ML102440097

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Fermi Nuclear Power Plant

ML102440097
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	09/01/2010
From:	Robert Orlikowski Reactor Projects Region 3 Branch 4
To:	Jennifer Davis Detroit Edison
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 1, 2010

Mr. Jack M. Davis Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Detroit Edison Company

Fermi 2 - 210 NOC

6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - FERMI POWER PLANT, UNIT 2

Dear Mr. Davis:

On August 5, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Fermi Power Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. 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.

Fermi Power Plant operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter 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.

Additionally, the staff has identified a cross-cutting theme in the area of human performance (HP) with the aspect of Documentation/Procedures (H.2(c)). During this assessment period, there were seven findings documented with cross-cutting aspects in the HP area. There was a cross-cutting theme in the area of HP because six of these findings shared a common cross-cutting Documentation/Procedures aspect (H.2(c)) and were from different cornerstones.

J. Davis

However, five of the findings with cross-cutting aspect of H.2(c) were identified during the component design bases inspection in the second quarter 2010. You recognized this cross-cutting theme and have implemented a range of actions to address this trend. Because many of these actions were implemented in the second quarter of 2010, a reasonable duration of time has not passed to determine the effectiveness of these corrective actions. Therefore, the NRC does not propose a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of HP at this time. However, we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of your corrective actions to address this cross-cutting theme through our baseline inspections.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2011. We also plan on performing several special and infrequently performed inspections that include: Inspection Procedure (IP) 92709, "Licensee Strike Contingency Plans"; IP 92702, "Follow up on Traditional Enforcement Actions, Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Orders, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Action Letters"; IP 60854.1, "Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSIs) at Operating Plants"; IP 60855.1, "Operation of an ISFSI at Operating Plants"; and IP60856.1, "Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations at Operating Plants." 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC

=s A 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/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 630-829-9753 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Robert J. Orlikowski, Acting Chief

Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-341 License No. NPF-43

Enclosure:

Fermi 2 Inspection/Activity Plan

cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ Inspection / Activity Plan Page 1 of 2 08/26/2010 Report 22 09/01/2010

-12/31/2011 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Fermi ISFSI-ISFSI INSPECTION 2 2 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 05/01/2010 12/31/2010 BI ENG-HEAD DROP ANALYSIS INSPECTION 3 2 IP Refueling and Other Outage Activities 7111120 07/01/2010 10/25/2010 OL EXAM-FERMI INIT EXAM - AUG. 2010 3 2 OL - INITIAL EXAM - AUG 2010 - FERM W90219 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 BI ENG-INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 7111108G 10/24/2010 11/11/2010 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/25/2010 10/29/2010 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/25/2010 10/29/2010 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 ISFSI-ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 2 2 IP Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants 60854.1 01/01/2011 05/31/2011 2 IP Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations at Operating Plants 60856.1 04/01/2011 04/30/2011 2 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 05/01/2011 07/31/2011 BI ENG-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 03/21/2011 04/29/2011 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 2515/179 03/28/2011 04/01/2011 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 03/28/2011 04/01/2011 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 03/28/2011 04/01/2011 BI EP-EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 2 IP A lert and Notification System Testing 7111402 04/18/2011 04/22/2011 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 04/18/2011 04/22/2011 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 04/18/2011 04/22/2011 2 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 04/18/2011 04/22/2011 2 IP ERO Drill Participation 71151-EP02 04/18/2011 04/22/2011 2 IP A lert & Notification System 71151-EP03 04/18/2011 04/22/2011 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 06/13/2011 06/17/2011 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 06/13/2011 06/17/2011 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 06/13/2011 06/17/2011 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Inspection / Activity Plan Page 2 of 2 08/26/2010 Report 22 09/01/2010

-12/31/2011 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Fermi BI PI&R-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 3 2 IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 71152B 09/19/2011 10/07/2011 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 2 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 2 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 71151-BI01 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 BI OL-BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM EVAL 2 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 12/05/2011 12/09/2011 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

J. Davis

However, five of the findings with cross-cutting aspect of H.2(c) were identified during the component design bases inspection in the second quarter 2010. You recognized this cross-cutting theme and have implemented a range of actions to address this trend. Because many of these actions were implemented in the second quarter of 2010, a reasonable duration of time has not passed to determine the effectiveness of these corrective actions. Therefore, the NRC does not propose a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of HP at this time. However, we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of your corrective actions to address this cross-cutting theme through our baseline inspections.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2011. We also plan on performing several special and infrequently performed inspections that include: Inspection Procedure (IP) 92709, "Licensee Strike Contingency Plans"; IP 92702, "Follow up on Traditional Enforcement Actions, Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Orders, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Action Letters"; IP 60854.1, "Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSIs) at Operating Plants"; IP 60855.1, "Operation of an ISFSI at Operating Plants"; and IP60856.1, "Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations at Operating Plants." 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC

=s A 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/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 630-829-9753 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely, /RA/ Robert J. Orlikowski, Acting Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-341 License No. NPF-43

Enclosure:

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