IR 05000272/2018006

Annual Assessment Letter for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2018006 and 05000311/2018006)

ML19064B390
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	03/04/2019
From:	Brice Bickett NRC Region 1
To:	Sena P Public Service Enterprise Group
References
IR 2018006
Download: ML19064B390 (7)

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March 4, 2019

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORTS 05000272/2018006 AND 05000311/2018006)

Dear Mr. Sena:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 (Salem), reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. 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 Salem 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 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 Salem.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2020. This updated inspection plan now includes planned security inspections which were formerly transmitted under separate correspondence. 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. 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). 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, beginning in January 2020. Furthermore, all the inspections listed during the last 12 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.

In addition to the baseline inspections, the NRC will conduct Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, Operation of an ISFSI at Operating Plant, and IP 71003, Post Approval Site Inspection For License Renewal. 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 NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRCs Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at (610) 337-5312 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brice Bickett, Chief Project Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50- 311 License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75 Enclosure:

Salem 1 and 2 Inspection Plan

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Salem 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count SALEM INITIAL OL EXAM 4 1, 2 01/14/2019 01/25/2019 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

ISFSI OPERATIONAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 01/28/2019 02/01/2019 IP 60855.1 000590 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants PI&R BIENNIAL 4 1, 2 01/28/2019 02/01/2019 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 02/11/2019 02/15/2019 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution HP 1 1, 2 02/04/2019 02/08/2019 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 02/04/2019 02/08/2019 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 02/04/2019 02/08/2019 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1, 2 02/11/2019 02/15/2019 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 02/11/2019 02/15/2019 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 02/11/2019 02/15/2019 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1, 2 02/11/2019 02/15/2019 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification HP 1 1, 2 04/15/2019 04/19/2019 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 1 1 1 04/21/2019 05/04/2019 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

ACCESS CONTROL, PROTECTIVE STRATEGY, TSR 4 1, 2 06/17/2019 06/21/2019 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1, 2 06/17/2019 06/21/2019 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation 1, 2 06/17/2019 06/21/2019 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets 1, 2 06/17/2019 06/21/2019 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification License Renewal - Phase 2 - Unit 2 1 2 07/14/2019 07/20/2019 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 1 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Salem 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count EQ PROGRAM 3 1, 2 08/19/2019 08/23/2019 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

1, 2 09/09/2019 09/13/2019 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

SALEM REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 1, 2 09/16/2019 09/20/2019 IP 71111.11A 000703 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance (Annual)

1, 2 09/16/2019 09/20/2019 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance (Biennial)

HP 1 1, 2 09/23/2019 09/27/2019 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 09/23/2019 09/27/2019 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 09/23/2019 09/27/2019 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 09/23/2019 09/27/2019 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 09/23/2019 09/27/2019 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation Radwaste 1 1, 2 10/07/2019 10/11/2019 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation Triennial Heat Sink 1 1, 2 11/17/2019 11/23/2019 IP 71111.07T 000700 Heat Sink Performance -Triennial Design Basis Assurance Inspection 4 1, 2 01/13/2020 01/19/2020 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

1, 2 01/27/2020 02/02/2020 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

HP 1 1, 2 01/27/2020 01/31/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 01/27/2020 01/31/2020 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 01/27/2020 01/31/2020 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 01/27/2020 01/31/2020 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 01/27/2020 01/31/2020 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 2 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Salem 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count FORCE-ONFORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS 7 1, 2 02/24/2020 02/28/2020 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1, 2 03/16/2020 03/20/2020 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing ISI - UNIT 2 1 2 04/27/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

HP 1 1, 2 04/27/2020 05/01/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 04/27/2020 05/01/2020 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls SALEM INITIAL OL EXAM 4 1, 2 05/11/2020 05/15/2020 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1, 2 06/08/2020 06/19/2020 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

SALEM EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 5 1, 2 05/18/2020 05/22/2020 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2 05/18/2020 05/22/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Access Control, Equip Perf, Training 3 1, 2 07/06/2020 07/10/2020 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1, 2 07/06/2020 07/10/2020 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1, 2 07/06/2020 07/10/2020 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training 1, 2 07/06/2020 07/10/2020 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification REMP 1 1, 2 08/03/2020 08/07/2020 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY 1 1, 2 09/14/2020 09/18/2020 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

RETS 1 1, 2 09/21/2020 09/25/2020 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment ISI - UNIT 1 1 1 10/26/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 3 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Salem 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count HP 1 1, 2 10/26/2020 10/30/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 10/26/2020 10/30/2020 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 4 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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