ML072430945

Mid-Cycle Review and Inspection Plan

ML072430945
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/31/2007
From:	Arthur Burritt Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	Joyce T Public Service Enterprise Group
Burritt A RGN-I/DRP/PB3/610-337-5069
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COM M ISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2007 Mr. Thomas Joyce Senior Vice 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. Joyce:

On August 14, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Hope Creek Generating Station for the first half of the calendar year 2007 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed 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 during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only--Security Information will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter of 2007 at Hope Creek 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan to conduct an inspection to review modifications and other actions related to your power up-rate application.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite.

Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

T. Joyce 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-354 License No. NPF-57

Enclosure:

Hope Creek Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

W. Levis, President and Chief Nuclear Officer G. Barnes, Vice President Hope Creek K. Chambliss, Director, Nuclear Oversight B. Clark, Director of Finance J. Perry, Hope Creek Plant Manager J. Keenan, General Solicitor, PSEG M. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn, LLP Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate, Commonwealth of PA L. Peterson, Chief of Police and Emergency Management Coordinator P. Baldauf, Assistant Director, NJ Radiation Protection Programs P. Mulligan, Acting Manager, NJ Bureau of Nuclear Engineering H. Otto, Ph.D., Adminstrator, DE Division of Water Resources N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

T. Joyce 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-354 License No. NPF-57

Enclosure:

Hope Creek Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

W. Levis, President and Chief Nuclear Officer G. Barnes, Vice President Hope Creek K. Chambliss, Director, Nuclear Oversight B. Clark, Director of Finance J. Perry, Hope Creek Plant Manager J. Keenan, General Solicitor, PSEG M. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn, LLP Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate, Commonwealth of PA L. Peterson, Chief of Police and Emergency Management Coordinator P. Baldauf, Assistant Director, NJ Radiation Protection Programs P. Mulligan, Acting Manager, NJ Bureau of Nuclear Engineering H. Otto, Ph.D., Adminstrator, DE Division of Water Resources N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Distribution w/encl:

S. Collins, RA M. Cox, RI OEDO M. Dapas, DRA J. Lubinski, NRR D. Lew, DRP H. Chernoff, NRR J. Clifford, DRP R. Ennis, PM, NRR A. Burritt, DRP J. Shea, NRR, Backup C. Khan, DRP ROPreports@nrc.gov G. Malone, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector RidsNrrDirsIpab@nrc.gov T. Wingfield, DRP, Resident Inspector JWT1@nrc.gov K. Venuto, DRP, Resident OA Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE:_____ALB_____(Reviewers Initials)

After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

DOCUMENT NAME: S:\ROP 8 Mid Cycle Review\Letters for Mid Cycle\Branch 3 Mid-cycle letters\HC 2007 Mid-cycle letter.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 RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME SMcCarver/SM LCline/LC ABurritt/ALB DATE 08/24 /07 08/27/07 08/27 /07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Page 1 of 2 Hope Creek 08/27/2007 13:37:49 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 9/24 EXM - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMS 5 1 U01661 FY07 - HOPE CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Not Applicable 1 U01661 FY07 - HOPE CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING 09/24/2007 10/05/2007 Not Applicable 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Baseline Inspections MODS - MODS AND 50.59 3 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 Baseline Inspections 71004 - POWER UPRATE 2 1 IP 71004 Power Uprate 10/01/2007 12/31/2007 Other Routine 7111108G - IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 01/28/2008 02/01/2008 Baseline Inspections 7111107B - HEAT SINK INSP 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 02/25/2008 02/29/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 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 08/27/2007 13:37:49 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type EP - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 07/21/2008 07/25/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/21/2008 07/25/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 07/21/2008 07/25/2008 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - REQUAL INSPECTION +P/F REVIEW 5 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - CDBI 6 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 10/27/2008 10/31/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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