ML073040068

Public-Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station-Distribution of Revision 2 of the NRCs Significance Determination Process Risk-Informed Inspection Notebooks, and Accompanying Phase 2 Pre-Solved

ML073040068
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Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	10/29/2007
From:	Richard Ennis NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
To:	Levis W Public Service Enterprise Group
Ennis R, NRR/DORL, 415-1420
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 29, 2007 Mr. William Levis President & Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09.

Post Office Box 236

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SUBJECT:

SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2, AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - DISTRIBUTION OF REVISION 2 OF THE NRC'S SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION PROCESS RISK-INFORMED INSPECTION NOTEBOOKS, AND ACCOMPANYING PHASE 2 PRE-SOLVED TABLES (TAC NO. MD6415)

Dear Mr. Levis:

In 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested information from licensees to support the Significance Determination Process (SDP) Risk-Informed Inspection Notebook (notebook) enhancement/standardization effort. The NRC has completed this effort and has issued Revision 2 of the notebook for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Salem), and Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek). The NRC developed these notebooks to facilitate Phase 2 of the NRC inspection finding significance determination process detailed in Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, "Significance Determination Process,"

Appendix A, "Determining the Significance of Reactor Inspection Findings for At-Power, Situations." SECY-99-007A, "Recommendations for Reactor Oversight.Process Improvements," set forth this process and additional details are included in the NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0308, "Reactor Oversight Process Basis Document." NRC inspectors and risk analysts, who have extensive understanding of plant-specific design features and operation, are expected to use these notebooks. The notebooks will be updated on a case-by-case basis as needed to reflect changes to the facilities.

Revision 2 of the notebooks is accompanied by the Site Specific Pre-Solved Spreadsheet (the Spreadsheet). The NRC added the Spreadsheet to help reduce the time it takes to process inspection findings. The NRC benchmarked the notebooks against licensee Probability Risk Assessments and plant configurations.. The enclosed compact disks (one for Salem and one for Hope Creek) containing the above documents are provided for your use to facilitate your understanding of the SDP in Inspection Manual Chapter 0609.

The enclosures transmitted herewith contain Security-Related information.

When separated from enclosures, this document is decontrolled.

OwCIAL USE ONLY - SECURIYRELA-TED-tNFORMATION-

OFFICIAL USE ONILY SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION

&. c The information on the enclosed compact disks is designated exempt from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390(d)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations since they contain security-related information.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1420.

... S incere ly ;

Richard B. Ennis, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, and 50-354

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1. Compact disk with Salem SDP Revision 2 and Site Specific Pre-solved Spreadsheet

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Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Thomas Joyce Senior Vice President - Operations PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Dennis Winchester Vice President - Nuclear Assessment PSEG Nuclear

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Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Robert Braun Site Vice President - Salem PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. George Barnes Site Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Carl Fricker Vice President - Operations Support PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. George Gellrich Plant Manager - Salem, PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. John Perry Plant Manager - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. James Mallon Manager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Michael Gaffney Manager - Hope Creek Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Steven Mannon Manager - Salem Regulatory Assurance P.O. Box 236 HancocksBridge; NJ08038-Township Clerk Lower Alloways Creek Township Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Mr. Brian Beam Board of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Regional Administrator, 'Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission" 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident. Inspector Salem Nuclear, Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Senior Resident Inspector Hope Creek Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Package: ML072841120 Non-Public Cover letter: ML072830927; Public Letter: ML073040068 : ML071700407 (Notebook), ML071700410 (Spreadsheet) : ML071700222 (Notebook), ML071700224 (Spreadsheet)

OFFICE LPL1-2/PM LPL1 -2/LA LPL1 -2/BC NAME REnnis ABaxter HChernoff DATE 10/18/2007 10/18/2007 10/29/2007