NRC has a performance indicator and inspection finding matrix webpage for each plant. There are separate pages for Unit 1 and Unit 2

June 30, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-29] Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS): Pipe Rupture Follow-Up Report ML071710604 2007-06-11 2 05000412 L-07-083 2007-06-11 2007-06-28 I'. * FE N O CBeaver Valley Power Station FENOCRoute 168 P.O. Box 4 FksVEnergyMNuclea Oa Ca ' Shippingport, PA 15077-0004 June 11, 2007 L-07-083 Mr. Sam Harper Department of Environmental Protection Chief, Operation

June 23, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-23] Beaver and Perry, License Amendment, Issuance of Amendments Re: Modification of Technical Specification Requirements for Inoperable Snubbers ML071300203 2007-06-14 33 05000334 05000412 05000440 DPR-066 NPF-058 NPF-073 TAC MD4020 TAC MD4021 TAC MD4022 2007-06-14 2007-06-22 ML071300214+ Mr. Joseph J. Hagan June 14, 2007 President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 76 South Main Street Akron, O

* [2007-06-23] Beaver and Perry, Technical Specifications, Issuance of Amendments Re: Modification of Technical Specification Requirements for Inoperable Snubbers ML071720252 2007-06-14 7 05000334 05000412 05000440 DPR-066 NPF-058 NPF-073 TAC MD4020 TAC MD4021 TAC MD4022 2007-06-14 2007-06-22 ML071300214+ LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION (LCO) APPLICABILITY LCO 3.0.1 LCOs shall be met during the MODES or other spec

* [2007-06-22] Beaver Valley, Unit 1 - Request for Additional Information Regarding the Inservice Testing Program Fourth 10-Year Interval Relief Requests (TAC Nos. MD5120-MD522, MD5125, MD5128, and MD5130) ML071550011 2007-06-14 7 05000334 DPR-066 tac md5120 TAC MD5121 TAC MD5122 TAC MD5125 TAC MD5128 TAC MD5130 2007-06-14 2007-06-21 June 14, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, R

June 16, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-15] Cynthia Carpenter Ltr. re: Response to Demand for Information (DFI) ML071640480 2007-06-13 63 05000334 05000346 05000412 05000440 BV-L-07-082 EA-07-123 PY-C EI/N RR-3044L 2007-06-13 2007-06-14 FENOC - FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 76 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308 Joseph J. Hagan President and Chief Nuclear Officer June 13,2007 BV-L-07

* [2007-06-12] Beaver Valley, Unit 1 - Supplement to Proposed Alternative to American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Section XI Repair Requirements (Request No. BV1-PZR-01, Revision 1) ML071520522 2007-05-31 30 05000334 DPR-066 BV1-PZR01, Rev 1 L-07-073 2007-05-31 2007-06-11 FENOC FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company James H. Lash 724-682-5234 Site Vice President Fax: 724-643-8069 May 31, 2007 L-07-073 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Cont

June 9, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-09] Beaver Valley, Transmittal of April 2007 Discharge Monitoring Report, Permit No. PA0025615 ML071510491 2007-05-25 63 05000334 05000412 L-07-079 2007-05-25 2007-06-08 Beaver Valley Power Station FENOCRoute 168 P.O. Box 4 FlrstEnegy Nuclear OpeiatingCmpany Shippingport, PA 15077-0004 May 25, 2007 L-07-079 Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Quality Manag

June 2, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-01] Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Emergency Preparedness Dose Projection Method Changes (TAC Nos. MD4821 And MD4822) ML071430517 2007-05-24 7 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 TAC MD4821 TAC MD4822 2007-05-24 2007-05-31 May 24, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15

* [2007-05-30] IR 05000334-07-006, IR 05000412-07-006; 03/26/2007-04/05/2007; Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 & 2; baseline inspection of the identification and resolution of problems ML071350412 2007-05-15 20 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 IR-07-006 2007-05-15 2007-05-29 2007-05-15 May 15, 2007 Mr. James Lash Site Vice President, Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077 SUBJECT: BEAV

