IR 05000289/2015005

ROP-16 Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (Report 05000289/2015005)

ML15229A109
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Silas Kennedy NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
KENNEDY, SR
References
IR 2015005
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UNITED STATES ber 1, 2015

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 (REPORT 05000289/2015005)

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On August 13, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1. 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, Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 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 last nine months 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 Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515-191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation 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, 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 on-site portion of the audit was completed at Three Mile Island 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 performing TI 191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation 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, 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 document 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) 337-5046 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Silas R. Kennedy, Chief Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-289 License Nos.: DPR-50 Enclosure: Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

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Page 1 of 2 Three Mile Island 08/25/2015 14:21:30 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 09/28EXM - INITIAL OL EXAM 4 1 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 U01913 FY16-TMI INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 09/28/2015 10/07/2015 U01913 FY16-TMI INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 71124.07 - REMP INSPECTION 1 1 07/06/2015 07/10/2015 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1 07/06/2015 07/10/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 1 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 1 11/02/2015 11/13/2015 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111117T - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 3 1 01/25/2016 01/29/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 1 02/08/2016 02/12/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 02/08/2016 02/12/2016 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 02/08/2016 02/12/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences EP PROG - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 02/22/2016 02/26/2016 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 02/22/2016 02/26/2016 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 02/22/2016 02/26/2016 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 71152BI - PI&R BIENNIAL 4 1 05/02/2016 05/06/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Three Mile Island 08/25/2015 14:21:30 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 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 711110T - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1 1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 08/08/2016 08/12/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation TI-191 - FUKUSHMIA 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 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 6/26EXAM - TMI INITIAL EXAM 4 1 05/29/2017 06/02/2017 U01944 FY17-TMI INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 06/26/2017 07/07/2017 U01944 FY17-TMI INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 7111105T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 5 1 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111111B - TMI REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 1 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71124 - HP INSPECTION 1 1 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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