ML040630132
| ML040630132 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2004 |
| From: | Blough A Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Pearce L FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-04-001 | |
| Download: ML040630132 (6) | |
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March 2, 2004 Mr. L. William Pearce Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION (REPORT 05000334/2004001 AND 050000412/2004001)
Dear Mr. Pearce:
On February 5, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Beaver Valley Power Station. The end-of-cycle review involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003. 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 so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.
Overall, Beaver Valley 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 Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on an inspection finding in the second quarter of 2003 in the Emergency Preparedness area being classified as having low to moderate safety significance (White) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Since the supplemental inspection for this White finding was successfully completed in November 2003, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2005.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved 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.
As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2004, we
2 Mr. L. William Pearce plan to continue inspections of order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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 Mr. Peter Eselgroth of my staff at (610) 337-5234 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects, Region I Docket Nos.
50-334 & 50-412 License Nos.
Enclosure:
Beaver Valley Inspection/Activity Plan
3 Mr. L. William Pearce cc w/encl:
J. Lash, Plant General Manager V. Kaminskas, Director, Nuclear Maintenance R. Mende, Director, Nuclear Work Management T. Cosgrove, Director, Nuclear Engineering/Projects L. Freeland, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs & Corrective Actions M. Clancy, Mayor, Shippingport, PA R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety C. OClaire, State Liaison to the NRC, State of Ohio D. Hill, Chief Radiological Health Program, State of West Virginia Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
4 Mr. L. William Pearce Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
RidsNrrDipmlipb H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA P. Eselgroth, DRP R. Barkley, DRP P. Cataldo, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector C. ODaniell, DRP DRS Director, RI DRS Deputy Director, RI DRS Branch Chiefs, RI P. Kaufman, DRS G. Smith, DRS D. Silk, DRS J. Jolicoeur, OEDO R. Laufer, NRR R. Guzman, NRR T. Colburn, PM, NRR DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch7\\ROP-4 EOC Ltrs & Mtgs with Licensees\\BV 2004 EOC Letter.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
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= No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME RBarkley/RSB for PCataldo/RSB for PEselgroth/PWE ABlough/ARB DATE 02/20/04 02/20/04 02/20/04 03/02/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Beaver Valley Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/02/2004 12:48:19 Report 22 3
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 2
Baseline Inspections 01/26/2004 01/30/2004 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 2
1 7112101
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS Baseline Inspections 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 1
7112203
- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 04/12/2004 04/16/2004 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 2
71130
- SECURITY Baseline Inspections 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Access Authorization IP 7113001 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Access Control IP 7113002 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Fitness For Duty Program IP 7113008 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 7
7111401
- EXERCISE EVAL AND EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 7
7111121
- SSDI Baseline Inspections 05/24/2004 05/28/2004 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 1
7111112B
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 07/12/2004 07/16/2004 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1, 2 3
7111111B
- LO REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION U1 Baseline Inspections 07/26/2004 07/30/2004 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1
1 7112103
- OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 10/04/2004 10/08/2004 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 3
7111108P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION Safety Issues 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02)
Safety Issues 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02)
Baseline Inspections 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 1
1 7112102
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA Baseline Inspections 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 4
2/28+EXM
- UNIT 1 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM Not Applicable 01/16/2005 01/20/2005 BEAVER VALLEY, UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (12/1/04)
U01542 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Beaver Valley Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/02/2004 12:48:19 Report 22 4
2/28+EXM
- UNIT 1 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM Not Applicable 02/27/2005 03/11/2005 BEAVER VALLEY, UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (12/1/04)
U01542 1
4 2/28+EXM
- UNIT2 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 01/17/2005 01/21/2005 BEAVER VALLEY, UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (12/1/04)
U01534 2
Not Applicable 02/28/2005 03/11/2005 BEAVER VALLEY, UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (12/1/04)
U01534 2
1 71114
- EP PROGRAM AND EP PI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
7112101
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS Baseline Inspections 02/14/2005 02/18/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 1
7111108P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - U2 Baseline Inspections 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 2
1 7112102
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2
1 7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 1
7111117B
- MODS & 50.59 Baseline Inspections 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 1
7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2 1
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 08/08/2005 08/12/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 1
7112102
- OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA Baseline Inspections 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.