IR 05000341/2013001

Annual Assessment Letter for Fermi Power Plant, Unit 2 (Report 05000341/2013001)

ML14063A272
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi, 07200071
Issue date:	03/04/2014
From:	Boland A T Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Plona J Detroit Edison, Co
References
IR-13-001
Download: ML14063A272 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUIT E 210 LISLE, IL 60532

-4352 March 4, 2014 Mr. Joseph Plona Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR FERMI POWER PLANT, UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000341/2013001)

Dear Mr. Plona:

On February 12, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

completed its end-of-cycle performance rev iew of Fermi Power Plant (Fermi), Unit 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarter ly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement act ions from January 1, 2013, through December 3 1, 2013. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your fac ility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC determined that

, overall, Fermi operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Fermi, Unit 2, during the most recent quarter was w ithin the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because a ll inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety s ignificance, and a ll PIs indicated that your performance was w ithin the nominal, expected range (

i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

As a result of the Safety Culture Common Language Initiative, the terminology and coding of cross-cutting aspects were revised. All cross

-cutting aspects identified during inspections conducted in Calendar Year (CY) 2014 will reflect this revision to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0310. The CY 2013 end-of-cycle assessments were conducted using the IMC 0310 guidance in effect in CY 2013 (dated October 28, 2011). Cross

-cutting aspects identified in 2013 using the 2013 terminology will be converted to the latest revision in accordance with the cross

-reference in IMC 0310 during the mid

-cycle assessment review and evaluated for cross

-cutting themes and potential substantive cross

-cutting issues in accordance with IMC 0305. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2015. 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. The inspection plan does not include security

-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non

-publicly available correspondence. In accordance w ith 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Pract ice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be avai lable electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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 Mr. Michael Kunowski at 630-829-9618 with any questions you have regarding this letter or its attachments

.

Sincerely,/RA/ Anne T. Boland

, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-341; 072-071 License No. NPF-43

Enclosure:

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