ML062430597

Mid-cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2

ML062430597
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	08/31/2006
From:	Bellamy R NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB7
To:	Lash J FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2006 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Lash:

On August 9, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2 (Beaver Valley) for the first half of the calendar year 2006 assessment cycle. 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 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.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2 was within the Licensee Response column of the NRCs 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 the standard reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. In addition to the baseline inspection procedures, inspections related to the Extended Power Uprate for Units 1 and 2 and inspections related to the Unit 2 Containment Sump Modifications will be performed.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2008. 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 NRCs 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 NRCs

J. H. Lash 2 document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website 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 610-337-5200 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 7 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-334, 50-412 License Nos. DPR-66, NPF-73

Enclosure:

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:

G. Leidich, President and Chief Nuclear Officer J. Hagan, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer D. Pace, Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering J. Rinckel, Vice President, Fleet Oversight L. Myers, Executive Vice President, Special Projects R. Anderson, Vice President, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Manager, Fleet Licensing, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company R. Mende, Director, Site Operations T. Cosgrove, Director, Maintenance P. Sena, Director, Engineering L. Freeland, Director, Site Performance Improvement and Manager, Regulatory Compliance D. Jenkins, Attorney, FENOC B. Sepelak, Supervisor, Nuclear Compliance M. Clancy, Mayor, Shippingport, PA D. Allard, PADEP C. OClaire, State Liaison to the NRC, State of Ohio Z. Clayton, EPA-DERR, State of Ohio Director, Utilities Department, Public Utilities Commission, State of Ohio D. Hill, Chief, Radiological Health Program, State of West Virginia J. Lewis, Commissioner, Division of Labor, State of West Virginia W. Hill, Beaver County Emergency Management Agency J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee, Sierra Club

J. H. Lash 3 Distribution w/encl:

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA B. Holian, DRP D. Lew, DRP R. Bellamy, DRP R. Fuhrmeister, DRP A. Rosebrook, DRP B. Sosa, RI OEDO R. Laufer, NRR T. Colburn, PM, NRR R. Guzman, NRR P. Cataldo - Senior Resident Inspector P. Garrett - Resident OA DRS Director, Region I DRS Deputy Director, Region I DRS Branch Chiefs (6)

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

RidsNrrDipmIipb@nrc.gov Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

SISP Review Complete: _______RRB____ (Reviewers Initials)

DOCUMEN T NA ME: S :\ROP 7 Mid C ycle Re view\2 006 R OP7 Mid-Cycle Letters\B V 2006 M id-Cycle Letter.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME ARosebrook/AAR RBellamy/RRB DATE 7/31/2006 8/29/2006 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Page 1 of 2 Beaver Valley 08/31/2006 09:31:36 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7111111B - L.O. REQUAL PROG.(FOCUS U1)+P/F RSLT 4 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 07/31/2006 08/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - CDBI (COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION) 8 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 07/17/2006 07/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 2 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/02/2006 10/06/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111108P - UNIT 2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/10/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections TI-166 - UNIT 2 CONTAINMENT SUMP MODIFICATIONS 1 2 IP 2515/166 Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage [NRC GENERIC LETTER 2004-02] 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Safety Issues TI-169 - MSPI VERIFICATION 2 1, 2 IP 2515/169 Mitigating Systems Performance Index Verification 11/01/2006 12/15/2006 Safety Issues 71004 - POWER UPRATE - EC/FAC 1 1, 2 IP 71004 Power Uprate 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 Other Routine 7112103 - OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 12/11/2006 12/15/2006 Baseline Inspections TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 6 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PRGM INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Beaver Valley 08/31/2006 09:31:36 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7111111B - LO REQUAL. PROG.(FOCUS U2)+P/F RVW 3 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 05/28/2007 07/06/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111117B - MODS AND 50.59 4 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/04/2007 06/08/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 06/04/2007 06/08/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Baseline Inspections 11/12EXM - U1 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM 3 1 U01685 FY08 - BEAVER VALLEY 1 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 Not Applicable 1 U01685 FY08 - BEAVER VALLEY 1 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 11/12/2007 11/23/2007 Not Applicable TI-166 - CONTAINMENT SUMP MODIFICATIONS - UNIT 1 1 1 IP 2515/166 Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage [NRC GENERIC LETTER 2004-02] 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 Safety Issues 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/29/2007 11/02/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111107 - HEAT SINK INSP 2 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - CDBI 6 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 01/28/2008 02/01/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/25/2008 02/29/2008 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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