ML032390424

2003 Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan for Hope Creek Generating Station

ML032390424
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/27/2003
From:	Blough A Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Richard Anderson Public Service Enterprise Group
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August 27, 2003 Mr. Roy A. Anderson Chief Nuclear Officer and President PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P. O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION

Dear Mr. Anderson:

On July 29, 2003, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance review of the Hope Creek Generating Station. The mid-cycle review for Hope Creek involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating the performance for the first half of the calendar year 2003 assessment cycle. The process included a review of performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance 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 that may conflict with your plant activities.

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 performance indicators (PIs) indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2004.

Additionally, in the annual assessment letter dated March 3, 2003, the staff identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of problem identification and resolution (PI&R),

particularly regarding instances of ineffective problem evaluations and untimely, ineffective corrective actions. In the recent mid-cycle assessment, we determined that this substantive cross-cutting issue continued to apply, based on the continuation of inspection findings and documented shortcomings within the PI&R area. These shortcomings continued to enable problems to recur and longstanding problems to go uncorrected. In a number of cases, poor implementation of maintenance work, insufficient coordination and work control, equipment reliability weaknesses, and engineerings deficient determinations of root causes were involved. The most noteworthy recent examples included a repetitive seal leak on an emergency diesel generator intercooler pump that resulted in a technical specification-required shutdown in June, a low power excursion during a reactor shutdown in March with an incorrect problem evaluation, and a recurring lubrication oil low pressure condition on the high pressure coolant injection (HPCI) pump in March.

Mr. Roy A. Anderson 2 We also note that the same overall corrective action program is concurrently implemented at both Hope Creek and Salem, and that both stations have continued to experience similar, continued adverse PI&R trends. This appears to indicate that any program improvement attempts have not yet been effective and that broadly based, site-wide improvements are still needed regarding PI&R performance at Hope Creek, as well as at Salem Units 1 and 2. We are aware that a site-wide reorganization is currently underway, in part, to improve organizational performance in this area.

We plan to continue closely monitoring your performance in the PI&R area.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2004.

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 inspections in the last six months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review meeting.

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/reading-rm/adams.html (the Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mr. Glenn Meyer at (610) 337-5211 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 05000354 Licensee No. NPF-57

Enclosure:

Hope Creek Inspection/Activity Plan

Mr. Roy A. Anderson 3 cc w/encl:

M. Friedlander, Director - Business Support J. Carlin, Vice President - Engineering D. Garchow, Vice President - Projects and Licensing G. Salamon, Manager - Licensing T. O'Connor, Vice President - Operations 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 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Mr. Roy A. Anderson 4 Distribution w/encl:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

M. Gray - NRC Resident Inspector H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA G. Meyer, DRP S. Barber, DRP W. Lanning, DRS J. Furia, DRS G. Smith, DRS N. McNamara, DRS J. Jolicoeur, OEDO J. Clifford, NRR R. Ennis, PM, NRR DOCUMENT NAME: G:\BRANCH3\ROP4 Mid-cycle\Hope Creek 2003 Mid-Cycle.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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Page 1 of 2 Hope Creek 08/26/2003 14:55:06 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 06/29/2003 - 10/02/2004 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/25/2003 08/29/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/25/2003 08/29/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/25/2003 08/29/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/25/2003 08/29/2003 Baseline Inspections 71130 - SECURITY 2 1 IP 7113002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization) 09/08/2003 09/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113003 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Strategy) 09/08/2003 09/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 11/03/2003 11/07/2003 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 7 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 11/17/2003 11/21/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LSRO REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM 1 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 11/11/2003 11/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PROGRAM INSP & PI VERIFICATION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 71122.02 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/15/2003 12/19/2003 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111107B - HEAT SINK 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 03/01/2004 03/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Hope Creek 08/26/2003 14:55:06 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 06/29/2003 - 10/02/2004 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - SSDI 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 07/12/2004 07/16/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 07/26/2004 07/30/2004 Baseline Inspections 9/13+EXM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 3 1 U01526 HOPE CREEK INITIAL EXAM (8/30-9/5/04) 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Not Applicable 1 U01526 HOPE CREEK INITIAL EXAM (8/30-9/5/04) 09/13/2004 09/24/2004 Not Applicable 7111111B - LO REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 08/30/2004 09/03/2004 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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