IR 05000333/2016005
| ML16239A135 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2016 |
| From: | Arthur Burritt NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5 |
| To: | Brian Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Northeast |
| Burritt A | |
| References | |
| IR 2016005 | |
| Download: ML16239A135 (6) | |
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August 31, 2016
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000333/2016005)
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
On August 9, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick). The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. 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, FitzPatrick operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at FitzPatrick 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.
By letter dated March 16, 2016 (ML16076A3911), Entergy informed the NRC of their plans to permanently shut down the FitzPatrick station on January 27, 2017. On July 13, 2016, the NRC became aware of the potential sale of FitzPatrick to Exelon Generation and the potential for continued operation. The NRC inspection activities during this period will address either outcome. The ROP and Inspection Program provides inherent flexibility to permit inspection sampling adjustments to be made in order to better inform our assessment of performance during this unique period of operations. In addition, the NRC will continue to implement quarterly assessment review meetings for FitzPatrick, consistent with the guidance contained in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, in order to more closely monitor and review overall plant activities to ensure that there are no issues emerging that might indicate a decline in focus on the safe operation of the facility.
1 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. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2018. The plan assumes continued operation through June 2018. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition, the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants, at your facility. The inspections listed during the last half of the inspection period in the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. 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, and Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. The NRC conducted audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders; however, these audits were deferred for FitzPatrick, based on the intent to permanently cease operations. Should plant operations at FitzPatrick continue past January 2017, these audits will be performed, 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 Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by performing Temporary Instruction 2515/191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.
In Staff Requirements Memorandum - SECY 16-0009, Recommendations Resulting from the Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities, (ML16104A158) the Commission approved the NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid-cycle assessment process beginning in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid-cycle assessment letter. The staff will continue to conduct assessment reviews and communicate changes in the assessment of licensee performance quarterly, and will also issue end-of-cycle assessment letters.
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 NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) 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)337-5069 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.
50-333 License No.
Enclosure:
FitzPatrick Inspection/Activity Plan
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DATE 8/17/16 8/16/16
Page 1 of 2 08/24/2016 07:40:53 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site FitzPatrick Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 EP
- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION
1 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 07/11/2016 07/15/2016
IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 07/11/2016 07/15/2016
IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 08/22/2016 08/26/2016 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 09/26/2016 09/30/2016
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 09/26/2016 09/30/2016
IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 09/26/2016 09/30/2016
IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 09/26/2016 09/30/2016
IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 09/26/2016 09/30/2016
IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 7111108G
- INSERVICE INSPECTION
1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 7111108G 01/16/2017 01/20/2017 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSP
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 01/23/2017 01/27/2017
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 01/23/2017 01/27/2017
IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 01/23/2017 01/27/2017
IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 EP
- EP EXERCISE EVALUATION
1 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 04/24/2017 04/28/2017
IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 71124
- HP INSPECTION
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 04/24/2017 04/28/2017
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 04/24/2017 04/28/2017
IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 7111105T
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION
1 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T 05/01/2017 05/05/2017
IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 11/13EXM
- FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM
1 FY18-FITZ INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01939 09/18/2017 09/22/2017
FY18-FITZ INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01939 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Enclosure
Page 2 of 2 08/24/2016 07:40:53 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site FitzPatrick Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 ISFSI
- ISFSI OPERATIONAL INSPECTION
1 IP Operation Of An ISFSI 60855 06/12/2017 06/16/2017
IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 71152B
- PI&R BIENNIAL
1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 07/17/2017 07/21/2017
IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 07/31/2017 08/04/2017 71124
- HP
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 08/21/2017 08/25/2017
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 08/21/2017 08/25/2017
IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 71124
- REMP
1 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 09/04/2017 09/08/2017 71124
- HP
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/09/2017 10/13/2017
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/09/2017 10/13/2017
IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/09/2017 10/13/2017 7111111B
- FITZ REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS
1 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 05/07/2018 05/11/2018 71124
- HP
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 03/26/2018 03/30/2018
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 03/26/2018 03/30/2018 7111117T
- PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS
1 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 04/30/2018 05/04/2018
IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 71124
- RETS
1 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 05/21/2018 05/25/2018 HEAT
- TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK
1 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.