IR 05000354/2002001
| ML020630411 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2002 |
| From: | Meyer G Reactor Projects Branch 3 |
| To: | Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group |
| References | |
| IR-02-001 | |
| Download: ML020630411 (6) | |
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March 1, 2002
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - HOPE CREEK NUCLEAR PLANT (REPORT 50-354/02-001)
Dear Mr. Keiser:
On January 30, 2002, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Hope Creek Nuclear Plant. The end-of-cycle review for Hope Creek involved the participation of the responsible technical divisions in Region I in evaluating the performance indicators (PIs)
and inspection results for the period of April 1 through December 31, 2001. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections which may conflict with your plant activities.
As discussed in our previous annual assessment letter dated May 31, 2001, this inspection and assessment cycle consisted of three quarters (i.e., the second, third and fourth calendar quarters of calendar year 2001) instead of the usual four quarters. This change was implemented in order to align the inspection and assessment cycle with the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2002.
Overall, Hope Creek operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2003.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2003. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.
The schedule for the last six months of the inspection plan is tentative and may be revised at the Mid-Cycle Review meeting.
Immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the NRC issued safeguards advisories recommending that nuclear power plant licensees go to the highest
Mr. Harold Keiser
level of security, and all promptly did so. With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nation's nuclear power plants, including Hope Creek, remain at a high level of security. On February 25, 2002, the NRC issued an Order to all nuclear power plant licensees, requiring them to take certain additional interim compensatory measures to address the generalized high-level threat environment. These additional compensatory requirements will provide the NRC with reasonable assurance that public health and safety and the common defense and security continue to be adequately protected in the current generalized high-level threat environment. These requirements will remain in effect pending notification from the Commission that a significant change in the threat environment occurs, or until the Commission determines that other changes are needed following a more comprehensive re-evaluation of current safeguards and security programs. To date, we have monitored your staffs actions in response to the terrorist attacks through a series of audits. With the issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Hope Creeks compliance with these interim requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made 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/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (610) 337-5211 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Glenn W. Meyer, Chief Division of Reactor Projects Branch 3 Docket No.
50-354 License No.
NPR-57 Enclosure:
Hope Creek Inspection/Inspection/Activity Plan
Mr. Harold Keiser
cc w/encl:
E. Simpson, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer M. Bezilla, Vice President - Technical support D. Garchow, Vice President - Operations G. Salamon, Manager - Licensing R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs J. J. Keenan, Esquire Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate F. Pompper, Chief of Police and Emergency Management Coordinator M. Wetterhahn, Esquire N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign E. Gbur, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance State of New Jersey State of Delaware
Mr. Harold Keiser
Distribution w/encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
J. Schoppy - NRC Resident Inspector H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA G. Meyer, DRP R. Barkley, DRP T. Haverkamp, DRP L. Prividy, DRS DRS Director, Region I L. Prividy, DRS J. Furia, DRS G. Smith, DRS N. McNamara, DRS B. Platchek, DRP T. Bergman, OEDO E. Adensam, NRR R. Ennis, PM, NRR R. Fretz, Backup PM, NRR DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch 3\\Hope Creek End-of-Cycle Letter 2002.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP N RI/DRP N
NAME Rbarkley/RSB GMeyer/GWM DATE 03/01/02 03/01/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Hope Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 12/30/2001 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 02/28/2002 12:07:16 Report 22
7111112B
- MAINT RULE Baseline Inspections 01/07/2002 01/11/2002 Maintenance Rule Implementation IP 7111112B
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 01/28/2002 02/01/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
Baseline Inspections 01/28/2002 02/01/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
Baseline Inspections 01/28/2002 02/01/2002 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 7112103
4 3/11EXAM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 02/11/2002 02/15/2002 HOPE CREEK O/L INITIAL EXAM 03/04/02 TO 03/15/02 U01462
Not Applicable 03/11/2002 03/14/2002 HOPE CREEK O/L INITIAL EXAM 03/04/02 TO 03/15/02 U01462
1 7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 03/18/2002 03/22/2002 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 05/27/2002 05/31/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
Baseline Inspections 05/27/2002 05/31/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
Baseline Inspections 05/27/2002 05/31/2002 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 7112103
2 71130
- SECURITY Baseline Inspections 06/03/2002 06/07/2002 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only)
Baseline Inspections 06/03/2002 06/07/2002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization)
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
Baseline Inspections 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
Baseline Inspections 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 7112103
Baseline Inspections 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151
2 71130
- SECURITY-RESPONSE ATT3 Baseline Inspections 11/04/2002 11/08/2002 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Strategy)
6 7111121
- SSDI Baseline Inspections 11/18/2002 11/22/2002 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121
Baseline Inspections 12/09/2002 12/13/2002 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121
2 7111111B
- L.O.REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM Baseline Inspections 12/16/2002 12/20/2002 Licensed Operator Requalification IP 7111111B
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 01/06/2003 01/10/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101
Baseline Inspections 01/06/2003 01/10/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102
Baseline Inspections 01/06/2003 01/10/2003 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 7112103
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Hope Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 12/30/2001 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 02/28/2002 12:07:16 Report 22
7111117B
- MODS Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102
Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B
2 2/24 EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INTIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 01/27/2003 01/31/2003 HOPE CREEK INITIAL EXAM (2/24/03)
U01494
Not Applicable 02/24/2003 02/28/2003 HOPE CREEK INITIAL EXAM (2/24/03)
U01494
1 7112203
- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 02/17/2003 02/21/2003 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203
3 71152B
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B
Baseline Inspections 03/24/2003 03/28/2003 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.