ML062430369
| ML062430369 | |
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|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2006 |
| From: | Casto C A Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Archie J B South Carolina Electric & Gas Co |
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| Download: ML062430369 (5) | |
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August 31, 2006South Carolina Electric & Gas CompanyATTN:Mr. Jeffrey B. ArchieVice President, Nuclear OperationsVirgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - VIRGIL C.SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION
Dear Mr. Archie:
On August 3, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Virgil C. SummerNuclear Station for the first half of the calendar year 2006 assessment cycle. Our technicalstaff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. 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 physical protectioninformation. A separate letter designated and marked as "Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390" will include the physical protection review and a resultantinspection plan.Overall, Virgil C. Summer Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safetyand fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for Virgil C. Summer for the most recent quarter was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Action Matrix ofInspection Manual Chapter 305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program," due to a White inspection finding in the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone. The White inspection finding involved the licensee's failure to properly prepare a radioactive material package for shipment.
The White inspection finding was identified in the first quarter of calendar year 2006. In accordance with the NRC's Action Matrix, a White inspection finding reflected performance at alevel requiring increased regulatory response. Therefore, in addition to the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspection program at your facility, the NRC plans to conduct asupplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, "Inspection for One or Two White Inputs In a Strategic Performance Area," in the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone. This supplemental inspection is planned for September 11 - 14, 2006. In addition, we plan to conduct non-ROP inspections involving containment sump blockage, reactor pressure vessel head penetration nozzles and verification of the Mitigating Systems Performance Index.
SCE&G2The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection,scheduled through March 31, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections arenot listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last twelve monthsof the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review meeting. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC PublicDocument Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC'sdocument 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 todiscuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mr. Kerry Landis at (404) 562-4510 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.Sincerely,/RA/Charles A. Casto, DirectorDivision of Reactor ProjectsDocket No.: 50-395Licensee No.: NPF-12
Enclosure:
V. C. Summer Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
_________________________OFFICERII:DRPRII:DRPSIGNATURELXG1KDLNAMELGarnerKLandisDATE08/30/200608/28/2006 E-MAIL COPY? YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO SCE&G3cc w/encl:R. J. White Nuclear Coordinator Mail Code 802 S.C. Public Service Authority Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionKathryn M. Sutton, Esq.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Electronic Mail DistributionHenry J. Porter, DirectorDiv. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
Dept. of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail DistributionR. Mike GandyDivision of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail DistributionRobert G. Sweet, ManagerNuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionRobert M. Fowlkes, General ManagerEngineering Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionThomas D. Gatlin, General ManagerNuclear Plant Operations (Mail Code 303)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionDavid A. Lavigne, General ManagerOrganization Development South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Vigil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionDistribution w/encl: (See page 4)
SCE&G4Letter to Jeffrey B. Archie from Charles A. Casto dated August 31, 2006
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - VIRGIL C.SUMMER NUCLEAR STATIONDistribution w/encl:R. Martin, NRRC. Evans L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC