IR 05000293/2018006

Annual Assessment Letter for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Report 05000293/2018006) and Confirmatory Action Letter Closure

ML19063A126
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	03/04/2019
From:	David Lew Region 1 Administrator
To:	Brian Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Operations
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References
EA-17-086 IR 2018006
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 4, 2019

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000293/2018006) AND CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER CLOSURE

Dear Mr. Sullivan:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim), including review of performance indicators, 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 our plans for future inspections.

The NRC determined that Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) demonstrated sustained improvement at Pilgrim throughout 2018, addressed all of the Reactor Oversight Program (ROP) Action Matrix inputs that led to Pilgrims placement in the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column (Column 4), and satisfactorily completed all Recovery Plan items identified in the Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) (ML17214A0881). In arriving at this assessment, the NRC considered the results of NRC inspections (including the five team inspections tasked to follow up on the CAL commitments), plant performance indicators and the reliability of safety significant equipment, Entergys decision-making and response to plant events, and enforcement actions since Pilgrim was placed in Column 4. We noted several areas of sustained performance improvement including: (1) significant reduction in human performance-related events that adversely affected plant safety; (2) more effective and timely corrective action program implementation; (3) improved risk recognition and conservative decision-making; and (4) marked improvement in the sites safety culture. Furthermore, no Greater-than-Green findings or performance indicators were identified since Pilgrim was placed in Column 4. As a result, as of the date of this letter, Pilgrim will transition out of Column 4 and into Column 1 of the Action Matrix. Further, the Confirmatory Action Letter is closed.

The designation in parentheses refers to an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number. Documents referenced in this letter are publicly available using the Accession Number in ADAMS. In a letter (ML15328A053) dated November 10, 2015, 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 Pilgrim no later than June 1, 2019. Once you formally notify the NRC that the plant is permanently shut down and that all fuel has been removed from the reactor vessel, then Pilgrim will transition from Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, and IMC 2515, Light Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase, to IMC 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program. As a result, inspections after June 2019 in the enclosed schedule are tentative. Any inspections scheduled after the final shutdown date will be reevaluated at that time for applicability and the staff will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant.

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. The ROP provides inherent flexibility to permit inspection sampling adjustments. These adjustments are made to better inform our assessment of performance during this unique period of transition from operating status to permanent shutdown. In addition, the NRC will be implementing quarterly assessment reviews, consistent with the guidance contained in IMC 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, to more closely monitor and review overall plant activities to assure there are no issues emerging that might indicate a decline in focus on the safe operation of the facility.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or electronically from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), which is accessible from the NRCs website at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Please contact Anthony Dimitriadis at (610) 337-6953 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David C. Lew Regional Administrator Docket No. 50-293 License No. DPR-35 Enclosure:

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Pilgrim 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Radiological Hazards & Control; IP 71124.01 1 1 02/11/2019 02/15/2019 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 02/11/2019 02/15/2019 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment Triennial Heat Sink 1 1 03/17/2019 03/23/2019 IP 71111.07T 000700 Heat Sink Performance -Triennial ACCESS CONTROL, EQUIP PERF, TRAINING 3 1 04/08/2019 04/12/2019 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1 04/08/2019 04/12/2019 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1 04/08/2019 04/12/2019 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training 1 04/08/2019 04/12/2019 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Evaluations of Changes, Tests and Experiments (50.59) 2 1 04/14/2019 04/20/2019 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments Rad Gas & Liquid Effluent Treatment, Occ. Dose Assessment; IP's 71124.06, .04 1 1 05/13/2019 05/17/2019 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 05/13/2019 05/17/2019 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment PILGR REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 1 09/09/2019 09/13/2019 IP 71111.11A 000703 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance (Annual)

1 09/09/2019 09/13/2019 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance (Biennial)

EQ PROGRAM 3 1 11/04/2019 11/08/2019 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

1 11/18/2019 11/22/2019 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1 12/02/2019 12/06/2019 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 12/02/2019 12/06/2019 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 12/02/2019 12/06/2019 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1 12/02/2019 12/06/2019 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 1 of 2 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. 2/13/2019 8:47:38 AM Enclosure

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Pilgrim 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count PILGRIM EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 5 1 04/06/2020 04/10/2020 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1 04/06/2020 04/10/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS 6 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1 12/07/2020 12/11/2020 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 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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