IR 05000397/2012001

Annual Assessment Letter for Columbia Generating Station (Report 05000397/2012001)

ML120610379
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	Webb Patricia Walker NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A
To:	Reddemann M Energy Northwest
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March 5, 2012 Mr. M.E. Reddemann Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop 1023

Richland, WA 99352-0968 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000397/2012001) Dear Mr. Reddemann

On February 14, 2012, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Columbia Generating Statio The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs)

in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2011 , through December 31, 20 1 This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facilit This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security informatio A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection pla The NRC determined that overall, Columbia Generating Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objective The NRC determined the performance at Columbia Generating Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC

=s Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facilit The NRC identifies substantive cross-cutting issues (SCCIs) to communicate a concern with the licensee's performance in a cross-cutting area and to encourage the licensee to take appropriate actions before more significant performance issues emerg The NRC identified a cross-cutting theme in the work practices component of the human performance cross-cutting are Specifically, four green findings were identified in the work practices component of the human p erformance cross-cutting are a associated with failure to implement human error prevention techniques

H.4(a). The NRC noted that previous and current improvement initiatives to address human performance issues have not been fully successfu Therefore, the NRC determined that an SCCI exists in this cross-cutting are We plan to inspect your efforts to address this issue and request you provide us a letter informing us of your readiness for inspection of your corrective actions in this them The SCCI will remain open until we determine through our inspection that your corrective actions have been effective and the station has demonstrated sustained and measurable improvemen We will perform baseline inspections in this theme after you notify us in writing of your readiness for inspectio U N I T E D S T A T E S N U C L E A R R E G U L A T O R Y C O M M I S S I O N R E G I O N I V1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD A R L I N G T O N , T E X A S 7 6 0 1 1-4511 M.E. Reddema nn - 2 - The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 201 Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection pla The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance revie The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issue The NRC will contac t you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any change In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC

=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be 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).

Please contact me at 817-200-1148 with any questions you have regarding this lette

Sincerely,

/RA/ Wayne C. Walker Chief , Reactor Projects Branch A Division of Reactor Projects Docket N License N NPF-21

Enclosure: Columbia Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan

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M.E. Reddema nn - 3 - cc w/Enclosure Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Art

.Howell@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov) DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov) DR S Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov

) DRS Deputy Director (Thomas.B lo unt@nrc.gov) Senior Resident Inspector (Jeremy

.Groom@nrc.gov)

Res ident Inspector (Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer (Jason.Dykert@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)

CGS Administrative Assistant (Crystal.Myers@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

RA Secretary (Lisa.Quayle@nrc.gov) DRA Secretary (Anita.Tannenbaum@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB1 (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB2 (Geoff

.Miller@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRS/PSB1 (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB2 (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov)

Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ryan.Alexander@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator, (Lydia.Chang@nrc.gov) Director, DIRS, NRR (Fred.Brown@nrc.gov) Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (John.Lubinski@nrc.gov) Director, DORL, NRR (Joseph Giitter@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (Robert.Nelson@nrc.gov) Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Michael.Markley@nrc.gov) NRR Project Manager (Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov) RidsNrrDirslpab Resource@nrc.gov ROPreports.Resource@nrc.gov Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov

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/RA/ 2/28/2012 2/28/2012 2/29/2012 Page 1 of 1 02/27/2012 14:28:11 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Columbia Generating Stati Inspection / Activity Plan 04/01/2012-06/30/2013 TI-177-2515/TI-177: ECCS GAS ACCUMULATION 2 2 IP Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 2515/177 05/07/2012 05/10/2012 RS13-RADIATION SAFETY 2 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 05/21/2012 05/25/2012 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 05/21/2012 05/25/2012 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 05/21/2012 05/25/2012 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 05/21/2012 05/25/2012 EB2-05T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 06/25/2012 06/29/2012 RS24-RADIATION SAFETY 2 2 IP Follow-up on the Industry's Ground Water Protection Initiative 2515/185 08/13/2012 08/17/2012 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 08/13/2012 08/17/2012 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 08/13/2012 08/17/2012 EP-1-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE 3 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 08/27/2012 08/31/2012 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 08/27/2012 08/31/2012 2 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 08/27/2012 08/31/2012 2 IP ERO Drill Participation 71151-EP02 08/27/2012 08/31/2012 2 IP A lert & Notification System 71151-EP03 08/27/2012 08/31/2012 BRQ-BRQ INSPECTION 2 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 EB1-07T-TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 2 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 03/25/2013 03/29/2013 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activitie This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.