IR 05000346/2011007

Annual Assessment Letter for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (05000346/2011007)

ML12065A117
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	Stephanie West Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Allen B FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-11-007
Download: ML12065A117 (6)

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rch 5, 2012

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT 1 (05000 346/20 1 1 00 7)

Dear Mr. Allen:

On February 15, 201 2, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 20 1 1 , through December 31, 20 1 1. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined that overall, Davis-Besse operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Davis-Besse 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 indicat ed that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plan s to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

In addition to the ROP baseline, inspections are planned for Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/182 Phase I, "Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping,"

TI 2515/177 , "Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems," and Inspection Procedure (IP) 71007, "Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection." 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 emerge. The NRC identified a cross-cutting theme in the Resources component of the Human Performance cross-cutting area

. Specifically, five findings were identified with the cross-cutting aspect of Documentation and Procedures H.2(c). The NRC determined that an SCCI exists because the NRC has a concern with your staff's scope of effort and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme. In particular, corrective actions taken in 2010 regarding H.2(c) events appear to have been ineffective. Similarly, a limited apparent cause evaluation focusing on H.2(c) completed in August 2011 did not identify any common causes and recommended no additional corrective actions be taken. The human performance substantive cross-cutting issue in the H.2(c) aspect will remain open until the number of findings in the H.2(c) aspect is reduced and you demonstrate the implementation of effective corrective actions that result in sustained performance improvement in the human performance area.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 201 3. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will

contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

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 Jamnes Cameron at 630-829-9833 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA by Gary L. Shear for/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.

50-346 License Nos.

NPF-3 Enclosure: Davis-Besse Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ Page 1 of 2 Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Davis-Besse Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2012-06/30/2013 TI-182-TI-2515/182 PHASE I - BURIED PIPING 1 IP Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping 2515/182 01/09/2012 01/11/2012 HEAD-CONTINUATION OF HEAD REPLACEMENT INSPECT 4 IP Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection 71007 01/01/2012 02/29/2012 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 01/09/2012 01/13/2012 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 01/09/2012 01/13/2012 SB R/C-SHIELD BUILDING CRACKING ROOT CAUSE INSP 4 IP Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection 71007 02/21/2012 07/27/2012 BI EPR-EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 1 IP A lert and Notification System Testing 7111402 03/26/2012 03/30/2012 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 03/26/2012 03/30/2012 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 03/26/2012 03/30/2012 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 03/26/2012 03/30/2012 BI ISI-INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 05/06/2012 06/04/2012 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 05/14/2012 05/18/2012 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 05/14/2012 05/18/2012 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 71151-BI01 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 06/11/2012 06/15/2012 BI CDBI-COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 6 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 08/13/2012 09/14/2012 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 08/20/2012 08/24/2012 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 08/20/2012 08/24/2012 ISFSI-ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 10/01/2012 11/30/2012 Page 2 of 2 Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Davis-Besse Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2012-06/30/2013 TI-177-TI-2515/177 - GAS VOIDING IN ECCS PIPING 2 IP Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 2515/177 10/15/2012 11/02/2012 STRIKE-STRIKE CONTINGENCY - OPS/MAINT/RP 3 IP Licensee Strike Contingency Plans 92709 10/15/2012 11/01/2012 BI OLRQ-BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 BI FIRE-FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION & BAG TRIP 3 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 02/25/2013 03/29/2013 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 01/07/2013 01/11/2013 BI EPX-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 71151-BI01 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 OL PREP-DAVIS-BESSE INIT PREP - 05/2013 3 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 MAY-JUNE - DAVIS-BESSE W90284 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 OL EXAM-DAVIS-BESSE INIT EXAM - 06/2013 3 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 MAY-JUNE - DAVIS-BESSE W90284 06/03/2013 06/14/2013 In particular, corrective actions taken in 2010 regarding H.2(c) events appear to have been ineffective. Similarly, a limited apparent cause evaluation focusing on H.2(c) completed in August 2011 did not identify any common causes and recommended no additional corrective actions be taken. The human performance substantive cross-cutting issue in the H.2(c) aspect will remain open until the number of findings in the H.2(c) aspect is reduced and you demonstrate the implementation of effective corrective actions that result in sustained performance improvement in the human performance area.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2013. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

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 Jamnes Cameron at 630-829-9833 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA by Gary L. Shear for/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-346 License Nos. NPF-3 Enclosure: Davis-Besse Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION

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