IR 05000334/2015005
| ML15229A116 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2015 |
| From: | Silas Kennedy NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6 |
| To: | Emily Larson FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| KENNEDY, SR | |
| References | |
| IR 2015005 | |
| Download: ML15229A116 (6) | |
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September 1, 2015
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000334/2015005 AND 05000412/2015005)
Dear Mr. Larson:
On August 13, 2015, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. 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, Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Beaver Valley Power Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2 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 IP 71003, Post Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, and 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 Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, 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 by 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. 50-334, 50-412 License Nos. DPR-66, NPF-73
Enclosure: Beaver Valley Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan
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DATE 08/ 25 /15 08/ 25 /15 08/ 25 /15
Page 1 of 3 08/25/2015 14:18:22 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Beaver Valley Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 EP
- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 06/29/2015 07/02/2015 1, 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 06/29/2015 07/02/2015 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 06/29/2015 07/02/2015 TRI FI
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T 08/03/2015 08/07/2015 1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T 08/17/2015 08/21/2015 12/7EXAM
- U2 INITIAL OL EXAM
2 FY16-BV2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01906 11/09/2015 11/13/2015
FY16-BV2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01906 12/07/2015 12/18/2015 71003
- LR COMMITMENTS PHASE II TEAM INSP
1 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 08/31/2015 09/04/2015
IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 7111108P
- U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION
2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/05/2015 10/16/2015 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSP
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 71124.07
- RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 11/30/2015 12/04/2015 1, 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 11/30/2015 12/04/2015 1, 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71151-PR01 11/30/2015 12/04/2015 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSP
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 12/14/2015 12/18/2015 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 12/14/2015 12/18/2015 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 12/14/2015 12/18/2015 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 12/14/2015 12/18/2015 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 12/14/2015 12/18/2015 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 3 08/25/2015 14:18:22 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Beaver Valley Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 EP
- EP EXERCISE EVALUATION
1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 7111107T
- TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK
1, 2 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 EXM10/3
- BEAVER VALLEY 1 INITIAL EXAM
1 FY17-BV1 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01922 10/03/2016 10/07/2016
FY17-BV1 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01922 10/31/2016 11/11/2016 7111117T
- PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS
1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 06/20/2016 06/24/2016 7111111B
- BV1 REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS
1 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 08/15/2016 08/19/2016 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 1, 2 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 1, 2 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 1, 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71151-PR01 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 7111108P
- BV U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION
1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/03/2016 10/14/2016 71124
- RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 3 of 3 08/25/2015 14:18:22 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Beaver Valley Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 71124.08
- RADWASTE
1, 2 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 12/05/2016 12/09/2016 71124
- HP INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 7111108P
- U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION
2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 04/10/2017 04/21/2017 7111111B
- BV2 REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS
2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 06/19/2017 06/23/2017 TI-191
- FUKUSHIMA LESSONS-LEARNED
1, 2 IP Inspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 2012 2515/191 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 71124
- HP INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 71152B
- PI&R BIENNIAL
1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 06/01/2017 06/05/2017 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 06/15/2017 06/19/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.