IR 05000266/2017006

Annual Assessment Letter for Point Beach Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000266/2017006 and 05000301/2017006)

ML18058B360
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	03/02/2018
From:	Jamnes Cameron Reactor Projects Region 3 Branch 4
To:	Craven R Point Beach
Shared Package
ML18057B065	List: IR 05000266/2017006 ML18121A314 ML18121A339
References
IR 2017006
Download: ML18058B360 (7)

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UNITED STATES rch 2, 2018

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000266/2017006 AND 05000301/2017006)

Dear Mr. Craven:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. 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 concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the 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, 2019. This updated inspection plan now includes planned security inspections which were formerly transmitted under separate correspondence. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

The enclosed inspection includes, among other things, a biennial Problem Identification and Resolution team inspection in August 2018. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with NRC inspection procedure (IP) 71152, Problem Identification and Resolution. A triennial team inspection will be conducted in September 2018 using IP 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests and Experiments. This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Please contact me at 630-829-9833 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jamnes Cameron, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 Enclosure:

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