IR 05000333/2011008

G20120172 - James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant - NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/183, IR 05000333-11-008

ML12081A283
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	05/13/2011
From:	Doerflein L T Engineering Region 1 Branch 2
To:	Bronson K Entergy Nuclear Northeast
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G20120172 IR-11-008
Download: ML12081A283 (25)

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1OV(ý-47~tD, ffsIMay 13, 2011Mr. Kevin BronsonSite Vice PresidentEntergy Nuclear NortheastJames A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power PlantP. O. Box 110Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT: JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT -NRC TEMPORARYINSTRUCTION 2515/183 INSPECTION REPORT 05000333/2011008

Dear Mr. Bronson:

On April 29, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection atyour James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick), using Temporary Instruction2515/183, "Followup to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event." Theenclosed inspection report documents the inspection results which were discussed on April 29,2011, with Mr. B. Sullivan and other members of your staff.The objective of this inspection was to promptly assess the capabilities of FitzPatrick to respondto extraordinary consequences similar to those that have recently occurred at the JapaneseFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station. The results from this inspection, along with the results fromthis inspection performed at other operating commercial nuclear plants in the United States willbe used to evaluate the United States nuclear industry's readiness to safely respond to similarevents. These results will also help the NRC to determine if additional regulatory actions arewarranted.All of the potential issues and observations identified by this inspection are contained in thisreport. The NRC's Reactor Oversight Process will further evaluate any issues to determine ifthey are regulatory findings or violations. Any resulting findings or violations will be documentedby the NRC in a separate report. You are not required to respond to this letter.i1Th~\Q A7. ~0-1 M ', Pa-o I K. Bronson2In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letterand its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRCPublic Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component ofNRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site athttp://www.nrc.aov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,Lawrence T. Doerflein, ChiefEngineering Branch 2Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No.: 50-333License No.: DPR-59

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