IR 05000280/2011007

Annual Assessment Letter for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2 - Report 05000280-11-007 and 05000281-11-007

ML120650615
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	Gerald Mccoy NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	Heacock D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
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ML120650611	List: IR 05000280/2011007 ML120650618
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IR-11-007
Download: ML120650615 (5)

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March 5, 2012

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SURRY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REPORT 05000280/2011007 AND 05000281/2011007

Dear Mr. Heacock:

On February 15, 2012, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2 The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined that overall, Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's 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.

Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response Column he NRC has not yet finalized the significance of a Finding (FIN)5000281/2011005-02, Failure to Conduct Reviews of the Vendor Technical Manual for the RCS Standpipe. The final safety significance determination may affect the NRC's assessment of plant performance and the enclosed inspection plan.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2013. 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. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for VEPCO 2 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.

We also plan on conducting several non-ROP inspections which include: Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping, Post Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, and Operating License Initial Exam.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 (PARS) component of 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 contact me at 404-997-4551 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-280, 50-281 License Nos.: DPR-32, DPR-37 Enclosure: Surry Inspection / Activity Plan (03/01/2012 - 06/30/2013)

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Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq. Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Tom Huber Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Innsbrook Technical Center Electronic Mail Distribution Ginger L. Rutherford Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution

Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P.O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209

Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Senior Resident Inspector Surry Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5850 Hog Island Rd Surry, VA 23883 Michael M. Cline,Director Virginia Department of Emergency Services Management Electronic Mail Distribution

VEPCO 4 Letter to David from Gerald J. McCoy dated March 5, 2012 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SURRY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REPORT 05000280/2011007 AND 05000281/2011007

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