IR 05000440/2015005

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Perry Nuclear Power Plant (Report 05000440/2015005)

ML15239B420
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Michael Kunowski NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B5
To:	Harkness E FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR 2015005
Download: ML15239B420 (6)

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UNITED STATES mber 1, 2015

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000440/2015005)

Dear Mr. Harkness:

On August 13, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Perry Nuclear Power Plant. 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, Perry Nuclear Power Plant operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Perry Nuclear Power Plant 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 December 31, 2017.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

The inspections listed during the second half of 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. Notable infrequent inspections planned include the; biennial Problem Identification and Resolution inspection, Temporary Instruction (TI) -190 Flooding Reevaluation, TI-191 Flex/Mitigating Strategies inspection, Triennial Heat Sink inspection, and Component Design Basis inspection.

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 audit has been completed for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site, which will be issued after the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site. The NRC staff will then 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 Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.

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 Documents 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 (630) 829-9618 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael A. Kunowski, Chief Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-440 License No. NPF-58 Enclosure:

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