IR 05000348/2007001

EOC Letter, Annual Assessment Letter - NRC Inspection Report 05000348-07-001 and 05000364-07-001

ML070600464
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	03/01/2007
From:	Scott Shaeffer NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Jerrica Johnson Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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ML070600462	List: IR 05000348/2007001 ML070600464 ML070600473
References
IR-07-001 IR-07-001
Download: ML070600464 (5)

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rch 1, 2007

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000348/2007001 AND 05000364/2007001)

Dear Mr. Johnson:

On February 6, 2007, the NRC technical staff completed its performance review of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. Our technical staff 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 protection information. A separate letter, designated and marked as AExempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390,@ will include the physical protection review and a resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Farley Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as the first two quarters of the assessment cycle, was in 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. We also plan to conduct non-ROP inspections of the independent spent fuel storage installation and containment emergency recirculation sump modifications. In addition, we will conduct initial reactor operator licensing examinations.

While plant performance for the most recent quarter is within the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix, there were safety significant performance indicators affecting the third quarter of the assessment cycle. In the third quarter, the Mitigating Systems Performance Indicator (MSPI) for Cooling Water crossed the White threshold. To address this PI, your staff re-evaluated several start demands that were due to breaker and handswitch failures and reanalyzed service water flow requirements. During the week of February 16, 2007, we initiated a supplemental inspection 95001 to review these and any other actions taken.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 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 are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s 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 (404) 562-4521 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Scott M. Shaeffer, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-348, 50-364 Licensee No.: NPF-2, NPF-8 Enclosure: Farley Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

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SNC 3 cc w/encls:

B. D. McKinney, Licensing Services Manager, B-031 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution L. M. Stinson,Vice President, Fleet Operations Support-Farley Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution J. T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Bentina C. Terry Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Bin B-022 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 State Health Officer Alabama Department of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration 201 Monroe St., Suite 700 P. O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 M. Stanford Blanton Balch and Bingham Law Firm P. O. Box 306 1710 Sixth Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35201 William D. Oldfield Quality Assurance Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company Electronic Mail Distribution Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)

SNC 4 Letter to J. Randy Johnson from Scott M. Shaeffer dated March 1, 2007 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000348/2007001 AND 05000364/2007001)

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