IR 05000320/2017009
| ML17198A346 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/17/2017 |
| From: | Racquel Powell Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I |
| To: | Halnon G FirstEnergy Corp, GPU Nuclear |
| References | |
| IR 2017009 | |
| Download: ML17198A346 (8) | |
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July 17, 2017
SUBJECT:
GPU NUCLEAR, INC., THREE MILE ISLAND STATION, UNIT 2 - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000320/2017009
Dear Mr. Halnon:
On June 27-28, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted an inspection at the Three Mile Island Station Unit 2 (TMl-2). The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations, and the conditions of your license. The inspection consisted of observations by the inspectors, interviews with personnel, and a review of procedures and records. The results of the inspection were discussed with M. Casey, TMl-2 Project Manager, GPU Nuclear Inc., and E.
Callan, Site Vice President, Exelon Generating Company (Exelon), and other members of Exelon management and staff on June 28, 2017, at the conclusion of the inspection and are described in the enclosed report. No findings of safety significance were identified.
Current NRC regulations and guidance are included on the NRC's website at ~,g_ov:;
select Nuclear Materials; Med, Ind, & Academic Uses; then Regulations, Guidance and Communications. The current Enforcement Policy is included on the NRC's website at www.nrc.gov; select About NRC, Organizations & Functions; Office of Enforcement; Enforcement documents; then Enforcement Policy {Under 'Related Information'). You may also obtain these documents by contacting the Government Printing Office (GPO) toll-free at 1-866-512-1800. The GPO is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure(s), and your response, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC website at htt12Jl.Y'L11Y:~~nr~,gov/_rn_(!glog-rm/9da_ms.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction. No reply to this letter is required. Please contact Laurie A. Kauffman (610-337-5323) if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely, Raymond Powell, Chief Decommissioning and Technical Support Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety
Enclosure:
Inspection Report No. 05000320/2017009
REGION I==
INSPECTION REPORT 05000320/2017009 05000320 DPR-73 GPU Nuclear, Inc. (GPUN)
Three Mile Island Station, Unit 2 (TMl-2)
341 White Pond Drive Akron, OH 44320 June 27-28, 2017 Katherine Warner Health Physicist Decommissioning and Technical Support Branch Divisjon of Nuclear Materials Safety Kimberly Conway Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Laurie A. Kauffman Health Physicist Decommissioning and Technical Support Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Raymond Powell, Chief Decommissioning and Technical Support Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Enclosure
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
GPU Nuclear, Inc. (GPUN)
Three Mile Island Station, Unit 2 (TMl-2)
NRC Inspection Report No. 05000320/2017009 A routine announced safety inspection was conducted on June 27-28, 2017 at TMl-2.
The inspectors reviewed TMl-2's Post-Defueling Monitored Storage (PDMS) activities related to the safe storage of radioactive material, including site operations, engineering, maintenance, plant support activities, management oversight, and corrective action program (CAP) implementation. The inspection consisted of observations by the inspectors, interviews with the FirstEnergy Corporation/GPUN (FirstEnergy/GPUN) and Exelon personnel, a review of procedures and records, and plant walk-downs. There are currently no ongoing decommissioning activities being conducted at TMl-2. The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operation of a shut-down nuclear power reactor is described in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2561, "Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program."
Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of safety significance were identified.
REPORT DETAILS
1.0 Background GPUN retains the license for TMl-2 and maintains the facility. GPUN is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstEnergy. As part of the sale of TMl-2, GPUN entered into an agreement with AmerGen (now Exelon) to conduct services for TMl-2. Under this agreement, Exelon provides all services, materials, and equipment required to maintain TMl-2 in PDMS status. Services provided by Exelon include maintenance, surveillance testing, and implementation of the activities required in the Safety Analysis Report (SAR), Technical Specification (TS), and the GPUN PDMS Quality Assurance (QA)
Plan.
