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| issue date = 03/03/2010
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| title = Annual Assessment Letter - Nine Mile Point  IR 05000220-10-001 & 050004110-10-001)
| title = Annual Assessment Letter - Nine Mile Point  IR 05000220-10-001 & 050004110-10-001)
| author name = Lew D C
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{{#Wiki_filter:I i I ! !UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 475 ALLENDALE KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA March 3, 2010 Mr. Sam Belcher Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box Lycoming, NY ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER -NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION (REPORTS 05000220/2010001 AND 05000410/2010001)
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
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I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 March 3, 2010 Mr. Sam Belcher Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION (REPORTS 05000220/2010001 AND 05000410/2010001)


==Dear Mr. Belcher:==
==Dear Mr. Belcher:==
On February 12, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMPNS). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (Pis) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, . 2009. 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.
On February 12, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMPNS). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (Pis) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31,
 
. 2009. 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. Overall, NMPNS Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives.
 
Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Nine Mile Point Unit 1 was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all Pis indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Nine Mile Point Unit 2 was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on one finding having low to moderate safety significance (White). The White finding was a result of our supplemental inspection of the Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI), Cooling Water Systems Performance Indicator (PI), which crossed the White Significance threshold in the 4th quarter 2008. The PI returned to the Green level in the 4th quarter 2009. The White PI was due to a combination of high unavailability for service water pump maintenance activities and reliability challenges following introduction of foreign material into the service water pump suction during November 2008. On October 16, 2009, we completed the supplemental inspection pursuant to Inspection Procedure 95001, "Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area," and the inspection report (ML093280672)1 was issued on November 24.2009. The inspection resulted in a parallel White inspection finding based on weaknesses in the NMPNS root cause evaluation.
 
Specifically, the NRC identified procedural adequacy and adherence casual factors that led to reliability challenges with the pumps. 1Designation in parenthesis refers to an ADAMS accession number. Documents referenced in this letter are publicly available using the accession number in ADAMS. As a result of the parallel White finding, the NMPNS Unit 2 will remain in the Regulatory
'Response Column of the Action Matrix until an additional supplemental inspection has been successfully completed.
 
Therefore, we plan to conduct an additional supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, when your staff notifies us of your readiness for this inspection.
 
This inspection is conducted to verify that Constellation has taken actions to address the procedural adequacy and adherence issues and why these issues were not previously identified by Constellation.
 
In 2010, we also plan to conduct the reactor oversight process baseline inspections at Units 1 and 2. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2011. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsile. Routine resident inspections are not listed 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 mid-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 Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon possible.


Please contact Glenn Dentel of my staff at 610-337-5233, with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan. ! .' David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Region I Docket Nos. 50-220,50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, DPR-59
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.


===Enclosure:===
Overall, NMPNS Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Nine Mile Point Unit 1 was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all Pis indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).
Nine Mile Point Inspection/Activity Plan As a result of the parallel White finding, the NMPNS Unit 2 will remain in the Regulatory Response Column of the Action Matrix until an additional supplemental inspection has been successfully completed.


Therefore, we plan to conduct an additional supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, when your staff notifies us of your readiness for this inspection.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Nine Mile Point Unit 2 was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on one finding having low to moderate safety significance (White). The White finding was a result of our supplemental inspection of the Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI), Cooling Water Systems Performance Indicator (PI), which crossed the White Significance threshold in the 4th quarter 2008. The PI returned to the Green level in the 4th quarter 2009. The White PI was due to a combination of high unavailability for service water pump maintenance activities and reliability challenges following introduction of foreign material into the service water pump suction during November 2008.


This inspection is conducted to verify that Constellation has taken actions to address the procedural adequacy and adherence issues and why these issues were not previously identified by Constellation.
On October 16, 2009, we completed the supplemental inspection pursuant to Inspection Procedure 95001, "Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area,"
and the inspection report (ML093280672)1 was issued on November 24.2009. The inspection resulted in a parallel White inspection finding based on weaknesses in the NMPNS root cause evaluation. Specifically, the NRC identified procedural adequacy and adherence casual factors that led to reliability challenges with the pumps.


