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3Q/2009 ROP Action Matrix Summary

The assessment program collects information from inspections and performance indicators (PIs) in order to enable the agency to arrive at objective conclusions about the licensee's safety performance. Based on this assessment information, the NRC determines the appropriate level of agency response, including supplemental inspection and pertinent regulatory actions ranging from management meetings up to and including orders for plant shutdown. The Action Matrix Summary listed below reflects overall plant performance and is updated regularly to reflect inputs from the most recent performance indicators and inspection findings. Security information is not publicly available and the associated performance indicators and inspection findings are not integrated into the Action Matrix Summary.

Notes have been added to plants that are not in the licensee response column of the Action Matrix.

The substantive cross-cutting issues are available on the ROP Substantive Cross Cutting Issues Summary page for each of the plants.

Licensee Response Column Regulatory Response Column Degraded Cornerstone Column Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column Unacceptable Performance Column
Arkansas Nuclear 2 Arkansas Nuclear 11 Ginna2    
Beaver Valley 1 Brunswick 13      
Beaver Valley 2 Brunswick 24      
Braidwood 1 Calvert Cliffs 15      
Braidwood 2 Calvert Cliffs 26      
Browns Ferry 1 Columbia Generating Station7      
Browns Ferry 2 Dresden 38      
Browns Ferry 3 Duane Arnold9      
Byron 1 Farley 110      
Byron 2 Farley 211      
Callaway Hatch 112      
Catawba 1 Hatch 213      
Catawba 2 Indian Point 314      
Clinton McGuire 115      
Comanche Peak 1 McGuire 216      
Comanche Peak 2 Nine Mile Point 217      
Cooper Oconee 118      
Crystal River 3 Oyster Creek19      
D.C. Cook 1 Palisades20      
D.C. Cook 2 Prairie Island 121      
Davis-Besse Prairie Island 222      
Diablo Canyon 1 San Onofre 223      
Diablo Canyon 2        
Dresden 2        
Fermi 2        
FitzPatrick        
Fort Calhoun        
Grand Gulf 1        
Harris 1        
Hope Creek 1        
Indian Point 224        
Kewaunee        
La Salle 1        
La Salle 2        
Limerick 1        
Limerick 2        
Millstone 2        
Millstone 3        
Monticello        
Nine Mile Point 1        
North Anna 1        
North Anna 2        
Oconee 2        
Oconee 3        
Palo Verde 1        
Palo Verde 2        
Palo Verde 3        
Peach Bottom 2        
Peach Bottom 3        
Perry 1        
Pilgrim 1        
Point Beach 1        
Point Beach 2        
Quad Cities 1        
Quad Cities 2        
River Bend 1        
Robinson 2        
Saint Lucie 1        
Saint Lucie 2        
Salem 1        
Salem 2        
San Onofre 3        
Seabrook 1        
Sequoyah 1        
Sequoyah 2        
South Texas 1        
South Texas 2        
Summer        
Surry 1        
Surry 2        
Susquehanna 1        
Susquehanna 2        
Three Mile Island 1        
Turkey Point 3        
Turkey Point 4        
Vermont Yankee        
Vogtle 1        
Vogtle 2        
Waterford 3        
Watts Bar 1        
Wolf Creek 1        
Top of page Note 1:Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to exceeding the GREEN/WHITE threshold for the Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours Performance Indicator. This was based upon 2 unplanned manual scrams in December 2008, and 2 unplanned manual scrams in February 2009. The 95001 supplemental inspection was completed June 4, 2009. The PI is still White.
Top of page Note 2:Ginna transitioned into the Degraded Cornerstone Column due to one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 1Q2009 and one White Performance Indicator (PI) in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 3Q2009. The White finding was related to inadequate implementation of the preventative maintenance program for the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump governor that led to a failure of the pump to operate properly during a surveillance test. The White PI was related to exceeding the limit for Heat Removal Systems reliability. A supplemental inspection for the White finding and PI will be performed.
Top of page Note 3:Brunswick Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response due to one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 2Q2009.
Top of page Note 4:Brunswick Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response due to one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 2Q2009.
Top of page Note 5:Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 remained in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone originating in 1Q2009. The White finding was related to an inaccurate threshold in the emergency action level table. A supplemental inspection for the White finding will be performed.
Top of page Note 6:Calvert Cliffs Unit 2 remained in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone originating in 1Q2009. The White finding was related to an inaccurate threshold in the emergency action level table. A supplemental inspection for the White finding will be performed.
Top of page Note 7:Columbia Generating Station is in the Regulatory Response Column due to exceeding the GREEN/WHITE threshold for the Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours Performance Indicator. A 95001 supplemental inspection is planned for late December 2009 or early January 2010.
