IR 05000247/2019006

Annual Assessment Letter for Indian Point Energy Center, Units 2 and 3 (Report 05000247/2019006 and 05000286/2019006)

ML20059M205
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/03/2020
From:	Daniel Schroeder Reactor Projects Branch 2
To:	Vitale A Entergy Nuclear Operations
Schroeder D
References
IR 2019006
Download: ML20059M205 (6)

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March 3, 2020

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR INDIAN POINT ENERGY CENTER, UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORTS 05000247/2019006 AND 05000286/2019006)

Dear Mr. Vitale:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Indian Point Energy Center, Units 2 and 3, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. 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 concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Indian Point Energy Center, Units 2 and 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at Indian Point Energy Center, Units 2 and 3.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2021. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to the baseline inspections, the NRC will conduct Inspection Procedure 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility (ISFSI) at Operating Plants, and Inspection Procedure 92702, Follow-up on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, Confirmatory Orders, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Orders.

Additionally, during this period the NRC will schedule an additional inspection per a revised version of Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/194, Inspection of the Licensees Implementation of Industry Initiative Associated with the Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerability in Electrical Power Systems (NRC Bulletin 2012-01), for any sites who elect to implement the guidance of the Industry Initiative on Open Phase Condition, Revision 3 (ADAMS Accession No.

ML19163A176). Licensees will be individually notified when the NRC schedules these inspections. You should be aware that the agency is pursuing potential changes to the ROP, including changes to engineering inspections (SECY-18-0113, Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process Engineering Inspections) and other changes to the baseline inspection program described in SECY-19-0067, Recommendations for Enhancing the Reactor Oversight Process. Should these changes to the ROP be implemented, the engineering and other region-based inspections are subject to change in scope, as well as schedule.

Furthermore, all the inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

Additionally, in a letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML17044A004) dated February 8, 2017, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.82(a)(1)(i), you notified the NRC of your intent to permanently cease power operations at Indian Point Energy Center, Units 2 and 3. Unit 2 will shut down by April 30, 2020, and Unit 3 will shut down by April 30, 2021. Therefore, the inspection schedule is tentative and may be revised. Once you formally notify the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(ii) that either Unit 2 or Unit 3 is permanently shutdown and that all the nuclear fuel has been removed from the reactor vessel, then that unit will transition from NRC IMC 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, and IMC 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase, to IMC 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

Finally, the ROP and Inspection Program provides inherent flexibility to permit inspection sampling adjustments using IMC 2515, Appendix G, Baseline Inspection Guidance for Power Reactors Preparing for Transition to Decommissioning Phase. These adjustments are be made in order to better inform our assessment of performance during this unique period of operations prior to permanent plant shutdown. In addition, the NRC has implemented quarterly assessment reviews, consistent with the guidance contained in IMC 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, in order to more closely monitor and review overall plant activities to assure that there are no issues emerging that might indicate a decline in focus on the safe operation of the facility. This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Please contact me at 610-337-5262 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, X /RA/

Signed by: Daniel L. Schroeder Daniel L. Schroeder, 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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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Indian Point 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation & 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2 2, 3 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2, 3 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 2, 3 05/11/2020 05/15/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls Design Basis Assurance Inspection - Programs - Power Operated Valves - Indian Point Units and 3 3 2, 3 06/08/2020 06/12/2020 IP 71111.21N.02 001645 Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves Under 10 CFR 50.55a Requirements 2, 3 06/15/2020 06/19/2020 IP 71111.21N.02 001645 Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves Under 10 CFR 50.55a Requirements 2, 3 06/22/2020 06/26/2020 IP 71111.21N.02 001645 Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves Under 10 CFR 50.55a Requirements 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 2, 3 07/20/2020 07/24/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls Access Control, Protective Strategy, TSR-IP 4 2, 3 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 2, 3 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation 2, 3 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 2, 3 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets 2, 3 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OR01 & PR01 1 2, 3 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification 50.59 INSPECTION 3 2, 3 10/26/2020 10/30/2020 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments EP EXERCISE INSPECTION - INDIAN POINT 5 2, 3 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 2, 3 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 2, 3 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification BIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1 2, 3 01/31/2021 02/06/2021 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Indian Point 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 2, 3 03/01/2021 03/05/2021 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment ISFSI Operational Inspection - IP 2 2, 3 03/29/2021 04/02/2021 IP 60855.1 000590 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 1 2, 3 05/10/2021 05/14/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls EP Program Inspection - Indian Point (Decom) 1 2, 3 07/12/2021 07/16/2021 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 2, 3 07/12/2021 07/16/2021 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 2, 3 07/12/2021 07/16/2021 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 2, 3 07/12/2021 07/16/2021 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 2, 3 07/12/2021 07/16/2021 IP 71114.06 000721 Drill Evaluation PI&R BIENNIAL - IP 4 2, 3 07/12/2021 07/16/2021 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 2, 3 07/26/2021 07/30/2021 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS - IP 6 2, 3 09/13/2021 09/17/2021 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 2, 3 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 71124.08 Radwaste, 71124.02 ALARA, and 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 1 3 10/18/2021 10/22/2021 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 3 10/18/2021 10/22/2021 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 3 10/18/2021 10/22/2021 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Access Control, Equipment Testing and Maintenance 2 2, 3 11/01/2021 11/05/2021 IP 81200.02 000025 Access Control for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors 2, 3 11/01/2021 11/05/2021 IP 81200.04 000026 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 2 of 2 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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