ML12248A343
| ML12248A343 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  (NPF-003) |
| Issue date: | 09/04/2012 |
| From: | Jamnes Cameron NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B6 |
| To: | Allen B FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML12248A343 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 4, 2012 Mr. Barry Allen Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State Route 2, Mail Stop A-DB-3080 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION
Dear Mr. Allen:
On August 7, 2012, the NRC staff completed its mid-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 July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This assessment reflects the integration of the Security Cornerstone into the Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program.
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.
Performance at the Davis-Besse Power Plant during the assessment period demonstrated improvement in the area of human performance. Although the total number of findings with documented cross-cutting aspects in human performance remained at 11 from the previous assessment period, the number of findings in H.2(c) has decreased from 5 to 3, and the NRC is confident that current corrective actions, if correctly implemented and sustained, will mitigate the human performance cross-cutting findings. Therefore, the substantive cross-cutting issue in H.2(c) in human performance will be closed.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2013.
Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.
The inspections listed during the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence. The NRC
B. Allen also plans on performing special and infrequently performed inspections: Inspection Procedure 60854.1, Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants, Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/187, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns, and TI 2515/188, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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), 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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630-829-9833 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jamnes L. Cameron, Chief Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3
Enclosure:
Davis-Besse Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ TM
B. Allen also plans on performing special and infrequently performed inspections: Inspection Procedure 60854.1, Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants, Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/187, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns, and TI 2515/188, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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), 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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630-829-9833 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jamnes L. Cameron, Chief Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3
Enclosure:
Davis-Besse Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ TM DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRPIII\\1-Secy\\1-Work In Progress\\2012 MOC Letters\\Davis-Besse 2012 MOC Letter to Licensee.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 PSmagacz:dtp JCameron DATE 08/21/12 08/23/12 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to B. Allen from J. Cameron dated September 4, 2012.
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION DISTRIBUTION:
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Page 1 of 2 Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Davis-Besse Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 TI-187
- TI-187 FLOODING WALKDOWN 2
IP Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns 2515/187 07/01/2012 12/30/2012 BI CDBI
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 6
IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 08/13/2012 09/14/2012 TI-188
- TI-188 SEISMIC WALKDOWN 2
IP Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns 2515/187 07/02/2012 12/31/2012 INSP
- SHIELD BLDG CRACKING FOLLOWUP AS NEEDED 1
IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152 09/01/2012 12/31/2012 TI-177
- TI-2515/177 - GAS VOIDING IN ECCS PIPING 2
IP Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 2515/177 10/15/2012 11/02/2012 ISFSI
- ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 1
IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 10/01/2012 11/30/2012 STRIKE
- STRIKE CONTINGENCY - OPS/MAINT/RP 3
IP Licensee Strike Contingency Plans 92709 10/15/2012 11/01/2012 BI OLRQ
- BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2
IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 BI FIRE
- FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION & BAG TRIP 3
IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T 02/25/2013 03/29/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 01/07/2013 01/11/2013 INSP
- SHIELD BLDG CRACKING FOLLOWUP AS NEEDED 1
IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152 01/01/2013 06/30/2013 TI INSP
- TI 182 BURIED PIPING PHSE 2 1
IP Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping 2515/182 01/28/2013 02/01/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 02/25/2013 03/01/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 BI EPX
- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2
IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 05/13/2013 05/17/2013
Page 2 of 2 Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Davis-Besse Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 71151-BI01 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 OL PREP
- DAVIS-BESSE INIT PREP - 05/2013 3
OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 MAY-JUNE - DAVIS-BESSE W90284 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 OL EXAM
- DAVIS-BESSE INIT EXAM - 06/2013 3
OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 MAY-JUNE - DAVIS-BESSE W90284 06/03/2013 06/14/2013 BI PI&R
- BIENNIAL PI&R TEAM INSPECTION 4
IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 10/07/2013 10/25/2013 INSP
- STEAM GENERATOR REPLACEMENT INSPECTION 2
IP Steam Generator Replacement Inspection 50001 08/26/2013 12/31/2013 BI HP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 11/04/2013 11/08/2013 BI OLRQ
- REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION 1
IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program - Annual Review 7111111A 11/11/2013 11/15/2013