In 2010, we also plan to conduct the reactor oversight process baseline inspections at Units 1 and 2. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2011. 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 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 mid-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 Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible.
1Designation in parenthesis refers to an ADAMS accession number. Documents referenced in this letter are publicly available using the accession number in ADAMS. As a result of the parallel White finding, the NMPNS Unit 2 will remain in the Regulatory
'Response Column of the Action Matrix until an additional supplemental inspection has been successfully completed. Therefore, we plan to conduct an additional supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, when your staff notifies us of your readiness for this inspection. This inspection is conducted to verify that Constellation has taken actions to address the procedural adequacy and adherence issues and why these issues were not previously identified by Constellation. In 2010, we also plan to conduct the reactor oversight process baseline inspections at Units 1 and 2.


Please contact Glenn Dentel of my staff at 610-337-5233, with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2011. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsile.


Sincerely,IRAJ David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Region I Docket Nos. 50-220,50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, DPR-59 Distribution w/encl: see attached page SUNSI Review Complele:-,:J:,wRJ..!.H
Routine resident inspections are not listed 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 mid-cycle review.
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-0613012011 Planned Dates Start End Title TI*177 -MANAGING GAS ACCUMULATION IN ECCS 3 1.2 02101/2010 02/05/2010 IP 25151177 Managlng Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling. Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System TI-180 -PROCEDURES
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MANAGING FATIGUE 1 1,2 0312212010 0312412010 IP 2515/180 Inspection of Procedures and Processes for Managing Fatigue 7111108G -U21NSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 04/0512010 0410912010 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activlties
-8WR 2 0412112010 0412312010 IP 7111108G Inservlce Inspection Activities
-BWR 71124 -HP 1 -2 04/1912010 0412312010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2 04119/2010 0412312010 IP 71124.02 Occupational AlARA Planning and Controls 2 0411912010 0412312010 IP 71124.03 1n-F'lant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1112407 -REMP 1,2 05/1712010 05/21/2010 IP 71124.07 Public Radiation Safety EP PROGR -EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1,2 07/12/2010 07/1612010 IP 7111402 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1.2 07/1212010 07/16/2010 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 1. :2 07/1212010 07/16/2010 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1.2 07ii2i2010 07i16120iO iP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness
"'Jeaknesses and Deficiencies 1.2 07/12/2010 07/1612010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1.2 07/1212010 0711612010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 1,2 07/12/2010 07/1612010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 11/08EXM -U1 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 5 10'11/2010 10/1512010 U01797 FY11-NINE MILE POINT U1 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 11/15EXM -U21NITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 5 2 10/11/2010 10/1512010 U01790 FY11 -NINE MilE POINT U2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 11/08EXM * U1 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 5 11/0612010 11/12/2010 U01797 FY11-NINE MILE POINT U11NITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 11115EXM -U2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 5 2 1111512010 11/1912010 U01790 FY11 -NINE MILE POINT U2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 7111107T -TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1.2 07/19/2010 07/23/2010 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance 71124 -HP 1 1.2 0810912010 0811312010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1.2 08/0912010 08/13/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1,2 08/0912010 0811312010 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation his report does not include INPCfand OUTAGE activities.


l This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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 Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document is system (ADAMS). ADAMS accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).


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If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon a~ possible. Please contact Glenn Dentel of my staff at 610-337-5233, with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
-0613012011 Planned Dates Start End Title 71111118 REQUALINSP (NMP1) WITH P/F RESULTS 3 1.2 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71111118 Licensed Operator Requalificatlon Program MODS -PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 3 1.2 09f13/2010 0911712010 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes. Tests. or Experiments and Permanent Plant Mcxlifications 1.2 09/27/2010 10/0112010 lP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes. Tests. or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 71124 -HP 1 1.2 11/15f2010 11/1912010 lP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1.2 1111512010 11119/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1.2 11/1512010 11119/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1,2 11/1512010 11119/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/OOCM Radiological Effluent 71124.08 -RADWASTE 1,2 12113/2010 1211112010 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling.


