ML073040068

Public-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

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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-eFFieIAL-USE-ONL-Y-=-SEe-URRt-'F-RELATED INFORMATIO:

C rUNITED STATES 2 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

-Hancocks Bridget-NJ--08038.------ - -------

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 W. Levis 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 FederalRegulations 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

Enclosures:

1. Compact disk with Salem SDP Revision 2 and Site Specific Pre-solved Spreadsheet f,,f,,;, *uoO..... - SeciwetRI 'nfyr,'ation"

2. Compact disk with Hope Creek SDP Revision 2 and Site Specific Pre-solved Spreadsheet Official e ecurity-Related-Information- .4- "

cc w/o encls: See next page

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

Mr. Thomas Joyce Mr. Michael Gaffney Senior Vice President - Operations Manager - Hope Creek Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Dennis Winchester Mr. Steven Mannon Vice President - Nuclear Assessment Manager - Salem Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236

.PO:-Box236-. HancocksBridge; NJ08038- -

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

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