ML092440127

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2

ML092440127
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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	09/01/2009
From:	Ronald Bellamy NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:	Sena P FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 September 1, 2009 Mr. Peter P. Sena, III Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P. O. Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077-0004

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

BEAVER VALLEY UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Sena:

On August 11, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 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 security information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only - Security Information will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter of 2009 at Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2 was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC's 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 (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2010. 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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

P. Sena 2

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).

As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures as part of our biennial review of the ROP. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5200 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ronald R. Bellamy, Ph.D., Chief Division of Reactor Projects Projects Branch 6 Docket Nos.: 50-334, 50-412 License Nos: DPR-66, NPF-73

Enclosure:

Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2 Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:

J. Hagan, President and Chief Nuclear Officer J. Lash, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer D. Pace, Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering K. Fili, Vice President, Fleet Oversight P. Harden, Vice President, Nuclear Support G. Halnon, Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs Manager, Fleet Licensing Company R. Lieb, Director, Site Operations D. Murray, Director, Maintenance M. Manoleras, Director, Engineering R. Brosi, Director, Site Performance Improvement C. Keller, Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance D. Jenkins, Attorney, FirstEnergy Corporation M. Clancy, Mayor, Shippingport, PA D. Allard, Director, PADEP C. OClaire, State Liaison Officer, State of Ohio Z. Clayton, EPA-DERR, State of Ohio Director, Utilities Department, Public Utilities Commission, State of Ohio R. Curtis, Director, Radiological Toxics and Indoor Air Program, State of West Virginia J. Lewis, Commissioner, Division of Labor, State of West Virginia W. Hill, Beaver County Emergency Management Agency J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee, Sierra Club

Inspection / Activity Plan Page 1 of 2 08/31/2009 16:31:19 Report 22 07/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Beaver Valley 71122.03

- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1

1, 2 IP Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 2515/173 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 1, 2 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 7112203 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 TRI FIRE

- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3

1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 07/20/2009 07/24/2009 1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 08/03/2009 08/07/2009 71152B

- PI&R BIENNIAL TEAM 4

1, 2 IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 71152B 08/17/2009 08/21/2009 1, 2 IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 71152B 08/31/2009 09/03/2009 EP PROG

- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 2

1, 2 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 08/31/2009 09/04/2009 1, 2 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 7111403 08/31/2009 09/04/2009 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 08/31/2009 09/04/2009 1, 2 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 08/31/2009 09/04/2009 1, 2 IP ERO Drill Participation 71151-EP02 08/31/2009 09/04/2009 1, 2 IP Alert & Notification System 71151-EP03 08/31/2009 09/04/2009 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 08/31/2009 12/31/2009 7111108P

- U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 2

2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/19/2009 10/23/2009 TI-172

- U2 TI-172 RCS DISSIMIILAR METAL WELDS 1

2 IP Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 2515/172 10/19/2009 10/23/2009 71121

- OCC RAD SAFETY 2

2 IP ALARA Planning and Controls 7112102 10/26/2009 10/30/2009 71121

- OCC RAD SAFETY 1

1, 2 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 1, 2 IP ALARA - Required 7112102-7112102R 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 7111107T

- TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 2

1, 2 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 03/22/2010 03/26/2010 08/23EXM

- U1 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 4

1 FY09 - BEAVER VALLEY 1 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM U01697 07/12/2010 07/16/2010 1

FY09 - BEAVER VALLEY 1 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM U01697 08/16/2010 08/20/2010 EP EX

- EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4

1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Inspection / Activity Plan Page 2 of 2 08/31/2009 16:31:19 Report 22 07/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Beaver Valley MODS

- PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 5

1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 06/07/2010 06/11/2010 1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 06/21/2010 06/25/2010 7111111B

- REQUAL INSP (BV 1) WITH P/F RESULTS 3

1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 08/09/2010 08/13/2010 7112202

- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1

1, 2 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 7112202 06/21/2010 06/25/2010 7112103

- OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1

1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 7112103 07/26/2010 07/30/2010 1/10EXAM

- U2 OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 2

2 FY11 - BEAVER VALLEY UNIT 2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01768 12/13/2010 12/17/2010 7111108P

- U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1

1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/11/2010 10/22/2010 TI-172

- U1 TI 2515/172 DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS 1

1 IP Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 2515/172 10/11/2010 10/22/2010 71121

- OCC RAD SAFETY 1

1 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 10/18/2010 10/22/2010 1

IP ALARA - Required 7112102-7112102R 10/18/2010 10/22/2010 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/18/2010 10/22/2010 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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