IR 05000271/2012001

Annual Assessment Letter for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Report 05000271/2012001)

ML13059A285
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	03/04/2013
From:	Bellamy R NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:	Wamser C Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
IR-12-001
Download: ML13059A285 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 4, 2013

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000271/2012001)

Dear Mr. Wamser:

On February 14, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, Vermont Yankee operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Vermont Yankee during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all performance indicators demonstrated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e, green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Reactor Oversight Process baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2014. 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. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants, IP 92702, Follow-up on Corrective Actions for Violations and Deviations, IP 92709, Licensee Strike Contingency Plans, and Temporary Instruction (TI) 182, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks. 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. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 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 the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and 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 feel free to contact me at (610)337-5200 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ronald R. Bellamy, Branch Chief Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-271 License No.: DPR-28 Enclosure: Inspection Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

ML13059A285 Non-Sensitive Publicly Available SUNSI Review Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME TSetzer RBellamy DATE 02/26/13 03/04/13

Page 1 of 2 Vermont Yankee 02/26/2013 13:59:14 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TI-187 - FLOODING WALKDOWNS 1 1 01/01/2013 04/02/2013 IP 2515/187 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns 71124 - HP 1 1 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 03/25/2013 03/29/2013 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 71124.07 - REMP 1 1 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 60855 - ISFSI OPERATIONAL INSPECTION 1 1 04/25/2013 04/26/2013 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 04/25/2013 04/26/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 92702 - QA/QC CONFIRMATORY ORDER 2 1 05/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations PI&R - PI&R TEAM INSPECTION 7 1 06/10/2013 06/14/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 1 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation EP EX - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 6 1 06/03/2013 06/07/2013 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 71124 - HP 1 1 07/08/2013 07/12/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 07/08/2013 07/12/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 07/08/2013 07/12/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment TI 182 - DEGRAD UNDERGROUND PIPING - PHASE 2 1 1 07/15/2013 07/19/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping 71124 - HP 1 1 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Vermont Yankee 02/26/2013 13:59:14 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TRI FI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

2/10EXAM - VY INITIAL EXAM 3 1 01/13/2014 01/17/2014 U01897 FY14-VERMONT YANKEE INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 02/10/2014 02/14/2014 U01897 FY14-VERMONT YANKEE INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 71124.06 - RETS & RAD SAFETY PI VERIFICATION 1 1 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71124 - HP 1 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment EP PROG - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 71124 - HP 1 1 04/21/2014 04/25/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/21/2014 04/25/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 04/21/2014 04/25/2014 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation CDBI - CDBI 7 1 05/05/2014 05/09/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 05/19/2014 05/23/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 06/02/2014 06/06/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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