Storage. and Transportation 71124 -RETS 1 1.2 01131/2011 02/0412011 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 7111108G U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 04/0412011 04/08/2011 IP 7111108G Inservlce Inspection Activities
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-BWR 71124 -HP 1 04104/2011 04108/2011 IF' 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 04/0412011 04108/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 0410412011 0410812011 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation EPEX -EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 1.2 05/16/2011 05(31(2011 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1.2 05(2312011 05/27/2011 IP 7111404 Emergency Action level and Emergency Plan Changes 1,2 05/2312011 0512712011 IP 71151*EP01 Drll1/Exercise Performance 1.2 0512312011 0512712011 IP 71151-EP02 ERa Drill Participation 1,2 0512312011 05/2712011 IP 71151*EP03 Alert & Notification System 71124 -HP 1.2 06127(2011 07101/2011 IF' 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1.2 0612712011 0710112011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1.2 06127/2011 07101/2011 IP 71124.05 RadiatIon Monitoring Instrumentation is repoffdoes not include INPO and OUTAGE This report shows only on-site and announced inspectton
David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Region I Docket Nos. 50-220,50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, DPR-59 Enclosure: Nine Mile Point Inspection/Activity Plan
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Annual Assessment Letter - Nine Mile Point IR 05000220-10-001 & 050004110-10-001)
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Issue date: 03/03/2010
From: David Lew
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To: Belcher S
Nine Mile Point
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UNITED STATES

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 March 3, 2010 Mr. Sam Belcher Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION (REPORTS 05000220/2010001 AND 05000410/2010001)

Dear Mr. Belcher:

On February 12, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMPNS). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (Pis) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31,

. 2009. 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.

Overall, NMPNS Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Nine Mile Point Unit 1 was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all Pis indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Nine Mile Point Unit 2 was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on one finding having low to moderate safety significance (White). The White finding was a result of our supplemental inspection of the Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI), Cooling Water Systems Performance Indicator (PI), which crossed the White Significance threshold in the 4th quarter 2008. The PI returned to the Green level in the 4th quarter 2009. The White PI was due to a combination of high unavailability for service water pump maintenance activities and reliability challenges following introduction of foreign material into the service water pump suction during November 2008.

On October 16, 2009, we completed the supplemental inspection pursuant to Inspection Procedure 95001, "Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area,"

and the inspection report (ML093280672)1 was issued on November 24.2009. The inspection resulted in a parallel White inspection finding based on weaknesses in the NMPNS root cause evaluation. Specifically, the NRC identified procedural adequacy and adherence casual factors that led to reliability challenges with the pumps.

1Designation in parenthesis refers to an ADAMS accession number. Documents referenced in this letter are publicly available using the accession number in ADAMS. As a result of the parallel White finding, the NMPNS Unit 2 will remain in the Regulatory

'Response Column of the Action Matrix until an additional supplemental inspection has been successfully completed. Therefore, we plan to conduct an additional supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, when your staff notifies us of your readiness for this inspection. This inspection is conducted to verify that Constellation has taken actions to address the procedural adequacy and adherence issues and why these issues were not previously identified by Constellation. In 2010, we also plan to conduct the reactor oversight process baseline inspections at Units 1 and 2.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2011. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsile.

Routine resident inspections are not listed 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 mid-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 Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document is system (ADAMS). ADAMS accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon a~ possible. Please contact Glenn Dentel of my staff at 610-337-5233, with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

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David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Region I Docket Nos. 50-220,50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, DPR-59 Enclosure: Nine Mile Point Inspection/Activity Plan