ML060610354

(EOC) Annual Assessment Letter (Report 05000315/316/2006-001)

ML060610354
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Satorius M Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Nazar M Indiana Michigan Power Co
References
IR-06-001
Download: ML060610354 (7)

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March 2, 2006 Mr. M. Nazar Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Indiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - D. C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000315/2006001; 05000316/2006001)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On February 8, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the D. C. Cook Nuclear Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. 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, the D. C. Cook Nuclear Plant, 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 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 reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility.

While plant performance for the most recent quarter is within the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix, there was a safety significant Performance Indicator affecting the first two quarters of the assessment cycle for Unit 2. Specifically, there was one White PI in the Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal area of the Initiating Events cornerstone that returned to Green after the second quarter of calendar year 2005.

M. Nazar Additionally, on November 23, 2005, the staff issued two Severity Level III violations of 10 CFR 50.9 and one Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 55.25 with a $60,000 civil penalty in accordance with the NRCs Enforcement Policy. The violations were associated with providing incomplete and inaccurate information with regard to applications for new, renewed, or amended reactor operator licenses; providing incomplete and inaccurate information in an August 2, 2004, letter that described your corrective actions for a previous Severity Level III violation; and the failure to provide timely information with regard to a change in medical status of licensed reactor operators. The violations remain open pending further NRC review of your corrective actions.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2007. In addition to the program defined inspection activities, additional oversight activities will be conducted for the reactor vessel head replacement, scheduled for the Fall refueling outage in 2006. 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 9 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 Christine Lipa at 630-829-9619 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark A. Satorius, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-315; 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosure:

D. C. Cook Nuclear Plant Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution

M. Nazar Additionally, on November 23, 2005, the staff issued two Severity Level III violations of 10 CFR 50.9 and one Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 55.25 with a $60,000 civil penalty in accordance with the NRCs Enforcement Policy. The violations were associated with providing incomplete and inaccurate information with regard to applications for new, renewed, or amended reactor operator licenses; providing incomplete and inaccurate information in an August 2, 2004, letter that described your corrective actions for a previous Severity Level III violation; and the failure to provide timely information with regard to a change in medical status of licensed reactor operators. The violations remain open pending further NRC review of your corrective actions.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2007. In addition to the program defined inspection activities, additional oversight activities will be conducted for the reactor vessel head replacement, scheduled for the Fall refueling outage in 2006. 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 9 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 Christine Lipa at 630-829-9619 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark A. Satorius, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-315; 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosure:

D. C. Cook Nuclear Plant Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME:G:\Branch TSS\ALL EOC\EOC CY2005\EOC Letters For CY 2005\cook.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME EDuncan for MSatorius CLipa:dtp DATE 03/01/06 03/01/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

M. Nazar cc w/encl: J. Jensen, Site Vice President L. Weber, Plant Manager G. White, Michigan Public Service Commission L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -

Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Emergency Management Division MI Department of State Police D. Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists Berrien County Board Chairman Berrien County Coordinator Berrien County Sheriff EMA Coordinator, Berrien County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Benton Harbor City Manager of Benton Harbor Mayor of St. Joseph City Manager of St. Joseph Mayor of Bridgman City Manager of Bridgman Mayor of Buchanan City Manager of Buchanan President, Village of Stevensville President, Village of Berrien Springs President, Village of Shoreham INPO

M. Nazar ADAMS Distribution:

HKN PST DWW RidsNrrDirslpab JLC1 GEG KGO RML2 SRI Cook DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)

Page 1 of 2 D.C. Cook 03/01/2006 16:02:50 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Baseline Inspections ISI - D.C. COOK UNIT 2 ISI INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/27/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - ALARA (OUTAGE) 2 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/03/2006 04/07/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/03/2006 04/07/2006 Baseline Inspections IP 71114 - EP NON-EXERCISE BASELINE 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections MOD/5059 - MODIFICATION/50.59 INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 05/08/2006 05/26/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 05/08/2006 05/26/2006 Baseline Inspections PI&R - PI&R BIENNIAL 3 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/24/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections MAINT - MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS 1 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections ISI - D.C. COOK U1 ISI & RPV HD FAB/MOD INSP 3 1 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection 09/04/2006 11/03/2006 Other Routine 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 09/04/2006 11/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 09/11/2006 11/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/09/2006 11/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - RAD ACCESS AND OUTAGE ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - TRANSPORTATION & RADWASTE 1 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 10/30/2006 11/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/30/2006 11/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 71122.01 - RADIOLOGICAL EFFLUENTS 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 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 D.C. Cook 03/01/2006 16:02:50 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 5 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 01/22/2007 02/23/2007 Baseline Inspections FY 2007 - D. C. COOK INIT PREP 02/2007 3 1 W90152 OL - INITIAL EXAM - D.C. COOK - FEB/MAR 2007 02/26/2007 03/02/2007 Not Applicable FY 2007 - D. C. COOK INIT EXAM 03/2007 3 1 W90152 OL - INITIAL EXAM - D.C. COOK - FEB/MAR 2007 03/19/2007 03/30/2007 Not Applicable 71121.02 - POST OUTAGE ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 71122.03 - REMP & RAD MTL CONTROL 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 06/11/2007 06/15/2007 Baseline Inspections HEATSINK - HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121.01 - RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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