IR 05000219/2020001
| ML20111A242 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 04/20/2020 |
| From: | Anthony Dimitriadis Decommissioning Branch I |
| To: | Cowan P Holtec Decommissioning International |
| References | |
| IR 2020001 | |
| Download: ML20111A242 (10) | |
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April 20, 2020
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000219/2020001, HOLTEC DECOMMISSIONING INTERNATIONAL, LLC, OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, FORKED RIVER, NEW JERSEY
Dear Ms. Cowan:
On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection under Inspection Manual Chapter 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program, at the permanently shut down Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Oyster Creek). On-site inspections were performed January 13, 2020 and February 4, 2020. In-office reviews of information supplied by Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI) were also performed during the inspection period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020. The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and the conditions of your license. The inspection consisted of on-site observations by the inspectors, interviews with site personnel, and a review of procedures and records. The results of this inspection were discussed with Mr.
Jeffrey Dostal, HDI Oyster Creek Site Vice President, and other members of the Oyster Creek staff on April 7, 2020 and are described in the enclosed report. No violations of safety significance were identified.
In accordance with 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction.
Current NRC regulations and guidance are included on the NRC's website at www.nrc.gov; select Radioactive Waste; Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities; then Regulations, Guidance and Communications. The current Enforcement Policy is included on the NRC's website at www.nrc.gov; select About NRC, Organizations & Functions; Office of Enforcement; Enforcement documents; then Enforcement Policy (Under 'Related Information'). You may also obtain these documents by contacting the Government Printing Office (GPO) toll-free at 1-866-512-1800. The GPO is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays).
No reply to this letter is required. Please contact Elizabeth Andrews at 610-337-5117 if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony Dimitriadis, Chief Decommissioning, ISFSI, and Reactor Health Physics Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety
Docket No: 50-219 License No: DPR-16
Enclosure:
Inspection Report 05000219/2020001 w/Attachment cc w/encl:
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station NRC Inspection Report No. 05000219/2020001
An announced decommissioning inspection was completed at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Oyster Creek) on March 31, 2020. On-site inspections and in-office reviews of information supplied by Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI) were performed during the inspection period from January 1 to March 31. The inspection included a review of decommissioning performance and status reviews; and self-assessments, audits, and corrective actions at the site. The inspection consisted of observations by the inspectors, interviews with Oyster Creek personnel, a review of procedures and records, and plant walk-downs. The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC's) program for overseeing the safe operation of a shut-down nuclear power reactor is described in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2561,
Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program."
Based on the results of this inspection, no violations of safety significance were identified.
REPORT DETAILS
1.0 Background
On September 25, 2018, Oyster Creek certified cessation of power operations and the permanent removal of fuel from the reactor vessel [Agencywide Documents and Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML18268A258]. This met the requirements of 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 50.82(a)(1)(i) and 50.82(a)(1)(ii).
On October 1, 2018, the NRC notified Oyster Creek that the Operating Reactor Assessment Program had ceased and that implementation of the Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program would begin on October 1, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18274A221). On July 1, 2019, an amended license was issued transferring the license from Exelon Generation Co., LLC to Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (ADAMS Accession No. ML19164A157). Oyster Creek is currently in the Actively Decommissioning, Fuel in the Spent Fuel Pool phase of decommissioning as described in IMC 2561.
2.0 Active Decommissioning Performance and Status Review
2.1 Inspection Procedures 40801, 71801
a. Inspection Scope
In-office reviews of information supplied by Oyster Creek were performed during the inspection period. The inspectors performed on-site inspections on January 13, 2020 and February 4, 2020. The inspection consisted of observations by the inspectors, interviews with Oyster Creek personnel, a review of procedures and records, and plant walk-downs.
The inspectors reviewed documents and interviewed site personnel to determine if issues were identified and corrected in accordance with the sites corrective action program (CAP). The inspectors reviewed a representative selection of CAP documents to determine if a sufficiently low threshold for problem identification existed, follow-up evaluations were of sufficient quality, and HDI assigned timely and appropriate prioritization for issue resolution commensurate with the significance of the issue.
The inspectors reviewed the status of activities related to the site decommissioning to determine if activities were in accordance with licensed requirements. The inspectors reviewed the decommissioning schedule to determine if the schedule was consistent with the post shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR).
b. Observations and Findings
The inspectors determined that issues had been identified and entered into the CAP in a timely manner and the issues were effectively screened, prioritized and evaluated commensurate with their safety significance. The inspectors verified that audits and self-assessments were performed by qualified individuals independent of the organization being audited and that management reviewed the audits and associated corrective actions.
The inspectors noted the next main decommissioning activities include the reactor vessel internal segmentation, which was in the planning stages as of the exit meeting of this inspection period. The inspectors verified the schedule was consistent with the September 28, 2018, notification by HDI revising the PSDAR for Oyster Creek.
c. Conclusions
Based on the results of this inspection, no violations of safety significance were identified.
3.0 Exit Meeting
On April 7, 2020, the inspectors presented the inspection results to Mr. Jeffrey Dostal, HDI Oyster Creek Site Vice President, and other members of the Oyster Creek staff who acknowledged the inspection results. The inspectors verified that no proprietary information was retained by the inspectors or documented in this report.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Oyster Creek Personnel
- A. Sterdis, HDI Vice President Regulatory and Environmental Affairs
- L. Berlinski, Certified Fuel Handler
- B. Block, Certified Fuel Handler
- S. Johnson, Site DO Operations Lead
- K. Leonard, Principal Project Manager
- J. McCarthy, Radiation Protection Decommissioning Specialist
- K. Wolf, Manager Radiation Protection and Chemistry
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
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