML12115A116
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UNITED STATES rch 5, 2012

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR MILLSTONE POWER STATION UNIT 2 AND UNIT 3 (REPORT 05000336/2011001 AND 05000423/2011001)

Dear Mr. Heacock:

On February 14, 2012, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff completed its end-of-cycle performance review of the Millstone Power Station Units 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. This letter informs you of the NRCs 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 NRCs assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined the performance at Millstone 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 based on one finding originating in the second quarter of 2011 having low to moderate safety significance (White) in the Initiating Events Cornerstone. This finding involves the failure of Unit 2 Millstone personnel to carry out their assigned roles and responsibilities and inadequate reactivity management during main turbine control valve testing, which contributed to an unintended eight percent reactor power transient (88 percent to 96 percent) on February 12, 2011.

As a result of our review of Millstone Power Station Unit 2 performance, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection using NRC Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, when your staff has notified us of your readiness for this inspection. This inspection procedure is conducted to provide assurance that the root cause and contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of condition is identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.

The NRC determined the performance at Millstone Unit 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs 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 Millstone Unit 3. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2013. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to the baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/182, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping, in July 2012. 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs 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 the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access Management 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 Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy at (610) 337-5200 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John R. Tappert, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-336, 50-423 License No. DPR-65, NPF-49 Enclosure: Millstone Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

ML12061A240 Non-Sensitive Publicly Available SUNSI Review Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME TSetzer RBellamy JTappert DATE 02/28/12 02/28/12 02/28/12

Page 1 of 2 Millstone 02/28/2012 11:00:18 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EP - EP ANNUAL REPORT 4 2, 3 06/30/2012 12/31/2012 IP 7111406 Drill Evaluation TI-177 - MANAGING GAS ACCUMULATION IN ECCS 3 2, 3 01/30/2012 02/03/2012 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 71124 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 2, 3 02/27/2012 03/02/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 02/27/2012 03/02/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2, 3 02/27/2012 03/02/2012 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment INSP - OPERATION OF AN ISFSI 1 2, 3 04/01/2012 08/30/2012 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 7111121 - CDBI 9 2, 3 04/16/2012 04/20/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 2, 3 04/30/2012 05/04/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 2, 3 05/07/2012 05/11/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection EP EX - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 5 2, 3 06/21/2012 08/28/2012 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 2, 3 08/19/2012 08/24/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification TI 182 - DEGRADATION OF UNDERGROUND PIPING 1 2, 3 07/09/2012 07/13/2012 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping 71152B - PI&R 5 2, 3 07/16/2012 07/20/2012 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 2 07/30/2012 08/03/2012 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 71124 - RADWASTE 1 2, 3 07/23/2012 07/27/2012 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 7111111B - MS2 ON-SITE REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS 2 2 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71124 - HP INSTRUMENTATION 1 2, 3 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 7111108P - UNIT 2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 10/15/2012 10/26/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 71124 - OCC RADIATION SAFETY 1 3 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 2, 3 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Millstone 02/28/2012 11:00:18 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71124 - OCC RADIATION SAFETY 1 2, 3 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2, 3 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2, 3 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 71124 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 2, 3 11/04/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 11/04/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2, 3 11/04/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2, 3 11/04/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment MODS - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 3 2, 3 01/28/2013 02/01/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 2, 3 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications EP PROGR - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 2, 3 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 2, 3 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 2, 3 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 2 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111108P - U3 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 3 04/15/2013 04/26/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 71124 - OCC RADIATION SAFETY 1 2, 3 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124 - RADIO EFFLUENTS 1 2, 3 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124 - REMP 1 2, 3 05/20/2013 05/24/2013 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.