IR 05000286/2020006

Annual Assessment Letter for Indian Point Energy Center, Unit 3 (Report 05000286/2020006)

ML21060B402
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/03/2021
From:	Daniel Schroeder Reactor Projects Branch 2
To:	Vitale A Entergy Nuclear Operations
Schroeder D
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Download: ML21060B402 (7)

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March 3, 2021

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR INDIAN POINT ENERGY CENTER, UNIT 3 (REPORT 05000286/2020006)

Dear Mr. Vitale:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Indian Point Energy Center, Unit 3, reviewing performance indicators (PIs),

inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

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 baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.

The NRC determined the performance at Indian Point Energy Center, Unit 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix in 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 continue to conduct ROP baseline inspections at Indian Point Energy Center, Unit 3, for as long as it remains operating.

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, Unit 3 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 Unit 3 is permanently shut down and that all the nuclear fuel has been removed from the reactor vessel, then the NRC will commence using IMC 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program, and cease using IMC 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, and IMC 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase, to assess performance. The NRC will formally notify you of this change and will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan. As a result of permanent shutdown, the NRC will also hold a public meeting in the vicinity of the plant per 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(ii) to take public comments on the post-shutdown decommissioning activities report. As you prepare to permanently shut down, the ROP and Inspection Program also 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 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.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2022, should the unit remain in operation beyond May 2021. 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 60845, Operation of Inter-Unit Fuel Transfer Canister and Cask System.

Additionally, in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the NRC is adjusting inspection plans and schedules in order to safeguard the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while still effectively implementing the ROP. Each planned inspection is being carefully reviewed in order to determine if any portions of the inspection can be performed remotely, how best to perform on-site portions to minimize personnel health risks, and adjust inspection schedules, as needed. This is done in accordance with guidance contained in the February 1, 2021 memo, Calendar Year 2021 Inspection Guidance During COVID-19 Telework Restrictions (ML21027A274). For inspections requiring extensive coordination with offsite organizations, such as evaluated emergency preparedness exercises, NRC guidance and frequently asked questions for security and emergency preparedness can be found here:

https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/security-ep/. Similarly, the NRC has developed guidance if force-on-force inspections cannot be completed as scheduled due to an emergency, such as the COVID-19 PHE. These changes help ensure the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while maintaining the NRCs important safety and security mission during the COVID-19 PHE. The attached inspection plan is accurate on the date of issuance but remains subject to change based on approval of potential exemption requests or other changes needed due to changing conditions in the COVID-19 PHE. NRC staff will contact your appropriate regulatory affairs staff in order to coordinate inspection planning and scheduling. 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 No. 05000286 License No. DPR-64 Enclosure:

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Indian Point 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Indian Point Wet Fuel transfer IP 60845 2 3 12/13/2020 04/30/2021 IP 60845 000588 Operation of Inter-Unit Fuel Transfer Canister and Cask System HEAT SINK INSPECTION - IP 1 3 01/31/2021 02/06/2021 IP 71111.07T 000700 Heat Sink Performance 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 3 03/01/2021 03/05/2021 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment Annual PIR Sample - Service Water Leakage 1 3 03/01/2021 03/12/2021 IP 71152 000748 Problem Identification and Resolution Indian Point Decommissioning 2Q2021 3 3 04/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 37801 000009 Safety Reviews, Design Changes, And Modifications At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 04/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 40801 000010 Self-Assessment, Auditing, And Corrective Action At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 04/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 60801 000011 Spent Fuel Pool Safety At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 04/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 64704 000018 Fire Protection Program at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 04/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 71801 000023 Decommissioning Performance And Status Review At Permanently Suhutdown Reactors 3 04/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 83750 000035 Occupational Radiation Exposure at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 04/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 84750 000040 Radioactive Waste Treatment and Effluent And Environmental Monitoring 3 04/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 86750 000045 Solid Radioactive Waste Management And Transportation Of Radioactive Materials Protective Strategy Drill - IP 2 3 04/14/2021 04/16/2021 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Controls 1 3 05/10/2021 05/14/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls Indian Point Decommissioning 3Q2021 3 3 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 37801 000009 Safety Reviews, Design Changes, And Modifications At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 40801 000010 Self-Assessment, Auditing, And Corrective Action At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 60801 000011 Spent Fuel Pool Safety At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 64704 000018 Fire Protection Program at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 71801 000023 Decommissioning Performance And Status Review At Permanently Suhutdown Reactors This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 1 of 3 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Indian Point 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Indian Point Decommissioning 3Q2021 3 3 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 83750 000035 Occupational Radiation Exposure at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 84750 000040 Radioactive Waste Treatment and Effluent And Environmental Monitoring 3 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 86750 000045 Solid Radioactive Waste Management And Transportation Of Radioactive Materials PI&R BIENNIAL - IP 4 3 07/12/2021 07/16/2021 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 3 07/26/2021 07/30/2021 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution EP EXERCISE INSPECTION - INDIAN POINT 3 3 08/02/2021 08/06/2021 IP 82401 000033 Decommissioning Emergency Preparedness Scenario Review and Exercise Evaluation ISFSI Operational Inspection (60855)- IP 2 3 09/13/2021 09/24/2021 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI Force-On-Force Planning and Exercise Weeks - IP 6 3 09/13/2021 09/17/2021 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 3 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing ISFSI Pad Expansion (60853) 2 3 09/20/2021 09/24/2021 IP 60854.1 000589 Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants Indian Point Decommissioning 4Q2021 3 3 10/01/2021 12/31/2021 IP 37801 000009 Safety Reviews, Design Changes, And Modifications At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 10/01/2021 12/31/2021 IP 40801 000010 Self-Assessment, Auditing, And Corrective Action At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 10/01/2021 12/31/2021 IP 60801 000011 Spent Fuel Pool Safety At Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 10/01/2021 12/31/2021 IP 64704 000018 Fire Protection Program at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 10/01/2021 12/31/2021 IP 71801 000023 Decommissioning Performance And Status Review At Permanently Suhutdown Reactors 3 10/01/2021 12/31/2021 IP 83750 000035 Occupational Radiation Exposure at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 3 10/01/2021 12/31/2021 IP 84750 000040 Radioactive Waste Treatment and Effluent And Environmental Monitoring 3 10/01/2021 12/31/2021 IP 86750 000045 Solid Radioactive Waste Management And Transportation Of Radioactive Materials 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 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 2 of 3 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Indian Point 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count 71124.08 Radwaste, 71124.02 ALARA, and 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 1 3 10/18/2021 10/22/2021 IP 71124.08 - 2019 000732 2019 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 3 11/01/2021 11/05/2021 IP 81200.04 000026 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors Access Control, Sec Trng, Protective Strat, TSR-IP 4 3 04/25/2022 04/29/2022 IP 81200.02 000025 Access Control for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors 3 04/25/2022 04/29/2022 IP 81200.05 000027 Protective Strategy Evaluation and Performance Evaluation Program for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors 3 04/25/2022 04/29/2022 IP 81200.07 000029 Security Training for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors 3 04/25/2022 04/29/2022 IP 81200.14 000030 Review of Decommissioning Reactor Target Sets This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 3 of 3 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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