ML060620207

2006-001 - Annual Assessment Letter - Three Mile Island Unit 1 (Report 05-289/2006001)

ML060620207
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Brian Holian Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Crane C AmerGen Energy Co
Bellamy R Rgn-I/DRP/Br7/610-337-5200
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IR-06-001
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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 March 2, 2 006 Mr. Christo pher M. C rane President and CEO AmerGen Energy C ompany, LLC 200 Ex elon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, P A 19348 SUBJE CT: ANNUAL AS SESSME NT LETTER - THREE M ILE ISLAND UNIT 1 (REPORT 0500028 9/2006001)

Dear Mr. C rane: On February 7 , 2006, the NR C staff completed its performance revie w of Three M ile Islan d Unit 1. Our technical staff reviewed performance indica tors (PIs) for the most rec ent quarter and inspecti on results for the period from January 1 through Decembe r 31, 2005. The purpose of this letter i s to inform you of our assessment of y our safety performance during this pe riod and our pla ns for futur e inspect ions at your facilit y.This performance rev iew and enclosed i nspection pl an do not i nclude phy sical protec tion information. A se parate letter de signated and marked as "Official Use Onl y - Securi ty-Related Information" wil l includ e the phys ical protecti on review and resultan t inspection plan.Overal l, Thre e Mi le Isl and Un it 1 o perate d in a manner that p reserv ed pub lic h ealth and s afety and fully met all corne rstone objectiv es. Plant p erformance for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response co lumn of the NRC

's Action Matrix, based on one inspection finding being cl assified as ha ving low to moderate safety significance (White) in the emergency preparedness co rnerstone. The White finding rela ted to untimel y conduct o f required annual classroom retraining for some member s of the emerge ncy response organization. The NRC conducted a S upplemental Inspection for thi s White Finding during the week of February 27, 2006. The results of this inspec tion are not yet final.

The enclosed inspection plan detai ls the insp ections, les s those relate d to physi cal protectio n, scheduled th rough September 30, 2007. The ins pection pla n is prov ided to al low for the resolution o f any schedul ing conflicts an d personnel availab ility i ssues wel l in adv ance of inspector arri val onsi te. Routine resident ins pections are not listed d ue to their o ngoing and continu ous natu re. The inspect ions in the last nine m onths of the inspe ction pla n are ten tative and may be rev ised at the mid-cy cle re view. 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).

C. Crane 2 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 discu ss the change as soo n as p ossib le. P lease conta ct Dr. R onald R. Be llamy , Branc h Chi ef, at (610) 337-520 0 with a ny questions you may have regardi ng this letter o r the inspecti on plan.Sincere ly,/R A/Brian E. Ho lian, Dire ctor Divi sion of Reac tor Pro jects Region I Docket No.

50-289 License No

.DPR-50

Enclosure:

Thre e Mile Island Inspe ction/Activ ity Plan cc w/encl:

Chief Operating Officer, AmerGen Site Vice President - TM I Unit 1, AmerGen Plant M anager - TMI, Uni t 1, AmerGen Regulatory A ssurance M anager - TMI, Uni t 1, AmerGen Senior Vi ce President - Nuclear Se rvices, AmerGen Vice Presi dent - Mi d-Atlantic Ope rations, AmerGen Vice Presi dent - Operation s Support, AmerGen Vice Presi dent - Licens ing and Regula tory Affairs, AmerGen Director Lice nsing - AmerGen Manager Li censing - TMI, A merGen Vice Presi dent - General Counsel an d Secretary, AmerGen T. O'Neill, A ssociate Genera l Counsel , Exelon Generation Compa ny J. Fewell , Esq., Assistant Gen eral Counse l, Exelo n Nuclear Correspondence Control De sk - AmerGen Chair man, Bo ard of C ounty Commis sione rs of Da uphin Count y Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township R. Janati, Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection, State of PA J. Johnsrud, Na tional Ene rgy Committee E. Epstein, TMI-Alert (TMIA)

D. Allard, PADEP C. Crane 3 Distribution w/encl:

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA R. Bellamy, DRP R. Fuhrmeister, DRP D. Kern, DRP , Senior Re sident Inspecto r P. Sau der, DR P, Res ident OA B. Sos a, RI OE DO R. Laufer, NRR F. Saba, PM, NRR J. Boska, NRR DRS Directo r, Region I DRS Deputy Director, Regi on I DRS Branch Chiefs Region I Docket R oom (with c oncurrences)

RidsNrrDirsIp ab@nrc.gov Instit ute of N uclea r Pow er Oper ation s (INP O)DOCUMEN T NAME: S

\ROP-6 EOC Rev iew\ROP-6 Annual Ass essment Letters\TMI EOC.wpd SISP Rev iew Complete:

DMK (Reviewer's Initials)

After de clari ng this docume nt "An Official Agency Recor d" it will/will not be released to the Publ ic.To re ceive a cop y of thi s docu ment, i ndicat e in t he box: " C" = Copy w ithout attachment/enclo sure " E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosur e " N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRS NAME DKern/DMK Furhmeister/DMK RBellamy/DMK BHolian/BEH RBlough/ARB DATE 02/24/06 02/27/06 02/28/06 03/01/06 03/01/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Three Mile Island 1 Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006

-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/02/2006 11:44:59 Report 22 4 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 1 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 1 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 1 95001-SUPPLEMENTAL INSP FOR EP TRAINING ISSUE Supplemental Progra 02/27/2006 03/04/2006 1 95001 IP Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 1 71121-OCC RAD PRO T Baseline Inspections 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 1 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 1 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1 71114-EP PRGM INSP & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 06/04/2006 06/08/2006 1 7111402 IP A lert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 06/04/2006 06/08/2006 1 7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 06/04/2006 06/08/2006 1 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 06/04/2006 06/08/2006 1 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 06/04/2006 06/08/2006 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 3 MODS-MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 07/24/2006 07/28/2006 1 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 07/24/2006 07/28/2006 1 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1 7112203-PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 1 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 1 71121-OCC RAD PRO T Baseline Inspections 11/06/2006 11/10/2006 1 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 11/06/2006 11/10/2006 1 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 11/06/2006 11/10/2006 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 11/06/2006 11/10/2006 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 7 7111121-CDBI (COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION)

Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 02/12/2007 02/16/2007 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 1 7111112-MAINTENANCE RULE INSP Baseline Inspections 02/26/2007 03/02/2007 1 7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 5 7111111B-L.O. REQUAL. PROG. + P/F REVIE W Baseline Inspections 02/26/2007 03/02/2007 1 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program Baseline Inspections 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 1 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Three Mile Island 1 Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006

-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/02/2006 11:44:59 Report 22 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 1 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 1 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 3 4/23+EXM-OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 1 U01603 TMI INITIAL EXAM (6/07)

Not Applicable 04/23/2007 05/03/2007 1 U01603 TMI INITIAL EXAM (6/07) 4 7111401-EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 1 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 1 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 1 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 1 71151-EP03 IP A lert & Notification System 1 7112201-PUB RAD PROT - RETS Baseline Inspections 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 1 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWAST E Baseline Inspections 08/20/2007 08/24/2007 1 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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