May 26, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-26] Beaver Valley, Unit 2, Proposed Alternatives and Relief Requests Associated With the Inservice Testing Program Ten-Year Update ML071370347 2007-05-11 358 05000412 NPF-073 L-07-066 2007-05-11 2007-05-25 FENOC FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company James H. Lash 724-682-5234 Site Vice President Fax: 724-643-8069 May 11, 2007 L-07-066 ATTN: Document Control Desk U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D

* [2007-05-25] Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 And 2, RAI, Request For Additional Information Regarding The Spent Fuel Pool Critically Analysis License Amendment Request (TAC Nos. MD2377 And MD2378) ML071230037 2007-05-17 23 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 tac md2377 TAC MD2378 2007-05-17 2007-05-24 May 17, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15

* [2007-05-24] Summary of the April 2007 AAM with FENOC Regarding the Safety Performance of the Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2 for the calendar year 2006 ML071370188 2007-05-03 2 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 2007-05-03 2007-05-23 May 3, 2007 LICENSEE: FIRST ENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY (FENOC) FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY UNITS 1 AND 2 SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF THE APRIL 2007 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MEETING WITH FENOC On April 25, 2007, at

May 19, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-19] 05/17/2007 - Morning Report; Management Changes at Beaver Valley Power Station. ML071380300 2007-05-17 1 05000334 05000412 05000440 05000441 DPR-066 NPF-073 MR-1-07-010 2007-05-17 2007-05-18 Morning Report Date: MAY 18, 2007 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION I Licensee/Facility: Notification: 1-2007-0010 05/17/2007 MR Number: FIRSTENERGY NUC

* [2007-05-18] Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 & 2, Response to NRC Generic Letter 2007-01, "Inaccessible or Underground Power Cable Failures That Disable Accident Mitigation Systems or Cause Plant Transients." ML071290614 2007-05-07 4 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 GL-07-001 L-07-055 2007-05-07 2007-05-17 "FENOC 0% FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company James H. Lash 724-682-5234 Site Vice President Fax: 724-643-8069 May 7, 2(07 L-07-055 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention:

* [2007-05-16] Beaver Valley - Transmittal of Discharge Monitoring Report (NPDES) Permit No. PA0025615. ML071270248 2007-04-27 62 05000334 05000412 PA0025615 L-07-068 2007-04-27 2007-05-15 Beaver Valley Power Station Route 168 P.O. Box 4 FgtEn'gy Nuclear Operati% CompayShippingport, PA 15077-0004 April 27, 2007 L-07-068 Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Quality M

* [2007-05-16] Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2 - Pressurizer Surge, Spray, Safety, and Relief Nozzle Weld Susceptibility to Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking (TAC No. MD4133). ML071020514 2007-05-01 6 05000412 NPF-073 tac md4133 2007-05-01 2007-05-15 May 1, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 SUBJECT: BEAVER VALLEY PO

* [2007-05-16] EN-07-028 - FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station; Perry Nuclear Power Plant. ML071300409 2007-05-14 2 05000334 05000346 05000412 05000440 EA-07-123 EN-07-028 2007-05-14 2007-05-15 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION TH

* [2007-05-16] First Energy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) {Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant; Perry Nuclear Power Plant; Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2} - Demand for Information. ML071340333 2007-05-14 7 05000334 05000346 05000412 05000440 DPR-066 NPF-003 NPF-058 NPF-073 NPF-58 NPF-73 EA-07-123 EN-07-028 2007-05-14 2007-05-15 ML071340321+ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of FIRST ENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY (Davis-B

* [2007-05-16] IR 05000334-07-002 and 05000412-07-002, on 01/01/07 - 03/31/07, Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, Integrated Inspection Report. ML071290194 2007-05-09 42 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 IR-07-002 2007-05-09 2007-05-15 May 9, 2007 Mr. James Lash Site Vice President, Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077 SUBJECT: BEAVER VALLEY PO

