IR 05000346/2011007

Annual Assessment Letter for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (05000346/2011007)

ML12065A117
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	Stephanie West Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Allen B FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-11-007
Download: ML12065A117 (6)

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UNITED STATES rch 5, 2012

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT 1 (05000346/2011007)

Dear Mr. Allen:

On February 15, 2012, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. 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 that overall, Davis-Besse operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Davis-Besse during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs 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. In addition to the ROP baseline, inspections are planned for Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/182 Phase I, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping, TI 2515/177, Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems, and Inspection Procedure (IP) 71007, Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection.

The NRC identifies substantive cross-cutting issues (SCCIs) to communicate a concern with the licensees performance in a cross-cutting area and to encourage the licensee to take appropriate actions before more significant performance issues emerge. The NRC identified a cross-cutting theme in the Resources component of the Human Performance cross-cutting area.

Specifically, five findings were identified with the cross-cutting aspect of Documentation and Procedures H.2(c). The NRC determined that an SCCI exists because the NRC has a concern with your staffs scope of effort and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme. In particular, corrective actions taken in 2010 regarding H.2(c) events appear to have been ineffective. Similarly, a limited apparent cause evaluation focusing on H.2(c) completed in August 2011 did not identify any common causes and recommended no additional corrective actions be taken. The human performance substantive cross-cutting issue in the H.2(c) aspect will remain open until the number of findings in the H.2(c) aspect is reduced and you demonstrate the implementation of effective corrective actions that result in sustained performance improvement in the human performance area.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2013.

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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be 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 Jamnes Cameron at 630-829-9833 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA by Gary L. Shear for/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-346 License Nos. NPF-3 Enclosure: Davis-Besse Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

Page 1 of 2 Davis-Besse Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TI-182 - TI-2515/182 PHASE I - BURIED PIPING 1 01/09/2012 01/11/2012 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping HEAD - CONTINUATION OF HEAD REPLACEMENT INSPECT 4 01/01/2012 02/29/2012 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/09/2012 01/13/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 01/09/2012 01/13/2012 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation SB R/C - SHIELD BUILDING CRACKING ROOT CAUSE INSP 4 02/21/2012 07/27/2012 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection BI EPR - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 1 03/26/2012 03/30/2012 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 03/26/2012 03/30/2012 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 03/26/2012 03/30/2012 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 03/26/2012 03/30/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification BI ISI - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 05/06/2012 06/04/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 05/14/2012 05/18/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 05/14/2012 05/18/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent BI CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 6 08/13/2012 09/14/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 08/20/2012 08/24/2012 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 08/20/2012 08/24/2012 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 1 10/01/2012 11/30/2012 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

Page 2 of 2 Davis-Besse Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TI-177 - TI-2515/177 - GAS VOIDING IN ECCS PIPING 2 10/15/2012 11/02/2012 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System STRIKE - STRIKE CONTINGENCY - OPS/MAINT/RP 3 10/15/2012 11/01/2012 IP 92709 Licensee Strike Contingency Plans BI OLRQ - BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program BI FIRE - FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION & BAG TRIP 3 02/25/2013 03/29/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/07/2013 01/11/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation BI EPX - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent OL PREP - DAVIS-BESSE INIT PREP - 05/2013 3 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 W90284 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 MAY-JUNE - DAVIS-BESSE OL EXAM - DAVIS-BESSE INIT EXAM - 06/2013 3 06/03/2013 06/14/2013 W90284 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 MAY-JUNE - DAVIS-BESSE