In December 1993, TMl-2 received a possession-only license from the NRC to enter PDMS. Currently, TMl-2 is in long-term monitored storage. In June 2013, GPUN submitted to the NRC a Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR)
(ADAMS No. ML13190A366) pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)50.82(a)(4). GPUN submitted Revision 1 of their PSDAR in November 2013 (ADAMS No. ML13323A497) and Revision 2 in December 2015 (ML15338A222).
The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operation of a shut-down nuclear power reactor is described in IMC 2561.
2.0 Post-Defueling Monitored Storage Performance and Status Review
a. Inspection Scope
[Inspection Procedures (IPs) 36801, 37801, 40801, 62801, 64704, 71111.30, 71801, 83750, 84750, 86750]
A routine announced safety inspection was conducted on June 26-28, 2017 at TMl-2.
The inspection consisted of observations by the inspectors, interviews with FirstEnergy/GPUN and Exelon personnel, a review of procedures and records, and plant walk-downs. The inspectors reviewed the PDMS program as outlined in the PDMS SAR, TS, and PSDAR. The inspectors reviewed PDMS activities related to the safe storage of radioactive material, including site operations, engineering, maintenance, plant support activities, management oversight, material control and accountability, and corrective action program (CAP) implementation. The inspectors also assessed the material condition of TMl-2 facilities during plant tours of the reactor building, containment (exterior only), auxiliary building, radioactive waste building, and fuel handling building.
The inspectors reviewed activities, components, and documentation associated with the following PDMS programs: occupational exposure, fire protection, radioactive effluent control, and site radiological environmental monitoring program (REMP). The inspectors reviewed the offsite dose calculation manual, the radioactive gaseous effluent release permits, the annual REMP report, the groundwater monitoring program, and the annual effluent report, which included a summary of the radioactive waste management and transportation programs.
The inspectors reviewed QA audit documents and CAP reports associated with TMl-2 to determine if issues were being appropriately identified, assessed, and reviewed and that corrective actions were being appropriately implemented.
b. Observations and Findings
The inspectors confirmed that no design changes or plant modifications, as well as no dismantlement or decommissioning activities were performed since the previous inspection. The next reactor building survey will be in 2020. The inspectors confirmed that all required reporting submittals were completed in accordance with TS requirements. The inspectors verified that the maintenance and surveillance program for systems and components had been conducted in accordance with the TS requirements and established procedures. During plant walk-downs the inspectors did not observe any significant water intrusion into buildings and noted that the material condition of structures and components appeared unchanged since the previous inspection.
The annual radiological effluent and REMP reports and supporting analyses demonstrated that all calculated doses were well below regulatory dose criteria of 1 O CFR 50, Appendix I. The inspectors noted that no radioactive waste from TMl-2 was shipped offsite during calendar year 2016.
The inspectors determined that scheduled QA audits and self-assessments were conducted timely, and findings or issues identified by these reviews were entered into the station's CAP as Action Reports (AR). Based on the review of ARs, the inspectors noted that required corrective actions were being appropriately and timely implemented.
c. Conclusions
Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of safety significance were identified.
3.0
Exit Meeting Summary
On June 28, 2017, the inspectors presented the inspection results to M. Casey, TMl-2 Project Manager, GPU Nuclear Inc., and E. Callan, Site Vice President, Exelon and other members of Exelon management and staff. The inspectors confirmed that proprietary information was not removed from the site.