* [2007-05-16] Anthony Alexander Ltr. re: Order Demand for Information (DFI). ML071340325 2007-05-14 5 05000334 05000346 05000412 05000440 DPR-066 NPF-003 NPF-058 NPF-073 EA-07-123 EN-07-028 2007-05-14 2007-05-15 ML071340321+ May 14, 2007 EA-07-123 Mr. Anthony Alexander Chief Executive Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 76 South Main Street Akron

* [2007-05-16] FirstEnergy, Response to Generic Letter 2006-02, "Grid Reliability and the Impact on Plant Risk and the Operability of Offsite Power." ML071160442 2007-05-07 9 05000334 05000346 05000412 05000440 GL-06-002 TAC MD0949 TAC MD0950 TAC MD0973 TAC MD1016 2007-05-07 2007-05-15 May 7, 2007 Mr. Joseph J. Hagan President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 S

* [2007-05-15] 04/25/2007 Beaver Valley Attendance Roster From Annual Assessment Public Meeting. ML071230731 2007-04-25 3 05000334 05000412 2007-04-25 2007-05-14 NRC BEQUER UQLLEY 724 643 2003 P. 02 NRC Annual Assessment Public Meeting for Beaver Valley Power Station April 25,2007 Attendance Roster MAY-03-2007 09:10 NRC BEAUER VALLEY 724 643 2003 P. 03 NRC Annual Assessment

* [2007-05-15] IR 05000334-07-007, 05000412-07-007 on 01/22 - 02/08/ 2007, Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Triennial Fire Protection Team Inspection, Fire Protection. ML070590225 2007-02-27 11 2007-02-27 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] IR 05000334/2007-402, 05000412/2007-402; 01/22/2007-01/26/2007 and 02/05/2007-02/09/2007; Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Physical Protection. ML070650504 2007-03-06 4 2007-03-06 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Annual Assessment Letter EOC 2006 - Beaver Valley Station. ML070610477 2007-03-02 6 2007-03-02 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley - Discharge Monitoring Report (NPDES) Permit No. PA0025615. ML070610116 2007-02-27 61 2007-02-27 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley Power Station ITS Conversion Amendment and Safety Evaluation. ML070160593 2007-02-21 77 2007-02-21 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley Unit 1, Cycle 18-2 and Unit 2, Cycle 13-1 Core Operating Limits Mid-Cycle Revision Updates. ML070880069 2006-03-26 7 2006-03-26 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley Units 1 & 2 - Improved Technical Specifications ML070390284 2007-02-21 308 2007-02-21 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Unit 1 - Mitigation of Alloy 82-182 Pressurizer Butt Welds and Enhanced Reactor Coolant System Leakage Monitoring Program. ML070640092 2007-02-23 6 2007-02-23 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Unit 1, BV-1 Emergency Response Data System. ML070720517 2007-03-08 10 2007-03-08 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Unit 1, Proposed Alternative to American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Section XI Repair Requirements (Request No. BV1-PZR-01). ML070720511 2007-03-08 28 2007-03-08 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Unit 1, Withdrawal of Proposed Alternatives to ASME Pump Test Requirements (Request Nos. PRR-11 and PRR-12). ML070460592 2007-02-14 1 2007-02-14 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Unit 2 - Emergency Response Data System. ML070440145 2007-02-08 2 2007-02-08 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Unit 2, Proposed Alternative to American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Section XI Repair Requirements (Request No. BV2-PZR-01). ML070460599 2007-02-14 2 2007-02-14 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Units 1 & 2, License Amendment Requests Nos. 334 and 205. ML070440341 2007-02-09 175 2007-02-09 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, Davis-Besse, Perry, Unit 1, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Resolution of Generic Letter 2006-02, Grid Reliability and the Impact on Plant Risk and the Operability of Offsite Power. ML070400250 2007-01-31 10 2007-01-31 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, Fitness-for-Duty Program Six Month Report for the period of July 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. ML070460590 2007-02-13 5 2007-02-13 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Closure of NRC's review of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company's Response to GL 2006-03 for Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2; Davis-Besse, Unit and Perry Unit 1. ML070680131 2007-03-17 6 2007-03-17 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Confirmatory Action Letter-Beaver Valley Station, Unit 1 (TAC No. MD4132). ML070780503 2007-03-20 6 2007-03-20 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] LER 06-003-01 for Beaver Valley, Unit 2, Regarding Scaffolding Adversely Impacts Main Steam Isolation Valves Closure Capability. ML070580434 2007-02-26 6 2007-02-26 2007-05-14

