IR 05000293/2012001

Annual Assessment Letter for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Report 05000293/2012001)

ML13060A340
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	03/04/2013
From:	Darrell Roberts Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Rich Smith Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
IR-12-002
Download: ML13060A340 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 4, 2013

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000293/2012001)

Dear Mr. Smith:

On February 14, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. 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, Pilgrim operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. Pilgrim was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix until the most recent quarter, due to a white finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone, related to a failure to implement conduct of operations and reactivity control standards and procedures during a reactor startup. This finding was closed in the fourth quarter 2012. The NRC determined the performance at Pilgrim during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, all performance indicators demonstrated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green), and a supplemental inspection was successfully completed for the white finding on December 13, 2012. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Reactor Oversight Process baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2014. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 92709, Licensee Strike Contingency Plans, and Temporary Instruction (TI) 182, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks. 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. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR10) Part 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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 the NRC's Agencywide Document 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 Ronald R. Bellamy at (610)337-5200 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Darrell J. Roberts, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-293 License No.: DPR-35 Enclosure: Inspection Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

ML13060A340 Non-Sensitive Publicly Available SUNSI Review Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME TSetzer RBellamy DRoberts DATE 02/26/13 02/27/13 03/04/13

Page 1 of 2 Pilgrim 02/26/2013 14:00:09 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 2515/187 - FLOODING WALKDOWNS 2 1 01/01/2013 03/31/2013 IP 2515/187 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns 2515/188 - SEISMIC WALKDOWNS 2 1 01/15/2013 03/31/2013 IP 2515/188 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 1 02/25/2013 03/01/2013 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 03/18/2013 03/22/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 03/18/2013 03/22/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 7111107T - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1 1 07/08/2013 07/12/2013 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance 7111111B - PILGRIM REQUAL INSPN WITH P/F RESULTS 2 1 10/07/2013 10/11/2013 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment EP PROGR - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1 08/26/2013 08/30/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 08/26/2013 08/30/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 08/26/2013 08/30/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 60853 - ISFSI PAD CONSTRUCTION 2 1 09/01/2013 12/31/2013 IP 60853 On-Site Fabrication Of Components And Construction On An ISFSI PI&R - PI&R 4 1 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1 09/30/2013 10/04/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution TI 182 - DEGRAD UNDERGROUND PIPING - PHASE 2 1 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Pilgrim 02/26/2013 14:00:09 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 12/9 EXM - PILGRIM INITIAL EXAM 3 1 01/27/2014 01/31/2014 U01876 FY14-PILGRIM INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 U01876 FY14-PILGRIM INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 1 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 7111117 - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 3 1 11/04/2013 11/08/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 1 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 02/10/2014 02/14/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 02/10/2014 02/14/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls CDBI - CDBI 7 1 03/17/2014 03/21/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 03/31/2014 04/03/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection EP EXER - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 1 1 04/28/2014 05/02/2014 IP 7111407 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event 71124 - RADIATION SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 05/05/2014 05/09/2014 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 05/05/2014 05/09/2014 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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