IR 05000244/2015006

2015 Annual Assessment Letter for R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Report 05000244/2015006)

ML16061A186
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	03/02/2016
From:	Anthony Dimitriadis Reactor Projects Branch 1
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
Dimitriadis A
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 March 2, 2016 Mr. Bryan Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000244/2015006)

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On February 11, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna). The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, Ginna operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Ginna during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e.,

Green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2017.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants, and Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515-191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communications/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events. This Order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. This Order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range spent fuel pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The audit was completed for Ginna, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the Final Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by performing TI 2515-191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communications/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at 610-337-6953 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anthony Dimitriadis, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-18 Enclosure:

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Page 1 of 2 Ginna 02/26/2016 12:08:58 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI - RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY - EXT EXPOSURE 1 1 02/01/2016 02/05/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 7111121 - CDBI 6 1 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 03/21/2016 03/25/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 04/04/2016 04/08/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 71152B - PI&R BIENNIAL 4 1 03/14/2016 03/18/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution BI - RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY - AIRBORNE 1 1 03/21/2016 03/25/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 1 04/11/2016 04/15/2016 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING CAMPAIGN INSPECTION 4 1 05/23/2016 05/27/2016 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 05/23/2016 05/27/2016 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 07/25/2016 07/29/2016 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 07/25/2016 07/29/2016 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 07/25/2016 07/29/2016 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies TI-191 - FUKUSHIMA LESSONS-LEARNED 1 1 08/15/2016 08/19/2016 IP 2515/191 Inspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 2012 BI - RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY - ALARA 1 1 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 3/20EXAM - GINNA INITIAL EXAM 4 1 02/20/2017 02/24/2017 U01943 FY17-GINNA INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 03/20/2017 03/31/2017 U01943 FY17-GINNA INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM BI - RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY - RAD HAZ & PIV 1 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 7111111B - GINNA REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 1 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. Enclosure

Page 2 of 2 Ginna 02/26/2016 12:08:58 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY - RAD HAZ PIV 1 1 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 05/01/2017 05/12/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY - RETS 1 1 05/22/2017 05/26/2017 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 7111107T - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1 1 07/24/2017 07/28/2017 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance EP - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4 1 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 7111117T - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 3 1 08/07/2017 08/11/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 1 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY - REMP 1 1 09/11/2017 09/15/2017 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.