May 12, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-12] Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, RTL A9.621B, "Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2006, Rev. 5 to Offsite Dose Calculation Manual Changes." ML071230120 2006-12-31 384 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 L-07-060 RTL A9.621B 2006-12-31 2007-05-11 ML071230111+ Enclosure 2, Attachment 2 Beaver Valley Power Station - Units 1 & 2 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report Calendar Year - 2006 Attachment 2 Unit I and 2 Offsite

* [2007-05-12] Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, RTL A9.630F, "2006 Annual Environmental Operating Report (Non Radiological)." ML071230114 2007-04-25 79 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 L-07-060 RTL A9.630F 2007-04-25 2007-05-11 ML071230111+ RTL# A9.630F FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION 2006 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT NON-RADIOLOGICAL UNITS NO. 1 AND 2 LICENSES

* [2007-05-12] Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, RTL A9.690E, "2006 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report, and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2006." ML071230116 2007-04-25 70 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 L-07-060 RTL A9.690E 2007-04-25 2007-05-11 ML071230111+ RTL# A9.690E FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION 2006 ANNUAL RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENT RELEASE REPORT AND 2006 ANNUAL RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMEN

* [2007-05-12] Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, RTL A9.690E, "2006 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report." ML071230118 2007-04-25 85 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 L-07-060 RTL A9.690E 2007-04-25 2007-05-11 ML071230111+ RTL A9.690E Enclosure 3 Beaver Valley Power Station - Units 1 & 2 2006 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company FENOC

* [2007-05-12] Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, Submittal of Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2006, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2006, and Annual Environmental Operating Report (Non Radiological) for 2006. ML071230113 2007-04-27 2 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 L-07-060 2007-04-27 2007-05-11 ML071230111+ FENOC FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company James H. Lash 724-682-5234 Site Vice President Fax: 724-643-8069 April 27, 2007 L-07-060 Attention: Document Control Desk U. S. Nuclea

* [2007-05-12] Branch Chief Assignment - Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. ML071090527 2007-05-03 4 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 2007-05-03 2007-05-11 May 3, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 SUBJECT: BRANCH CHI

* [2007-05-12] Davis Besse, Perry, and Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, 2006 FirstEnergy Corp. Annual Report. ML071230106 2007-04-09 90 05000334 05000346 05000412 05000440 3336 L-07-062 PY-CEI/NRR-3037L 2007-04-09 2007-05-11 FFirstEnergy. Randy Scilla Assistant Treasurer I 76 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308-1890 330-384-5202 Fax: 330-384-3772 April 9, 2007 PY-CEI/NRR-3037L DB-Serial No

* [2007-05-11] Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2- Correction to License Page 6a for Unit 1 (TAC No. MD6285). ML071230760 2007-05-03 4 05000334 DPR-066 TAC MD6285 2007-05-03 2007-05-10 May 3, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 SUBJECT: BEAVER VALLEY PO

* [2007-05-10] Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2, Relief, Relief Request No. BV2-PZR-01 Regarding Weld Overlay Repairs On Pressurizer Nozzle Welds (TAC No. MD1206). ML070590555 2007-04-30 20 05000412 NPF-073 BV2-PZR-01 TAC MD1206 2007-04-30 2007-05-09 April 30, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 SUBJECT: BE

* [2007-05-10] Requalification Program Inspection Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2. ML071210487 2007-05-01 4 05000412 NPF-073 2007-05-01 2007-05-09 May 1, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P. O. Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077 SUBJECT: REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION BEAVER VALLEY POWER ST

* [2007-05-08] Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Correction To License Page (TAC No. MD6285). ML071020139 2007-04-30 4 05000334 05000412 DPR-066 NPF-073 TAC MD6285 2007-04-30 2007-05-07 April 30, 2007 Mr. James H. Lash Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 SUBJE

