ML18066A669

Advises of Plans for Future Insp Activities at Facility for Opportunity to Prepare for Insps & to Provide Feedback on Any Planned Insps Which May Conflict with Plant Activities

ML18066A669
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/30/1999
From:	Anton Vegel NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Palmisiano T CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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NUDOCS 9910120017
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UNITED STATE.S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

• REGION Ill 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351 September 30, 1999 Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President and General Manager Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Ml 49043-9530

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (PPR) - PALISADES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Dear Mr. Palmisano:

On September 2, 1999, the NRC staff completed the mid-cycle Plant Performance Review (PPR) of the Pali.sades Nuclear Power Plant. The staff conducts these reviews for all operating nuclear power plants to integrate performance information and to plan for inspection activities. The focus of this performance review was to identify changes in performance* over the past 6 months and to allocate inspection resources over the next 7 months.

Our 6-month review of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant identified that your performance in one area warranted increased NRC attention:

In the performance area of Maintenance, examples of recurring equipment problems from the December 1998 outage were identified and were subsequently determined to be maintenance preventable functional. failures.

Therefore, we plan to conduct additional resident inspections beyond the core inspection program over the next 6 months to assess the preparation for and implementation of your refueling outage activities. The inspections will focus on the effectiveness of your maintenance activities to address the reliability of plant e*quipment. contains a historical listing of plant issues, referred to as the Plant Issues Matrix (PIM), that were considered during this PPR process to arrive at an integrated review of licensee performance trends. The PIM includes items summarized from inspection reports or other docketed correspondence between the NRC and the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant from September 1, 1998, through August 31, 1999. As noted above, greater emphasis was placed on those issues identified in the past 6 months during this performance review. The NRC does not attempt to document all aspects of licensee programs and performance that may be functioning appropriately. Rather, the NRC only documents issues that the NRC believes warrant management attention or represent noteworthy aspects of performance.

This letter advises you of our plans for future inspection activities at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to provide us with feedback on any

. planned inspections which may conflict with your plant activities. Enclosure 2 details our 9910120017 990930 PDR ADOCK 05000255 G

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T. Palr;nisano inspection plan through March 2000 to coincide with the scheduled implementation of the revised reactor oversight process in April 2000. *The rationale or basis for each inspection outside the core inspection program is discussed above so that you are aware of the reason for emphasis in these program areas. Resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

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 630-829-9620 with any questions you may have.

Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20

Enclosures:

1. Plant Issues Matrix

2. Inspection Plan See Attached Distribution Sincerely,

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• inspection plan through March 2000 to coincide with the scheduled imp*lementation of the revised reactor oversight process in April 2000. The rationale or basis for each inspection outside the core. inspection program is discussed above so that you are aware of the reason for emphasis in these program areas. Resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

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 630-829-9620 with any questions you may have.

Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20

Enclosures:

1. Plant Issues Matrix

2. Inspection Plan Sincerely,

/s/ T.

Veg~l Anton Vegel, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 cc w/encls:

R. Fenech, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Fossil and Hydro Operations N. Haskell, Director, Licensing R. Whale, Michigan Public Service Commission Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Degartment of Attorney General (Ml)

• Emergency Management Division, Ml Department of State Police DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\PALl\\PPR\\09-02-99 MIDCYCLE LETTER.WPD To receive a copy of this document, Indicate In the b~x ~C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Ccipy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No co OFFICE Riii/DRS NAME Grobe.....sJ-1.('-..

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R. Fenech, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Fossil and Hydro Operations N. Haskell, Director, Licensing R. Wh~le, Michigan Public Service Commission Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Department of Attorney General (Ml)

Emergency Management Division, Ml Department of State Police The Honorable George Sink S. Banninga, City Manager of Bangor The Honorable Ted Johnson G. *Gallagher, City Manager of Hartford The Honorable James Mills A. Vanderberg, City Manager of South Haven

\\ e K. Higgs, Administrator, Allegan County Courthouse D. Haverdink, Allegan County Sheriff Distribution:

CAC (E-Mail)

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B. Brunett, Allegan County Emergency Management Coordinator J. M.. Henry, Berrien County Coordinator R. Kimmerely, Berrien County Sheriff J. Collins, Berrien County Emergency Management

. D. Hanson, Van Buren County Board Chairman D. R. Gribler, Van Buren County Sheriff Sergeant Alaine Svilpe, Van Buren County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator The Honorable Daniel P. Schofield, Jr.

The Honorable Robert Wooley INPO G. Tracy, OEDOw/encls Chief, NRR/DISP/PIPB w/encls T. Boyce, NRR w/encls Project Director, NRR :w/encls Project Mgr., NRR w/encls J. Caldwell, Riii w/encls

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