IR 05000271/2007001
| ML070610598 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2007 |
| From: | David Lew Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Ted Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| References | |
| IR-07-001 | |
| Download: ML070610598 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES arch 2, 2007
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000271/2007001)
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
On February 13, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. 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 physical protection information. 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 resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Vermont Yankee 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 Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on one finding of low to moderate safety significance (White) in the Public Radiation Safety cornerstone. This finding involved a shipment of a package of contaminated equipment from Vermont Yankee that was not properly prepared and shipped in conformance with the Department of Transportation radiation level limitations. Although the surface of the package was not accessible to members of the public, the condition had the potential to adversely affect personnel receiving the package or responding to an incident involving the package. Therefore, in addition to the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with inspection procedure 95001, within 180 days of notification by your staff of your readiness for this inspection. The objective of the supplemental inspection is to provide assurance that Entergy understands the root causes and contributing causes of the finding, identifies the extent of condition, and establishes corrective actions that are sufficient to prevent recurrence. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2008. In addition to the 95001 supplemental inspection and the ROP baseline inspections, we also plan to conduct independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) inspections. 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 mid-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mr. Raymond J. Powell of my staff at 610-337-6967 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects, Region I Docket Nos. 50-271 License Nos. DPR-28 Enclosure: Vermont Yankee Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:
M. R. Kansler, President, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
G. J. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Operations J. T. Herron, Senior Vice President C. Schwarz, Vice-President, Operations Support O. Limpias, Vice President, Engineering D. Mannai, Manager, Licensing, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Operating Experience Coordinator, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station W. Maguire, General Manager, Plant Operations, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
N. Rademacher, Director NSA, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station J. F. McCann, Director, Licensing C. D. Faison, Manager, Licensing M. J. Colomb, Director of Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
J. H. Sniezek, PWR SRC Consultant M. D. Lyster, PWR SRC Consultant S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services, Inc.
D. O Dowd, Administrator, Radiological Health Section, DPHS, DHHS, State of New Hampshire C. White, RRPT, CHP, Radiological Health, Vermont Department of Health Chief, Safety Unit, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Mass.
D. Lewis, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP G. D. Bisbee, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau J. Block, Esquire J. P. Matteau, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)
R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff G. Sachs, President/Staff Person, c/o Stopthesale J. Giarrusso, State Liaison Officer (SLO) Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency J. Volz, Chairman, Public Service Board, State of Vermont Chairman, Board of Selectman, Town of Vernon State of New Hampshire, SLO Designee State of Vermont, SLO
Page 1 of 2 Vermont Yankee 03/02/2007 08:29:32 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 4/30+EXM - INITIAL LICENSED OPERATOR EXAMS 3 1 U01667 FY07-VERMONT YANKEE INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 Not Applicable 1 U01667 FY07-VERMONT YANKEE INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 04/30/2007 05/11/2007 Not Applicable LR-71002 - LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION 8 1 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 License Renewal Inspectio 1 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 License Renewal Inspectio TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112103 - OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 05/21/2007 05/24/2007 Baseline Inspections 71002 - LICENSE RENEWAL FOLLOWUP 1 1 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 License Renewal Inspectio 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 Baseline Inspections 92709 - STRIKE CONTINGENCY REVIEW 3 1 IP 92709 Licensee Strike Contingency Plans 07/01/2007 08/31/2007 Other Routine 95001 - TRANSPORTATION - WHITE FINDING 1 1 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Supplemental Program 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections MODS - MODS AND 50.59 3 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 10/29/2007 11/02/2007 Baseline Inspections ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTIONS 1 1 IP 60854.1 Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants 10/01/2007 11/30/2007 Other Routine This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 2 Vermont Yankee 03/02/2007 08:29:32 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION 4 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 Baseline Inspections 71111.12 - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - CDBI 7 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 04/28/2008 05/02/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2008.
In addition to the 95001 supplemental inspection and the ROP baseline inspections, we also plan to conduct independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) inspections and a license renewal aging m anagem ent inspection. 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 m onths of the inspection plan are tentative and m ay be revised at the m id-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 C FR 2.390 of the N R C s R ules of P ractice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be m ade available electronically for public inspection in the N R C P ublic D ocum ent R oom or from the P ublicly A vailable R ecords (P A R S ) com ponent of N R C 's docum ent system (A D A M S ).
A D A M S is accessible from the N R C W eb site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm /adam s.htm l (the P ublic E lectronic R eading R oom ).
If circum stances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. P lease contact Mr.
R aym ond J. Powell of m y staff at 610-337-6967 with any questions you m ay have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
S incerely,
/R A /
D avid C . Lew, D irector, D ivision of R eactor Projects, R egion I D ocket N os. 50-271 License N os. DP R -28 E nclosure: Verm ont Yankee Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl: D . O D owd, A dm inistrator, R adiological H ealth S ection, D P H S ,
M . R . K ansler, P resident, E ntergy N uclear O perations, Inc. D H H S , State of New H am pshire G . J. Taylor, C hief Executive O fficer, Entergy O perations C . W hite, R R P T, C H P , R adiological H ealth, Verm ont D epartm ent of J. T. H erron, Senior Vice P resident H ealth C . Schwarz, V ice-P resident, O perations S upport C hief, Safety U nit, O ffice of the A ttorney G eneral, C om m onwealth of O . Lim pias, Vice P resident, Engineering M ass.
D . Mannai, Manager, Licensing, Verm ont Yankee Nuclear Pow er D . Lewis, Pillsbury, W inthrop, Shaw, Pittm an LLP S tation G . D . Bisbee, Esquire, D eputy Attorney G eneral, Environm ental O perating E xperience Coordinator, Verm ont Yankee N uclear Pow er P rotection B ureau S tation J. Block , Esquire W . Maguire, G eneral Manager, Plant O perations, Entergy N uclear J. P. Matteau, Executive D irector, W indham R egional C om m ission O perations, Inc. D . K atz, C itizens A wareness N etwork (C A N )
N . R adem acher, D irector N S A , Verm ont Yankee N uclear Pow er R . Shadis, N ew E ngland C oalition S taff S tation G . S achs, P resident/S taff P erson, c/o S topthesale J. F. McC ann, D irector, Licensing J. G iarrusso, S tate Liaison O fficer Massachuse tts E m ergency C . D . Faison, Manager, Licensing M anagem ent A gency M . J. C olom b, D irector of O versight, E ntergy N uclear O perations, Inc. J. Volz, C hairm an, Public S ervice B oard, State of Verm ont A ssistant G eneral C ounsel, E ntergy N uclear O perations, Inc. C hairm an, Board of Selectm an, Town of Vernon J. H . Sniezek, PW R SR C C onsultant S tate of N ew H am pshire, SLO D esignee M . D . Lyster, PW R SR C C onsultant S tate of V erm ont, S LO S . Lousteau, T reasury D epartm ent, E ntergy S ervices, Inc.
D istribution w/encl: J. Kim, PM, NRR S. Collins, RA J. Boska, Backup PM, NRR M. Dapas, DRA D. Pelton, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector R. Powell, DRP B. Sienel, DRP, Resident Inspector B. Bickett, DRP A. Rancourt, DRP, Resident OA J. Lamb, RI OEDO Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
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