May 5, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-04] Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, Submittal of Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2006, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2006, and Annual Environmental Operating Report (Non Radiological) for 2006. ML071230111 2007-05-03 ML071230113+ML071230114+ML071230116+ML071230118+ML071230120+ FNWEBNAVIGATE=1.0 SYSTEMTYPE=MEZZANINE DOCUMENTID=071230111 STARTPAGE=1 LIBRARYNAME=ml_adams^hqntad01

April 28, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-04-26] Beaver Valley, Units 1 & 2, USEPA Methods Update Rule. ML071070202 2007-04-09 8 05000334 05000412 L-07-058 2007-04-09 2007-04-25 Beaver Valley Power Station FENOC r Route 168 P.O. Box 4 FirstEnergy NdlearOperaing Compmy Shippingport, PA 15077-0004 April 9, 2007 L-07-058 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Lab

April 21, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-04-19] Press Release-I-07-021: NRC To Discuss 2006 Assessment For Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant At Public Meeting Scheduled For April 25. ML071080186 2007-04-18 2 05000334 05000412 Press Release-I-07-021 2007-04-18 2007-04-18 NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. www.nrc.gov No. I-07-021 April 18, 2007 Contact: Diane Screnci, 610/337-5

December 14, 2006

* NRC cites FirstEnergy for faulty procedure at Beaver Valley plant
John Funk, Cleveland Plain Dealer

September 6, 2006

Beaver Valley - NRC concludes that allegation was not true (contract engineer on diesel generator project had alleged retaliation)

A contract engineer working for MPR Associates alleged that he was fired from Beaver Valley in October 2004 because of raising concerns related to the commercial grade dedication analysis and operator training presentation materials used for new voltage regulators on the emergency diesel generators. NRC's Office of Investigations initiated an investigation on August 31, 2005. The investigation is now complete, and NRC reports that testimonial and documentary evidence show that the engineer was not discriminated against for raising safety concerns. Rather, OI determined that his employer's decision was based on the engineerÕs performance and "a cultural mismatch." Specifically, the engineer was hard to work with, he/she did not accept feedback from team members and senior staff, and his/her authoritative style was counter to the MPR roundtable style where issues were open to discussion. MPR utilizes a very open culture in which personnel have to be willing to be challenged and accepting of feedback. MPR believed that due to the engineerÕs work background, he/she was uncomfortable with accepting feedback, which MPR stated led to an intolerable situation. MPR's actions were a result of an internal review of the engineerÕs performance that determined he/she was not able to work well with other MPR staff. OI further determined that MPR staff interviewed during the course of its investigation were adamant that raising concerns and technical disagreements are a regular occurrence at MPR and is encouraged. The September 6, 2006 letter from NRC Region I to Beaver Valley discussing the investigation results was released by NRC on September 22, 2006 as ACN ML062570210, the bulk of which is transcribed here.

Recent NRC inspections

* (released Oct 20) Beaver Valley problem ID and resolution inspection rept 334-2005-5

* (released May 11) Beaver Valley report 50-334-2005-2

* Beaver Valley report 50-334-2004-3

* Beaver Valley e-plan drill followup report 50-334-2003-9

* Beaver Valley report 50-334-2003-4

* Beaver Valley problem ID and resolution report 50-334-2003-8

* Beaver Valley report 50-334-2001-8

* Beaver Valley report 50-334-2003-2

* Beaver Valley report 50-334-2003-6

* Beaver Valley safeguards report 50-334-2003-7 (cover letter only)

* Beaver Valley report 50-334-2002-7

* Beaver Valley-2 exam report 50-412-2002-302

May 11, 2005

* Beaver Valley - inappropriate "availability" credit taken for safety functions during testing of solid state protection system

* Beaver Valley - replacement pump seal failure (River Water pump)

* Beaver Valley - Ohio River water levels trigger flood AOP

April 19, 2005

Beaver Valley told NRC that it intends to thoroughly improve the license renewal application. The initial application, which failed the NRC acceptance review, was apparently a "turnkey" product by a contractor. Root cause evaluation of "the organizational issues and process factors that contributed to this failure" has been initiated. Submittal schedule is expected to be available in late May 2005, after scoping the work required. See full text of letter here.

