ML072430948

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Vermont Yankee

ML072430948
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Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	08/31/2007
From:	David Lew Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Ted Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Operations
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROADKING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2007 Mr. Theodore A. Sullivan Site Vice President

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

P.O. Box 0500

185 Old Ferry Road

Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Sullivan:

On August 8, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station for the first half of the calendar year 2007 assessment cycle. Our

technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection

results over the previous twelve months. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at

your facility.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only--Security Information" will include

the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter of 2007 at Vermont Yankee was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on one finding of low to

moderate safety significance (White) in the Public Radiation Safety cornerstone. This finding

involved the shipment of a package of c ontaminated equipment from Vermont Yankee on August 31, 2006, that was not properly prepared and shipped in conformance with the

Department of Transportation radiation level limitations. Although the surface of the package

was not accessible to members of the public, the condition had the potential to adversely affect

personnel receiving the package or responding to an incident involving the package. The NRC

has completed a supplemental inspection in accordance with inspection procedure 95001. The

results of that inspection were provided in NRC Supplemental Inspection Report 05000271/2007009. As a result of that review, this finding will be closed and will no longer be

considered for plant assessment purposes, effective October 1, 2007. Therefore, we plan to

conduct the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2008. In addition to baseline inspections, we plan on

conducting an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) inspection. The inspection

plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability

issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed T. Sullivan2 due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public

Document Room or from the Publicly Ava ilable Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all of the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as

possible. Please contact Mr. Raymond J. Powell, of my staff, at 610-337-6967 with any

questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,/RA/David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-271 License No. DPR-28

Enclosure:

Vermont Yankee Inspection/Activity Plan

cc w/encl:

M. R. Kansler, President, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

G. J. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Operations

J. Wayne Leonard, Chairman and Chief Exec utive Officer, Entergy Operations J. T. Herron, Senior Vice President

M. Balduzzi, Senior Vice President, Northeastern Regional Operations

J. DeRoy, Vice President, Operations Support

O. Limpias, Vice President, Engineering

Sr Vice President, Engineering and Technical Services

D. Mannai, Manager, Licensing, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

Operating Experience Coordinator, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

W. Maguire, General Manager, Plant Operations, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

N. Rademacher, Director, Engineering, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

J. F. McCann, Director, Licensing

Manager, Licensing

E. Harkness, Director of Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

J. H. Sniezek, PWR SRC Consultant

M. D. Lyster, PWR SRC Consultant

G. Edwards

cc w/encl:

T. Sullivan3 S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services, Inc.

D. O' Dowd, Administrator, Radiological Health Section, DPHS, DHHS, State of New Hampshire

W. Irwin, Chief, CHP, Radiological Health, Vermont Department of Health

Chief, Safety Unit, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Mass.

D. Lewis, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP

G. D. Bisbee, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau

J. Block, Esquire

J. P. Matteau, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission

D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)

R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff

G. Sachs, President/Staff Person, c/o Stopthesale

J. Volz, Chairman, Public Service Board, State of Vermont

Chairman, Board of Selectman, Town of Vernon

C. Pope, State of New Hampsire, SLO

D. O'Brien, State of Vermont, SLO

J. Giarrusso, SLO, MEMA, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

T. Sullivan3 due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public

Document Room or from the Publicly Ava ilable Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all of the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as

possible. Please contact Mr. Raymond J. Powell, of my staff, at 610-337-6967 with any

questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,/RA/David C. Lew, Director

Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-271

License No. DPR-28

Enclosure:

Vermont Yankee Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

M. R. Kansler, President, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

G. J. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Operations

J. Wayne Leonard, Chairman and Chief Exec utive Officer, Entergy Operations J. T. Herron, Senior Vice President

M. Balduzzi, Senior Vice President, Northeastern Regional Operations

J. DeRoy, Vice President, Operations Support

O. Limpias, Vice President, Engineering

Sr Vice President, Engineering and Technical Services

D. Mannai, Manager, Licensing, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

Operating Experience Coordinator, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

W. Maguire, General Manager, Plant Operations, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

N. Rademacher, Director, Engineering, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

J. F. McCann, Director, Licensing

Manager, Licensing

E. Harkness, Director of Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

J. H. Sniezek, PWR SRC Consultant

M. D. Lyster, PWR SRC Consultant

G. EdwardsDOCUMENT NAME: S:\ROP 8 Mid Cycle Review\Lette rs for Mid Cycle\Branch 5 Mid-cycle letters\ROP-8 2007 Mid-cycle VY Letter.Rev5.wpdSUNSI Review Complete: BSN (Reviewer's Initials

)DOCUMENT NAME: ROP-8 2007 Mid-cycle VY Letter.Rev4.wpdAfter declaring this document "An Official Agency Record" it will/will not be released to the Public.To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box:

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S. Collins, RA

M. Dapas, DRA D. Lew, DRP

J. Clifford, DRP J. Thompson, NRR

M. Cox, RI OEDO R. Powell, DRP

B. Norris, DRP

M. Gamberoni, DRS

D. Roberts, DRS J. Trapp, DRS

J. Rogge, DRS M. Sykes, DRS

J. White, DRS

L. Doerflein, DRS R. Conte, DRS L. Scholl, DRS P. Frechette, DRS D. Silk, DRS D. Screnci, PAO

N. Sheehan, PAO R. Barkley, ORA D. Holody, ORA M. Kowal, NRR

J. Lubinski, NRR

J. Kim, PM, NRR

J. Boska, Backup PM, NRR

J. Benjamin, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector (Acting)

B. Sienel, DRP, Resident Inspector

A. Rancourt, DRP, Resident OA Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

RidsNrrDirslpab@nrc.gov ROPreports@nrc.gov Vermont Yankee Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2007

-12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/27/2007 13:55:15 Report 22 1 95001-TRANSPORTATION - WHITE FINDING Supplemental Program 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 1 95001 IP Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 1 7112203-PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 1 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 3 MODS-MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 1 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 1 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 09/10/2007 09/14/2007 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 09/10/2007 09/14/2007 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls 4 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 1 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 1 ISFSI-ISFSI INSPECTIONS Other Routine 10/01/2007 11/30/2007 1 60854.1 IP Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 1 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 4 7111401-EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 1 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 1 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 1 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 1 71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1 71111.12-MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 1 7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 7 7111121-CDBI Baseline Inspections 04/28/2008 05/02/2008 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 5 7111111B-L.O REQUAL INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/14/2008 07/25/2008 1 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 08/04/2008 08/08/2008 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 08/04/2008 08/08/2008 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls 1 EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1 7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Vermont Yankee Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2007

-12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/27/2007 13:55:15 Report 22 1 EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1 7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1 71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1 7111108-INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 1 7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1 7111107B-HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 1 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1 7112201-PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 1 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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