IR 05000354/2016005

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Hope Creek Generating Station Report (05000354/2016005)

ML16242A052
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/31/2016
From:	Fred Bower Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	Sena P Public Service Enterprise Group
References
IR 2016005
Download: ML16242A052 (7)

Text

ust 31, 2016

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000354/2016005)

Dear Mr. Sena:

On August 9, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek). 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, Hope Creek operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Hope Creek 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, 2018. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants. 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, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the ultimate 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, (ADAMS Accession No. 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 Agencywide Document Access and Management 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) 337-5200 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Fred L. Bower, III, Chief Project Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-354 License Nos. NPF-57 Enclosure: Hope Creek Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

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Letter to Mr. Peter P. Sena, III from Fred L. Bower dated August 31, 2016 SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000354/2016005)

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Page 1 of 3 Hope Creek 08/12/2016 09:09:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EXM8/15 - HOPE CREEK INITIAL EXAMINATION 5 1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 U01925 FY16-HOPE CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 08/22/2016 09/02/2016 U01925 FY16-HOPE CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 7111111B - HOPE CREEK REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS 2 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 3 Hope Creek 08/12/2016 09:09:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71152B - PI&R BIENNIAL 1 1 01/30/2017 02/03/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1 02/13/2017 02/17/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution MODS - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 3 1 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 7111107T - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1 1 06/19/2017 06/23/2017 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION - EFFLUENTS 1 1 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 2/12EXAM - HOPE CREEK INITIAL EXAM 4 1 01/08/2018 01/12/2018 U01958 FY18 HOPE CREEK EXAM (FEBRUARY 2018)

1 02/12/2018 02/23/2018 U01958 FY18 HOPE CREEK EXAM (FEBRUARY 2018)

71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1 07/24/2017 07/28/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 07/24/2017 07/28/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 07/24/2017 07/28/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 07/24/2017 07/28/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 07/24/2017 07/28/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING CAMPAIGN INSPECTION 1 1 08/07/2017 08/11/2017 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 08/07/2017 08/11/2017 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 3 of 3 Hope Creek 08/12/2016 09:09:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 1 12/04/2017 12/08/2017 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1 12/04/2017 12/09/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 12/04/2017 12/09/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 12/04/2017 12/09/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 12/04/2017 12/09/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 12/04/2017 12/09/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 12/04/2017 12/09/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences U1 ISI - UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 1 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.