Top of page Note 8:Dresden Unit 3 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 4Q2008. Finding was originally documented as an Apparent Violation in an inspection report whose inspection period ended on July 15, 2009; report issued on August 19, 2009. Final Significance Determination Letter was signed October 26, 2009.
Top of page Note 9:Duane Arnold is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 2Q2009. Final Determination Letter was issued June 9, 2009.
Top of page Note 10:Farley Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response column due to one White finding in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone originating in 2Q2009. In addition, Farley Unit 1 has one White PI for Emergency AC Power System in the Mitigating Systems cornerstone.
Top of page Note 11:Farley Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response column due to one White finding in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone originating in 2Q2009.
Top of page Note 12:Hatch Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response column due to one White Finding in the Mitigating Systems cornerstone originating in 1Q2009.
Top of page Note 13:Hatch Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response column due to one White Finding in the Mitigating Systems cornerstone originating in 1Q2009.
Top of page Note 14:Indian Point Unit 3 transitioned into the Regulatory Response column due to one White Performance Indicator (PI) in the Initiating Events cornerstone originating in 3Q2009. The White PI was related to exceeding the limit for Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours. A supplemental inspection will be performed. On December 16, 2008, the EDO approved the deviation memo to continue to provide heightened oversight for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 through calendar year 2009 because some exit criteria in the prior deviation related to ground water monitoring have not been met and the unique factors warranting a deviation from the ROP continue in 2009. This deviation is reduced in scope from prior years because the exit criteria related to the replacement alert and notification system have been met and the ROP is appropriate and sufficient to monitor performance in this regard.
Top of page Note 15:McGuire Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 3Q2008. This finding is being held open, in accordance with IMC 0305, for greater than 4 quarters because the licensee has not yet notified the NRC that they are prepared for the supplemental 95001 inspection.
Top of page Note 16:McGuire Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 3Q2008. This finding is being held open, in accordance with IMC 0305, for greater than 4 quarters because the licensee has not yet notified the NRC that they are prepared for the supplemental 95001 inspection.
Top of page Note 17:Nine Mile Point Unit 2 remained in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White performance indicator (PI) in the Mitigating System cornerstone originating in 4Q2008. The White PI was related to exceeding the limit for Cooling Water System unavailability and reliability. A supplemental inspection for the White PI will be performed.
Top of page Note 18:Oconee Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone originating in 4Q2008.
Top of page Note 19:Oyster Creek transitioned into the Regulatory Response column due to one White Performance Indicator (PI) in the Initiating Events cornerstone originating in 3Q2009. The White PI was related to exceeding the limit for Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours. A supplemental inspection will be performed.
Top of page Note 20:Palisades is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Occupational Radiation Safety Cornerstone originating in 4Q2008. Finding was originally documented as an Apparent Violation in an inspection report issued on December 18, 2008. Final Determination Letter was issued January 30, 2009.
Top of page Note 21:Prairie Island Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone originating in 1Q2009. Final Determination Letter was issued May 6, 2009.
Top of page Note 22:Prairie Island Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one White finding in the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone originating in 1Q2009 (Final Determination Letter was issued on May 6, 2009) and one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 3Q09 (Final Determination Letter issued September 3, 2009).
Top of page Note 23:San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response Column based on a White finding associated with the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone. The finding was issued on December 19, 2008, and involved the failure to establish appropriate instructions for replacement of a safety-related battery output breaker. RIV is waiting for the licensee to inform us that they are ready for the supplemental inspection.
Top of page Note 24:On December 16, 2008, the EDO approved the deviation memo to continue to provide heightened oversight for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 through calendar year 2009 because some exit criteria in the prior deviation related to ground water monitoring have not been met and the unique factors warranting a deviation from the ROP continue in 2009. This deviation is reduced in scope from prior years because the exit criteria related to the replacement alert and notification system have been met and the ROP is appropriate and sufficient to monitor performance in this regard.
Last modification: Nov 04, 2009