IR 05000483/2005001
| ML050610260 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Callaway  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Naslund C Union Electric Co |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050610260 (9) | |
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March 2, 2005
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - CALLAWAY PLANT (REPORT 05000483/2005001)
Dear Mr. Naslund:
On February 2, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Callaway Plant. The end-of-cycle review for Callaway Plant involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2004. 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.
This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate end-of-cycle performance review letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Callaway Plant 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 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).
While plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix, there were safety significant PIs identified during the second and third quarters of 2004. The PI for unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours crossed the Green to White threshold in the second quarter of 2004 as a result of three reactor trips in the first quarter of 2004, and the PI remained White during the third quarter of 2004. A supplemental inspection was conducted between November 1-8, 2004, in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area. We concluded that you had adequately evaluated the associated conditions and events.
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Additionally, the NRC staff has identified a substantive crosscutting issue in the area of Human Performance. This assessment was based on seven findings with human performance aspects specifically related to personnel errors that occurred in the Initiating Events, Mitigating Systems, and Barrier Integrity cornerstones. These findings included instances of plant personnel failing to follow procedures that resulted in a reactor trip, a safety injection, an overspeed trip of the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump following an automatic initiation during a plant transient, and an inadvertent transfer of water from the spent fuel pool to the refueling water storage tank.
Additionally, fire watches were not posted as required during welding activities, which resulted in a fire remaining undetected until the fire detection systems actuated. Also, a reflash watch was not posted following initial extinguishing of the fire, which allowed the fire to reignite without being quickly detected. This substantive crosscutting issue regarding human performance is of concern because failures to follow plant procedures resulted in increased challenges to plant equipment from preventable transients and events. Although your staff has taken actions to address human performance problems, these efforts have not been fully effective in preventing additional errors from occurring.
During baseline inspections, the NRC will focus on procedure adherence and corrective actions associated with human performance errors. Samples selected for Problem Identification and Resolution followup will specifically include the review of corrective actions implemented to address human performance issues. NRC will also review your actions with regard to documenting and tracking human performance issues during the semiannual trend review of your corrective action program. The substantive crosscutting issue will be closed when the assessment of performance, as determined by inspection findings, indicates that your actions have been effective in reducing the frequency, number, and impact of human performance issues.
On the basis of the results of an independent survey of the Callaway Plant work environment, your staff implemented a number of actions to address the findings identified during the survey.
Our inspection of your corrective action program, documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000483/2004006, dated April 2, 2004, noted that your corrective actions had not been completely effective in addressing some of the concerns raised in the survey. It is our understanding that a followup survey will be conducted in 2005. We will review the results of the followup survey as part of the baseline inspection program in order to determine whether any further action is necessary.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2006. In addition to the baseline inspections, we will also be conducting inspections in accordance with Temporary Instruction 2515/160, Pressurizer Penetration Nozzles and Steam Space Piping Connections in U.S. Pressurized Water Reactors (NRC Bulletin 2004-01), and Inspection Procedure 50001, Steam Generator Replacement Inspection. 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review meeting.
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
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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. David N. Graves at (817) 860-8141 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Arthur T. Howell III, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-483 License: NPF-30 Enclosure:
Callaway Plant Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:
Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.
19041 Raines Drive Derwood, MD 20855 John ONeill, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037 Mark A. Reidmeyer, Regional Regulatory Affairs Supervisor Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 Missouri Public Service Commission Governors Office Building 200 Madison Street P.O. Box 360 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Rick A. Muench, President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Dan I. Bolef, President Kay Drey, Representative Board of Directors Coalition for the Environment 6267 Delmar Boulevard University City, MO 63130
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Les H. Kanuckel, Manager Quality Assurance AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Scott Clardy, Director Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 Keith D. Young, Manager Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 David E. Shafer Superintendent, Licensing Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 66149, MC 470 St. Louis, MO 63166-6149 Certrec Corporation 4200 South Hulen, Suite 630 Fort Worth, TX 76109 Tim Diemler Emergency Preparedness Director Callaway County/Fulton P.O. Box 817 Fulton, MO 65251 Lee Fritz Presiding Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East 5th Street Fulton, MO 65251 Gabe Craighead Eastern District Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East 5th Street Fulton, MO 65251 Donald "Doc" Kritzer Western District Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East 5th Street Fulton, MO 65251 The Honorable Robert Craghead Mayor of Fulton Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, MO 65251 William Johnson Fulton City Administrator Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, MO 65251 Steve Myers Chief of Police Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, MO 65251 Dennis Crane Sheriff, Callaway County P.O. Box 817 Fulton, MO 65251 The Honorable Tom Shackelford Mayor of Mokane P.O. Box 41 Mokane, MO 65059 Richard Hudson, Director Emergency Management Gasconade County Courthouse P.O. Box 295 Hermann, MO 65041
