ML100620880

Annual Assessment Letter - Summer 2010001

ML100620880
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Site:	Summer
Issue date:	03/03/2010
From:	Gerald Mccoy NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 March 3, 2010 Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR POWER STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000395/2010001)

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

On February 11, 2009, the NRC technical staff completed its performance review of the Virgil C.

Summer Nuclear Station. 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 the enclosed inspection plan do not include security information.

A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related Information" will include the security cornerstone performance review and a resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan on conducting an infrequently performed inspection which includes: operator licensing exams.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection 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 listed in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

SCE&G 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (404) 562-4551 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12

Enclosure:

V.C. Summer Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

_________________________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JSD GJW for GJW NAME JDodson DArnett GMcCoy DATE 03/01/2010 03/02/2010 03/02/2010 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

SCE&G 3 cc w/encl: David A. Lavigne R. J. White General Manager Nuclear Coordinator Operational Readiness S.C. Public Service Authority Mail Code 802 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Susan E. Jenkins Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Director, Division of Waste Management 576 Stairway Road Bureau of Land and Waste Management Jenkinsville, SC 29065 S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Robin R. Haselden Electronic Mail Distribution General Manager Organizational Development &

R. Mike Gandy Effectiveness Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company S.C. Department of Health and Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution George A. Lippard, III General Manager Andy T. Barbee Nuclear Plant Operations Director South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Nuclear Training Electronic Mail Distribution South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert L. Justice Manager Bruce L. Thompson Nuclear Operations Manager South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830) Electronic Mail Distribution South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert M. Fowlkes General Manager Engineering Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President - Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SCE&G 4 Letter to Thomas D. Gatlin from Gerald J. McCoy dated March 3, 2010

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR POWER STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000395/2010001)

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