PARTIAL LIST OF PERSONS CONTACTED Licensee J. Boyd, TMl-2 Consultant, FirstEnergy P. Brady, Reactor Engineering Manager, Exelon E. Callan, Site Vice President, Exelon M. Casey, GPUN TMl-2 Project Manager, FirstEnergy D. DiVittore, Radiological Protection Manager, Exelon B. DiZebba, Senior Radiation Protection Technician, Exelon M. Fitzwater, Regulatory Assurance, Exelon J. Goldman, Regulatory Assurance Manager, Exelon E. Hertkorn, PDMS Supervisor, Exelon Generation Company, LLC M. Levy, Lead SNM Coordinator, Exelon R. Myers, Fire Marshal, Exelon T. Orth, Director Site Work Management, Exelon M. Pruskowski, Senior Chemist, Chemistry/Environmental/Radioactive Waste, Exelon C. Sinn, Radioactive Waste Shipping, Exelon G. Wright, PDMS Manager, Work Manager, Exelon ITEMS OPEN, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED None LIST OF
DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
ARs: 02531672, 02535775, 02618982, 03960870
2016 Annual Report to the First Energy Nuclear Committee of the Board: TMl-2 Company
Nuclear Review Board (NCRB)
2016 Annual Report to the First Energy Nuclear Committee of the Board: TMl-2 Company
Nuclear Review Board (NCRB)
25, Revision 26, Special Nuclear Material Control (TMl-2)
2104-40C, Revision 1, TMl-2 Turbine Building Sump Transfer to the IWTS
2104-40F, Revision 2, TMl-2 Tendon Access Gallery Sump Transfer to IWTS
2301-1, Revision 23, PDMS Daily Checks
2303-4.15A, Revision 13, PDMS RMS Functional Test (March 2017)
2303-4.1 SA, Revision 14, PDMS RMS Functional Test (April 2017)
CC-AA-211, Revision 8, Fire Protection Program
CY-TM-170-300, Revision 4, Offsite Dose Calculation Manual
CY-TM-170-3002, Revision 2, TMl-2 Quarterly Sump Composite Log
Fleet Oversight Audit Report: TMl-C-17-04-28, dated April 7, 2017
OP-2TM-2244-201, Revision 0, Verification of TMl-2 Containment Isolation (August 2016,
October 2016, January 2017)
OP-2TM-2244-201, Revision 1, Verification of TMl-2 Containment Isolation (April 2017)
OP-2TM-2232-401, TMl-2 Radwaste Processing
Post Defueling Monitored Storage Monthly Update Reports (January 2016 through May 2017)
Post Defueling Monitored Storage Safety Analysis Report (SAR), Update 11, dated August 2015
Post Defueling Monitored Storage Quality Assurance Plan, Revision 17, dated January 26, 2016
LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED (Cont'd)
Radioactive Effluent Control Program analytical results and liquid waste permits
(January - December 2016; January - May 2017)
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program analytical results (January 2016 - May 2017)
Radiological Surveys Aux Building Monthly and Quarterly
Radiological Surveys Fuel Handling Building Monthly and Quarterly
Routine Radiological Survey Schedule (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly)
RM-TM-906-0001, Revision 0, Monthly Vent Composite Sample
RP-AA-401, Revision 21, Operational ALARA Planning and Controls
RP-AA-460, Revision 28, Controls for High and Locked High Radiation Areas
RP-AA-460-001, Revision 6, Controls for Very High Radiation Areas
RP-AA-460-002, Revision 3, Additional High Radiation Exposure Control
RP-AA-460-1008, Revision 24, Locked High Radiation Control Check (weekly January 2015
through June 2017)
RP-AA-605, Revision 6, Attachment 2, Waste Stream Results Review for MWST (May 2017)
Technical Specifications for PDMS - Amendment 63 for License 50-320 issued May 1, 2009
TMl-2 Collective Exposure 2016 and January through April 2017
TMl-15-093, TMl-2 Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report, Revision 2, dated
December 2015
TMl-16-013, TMl-2 Biennial 10 CFR 50.59 and PDMS SAR Report, April 2016
TMl-17-029, Combined 2016 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report, dated April 2017
TMl-17-040, 2016 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report, dated April 2017
U-8, Revision 46, Hydrostatic Testing of Hose and related work orders
U-10, Revision 36, Portable Fire Extinguisher Inspection and related work orders
LIST OF ACRONYMS USED
CFR
Exelon
FirstEnergy
GPUN
IMC
IP
NRC
PDMS
PS DAR
TMl-2
TS
Action Report
Corrective Action Program
Code of Federal Regulations
Exelon Generating Company
FirstEnergy Corp.
GPU Nuclear, Inc.
Inspection Manual Chapter
Inspection Procedure
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Post-Defueling Monitored Storage
Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report
Quality Assurance
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
Safety Analysis Report
Three Mile Island Station, Unit 2
Technical Specifications
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