IR 05000354/2023006
| ML24057A244 | |
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| Site: |  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/2024 |
| From: | Brice Bickett NRC/RGN-I/DORS |
| To: | Mcfeaters C Public Service Enterprise Group |
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| IR 2023-006 | |
| Download: ML24057A244 (1) | |
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February 28, 2024
Charles McFeaters President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear, LLC - N09 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000354/2023 006)
Dear Charles McFeaters:
The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek) reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. 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 concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety. The baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.
The NRC determined the performance at Hope Creek during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)
Action Matrix in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the 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 December 31, 2025.
The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.
In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure 71003, Post -Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, Phase 1 and 2 at your facility.
From January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the NRC issued one Severity Level IV traditional enforcement violation associated with willfulness. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure 92702, Follow-Up on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, and Orders, to follow-up on this violation. 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) 337-5312 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely, Brice A. Bickett, Chief Projects Branch 3 Division of Operating Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 05000354 License Nos. NPF-57
Enclosure:
As stated
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Site Inspection Activity Plan Hope Creek
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025
Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count
Access Auth, Fitness for Duty 2
1 2/5/2024 2/8/2024 IP 71130.01 000733 Access Authorization
1 2/5/2024 2/8/2024 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness-For-Duty Program
FY24 Hope Creek Initial License Exam 4
1 1/7/2024 1/16/2024 OV 000956 FB-OR-ONSITE VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)
1 2/11/2024 2/23/2024 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)
Inservice Inspection - Hope Creek 1
1 4/8/2024 4/12/2024 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)
1 4/15/2024 4/19/2024 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls
EP Exercise Inspection - Hope Creek 5
1 5/20/2024 5/24/2024 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
1 5/20/2024 5/24/2024 IP 71114.07 000722 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event
1 5/20/2024 5/24/2024 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification
RP - 71124.03 Airborne and 71124.04 Dose 1
1 7/8/2024 7/12/2024 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation
1 7/8/2024 7/12/2024 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment
Cyber Security - Hope Creek 4
1 8/5/2024 8/9/2024 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity
1 8/19/2024 8/23/2024 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity
Access Control, Equipment Testing and Maintenance, Training, SPR 3
1 8/26/2024 8/30/2024 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control
1 8/26/2024 8/30/2024 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance
1 8/26/2024 8/30/2024 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training
1 8/26/2024 8/30/2024 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes
1 8/26/2024 8/30/2024 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification
Hope Creek Requal Insp with P/F Results 1
1 10/7/2024 10/11/2024 IP 71111.11A 000703 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance 1 10/7/2024 10/11/2024 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance
Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection - Hope Creek 7
1 12/2/2024 12/6/2024 IP 71111.21M 000713 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection
1 12/9/2024 12/13/2024 IP 71111.21M 000713 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection
Prepared on 2/20/2024 11:01:58 AM 1 of 3 Site Inspection Activity Plan
Fire Protection - Hope Creek 3
1 1/13/2025 1/17/2025 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
1 1/27/2025 1/31/2025 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
License Renewal Phase 2 - Hope Creek 5
1 2/24/2025 2/28/2025 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal
1 3/10/2025 3/14/2025 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal
EP Program Inspection - Hope Creek 2
1 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing
1 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System
1 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
1 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness
1 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification
1 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment
Access Control, Protective Strategy, TSR, SPR, PIs - Hope Creek 4
1 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control
1 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation
1 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes
1 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets
1 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification
1 6/23/2025 6/27/2025 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation
1 7/14/2025 7/18/2025 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
PI&R Biennial Team Inspection - Hope Creek 4
1 8/4/2025 8/8/2025 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution
1 8/18/2025 8/22/2025 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution
2025 HC Initial Operator Licensing Exam 3
1 7/14/2025 7/18/2025 OV 000956 FB-OR-ONSITE VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)
1 8/11/2025 8/15/2025 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)
RP Rad Instrumentation 71124.05 1
1 8/18/2025 8/22/2025 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation
License Renewal Phase 1 - Hope Creek 1
1 9/29/2025 10/3/2025 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal
Inservice Inspection - Hope Creek 1
1 9/29/2025 10/3/2025 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)
Prepared on 2/20/2024 11:01:58 AM 2 of 3 Site Inspection Activity Plan
RP Rad Hazard Assessment and Exposure Control 71124.01 1
1 10/6/2025 10/10/2025 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls
1 11/17/202511/21/2025 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification
Prepared on 2/20/2024 11:01:58 AM 3 of 3