ML062430525

Mid-cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Susquehanna Steam Electric Station

ML062430525
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	08/31/2006
From:	James Trapp Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4
To:	Mckinney B Susquehanna
Trapp J
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UNITE D STA TES NUCL EA R RE GULA TORY C OMMIS SI ON REGION I 475 AL LENDAL E ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-141 5 August 31, 2006 Mr. Britt T. M cKinney Senior Vi ce President, and Chief Nuclea r Officer PPL Susquehan na, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard - NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 SUBJE CT: MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTI ON PLAN -SUSQU EHAN NA STE AM E LECTRI C STATION Dear Mr. McKin ney: On August 7, 2006, the NRC staff complete d its performance rev iew of Susque hanna Steam El ect ric Sta tio n fo r th e fi rst ha lf o f th e ca le nda r y ear 20 06 ass ess men t cy cle. Ou r te chn ica l s taff review ed performance ind icators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results ov er the previo us twelv e months. The purp ose of this le tter is to inform y ou of our assessmen t of your saf ety perf orman ce during this peri od and our plans fo r fut ure inspe ctions a t your f acility.This performance rev iew and enclosed i nspection pl an do not i nclude phy sical protec tion information. A separat e letter designated and mar ked as "Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance w ith 10 CFR 2.390" wi ll incl ude the phy sical protec tion revi ew and re sultant inspection plan.Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Susquehanna Un its 1 and 2 was w ithin the Licensee R esponse col umn of the NRC' s Action M atrix, based on all i nspection findi ngs being class ified as hav ing v ery l ow sa fety si gnifica nce (Gre en) an d all PIs i ndica ting pe rformance at a level re quiring no addi tional NR C oversight (Gree n). Therefore, we p lan to condu ct reactor oversight proce ss (ROP) basel ine inspe ctions at y our facility. We also plan on con ducting an inspe ction assoc iated wit h pow er upra te acti viti es. The enclosed inspection plan detai ls the insp ections, les s those relate d to physi cal protectio n, scheduled th rough March 3 1, 2008. The i nspection pl an is prov ided to al low for the re solution of any schedu ling conflicts and personnel availa bility issues w ell in a dvance of in spector arriv al onsit e. Rou tine r eside nt ins pecti ons ar e not l isted due to their ongoi ng and conti nuous nature. The inspection s in the l ast nine months of the inspecti on plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-c ycle revi ew. In acco rdance wit h 10 C FR 2.3 90 of th e NRC's "Ru les o f Practi ce," a copy of this lette r and i ts enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Docume nt Roo m or from t he Pub licl y Av aila ble R ecords (PARS) compo nent o f NRC's document syste m (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessi ble from the NRC Web site at http://w ww.nrc.gov/readi ng-rm/ada ms.html (the P ubli c Ele ctroni c Read ing Ro om).

2 B. McKi nney If circu mstance s aris e wh ich ca use us to cha nge thi s insp ectio n pla n, we wil l con tact y ou to discuss the c hange as soon as possibl

e. Please contact me at 610

-337-5186 w ith any questions yo u may hav e regarding this l etter or the ins pection pla n.Sincere ly,/R A/Jam es M. Tr app , Ch ie f Reactor Projects Branch 4 Divi sion of Reac tor Pro jects Docket Nos. 50-3 87; 50-388 License No

s. NPF-14, N PF-22

Enclosure:

S usquehanna Inspe ction/ Activ ity Plan cc w/encl:

R. A. Saccone , Vice Presi dent - Nucle ar Operations A. J. Wrape, III, General Mana ger- Performance Improvemen t and Oversi ght T. L. Ha rpster, Genera l Ma nager - Plant Suppo rt R. D. Pa godi n, Ge nera l M anag er - Nuc lea r En gine erin g R. R. S garro, M anager - Nucl ear Re gulato ry Affai rs W. E. Morri ssey, Super viso r, Nucl ear Re gulato ry Affai rs M. H. Crow thers, Superv isin g Engin eer, Nu clear Regul atory Affairs S. Cook, Man ager - Quality Assurance L. A. Ramos, Co mmunity Rel ations M anager, Susquehanna B. A. Snapp, Esquire, Associ ate General Co unsel, PPL Services Corporation Superviso r - Document Con trol Servi ces R. W. Osborne, Allegheny E lectric Coop erative, Inc.

