ML072430939
| ML072430939 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2007 |
| From: | David Lew Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Crane C AmerGen Energy Co |
| Bellamy R Rgn-I/DRP/Br6/610-337-5200 | |
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| Download: ML072430939 (7) | |
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U N IT ED S T A T ES N U C L E A R R E GU L A TO R Y C OM M I S S I ON REG ION I 4 7 5 A L L EN D AL E R OA D KING OF PRU SSIA, PENNSYL VANIA 1 94 06-1 41 5 Au gust 31 , 20 07 M r. C hri stop her M. C rane Pres ident and CEO AmerGen E nergy C ompa ny , LL C 2 0 0 E x e l o n W a y , K S A 3-E Ke nne tt S quare, PA 19 348 S U B JE C T:
M ID-C Y C L E P E R F OR M A N C E R E V IE W A N D I N S P E C TION P L A N -
OY S TE R C R E E K N U C L E A R GE N E R A TIN G S TA TION De ar M r. C rane: On A ugust 8 , 20 07, the NR C staff co mpl eted i ts p erformance rev ie w of Oy ster Cre ek Nu cl ear Ge n e ra ti n g S ta ti o n (Oy st e r C re e k) fo r th e fi rs t h a l f of t h e c a l e n d a r y e a r 2 0 0 7 a ss e ss me n t cy cl e. Our tec hni cal sta f f rev ie w ed performance i ndi cato rs (P Is) for the most rece nt qua rter a nd in spe cti on resu lts ov er th e p rev io us tw el v e mo nths. The pu rpos e o f thi s l etter is to in f orm y ou of o u r a ss e ss me n t o f y o u r sa fety p e rfor ma n ce d u ri n g th i s p e ri o d a n d o u r p l a n s for futu re ins pe ct ion s a t your f ac ilit y.Thi s p e rfor ma n ce r e v i e w a n d e n cl o se d i n sp e ct i o n p l a n d o n o t i n cl u d e s e cu ri ty i n form a ti o n. A sep arate l etter des igna ted and marked as "Of f ic ia l Use Onl y-S ecu rity Informati on" w il l in cl ude th e s e cu ri ty c o rn e rs to n e r e v i e w a n d r e su l ta n t i n sp e ct i o n p l a n. Pl ant performance for the most rece nt qua rter for 20 07 at Oy ster Cre ek w as w ith in the Re gula tory R esp ons e c ol umn of the NR C's A cti on M atri x ba sed on on e i nsp ecti on f in di ng be in g classif ied as hav ing low to mod erat e saf ety signif icance (W hite) in the Em erg ency Pl anning (EP)Co rners tone an d a ll P Is i ndi cati ng pe rf ormanc e a t a le v el requi rin g no add iti ona l NR C ov ersi ght (Green). The W hi te fin di ng, do cumen ted in a le tter d ated Ja nua ry 9, 200 6, i nv ol v ed Oy ster Cre ek staff no t rec ogni z in g that pl ant para meters met e mergency ac tio n l ev el (E AL) thre sho ld s duri ng an ev ent in A ugust 2 005.O yst er Cr ee k has per f or m ed an e valu at ion to ide nt if y cau se s a nd im ple m en t ed co r r ec t ive act ions to addr ess th e EP W hite f inding. Th e NRC has com pleted a supplem enta l i nspec tion, in accor dance wi th In spect ion Procedur e 95001, to review the act ions to addr ess th e W hite EP f inding and conduct ed a Regulat ory Response m eeting on June 7, 2007.
T his is docum ente d in Ins pect ion Report (IR) 05000219/
2007007 , dat ed July 16, 2007.
As a result of our review , this f ind ing is no w cl os ed and w ill no lon g er be c on si de r ed f or pla nt as se ss m en t pur po se s e f f ec t ive Jul y 1, 200 7. Therefore, w e p la n to co ndu ct re acto r ov ersi ght pro ces s (R OP) b ase li ne ins pe ct ion s a t your f ac ilit y.In o ur A nnu al A sse ssmen t Le tter d ated M arch 2, 200 7, w e a dv is ed y ou of the con tin uati on of the sub stan tiv e c ross-cutti ng i ssu e i n th e h uman pe rf ormanc e c ross-cutti ng asp ect of proce dura l a d h e r e n c e. W e i n d i c a t e d t h a t w e w o u l d m o n i t o r O y s t e r C r e e k's p r o gr e s s i n t h i s a r e a t h r o u gh the normal ba sel in e i nsp ecti on program, b y the co mpl eti on of a P robl em Id enti f ic ati on and R e so l u ti o n s e mi-a n n u a l t re n d r e v i e w d u ri n g th e s e co n d qu a rt e r o f 20 0 7 i n a cc o rd a n ce w i th I P 7 1 1 5 2 , a n d t h r o u g h a n I P 9 5 0 0 1 s u p p l e m e n t a l i n s p e c t i o n t o a d d r e s s t h e w h i t e E P f i n d i n g. We in di cate d th at e f f ecti v e c orrec tiv e a cti ons tha t res ul ted in co nsi sten t pe rf ormanc e i n th e a rea of proc edu ral ad here nce w oul d s upp ort re mov al of thi s c ross cu ttin g is sue.
