ML060620107

2006-001 - Annual Assessment Letter - Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3 (Reports 05-247/2006001 & 05-286/2006001)

ML060620107
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Collins S Region 1 Administrator
To:	Dacimo F Entergy Nuclear Operations
McDermott, B J, RGN-I/DRP/610-337-5233
References
IR-06-001
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UNITE D STA TES NUCL EA R RE GULA TORY C OMMIS SI ON REGION I 475 AL LENDAL E ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-141 5 March 2, 2 006 Mr. F red Da cimo Site Vice President - Ind ian Point Energy Center Entergy Nucl ear Operations, In c.295 Broadw ay, Suite 1 Post Office Box 24 9 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 SUB JEC T: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATI NG UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORTS 0500 0247/2006001 AND 050002 86/2006001)

Dear Mr. D acimo: On February 6 , 2006, the NR C staff completed its performance revie w of Indian Point Nucl ear Generating Units 2 and 3. Our te chnical sta ff reviewed p erformance indicato rs (PIs) for the most rece nt qu arte r and ins pect ion resu lts for th e pe riod from J anua ry 1 thro ugh December 31, 20

05. The purpose of this letter i s to inform you of our assessment of y our safet y perfo rmanc e during this peri od and our plans fo r fut ure inspe ctions a t your f acility.This performance rev iew and enclosed i nspection pl an do not i nclude phy sical protec tion information. A se parate letter de signated and marked as "Official Use Onl y - Securi ty-Related Information" wil l includ e the phys ical protecti on review and resultan t inspection plan.Overall, Indian Point Unit 2 (IP2) and Unit 3 (IP3) operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all corn erstone objectiv es. Plant p erformance at IP2 for the most recent quar ter was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix based on a fi nding of low to mode rate sa fety si gnifica nce (White) in the Mit igatin g Syst ems cornerstone. This finding was identified i n the second quarter of 2005 and i nvolve d degradation of the safet y injection system over a period of several weeks. In December 2005, the NRC complet ed a Supplem ental In spectio n for t his find ing and c oncluded that Ent ergy's correc tive actions to pre vent recurrenc e of the underly ing causes w ere adequate. Pl ant performance at IP3 for the most recen t quarter, as wel l as for the first three quarters of the insp ection cyc le, was w ithin the L icensee Re sponse colu mn of the NRC's Action M atrix, based on all i nspection findings being cl assified as ha ving very low sa fety significance (Green) and all PIs indic ating performan ce at a lev el requ iring no add ition al NR C ove rsight (Green). Regarding the subs tantive cros s-cutting issue in the area of Problem Identifica tion and Resolution (PI&R) at IP2, we exa mined PI&R re lated findings from the last twel ve months, includin g results from the PI&R team inspecti on in June 2005 and th e Supplementa l Inspection in December 2 005. Althou gh several find ings related to corrective action issu es were i dentified, we did not identify any new or continued common theme that w ould wa rrant maintaini ng open the cross-cutting i ssue for PI&R. In particular, the re have be en no addi tional ex amples involv ing weak correc tive acti on evalu ations that co ntributed to a plant transie nt or degradation of safety equip ment du ring th e las t six months of the a ssessme nt peri od. We consi der cl osure of the cross-cutting i ssue in the area of PI&R app ropriate at thi s time based o n an assessmen t

F. Dac imo 2 of our inspectio n results, and your progress in addressi ng long-standing i ssues whi ch challenged th e effectiveness of y our PI&R program i mplementation.

Our oversight of y our corrective a ction program impl ementation w ill conti nue as part of the reactor oversi ght proces s (ROP) basel ine i nspect ion p rogram.On October 31, 2005, a Deviation fr om the ROP for Indian Point was approved by the NRC Executiv e Director of Operati ons. This acti on was taken to enable e nhanced NRC oversight of Entergy's performance re lative to addressing i ssues associ ated with the IP2 spen t fuel pool leakage, includ ing tritium conta mination; and improving re liabili ty and av ailabil ity of the Al ert and Notification S ystem (ANS), i ncluding impl ementation of backup power require ments.In summa ry, In dian Point Units 2 and 3 ope rated s afely and a re curr ently in th e Regul atory Response and Licensee Response columns of the NRC's Action Matrix, respectively. The NRC close d a lo ng-stand ing PI&R subs tantiv e cross-cutti ng issu e on U nit 2. Addi tiona lly , an RO P Deviatio n Memorandu m remains in e ffect for this station.

The enclosed inspection plan detai ls inspecti ons for Indian P oint Units 2 and 3, le ss those related to phy sical protec tion, schedul ed through Septembe r 30, 2007. R outine ROP b aseline inspections and additi onal insp ections of yo ur preparations for dry cask storage o f spent nuclear fuel a re included. In additi on, special ized in spections of Ente rgy's actions to address tritium contamin ation and to improve the ANS are pl anned in a ccordance w ith the Dev iation from the ROP. The timin g of some inspectio ns is depen dent on yo ur ongoing action s; as such, we wi ll coordi nate with your staff regarding add itional i nspections w hich either have not y et been schedul ed, or wi ll need to be moved.