Director - Bure au of Radiati on Protection, PA Department o f Environmental Protection Board of Supervisors, Salem To wnship J. Johnsrud, Na tional Ene rgy Committee 2 B. McKi nney If ci rcumstances ari se which ca use us to change thi s inspect ion pl an, we wi ll contact you t o discuss the chang e as soo n as pos sible. Pl ease co ntact m e at 610-337-5 186 with any questions you m ay have regardi ng thi s let ter or t he insp ecti on pla n.Sin ce re ly,/RA/Jam es M. Trapp, Ch ief Reactor Pr oject s Branch 4 Divisio n of R eac tor Pr ojec ts Docket Nos. 50-387; 50-388 License Nos. NPF-14, NPF-22 Enclosur e: Susquehanna Inspect ion/ Acti vit y Pl an D istr ibu tion w/e nc l: (via E-m ail)S. Col l i ns, RA M. Dapas, DRA J. Tra pp, DRP C. Kha n, DRP A. Bl amey, DRP - SRI Susquehanna F. Jaxhei mer, DRP - RI Susquehanna S. Fa rr el l , DRP - Su sq ue ha nn a OA B. So sa , RI OEDO R. Lau fe r, NRR R. Guz man, PM, NRR T. C ol bur n, PM (bac kup), NRR Region I Docket Room (with concu rrences)D. Scr enci , PAO N. Shee nhan, PAO DRS D ir ector DRS D eputy Direct or DR S Branc h Chiefs RidsNrrDi plip b@nrs.gov Inst it ute of Nucl ear Po wer Org ani zat io n (I NPO)SUN SI Rev iew C om plete: CBK

(Re vie w er's In itials)DO CU ME NT NA ME: S:\ROP 7 M id Cy cle Revi ew\2006 ROP7 Mid-Cy cle Let ters\SUS 2006 Mid-Cycl e Lett er.wpd After declar ing t his docu ment "An Offi cial Agency Recor d" i t wi ll be rel eased to t he Publi c.To receive a co py of this do cum ent, indicate in the box: " C" = Copy wit hout at tachment/en closur e " E" = Copy wit h att achment/encl osure " N" = No copy OFFI CE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP E NAME ABla mey/CBK CKhan JTrapp DATE 08/28/06 08/28/06 08/28 /06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Susquehanna Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2006

-03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/31/2006 11:44:28 Report 22 2 ISFSI-ISFSI Other Routine 05/01/2006 07/15/2006 1, 2 60855.1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 3 60855-OPERATION OF AN ISFSI Other Routine 06/12/2006 08/30/2006 1, 2 60855.1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 4 7111401-EXERCISE EVALUATION & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 1, 2 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 TI-169-TI: MSPI VERIFICATION Safety Issues 10/30/2006 11/10/2006 1, 2 2515/169 IP Mitigating Systems Performance Index Verification 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 1, 2 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 3 P UPRATE-POWER UPRATE FOR UNIT 2 Other Routine 01/01/2007 03/31/2007 2 71004 IP Power Uprate 2 71114-EP PRGM INSP Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1, 2 7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1, 2 7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1, 2 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1, 2 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 2 7111107-HEAT SINK INSP Baseline Inspections 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 1, 2 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 2 7111108G-IN SERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 2 7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Susquehanna Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2006

-03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/31/2006 11:44:28 Report 22 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 6 7111121-CDBI (COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION)

Baseline Inspections 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 06/04/2007 06/08/2007 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 06/18/2007 06/22/2007 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 06/25/2007 06/29/2007 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 1 7112203-PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 06/18/2007 06/22/2007 1, 2 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 3 7111111B-L.O. REQUAL. PROG. + P/F REVIEW Baseline Inspections 09/25/2007 09/29/2007 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program Baseline Inspections 10/02/2007 10/06/2007 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 4 12/10+EX-OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 11/12/2007 11/16/2007 1 U01629 SUSQUEHANNA UNIT 1 & 2 INITIAL EXAM (FY08)

Not Applicable 12/10/2007 12/21/2007 1 U01629 SUSQUEHANNA UNIT 1 & 2 INITIAL EXAM (FY08) 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 4 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 1, 2 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 01/28/2008 02/01/2008 1, 2 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 1 7112201-PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 02/11/2008 02/15/2008 1, 2 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/10/2008 03/14/2008 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/10/2008 03/14/2008 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/10/2008 03/14/2008 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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