IR 05000289/2008001

2007 Annual Assessment Letter - Three Mile Island (Report 05000289/2008001)

ML080600622
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	03/03/2008
From:	Bellamy R NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:	Pardee C Exelon Generation Co
BELLAMY RR
References
IR-08-001
Download: ML080600622 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 March 3, 2008 Mr. Charles Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 1 (REPORT 05000289/2008001)

Dear Mr. Pardee:

On February 12, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Three Mile Island Unit 1. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2007. 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.

Three Mile Island Unit 1 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). No substantive cross cutting issues were identified in any of the three cross cutting areas.

Based on current plant performance, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP)

baseline inspections at Three Mile Island. In addition, we will also conduct inspections related to the Three Mile Island license renewal review.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2009. 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 nine 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 "Rules and Practices," 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 Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (The Public Electronic Reading Room). The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5200 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ronald R. Bellamy, Ph.D., Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. 50-289 License Nos. DPR-50

Enclosure: Three Mile Island, Unit 1 Inspection/ Activity Plan

cc w/encl:

Chief Operating Officer, AmerGen Site Vice President, TMI Unit 1, AmerGen Plant Manager, TMI Unit 1, AmerGen Regulatory Assurance Manager TMI Unit 1, AmerGen Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services, AmerGen Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations, AmerGen Vice President - Operations Support, AmerGen Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, AmerGen Director Licensing, AmerGen Manager Licensing - TMI, AmerGen Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, AmerGen T. O'Neill, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company J. Fewell, Assistant General Counsel, Exelon Nuclear Correspondence Control Desk, AmerGen Chairman, Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Londonerry Township R. Janati, Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection, State of PA J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee E. Epstein, TMI-Alert (TMIA)

D. Allard, PADEP Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)