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Ron Jost Presiding Commissioner Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, MO 65041 Max Aubuchon Northern District Commissioner Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, MO 65041 Jerry Lairmore Southern District Commissioner Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, MO 65041 Glenn Ebker Sheriff, Gasconade County Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, MO 65041 Fay Owsley Gasconade County Public Administrator Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, MO 65041 The Honorable Samuel Birk Mayor of Morrison Route 1 Morrison, MO 65061 Bob Bishop Emergency Management Director Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, MO 63361 Charles Korman Presiding Commissioner Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, MO 63361 Rich Daniels First District Commissioner Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, MO 63361 John Noltensmeyer Second District Commissioner Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, MO 63361 Robert Davis Sheriff, Montgomery County Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, MO 63361 The Honorable Steve Wehrle Mayor of Rhineland P.O. Box 384 Rhineland, MO 65069 Bradley Strope Emergency Management Director Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 1011 Linn, MO 65051 Russell J. Scheulen Presiding Commissioner Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, MO 65051 Jerry G. Wolfe First District Commissioner Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, MO 65051 Daryl L. Luecke Second District Commissioner Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, MO 65051
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Carl Fowler Sheriff, Osage County Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, MO 65051 The Honorable Vernon McKague Mayor of Chamois Star Route Chamois, MO 65024 Federal Emergency Management Agency Mr. Dick Hainje, Regional Director Region VII 2323 Grand Blvd., Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64108-2670 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
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Regional Administrator (BSM1)
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Callaway Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2005 08:31:07 Report 22
PEB-12B
- MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW Baseline Inspections 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B
1 PEB-07B
- HX PERFORMANCE Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B
1 ALARA2
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
4 OB-EP EX
- EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE Baseline Inspections 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401
Baseline Inspections 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404
Baseline Inspections 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151
3 RP TEAM
- RADIATION SAFETY TEAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103
Baseline Inspections 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201
Baseline Inspections 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202
Baseline Inspections 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203
4 OB-INIT
- INITIAL EXAM Not Applicable 08/01/2005 08/05/2005 CALLAWAY (05/05) - INITIAL EXAM X02286
Not Applicable 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 CALLAWAY (05/05) - INITIAL EXAM X02286
7 S/G REP1
- STEAM GENERATOR REPLACEMENT Other Routine 07/03/2005 10/01/2005 Steam Generator Replacement Inspection IP 50001
Baseline Inspections 07/03/2005 10/01/2005 Maintenance Risk Assessments & Emergent Work Evaluation IP 7111113
Baseline Inspections 07/03/2005 10/01/2005 Post Maintenance Testing IP 7111119
Baseline Inspections 07/03/2005 10/01/2005 Refueling and Other Outage Activities IP 7111120
Baseline Inspections 07/03/2005 10/01/2005 Surveillance Testing IP 7111122
Baseline Inspections 07/03/2005 10/01/2005 Temporary Plant Modifications IP 7111123
3 OB-RQ
- REQUAL INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/01/2005 08/05/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B
2 EB02/17B
- 50.59 & PERM PLANT MODS Baseline Inspections 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102
Baseline Inspections 08/22/2005 08/26/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B
4 TI -160
- PRESSURIZER NOZZLE WELD INSPECTION Safety Issues 09/20/2005 09/30/2005 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01]
1 EB08P
- ISI - INCL VHP VOL (TI 150) AS REQ Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
Baseline Inspections 10/17/2005 10/21/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Callaway Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2005 08:31:07 Report 22
S/G REP2
- STEAM GENERATOR REPLACEMENT Other Routine 10/02/2005 12/31/2005 Steam Generator Replacement Inspection IP 50001
Baseline Inspections 10/02/2005 12/31/2005 Maintenance Risk Assessments & Emergent Work Evaluation IP 7111113
Baseline Inspections 10/02/2005 12/31/2005 Post Maintenance Testing IP 7111119
Baseline Inspections 10/02/2005 12/31/2005 Refueling and Other Outage Activities IP 7111120
Baseline Inspections 10/02/2005 12/31/2005 Surveillance Testing IP 7111122
Baseline Inspections 10/02/2005 12/31/2005 Temporary Plant Modifications IP 7111123
1 ACRSA
- ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS Baseline Inspections 10/17/2005 10/21/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
1 ALARA3
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 12/05/2005 12/09/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
1 ALARA1
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
1 OB-EP1
- EMERG PREP PROGRAM Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402
Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403
Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404
Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405
Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151
3 PEB
- CAL PIR INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B
Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B
5 EB21
- ENG-SSD&PC Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102
Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121
Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121
1 ACRSA
- ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS Baseline Inspections 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
4 PEB-05T
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Fire Protection IP 7111105T
Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Fire Protection IP 7111105T
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.