IR 05000397/2023006
| ML24047A315 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/2024 |
| From: | Geoffrey Miller NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/PBA |
| To: | Schuetz R Energy Northwest |
| References | |
| IR 2023006 | |
| Download: ML24047A315 (6) | |
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February 28, 2024
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000397/2023006)
Dear Robert Schuetz:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Columbia Generating Station, reviewing performance indicators, inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. 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 baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program
- Operations Phase.
The NRC determined the performance at Columbia Generating Station during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column, the second highest performance column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix. This conclusion was based on two inspection findings having low-to-moderate safety significance (i.e., White) in the Occupational Radiation Safety Cornerstone originating in the fourth quarter of 2021, and all performance indicators within the expected range (i.e., Green). This was a change in Action Matrix status from the Licensee Response Column since the end of the previous assessment period. The NRC informed you of this change when each White finding was issued (Follow-up Assessment Letter dated June 1, 2023, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23111A237) and Follow-up Assessment Letter dated November 1, 2023 (ML23276B477)).
Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2 (Regulatory Response) Inputs. This inspection procedure is conducted to provide assurance that the root cause and contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of condition and the extent of cause are identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence. On December 14, 2023, you notified the NRC of your readiness for the supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the performance issues. Therefore, the NRC scheduled this supplemental inspection for March 4-8, 2024. The NRC completed preparation for the direct onsite inspection and had a significant concern regarding your readiness for the inspection since thorough problem identification, causal analysis, and corrective action plans to prevent recurrence had not been completed. Per Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Appendix B, Section 08.01, the NRC notified you on February 22, 2024, to offer you the opportunity to defer the supplemental inspection to a later date. Accordingly, the supplemental inspection will be deferred pending your notification of readiness to the NRC when you determine that your evaluation is documented with enough rigor and detail to enable NRC inspectors to satisfy supplemental inspection procedure objectives and requirements.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2025.
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.
During the 2023 biennial problem identification and resolution inspection, the NRC identified a chilled work environment in the Operations Department. The Regional Administrator has authorized completing inspection procedure 93100, Safety-Conscious Work Environment Issue of Concern Follow-up, to review your efforts to address this issue. The NRC will contact your staff to schedule this inspection.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390 of the NRCs Rules 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 component of NRC's document system ADAMS. The ADAMS link is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact Patricia Vossmar at 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely, Geoffrey B. Miller, Director Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket No. 05000397 License No. NPF-21 Enclosure:
Inspection Plan cc w/ encl: Distribution via LISTSERV Hay, Michael signing on behalf of Miller, Geoffrey on 02/28/24
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Site Inspection Activity Plan 07200035 - Columbia Generating Station (ISFSI)
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count ISFSI Security Inspection (IP 81311)
7/15/2024 7/19/2024 IP 81311 001006 Physical Security Requirements for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Prepared on 2/26/2024 8:19:31 AM 1 of 3
Site Inspection Activity Plan Columbia Generating Station 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Security Equipment (.04), Security Training (.07)
2 3/11/2024 3/15/2024 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance
3/11/2024 3/15/2024 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training EP Exercise & PI Inspection (2024) - CGS
2 3/25/2024 3/29/2024 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation
3/25/2024 3/29/2024 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
3/25/2024 3/29/2024 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS - CGS
2 4/8/2024 4/12/2024 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing
4/29/2024 5/3/2024 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing RP 6,7
2 6/10/2024 6/14/2024 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment
6/10/2024 6/14/2024 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Cyber Security - CGS
2 6/24/2024 6/28/2024 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity Security Access Control (.02), Security Plan Changes (.09), Security PIV (71151)
2 7/15/2024 7/19/2024 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control
7/15/2024 7/19/2024 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes
7/15/2024 7/19/2024 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification RP 1,4,PI
2 7/29/2024 8/2/2024 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls
7/29/2024 8/2/2024 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment
7/29/2024 8/2/2024 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Fire Protection Inspection - CGS
2 8/12/2024 8/16/2024 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
8/26/2024 8/30/2024 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
CGS 2025 INITIAL EXAM
2 12/8/2024 12/14/2024 OV 000956 FB-OR-ONSITE VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)
1/12/2025 1/18/2025 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)
EP 2025 Program Inspection - CGS
2 2/3/2025 2/7/2025 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing
2/3/2025 2/7/2025 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System
2/3/2025 2/7/2025 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Prepared on 2/26/2024 8:19:31 AM 2 of 3
Site Inspection Activity Plan
2/3/2025 2/7/2025 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness
2/3/2025 2/7/2025 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Inservice Inspection - CGS
2 4/14/2025 4/23/2025 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)
2 5/19/2025 5/23/2025 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls
5/19/2025 5/23/2025 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation
5/19/2025 5/23/2025 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification CGS 2025 Biennial PI&R
2 7/28/2025 8/1/2025 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution
8/11/2025 8/15/2025 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution License Renewal-CGS 71003 (Phase 3)
2 8/17/2025 8/23/2025 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal Security Access Control (71130.02), Security Plan Changes (71130.09), PIV (71151)
2 8/18/2025 8/22/2025 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control
8/18/2025 8/22/2025 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes
8/18/2025 8/22/2025 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification MC&A - CGS
2 9/8/2025 9/12/2025 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)
CGS 2025 BRQ
2 9/21/2025 9/27/2025 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance Security Protective Strategy (71130.05) and Target Sets (71130.14)
2 10/6/2025 10/10/2025 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation
10/6/2025 10/10/2025 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets Age-Related Degradation Inspection - Columbia Generating Station
2 10/20/2025 10/24/2025 IP 71111.21N.04 001832 Age-Related Degradation
11/3/2025 11/7/2025 IP 71111.21N.04 001832 Age-Related Degradation RP 5,8 - CGS
2 11/3/2025 11/7/2025 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation
11/3/2025 11/7/2025 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation Prepared on 2/26/2024 8:19:31 AM 3 of 3