The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution o f any schedul ing conflicts an d personnel availab ility i ssues wel l in adv ance of inspectors arri ving onsite. Routine re sident insp ections are n ot listed du e to their on going and continu ous natu re. The inspect ions in the last nine m onths of the inspe ction pla n are ten tative and m ay be r evise d at t he mi d-cyc le rev iew.In acco rdance wit h 10 C FR 2.3 90 of th e NRC's "Ru les o f Practi ce," a copy of this lette r and i ts enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Docume nt Roo m or from t he Pub licl y Av aila ble R ecords (PARS) compo nent o f NRC's document syste m (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessi ble from the NRC Web site at http://w ww.nrc.gov/readi ng-rm/ada ms.html (the P ubli c Ele ctroni c Read ing Ro om).If circu mstance s aris e wh ich ca use us to cha nge thi s insp ectio n pla n, we wil l con tact y ou to discu ss the change as soo n as p ossib le. P lease conta ct Bri an M cDermo tt, Chi ef, Proje cts Branch 2, at (61 0)337-5233 w ith any ques tions you may hav e regarding this l etter or the inspection plan.Sincere ly,/R A/Samuel J. Co llins Regional Ad ministrator F. Dac imo 3 Docket Nos. 50-24 7 and 50-286 License No. DPR-26 and DPR-64 ADAMS

References:

Final Si gnificance Determin ation for a White Finding, da ted August 1, 200 5 [ML052130518]PI&R Inspecti on report, dated August 3, 2005 [M L052160329]

Supplemental Inspection for a White Finding, dated Janua ry 20, 2006

[ML060200295]Deviatio n Memo from the R OP, dated October 2 8, 2005 [M L053010404]

Enclosures:

Indian Poi nt Nuclear Gen erating Unit 2 and Unit 3 Inspection/Acti vity P lans cc w/encl:

G. J. Taylor, Ch ief Executiv e Officer, Entergy Operatio ns M. R. Kansl er, Pre siden t, Ente rgy Nu clear Operati ons In c. (EN O)J. T. He rron, S enior Vice Presi dent a nd Chi ef Operat ions Officer (E NO)C. Sch warz , Vice Presi dent, Op eratio ns Sup port (E NO)P. Rub in, Gen eral M anager Operati ons (E NO) O. Limp ias, V ice P resid ent, En gineer ing (EN O)J. Mc Cann, Direc tor, Li censi ng (ENO)C. D. F aison , Man ager, Li censi ng (ENO)M. J. Colo mb, Di rector of Overs ight (E NO)J. Comi otes, D irecto r, Nucl ear Sa fety As suranc e (ENO)P. Con roy, M anager, Lice nsing (ENO)T. C. McCul lough, Assistan t General Coun sel, Entergy N uclear Operatio ns, Inc.P. R. S mith, P resid ent, Ne w Yo rk State Energy , Rese arch a nd Dev elopme nt Auth ority P. Eddy, E lectric Di vision, New York Sta te Department of Pub lic Serv ice C. Donaldso n, Esquire, Assi stant Attorney General, New York Department of Law Mayor, V illage of Buch anan J. G. Testa, Mayor, City of Peek skill R. Albanese , Four County Coordinator S. Lousteau, Treasu ry Department, E ntergy Servi ces, Inc.Chairman, Standing Comm ittee on Energy, NYS Assembly Chairman, Standing Comm ittee on Environmental Conservation, NYS Assembly Chairman, Committe e on Corporati ons, Authoriti es, and Commiss ions M. Slob odien, Dire ctor, Emergency P lanning B. Brandenburg, A ssistant General Counsel Assemblywoman Sandra Galef, NYS Assembly County Clerk, Westchester County Legisl ature A. Spano, W estche ster Cou nty Execut ive R. Bondi, Putnam County Execu tive C. Vander hoef, Rocklan d County Exec utive E. A. Diana , Oran ge Count y Executive T. Judso n, Cen tral N Y Cit izen s Aw arenes s Netw ork M. El ie, Ci tize ns Aw arenes s Netw ork D. Loc hbaum, Nucle ar Safet y Engi neer, U nion of Conc erned Scien tists Public Ci tizen's Cri tical M ass Energy Pro ject M. Ma riotte, Nuclea r Information & Res ources Servi ce F. Zalcman, Pa ce Law S chool, Energy Project F. Dac imo 4 L. Puglisi, S upervisor, Tow n of Cortlandt Congresswoman Sue W. Kelly Congresswoman Nita Low ey Senator Hil lary Rodh am Clinton Senator Charl es Schumer J. Riccio, Gree npeace A. Matthie ssen, Execu tive Di rector, Rive rkeeper, Inc.