March 31, 2005

Summary of Plant Status - January 1 - March 31, 2005

* Unit 1 operated at or near 100 percent power throughout the period.

* Unit 2 operated at or near 100 percent power throughout the period with some exceptions. On February 25, 2005, the unit experienced an unexpected trip of a heater drain pump, and reduced power to about 40 percent power. On March 4, 2005, following heater drain pump repairs, the unit raised power to 73 percent power until main condenser waterbox cleaning was accomplished, and achieved full power on March 6, 2005.

[Source: P. Cataldo (NRC, Senior Resident Inspector), et al., Beaver Valley inspection report 50-334-2005-2, NRC Region I, May 6, 2005, p. 1]

March 24, 2005

Emergency plan mini-drill at Beaver Valley

The simulator-based drill involved multiple safety-related component failures and plant conditions which warranted emergency plan activation, emergency facility activation, and escalation through the ultimate event classification of Site Area Emergency.
[Source: P. Cataldo (NRC, Senior Resident Inspector), et al., Beaver Valley inspection report 50-334-2005-2, NRC Region I, May 6, 2005, p. 13]

March 4, 2005

Improved Tech Specs amendment request combines both units into one set

By letter dated February 25, 2005, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submitted a license amendment application for conversion of the current Beaver Valley Power Station technical specifications to the ÒImproved Technical SpecificationsÓ as described in NUREG-1431, "Standard Technical Specifications for Westinghouse Plants." The current technical specifications for Unit 1 and Unit 2 will be consolidated into a single set of technical specifications applicable to both units. NRC staff is currently performing the required acceptance review of the application and, if found acceptable, will issue the review schedule.

[Source: NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), "Beaver Valley Power Station - Application for Improved Technical Specifications", in Weekly Information Report, March 15, 2005]

December 31, 2004

Internal dose - no one received more than 50 mrem in 2004 from Beaver Valley

No worker received an internal dose in excess of 50 mRem due to airborne radioactivity in 2004.
[Source: P. Cataldo (NRC, Senior Resident Inspector), et al., Beaver Valley inspection report 50-334-2005-2, NRC Region I, May 6, 2005, p. 13]

February 13, 2004

Beaver Valley analysis of fire-induced LOCA risk related to cable-to-cable hot shorts

During original plant licensing of Beaver Valley Power Station Unit No. 2 (BVPS-2), a deviation was requested and granted from the requirements of NRC's Branch Technical Position (BTP) "Guidelines for Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants" (BTP CMEB 9.5-1), Section C.5.b, "Safe Shutdown Capability," associated with the Power Operated Relief Valves (PORVs) and block valve circuits. Recently, based on NRC guidance for postulating multiple hot shorts for Hi/Lo pressure interfaces, it has been determined that sufficient measures have not been provided to preclude a postulated fire-induced LOCA, since external cable-to-cable fire-induced hot shorts of the PORV circuits and the simultaneous failure of the PORV block valves were not fully considered.

Although the non-conforming condition exists, the condition and the potential consequences have been analyzed and it has been determined that the postulated condition does not adversely impact the plant's safe shutdown capability and hence is not a significant degradation of plant safety. Beaver Valley-2 has requested that the original approved deviation now be revised. The revised deviation would include the postulated multiple hot shorts (Hi/Lo pressure interface) scenario for cable-to-cable (inter-cable) fire-induced hot shorts for the PORVs with the simultaneous failure of the PORV block valves. The revised deviation also would include the additional fire areas where the PORV circuitry could be affected.

