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3Q/2009 ROP Action Matrix Summary and Current Regulatory Oversight

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.

For those plants that are in the regulatory response column, degraded cornerstone column, multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone column, and unacceptable performance column of the Action Matrix, notes are provided to explain the assessment inputs that direct the associated regulatory response. Additionally, information on the current level of inspection at each reactor unit (based on deviations from the Action Matrix, supplemental inspection status, etc.) is also found below with each site. For any licensee in the Licensee Response Column, the expected agency inspection is the baseline program.

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

Current Regulatory Oversight Table

Region I | Region II | Region III | Region IV | Action Matrix Summary

Top of page Region I

Reactor UnitCurrent Regulatory Oversight3Q/2009 Action Matrix Column
Beaver Valley 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Beaver Valley 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Calvert Cliffs 1 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
Calvert Cliffs 2 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
FitzPatrick Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Ginna Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95002 supplemental inspection for the WHITE finding and PI will be performed.
Degraded Cornerstone Column

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.
Hope Creek 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Indian Point 2 Baseline Inspection

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.
Licensee Response Column

Indian Point 3 Baseline Inspection and an IP 95001 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.

Regulatory Response Column

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.
Limerick 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Limerick 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Millstone 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Millstone 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Nine Mile Point 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Nine Mile Point 2 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
Oyster Creek Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
Peach Bottom 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Peach Bottom 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Pilgrim 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Salem 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Salem 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Seabrook 1 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

Seabrook is in the Regulatory Response Column based on a WHITE finding associated with the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone. The final significance determination and follow-up assessment letter was issued on November 12, 2009, based upon an inspection completed in 3Q2009, and involved the failure to adequately control design changes implemented on the B Emergency Diesel Generator jacket water cooling system.
Susquehanna 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Susquehanna 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Three Mile Island 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Vermont Yankee Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 

Top of page Region II

Reactor UnitCurrent Regulatory Oversight3Q/2009 Action Matrix Column
Browns Ferry 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Browns Ferry 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Browns Ferry 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Brunswick 1 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

Brunswick Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response due to one WHITE finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 2Q2009.
Brunswick 2 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

Brunswick Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response due to one WHITE finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 2Q2009.
Catawba 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Catawba 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Crystal River 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Farley 1 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
Farley 2 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

Farley Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response column due to one WHITE finding in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone originating in 2Q2009.
Harris 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Hatch 1 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

Hatch Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response column due to one WHITE finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 1Q2009.
Hatch 2 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

Hatch Unit 2 is in the Regulatory Response column due to one WHITE finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 1Q2009.
McGuire 1 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
McGuire 2 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
North Anna 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
North Anna 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Oconee 1 Baseline Inspection

The IP 95001 supplemental inspection was successfully completed and the inspection report was issued on September 21, 2009 (ML092650133). Barring any greater than green inputs, Oconee will return to the Licensee Response Column in 4Q2009.
Regulatory Response Column

Oconee Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one WHITE finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone originating in 4Q2008.
Oconee 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Oconee 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Robinson 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Saint Lucie 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Saint Lucie 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Sequoyah 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Sequoyah 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Summer Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Surry 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Surry 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Turkey Point 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Turkey Point 4 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Vogtle 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Vogtle 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Watts Bar 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 

Top of page Region III

Reactor UnitCurrent Regulatory Oversight3Q/2009 Action Matrix Column
Braidwood 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Braidwood 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Byron 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Byron 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Clinton Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
D.C. Cook 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
D.C. Cook 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Davis-Besse Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Dresden 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Dresden 3 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

Dresden Unit 3 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to one WHITE finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone originating in 3Q2009. 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.
Duane Arnold Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
Fermi 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Kewaunee Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
La Salle 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
La Salle 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Monticello Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Palisades Baseline Inspection

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection as satisfactorily completed at the end of the 3Q2009. Barring any additional greater than green inputs, Palisades will return to the Licensee Response Column for the 4Q2009.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
Perry 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Point Beach 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Point Beach 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Prairie Island 1 Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
Prairie Island 2 Baseline Inspection

and

IP 95001 supplemental inspections will be performed.
Regulatory Response Column

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).
Quad Cities 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Quad Cities 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 

Top of page Region IV

Reactor UnitCurrent Regulatory Oversight3Q/2009 Action Matrix Column
Arkansas Nuclear 1 Baseline Inspection

The IP 95001 supplemental inspection was succesfully completed and the inspection report was issued on August 14, 2009 (ML092260065). However, since PI is still WHITE, the plant remains in the Regulatory Response Column.
Regulatory Response Column

Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 is in the Regulatory Response Column due to exceeding the 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.
Arkansas Nuclear 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Callaway Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Columbia Generating Station Baseline Inspection

and

An IP 95001 supplemental inspection is planned for late December 2009 or early January 2010.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
Comanche Peak 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Comanche Peak 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Cooper Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Diablo Canyon 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Diablo Canyon 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Fort Calhoun Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Grand Gulf 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Palo Verde 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Palo Verde 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Palo Verde 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
River Bend 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
San Onofre 2 Baseline Inspection

and

Region IV is waiting for the licensee to inform the NRC that they are ready for the IP 95001 supplemental inspection.
Regulatory Response Column

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.
San Onofre 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
South Texas 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
South Texas 2 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Waterford 3 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 
Wolf Creek 1 Baseline Inspection Licensee Response Column 


Top of page 3Q/2009 Action Matrix Summary

Licensee Response Column Regulatory Response Column Degraded Cornerstone Column Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column Unacceptable Performance Column
Arkansas Nuclear 2 Arkansas Nuclear 1 Ginna    
Beaver Valley 1 Brunswick 1      
Beaver Valley 2 Brunswick 2      
Braidwood 1 Calvert Cliffs 1      
Braidwood 2 Calvert Cliffs 2      
Browns Ferry 1 Columbia Generating Station      
Browns Ferry 2 Dresden 3      
Browns Ferry 3 Duane Arnold      
Byron 1 Farley 1      
Byron 2 Farley 2      
Callaway Hatch 1      
Catawba 1 Hatch 2      
Catawba 2 Indian Point 3      
Clinton McGuire 1      
Comanche Peak 1 McGuire 2      
Comanche Peak 2 Nine Mile Point 2      
Cooper Oconee 1      
Crystal River 3 Oyster Creek      
D.C. Cook 1 Palisades      
D.C. Cook 2 Prairie Island 1      
Davis-Besse Prairie Island 2      
Diablo Canyon 1 San Onofre 2      
Diablo Canyon 2 Seabrook 1      
Dresden 2        
Fermi 2        
FitzPatrick        
Fort Calhoun        
Grand Gulf 1        
Harris 1        
Hope Creek 1        
Indian Point 2        
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        
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        

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Last modification: Nov 20, 2009