M. Kapl owitz, Chairman of Coun ty Envi ronment & Heal th Committee A. Reynol ds, Enviro nmental Adv ocates M. Jacobs, Director, Longv iew Sch ool D. Kat z, Ex ecuti ve Di rector, Citi zens Awa reness Netw ork P. Lev enthal , The Nu clear Contro l Inst itute K. Coplan, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic W. DiProfio, PWR SRC Cons ultant D. C. Poole , PWR SRC Consultant W. Russell, PWR SRC Consultant W. Little, Associate Attorney, NYSDEC L. Cortopassi, Manager Traini ng and Deve lopment F. Dac imo 5 Distribution w/encl: (via E-mail)S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA B. Sosa, RI E DO Coordinato r R. Laufer, NRR J. Boska, PM, NRR B. Holian, DRP R. Blough, DRS D. Lew, DRP M. Gamberoni, DRS DRS Branch Chiefs D. Screnci, PAO N. Sheehan, PAO B. McDermott, DRP E. Cobey, DRP D. Jackson, DRP M. Co x, DR P, Sen ior Re siden t Inspe ctor - I ndian Poin t 2 T. Hips chman, DRP, S enior Resi dent In specto r - Indi an Poi nt 3 G. Bow man, DR P, Res ident Inspe ctor - I ndian Poin t 2 B. Wittick, D RP, Re siden t Inspe ctor - I ndian Poin t 3 R. Ma rtin, D RP, Re siden t OA Region I Docket R oom (w/concurre nces)RidsNrrDirsl pab DOC UMEN T NAM E: S:\ROP-6 EOC R evi ew\ROP-6 Annual Assessment Let ters\IP2&3 EOC.wpd SISP Rev iew Complete:

DEJ (Reviewer's Initials)

After de clari ng this docume nt "An Official Agency Recor d" it will be released to the Publ ic.To re ceive a cop y o f this d ocumen t, indic ate in the bo x: " C" = Copy wit hout at tachment/en closur e " E" = Copy wit h att achment/encl osure " N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRS RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/ORA NAME DJackson/DEJ JW hite/JRW BMcDermott/BJM BHolian/BEH SCollin s/SJC DATE 03/01/06 03/01/06 03/01/06 03/01/06 03/01/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Indian Point 2 Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006

-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/02/2006 11:00:07 Report 22 1 7111405-DEVIATION MEMO ANS INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 2 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 2 ISFSI-ISFSI Other Routine 04/01/2006 12/31/2006 2 60854.1 IP Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating P 1 7111108P-INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/24/2006 05/05/2006 2 7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 2 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 2 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 1 7112203-DEVIATION MEMO TRITIUM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/22/2006 05/26/2006 2 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 1 7111405-FOLLOWUP INSP FOR NEW ANS SYSTEM Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 2 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 3 7111111B-U2 L.O. REQUAL. PROG.+P/F REVIE W Baseline Inspections 08/07/2006 08/11/2006 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1 7112203-DEVIATION MEMO TRITIUM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/06/2006 11/24/2006 2 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 1 7112201-PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 2 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 2 7111107B-HEAT SIN K Baseline Inspections 06/27/2006 07/01/2006 2 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1 7112203-DEVIATION MEMO TRITIUM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/04/2006 09/08/2006 2 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 5 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 2 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 10/02/2006 10/06/2006 2 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 5 MODS-MODS & 50.59 Baseline Inspections 10/30/2006 11/03/2006 2 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 10/30/2006 11/03/2006 2 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 6 7111401-EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 2 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 12/18/2006 12/22/2006 2 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Indian Point 2 Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006

-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/02/2006 11:00:07 Report 22 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 12/18/2006 12/22/2006 2 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 12/18/2006 12/22/2006 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 7 7111121-CDBI Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 02/12/2007 02/16/2007 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 02/26/2007 03/02/2007 2 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 02/26/2007 03/02/2007 2 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 2 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 2 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWAST E Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 2 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 2 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 2 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 3 10/1 EXM-U2 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAM Not Applicable 09/03/2007 09/06/2007 2 U01683 FY08 - INDIAN POINT 2 INITIAL EXAM 1 71121-OCC RADIATION SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Indian Point 3 Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006

-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/02/2006 11:01:19 Report 22 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 3 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 3 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 1 7112203-PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 3 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 1 7112201-PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 3 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 5 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 3 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 10/02/2006 10/06/2006 3 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 3 10/23EXM-OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 3 U01636 INDIAN POINT 3 INITIAL EXAM (FY 07)

Not Applicable 10/23/2006 11/03/2006 3 U01636 INDIAN POINT 3 INITIAL EXAM (FY 07) 5 MODS-MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 10/30/2006 11/03/2006 3 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 10/30/2006 11/03/2006 3 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 6 7111401-EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 3 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 3 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 12/18/2006 12/22/2006 3 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 12/18/2006 12/22/2006 3 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 12/18/2006 12/22/2006 3 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 02/26/2007 03/02/2007 3 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 02/26/2007 03/02/2007 3 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 1 7111108P-IN-SERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/19/2007 03/30/2007 3 7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 3 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 3 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 3 7111111B-L.O. REQUALIFICATION PROG+P/F REVIE W Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 3 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWAST E Baseline Inspections 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 3 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Indian Point 3 Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006

-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/02/2006 11:01:19 Report 22 1 7111107-HEAT SINK INSP Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 3 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 3 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 3 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 7 7111121-CDBI Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 3 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 1 71121-OCC RADIATION SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 3 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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