IR 05000247/2015005

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3 (Report 05000247/2015005 and 05000286/2015005)

ML15240A054
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Arthur Burritt Reactor Projects Branch 2
To:	Coyle L Entergy Nuclear Operations
Burritt A
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ber 1, 2015

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORT 05000247/2015005 AND 05000286/2015005)

Dear Mr. Coyle:

On August 12, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Indian Point Nuclear Generating (Indian Point) Units 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 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, Indian Point Units 2 and 3 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Indian Point Units 2 and 3 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 June 30, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants, IP 92723, Follow-up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12 Month Period, IP 60845, Operation of Inter-Unit Fuel Transfer Canister and Cask System, Temporary Instruction (TI) 2516/001, Review of License Renewal Activities, and TI 2515/191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/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, which 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, which 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 onsite portion of this audit has been completed for Indian Point Unit 3, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the Final Safety Evaluation for the site. The NRC staff will decide if another site audit visit is needed for Unit 2 based on the licensees updates for the Unit 2 strategy. After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, as mentioned above, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above performing TI 2515/191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 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)337-5069 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 Enclosure:

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Letter to Larry Coyle from Arthur L. Burritt dated September 1, 2015 SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORT 05000247/2015005 AND 05000286/2015005)

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Page 1 of 3 Indian Point 08/19/2015 09:57:26 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 7111107T - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1 2, 3 07/06/2015 07/10/2015 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 7 2, 3 07/20/2015 07/24/2015 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 2, 3 08/03/2015 08/07/2015 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 2, 3 08/17/2015 08/21/2015 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 7111111B - IP3 REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS 2 3 09/21/2015 09/25/2015 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71124 - HP 1 2, 3 08/10/2015 08/14/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2, 3 08/10/2015 08/14/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2, 3 08/10/2015 08/14/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 2, 3 08/17/2015 08/21/2015 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 2, 3 08/17/2015 08/21/2015 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 2, 3 08/17/2015 08/21/2015 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING INSPECTION 2 2, 3 08/17/2015 08/21/2015 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 2 08/17/2015 08/21/2015 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 2516-001 - TI 2516-001 U3 LR COMMITMENTS INSPECTION 1 3 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 2516/001 Review of License Renewal Activities 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 2, 3 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71152B - PI&R - BIENNIAL 4 2, 3 11/30/2015 12/04/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 2, 3 12/14/2015 12/18/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 92723 - 92723 - IMPACTING REGULATORY PROCESS 1 2, 3 12/07/2015 12/11/2015 IP 92723 Follow Up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the S 71124 - HP 1 2 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls ISI - U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 03/14/2016 03/25/2016 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 3 Indian Point 08/19/2015 09:57:26 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EP - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 2, 3 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation TRI FI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 4 2, 3 05/23/2016 05/27/2016 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

2, 3 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

EXM10/31 - INDIAN POINT 2 INITIAL EXAMINATION 3 2 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 U01926 FY17-IP2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 2 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 U01926 FY17-IP2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 71124.07 - REMP 1 2, 3 06/20/2016 06/24/2016 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program ISFSI - ISFSI WET TRANSFER INSPECTION 1 2, 3 07/25/2016 07/29/2016 IP 60845 Operation of Inter-Unit Fuel Transfer Canister and Cask System 7111111B - IP2 REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 2 09/19/2016 09/23/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71124 - HP INSPECTION 1 2, 3 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2, 3 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124 - HP & PI&R VERIFICATION 1 2, 3 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2, 3 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 2, 3 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences TI-191 - FUKUSHIMA LESSONS-LEARNED 1 2, 3 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 2515/191 Inspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 2012 71124 - RETS INSPECTION 1 2, 3 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2, 3 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124 - HP INSPECTION 1 3 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 3 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 7111108P - U3 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 3 03/13/2017 03/24/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 3 of 3 Indian Point 08/19/2015 09:57:26 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 7111105T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 5 2, 3 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

2, 3 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

71124 - HP INSPECTION 1 2, 3 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls MODS - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 4 2, 3 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 2, 3 06/19/2017 06/23/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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