C. Cra ne 2
Ba sed on y our performance i n th is as ses sment peri od, the NR C has de termin ed that the sub stan tiv e c ross-cutti ng i ssu e i n th e h uman pe rf ormanc e a spe ct o f pro ced ure adh eren ce w il l be cl o se d , b e ca u se Oy st e r C re e k h a s d e mo n st ra te d c o n si st e n t p e rfor ma n ce n e ce ss a ry t o s u p p o rt remov al of thi s c ross-cutti ng i ssu e. W e mo ni tored the eff ecti v ene ss of y our corre cti v e a cti on pl an throu gh the no rmal ba sel in e i nsp ecti on program, b y the co mpl eti on of a P robl em Id enti f ic ati on and R eso lu tio n s emi-ann ual tren d re v ie w do cumen ted in IR 05 000 219/200 700 3, a nd throu gh the 950 01 sup pl emen tal i nsp ecti on di scu sse d a bov e. In a ddi tio n, a t the an nua l ass ess ment meeti ng on M ay 23 , 20 07, y ou di scu sse d y our root cau se ev al uati on of thi s h uman pe rf ormanc e c ross cut ting issue, your corr ect iv e actions t ak en, and how the ef f ect iv eness of these act ions w ill en su r e c on si st en t per f or m an ce in t he ar ea of pr oc ed ur al a dh er en ce in t he f ut ur e. W e ha ve note d th at y ou hav e c ompl eted man y of y our pl ann ed corre cti v e a cti ons an d th at n o p roce dura l a d h e re n ce r e l a te d fi n d i n gs o cc u rr e d d u ri n g th e l a st t w o qu a rt e rs o f th i s a ss e ss me n t p e ri o d. Therefore, y ou hav e d emon strate d c ons is tent performance to sup port remov al of thi s c ross-cu tt i n g i ss u e. The e ncl ose d i nsp ecti on pl an deta il s th e i nsp ecti ons , l ess tho se rel ated to phy si cal pro tecti on sch edu le d th rough De cembe r 31 , 20 08. The in spe cti on pl an is pro v id ed to a ll ow for the reso lu tio n o f an y sc hed ul in g confli cts and pe rson nel av ai la bi li ty i ssu es w el l in ad v anc e o f in spe ctor arri v al on si te. R outi ne resi den t i nsp ecti ons are no t l is ted due to thei r on goin g and co nt inu ou s n at ur e. T he ins pe ct ion s in th e la st nin e m on t hs of th e in sp ec t ion pla n ar e t en t at ive a n d ma y b e r e v i se d a t th e e n d-o f-cy cl e r e v i e w. In a cco rdan ce w ith 10 C FR 2.3 90 of the NR C's "R ul es and P racti ces ," a cop y of thi s l etter and its enclosur e w ill be made avail able electr onically f or public inspect ion in the NRC Public Do cumen t R oom or from the P ubl ic ly A v ai la bl e R eco rds (PA RS) co mpon ent of NR C's d ocu ment sy st e m (A D A M S). A D A M S i s a cc e ss i b l e fro m t h e N R C W e b si te a t h tt p://w w w.n rc.go v/r e a d i n g-rm/a d a ms.h tml (The P u b l i c E l e ct ro n i c R e a d i n g R o o m). The N RC i s c urren tly ev al uati ng the sc ope an d frequenc y of al l the bas el in e i nsp ecti on proc edu res. If the resu lts of the ev al uati on, or a ny oth er c irc umstan ces , ca use us to cha nge th e in spe cti on pl an, w e w il l con tact y ou to d is cus s th e c han ge as soo n a s p oss ib le. P le ase co ntac t Dr. Ro nal d B el la my at 610-337-520 0 w ith an y questi ons y ou may ha v e re gardi ng thi s l etter or th e i n sp e ct i o n p l a n.