Including the extra postulated risk factors results in a total core damage frequency (CDF) of 3.46E-05 per year at BVPS-2, or an increase of just 3.3E-07 per year, and a total large early release frequency (LERF) of 1.14E-06 per year, or an increase in LERF of less than 4.0E-12 per year. This increase in CDF/LERF assumes that the manual operator actions (for de-energizing the circuit and/or closing the block valve) and fire brigade response is unsuccessful in preventing the fire induced spurious operation PORV LOCA. Typically, increases in CDF (or delta CDF) of less than 1.0E-06 and increases in LERF (or delta LERF) of less than 1.0E-07 are considered to be very small based on regulatory guidance (e.g., Regulatory Guide 1.174, Rev. 1). Therefore, the impact on CDF and LERF of this non-conforming condition that would result in a fire induced spurious PORV opening is likewise considered to be very small and of low risk significance.

[Source: FirstEnergy, "Proposed Revision to the Previously Approved Deviation From Branch Technical Position (BTP) CMEB 9.5-1", letter to NRC dated February 13, 2004. ACN ML040490367 ]

February 12, 2004

Beaver Valley n-workers - approx 1600 with unescorted access

During the 6-month period ending December 31, the average number of workers with unescorted access at Beaver Valley was 1,214 permanent employees plus 378 short term contactors.

[Source: FirstEnergy, "Fitness-For-Duty Program Six Month Report", letter to NRC dated February 12, 2004. ACN ML040490360]

February 11, 2004

More dissimilar alloy weld locations discovered by Beaver Valley

In January 2004, Beaver Valley received information from Westinghouse which indicated that Alloy 82/182 weld material was used to weld the Unit 1 Pressurizer spray and relief valve nozzles. This is contrary to the previous information supplied by Westinghouse, which stated that stainless steel weld material was used for those nozzle welds. Upon BVPS request, Westinghouse subsequently confirmed that Alloy 82/182 weld material had been used on the spray and relief valve nozzles on the BVPS Unit 1 pressurizer. This issue was entered into the BVPS corrective action program. Therefore, on February 11, an "Addition to Table 1-A" was provided to NRC as a supplement to the Table 1-A submitted to NRC in Beaver Valley's January 24, 2003 Reply to RAI re: Bulletin 2002-01. The RAI from NRC had requested details regarding the examination of Alloy 600 pressure boundary material and dissimilar metal Alloy 82/182 welds and connections in the reactor coolant pressure boundary. The locations previously specified by Beaver Valley were based on a review of component drawings and a referenced Westinghouse report. The new "Addition to Table 1-A" addresses the recently discovered additional locations of Alloy 82/182 weld material at BVPS Unit 1. No changes to the BVPS Unit 2 locations listed in Table 1-B were identified by Beaver Valley's recent review.

[Source: FirstEnergy, "Additional Information Regarding Bulletin 2002-01", letter to NRC dated February 11, 2004. ACN ML040490562]

February 9, 2004

Steam generator tube inspection and repair details expected to be removed from tech specs

In light of NRC's drafting of a Generic Letter related to the subject, Beaver Valley has withdrawn its June 2003 license amendment request, which was geared to clarify the definition of steam generator tube inspection and the criteria for steam generator tube repair. FirstEnergy will instead participate in a coordinated Industry response to the proposed Generic Letter when it is issued. The letter also noted that the tech specs may not long be the place for such definitions -- Catawba is the lead plant for "the steam generator Generic Licensing Change Package (GLCP)" which is expected to include the use of non-tech-spec documents for steam generator program details.

[Source: FirstEnergy, "Withdrawal of License Amendment Request No. 311 (Beaver Valley)", letter to NRC, February 9, 2004. ACN ML040440167]

December 3, 2003

Beaver Valley license renewal application to be filed in 2004

Fenoc plans to submit license renewal requests for both Beaver Valley units in 2004, according to comments made by Fenoc President Gary Leidich at a December 3 meeting of financial analysts. The current Beaver Valley-1 license expires in 2016, and Beaver Valley-2's in 2027.

[Ref: John Dudley Miller (Platts-Oak Harbor) and Daniel Horner (Platts-Washington), "NRC okay of Davis-Besse restart hinges on remaining inspections", Nucleonics Week,ÊDecember 11, 2003,Êp. 1]

June 20, 2003