ML052420246
| ML052420246 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2005 |
| From: | Eric Duncan NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB6 |
| To: | Harden P Nuclear Management Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML052420246 (6) | |
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August 30, 2005 Mr. Paul A. Harden Site Vice President Nuclear Management Company, LLC Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT
Dear Mr. Harden:
On August 9, 2005, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Palisades Nuclear Plant for the first half of the calendar year 2005 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 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 a resultant inspection plan.
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 only reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2007.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2007. The plan contains a non-routine Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Inspection and a License Renewal Inspection, both of which are scheduled to begin October 2005. Other significant inspections planned for this year include a Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection in January 2006, and a Biennial Safety System Design and Performance Inspection in July 2006. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and 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 meeting.
P. Harden 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA by R. Lerch Acting for/
Eric R. Duncan, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20
Enclosure:
Palisades Nuclear Plant Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME:G:\\Branch TSS\\ALL MOC\\midcycle 2004 to 2005\\MOC letters\\pali.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 NAME RLerch for EDuncan:dtp DATE 08/29/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
P. Harden cc w/encl:
J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer R. Fenech, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Fossil and Hydro Operations D. Cooper, Senior Vice President - Group Operations L. Lahti, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel and Secretary A. Udrys, Esquire, Consumers Energy Company S. Wawro, Director of Nuclear Assets, Consumers Energy Company Supervisor, Covert Township Office of the Governor L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -
Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Michigan Department of Attorney General Mayor of Bangor City Manager of Bangor Mayor of Hartford City Manager of Hartford Mayor of South Haven City Manager of South Haven Administrator, Allegan County Allegan County Sheriff Allegan County Emergency Management Coordinator County Coordinator Berrien County Sheriff Director, Berrien County Emergency Management Agency Chairman, Van Buren County Board Van Buren County Sheriff Director, Van Buren County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Watervliet Mayor of Coloma INPO
P. Harden ADAMS Distribution:
HKN LMP DWW Project Director, NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb JLC GEG KGO RML2 SRI Palisades DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1
Palisades Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2005 - 03/31/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/29/2005 11:05:18 Report 22 1
MAINT
- BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1
2 INSPECTI
- ISFSI INSPECTION Other Routine 10/01/2005 12/01/2005 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants IP 60855.1 1
5 LIC RENE
- SCOPING & AGING MANAGMNT LICENSE RENEWAL License Renewal Insp 10/24/2005 11/18/2005 License Renewal Inspection IP 71002 1
1 ROUTINE
- EFFLUENTS, REMP, PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 HEATSKB
- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1
3 PI&R
- PI&R BIENNIAL Baseline Inspections 01/17/2006 02/10/2006 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1
2 71111.11
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1
1 FY 2006
- PALISADES RETAKE EXAM 02/2006 Not Applicable 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 RETAKE OF INITIAL OL EXAMS - PALISADES 050-255 W90149 1
1 ISI
- PALISADES ISI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/03/2006 04/21/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 1
2 71121.02
- ALARA PLANNING (OUTAGE)
Baseline Inspections 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
1 71122.03
- REMP Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P IP 7112203 1
5 SSDPC
- SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE Baseline Inspections 07/24/2006 08/25/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1
2 IP 71114
- EP EXERCISE BASELINE Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1
Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 IP 71121
- RP POST-OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSP Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 71122.02
- RAM SHIPPING Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Palisades Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2005 - 03/31/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/29/2005 11:05:18 Report 22 1
- RAD EFFLUENTS Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1
Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.