Sin ce r ely,/R A/
Da v id C. Le w , D ire ctor D i v i si o n o f R e a ct o r P ro je ct s Do cket No s. 50-2 19 Li cen se No s. DP R-1 6 En cl osu re: Oy ster Cre ek Nu cl ear Genera tin g Stati on Insp ecti on/ Acti v ity P la n C. Cra ne 3
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C. Cra ne 2
Ba sed on y our performance i n th is as ses sment peri od, the NR C has de termin ed that the subst antive cross-cu tt ing issue in the hum an perf orm ance aspec t of proced ure adhe renc e w ill b e c l o se d , b e ca u se Oy st e r C re e k h a s d e mo n st ra te d c o n si st e n t p e rfor ma n ce n e ce ss a ry t o su pp or t re m ova l of th is cr os s-cu t t ing iss ue. W e m on it or ed th e ef f ec t iven es s o f your co r r ec t ive acti on pl an throu gh the no rmal ba sel in e i nsp ecti on program, b y the co mpl eti on of a P robl em Iden tifica tio n a nd Re sol uti on semi-ann ual tren d re v ie w do cumen ted in IR 05 000 219/200 700 3, and thro ugh th e 9 500 1 s upp le mental i nsp ecti on di scu sse d a bov e. In a ddi tio n, a t the an nua l ass ess ment meeti ng on M ay 23 , 20 07, y ou di scu sse d y our root cau se ev al uati on of thi s h uman performance cro ss cutti ng i ssu e, y our corre cti v e a cti ons taken, and ho w the eff ecti v ene ss of thes e a cti ons w il l ens ure con si sten t pe rf ormanc e i n th e a rea of proce dura l adh eren ce in the f uture. W e h av e n oted tha t y ou hav e c ompl eted man y of y our pl ann ed corre cti v e a cti ons an d that no procedur al adherenc e relate d f inding s occur red dur ing the last two quar ter s of this a ss e ss me n t p e ri o d. Th e re fore , y o u h a v e d e mo n st ra te d c o n si st e n t p e rfor ma n ce t o s u p p o rt re mo v a l o f th i s cr o ss-c u tt i n g i ss u e. The e ncl ose d i nsp ecti on pl an deta il s th e i nsp ecti ons , l ess tho se rel ated to phy si cal pro tecti on sch edu le d th rough De cembe r 31 , 20 08. The in spe cti on pl an is pro v id ed to a ll ow for the reso lu tio n o f an y sc hed ul in g confli cts and pe rson nel av ai la bi li ty i ssu es w el l in ad v anc e o f in spe ctor arri v al on si te. R outi ne resi den t i nsp ecti ons are no t l is ted due to thei r on goin g and co nt inu ou s n at ur e. T he ins pe ct ion s in th e la st nin e m on t hs of th e in sp ec t ion pla n ar e t en t at ive a n d ma y b e r e v i se d a t th e e n d-o f-cy cl e r e v i e w. In a cco rdan ce w ith 10 C FR 2.3 90 of the NR C's "R ul es and P racti ces ," a cop y of thi s l etter and its enclosur e w ill be made avail able electr onically f or public inspect ion in the NRC Public Docum ent Room or f rom the Publicly Av ailable Recor ds (PARS) comp onent of NRC's doc umen t sy stem (A DA M S). A DA M S is ac ces si bl e from the N RC W ebs ite ath tt p://w w w.n rc.go v/r e a d i n g-rm/a d a ms.h tml (The P u b l i c E l e ct ro n i c R e a d i n g R o o m). The N RC i s c urren tly ev al uati ng the sc ope an d frequenc y of al l the bas el in e i nsp ecti on p r o c e d u r e s. I f t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e e v a l u a t i o n , o r a n y o t h e r c i r c u ms t a n c e s , c a u s e u s t o c h a n ge the in spe cti on pl an, w e w il l con tact y ou to d is cus s th e c han ge as soo n a s p oss ib le. P le ase cont act Dr. Ronald Bellamy at 610-337-5200 w ith any q uest ions y ou may hav e reg arding this l e tt e r o r th e i n sp e ct i o n p l a n.
Sin ce r ely,/R A/
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Oyster Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2007
-12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/27/2007 13:53:28 Report 22 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 2 7111107-HEAT SINK INSP Baseline Inspections 08/13/2007 08/17/2007 1 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 4 7111401-EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1 71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 11/19/2007 11/23/2007 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 4 4/14EXM-INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMS Not Applicable 03/23/2008 04/04/2008 1 U01688 FY08 - OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM Not Applicable 04/13/2008 04/23/2008 1 U01688 FY08 - OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 5 MODS-MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 1 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 1 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1 71111.12-MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 02/11/2008 02/15/2008 1 7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 4 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections 04/28/2008 05/02/2008 1 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 3 TRI FIRE-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/09/2008 06/13/2008 1 7111105T IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
Baseline Inspections 06/23/2008 06/27/2008 1 7111105T IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Oyster Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2007
-12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/27/2007 13:53:28 Report 22 1 7112201-PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 06/09/2008 06/13/2008 1 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1 EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1 7111108G-INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 1 7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.