IR 05000293/2011008

IR 05000293-11-008; on 02/14/2011 - 03/04/2011; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Biennial Baseline Inspection of Problem Identification and Resolution. the Inspectors Identified One Finding in the Area of Problem Identification..

ML111050174
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	04/15/2011
From:	Diane Jackson NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:	Rich Smith Entergy Nuclear Operations
Jackson D RGN-I/DRP/PB2/610-337-5306
References
IR-11-008
Download: ML111050174 (21)

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UNITED STATES N UCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KlNG OF PRUSSIA. PA 19406-1415 April 15, 2011 Mr. Robert Smith Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear OPerations, lnc.Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 SUBJECT: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION'NRC PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION INSPECTION REPORT O5OOO293/201 1OO8

Dear Mr. Smith:

on March 4,2011, the United states Nuclear Regulatory commission (NRC) completed an inspection ,i you1. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNpS). fne enclosed report documents the inspection results which were discussed on March 4,2011 with you and other members of your staff.This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to identification and resolution of probt"rr and compliance with the iommission's rules and regulatio-ns and conditions of your license. within these areas, the inspection involved examination of selected procedures and ,epresentative records, observations of activities, and interviews with personnel.

Based on the samples selected for review, the inspectors concluded that Entergy Nuclear Op"i"tionr, lnc. (dntergy)

was generally etfective in identifying, evaluating, and resolving p,bor"r, "i prup's. ent6igy peisonnel identified problems and entered them into the corrective action program at a low thieshob.

Entergy prioriiized and evaluated issues commensurate with the safety significance of the problems aid corrective actions were generally implemented in a timely manner.This report documents two NRC-identified findings of very low safety significance (Green). The inspectors determined that one of these findings involved.a violation of NRC requirements'

However, because of tn" very low safety signiflcance and because it was entered into your corrective action program, th; NRc is treati-ng this finding.as a non-cited violation (NCV)'consistent with Sect'6 n z.s.zof the NRC Enforcement Policy. lf you contest this NCV, you should provide " r"rponr" within 30 days of the date-of this inspection leport, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk'washington, DC 20555-000t, with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region l; the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States irluclear negulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and the NRC Senior Resident lnspector at ptrlpS. .ln addition, if you disagree with the... .cross-cutting aspect assigned to any finding in this report, you should provide a response, within 30 days of the date of thii inspectioh reportl with the basis for your disagreement, to the RegionalAdministiaior, Region l, and the NRC Senior Resident lnspector at PNPS' ln accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-293 License Nos.: DPR-35 Enclosure:

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