IR 05000333/2015006

2015 Annual Assessment Letter for James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant (Report 05000333/2015006)

ML16060A114
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	03/02/2016
From:	Michael Scott NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:	Brian Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Northeast
Burritt A
References
IR 2015006
Download: ML16060A114 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 2, 2016

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000333/2015006)

Dear Mr. Sullivan:

On February 9, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of cycle performance review of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick). The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. 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, FitzPatrick operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. FitzPatrick was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, until the third quarter of 2015, due to a White PI for Unplanned Power Changes per 7000 Critical Hours. As documented in an assessment follow-up letter dated November 6, 2015 (ML15314A1591), FitzPatrick transitioned to the Licensee Response Column, effective October 1, 2015, due to successful completion of a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, and return of this PI to the nominal, expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2017.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure 60855, Inspection of the Operation of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC is aware of your recent announcement on February 18, 2016, regarding plans to permanently shut down and begin decommissioning FitzPatrick on January 27, 2017. Therefore, inspections currently scheduled beyond January 2017 are

The designation in parenthesis refers to an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number. The document referenced in this letter is publicly available using the Accession Number in ADAMS. tentative. After you formally notify the NRC in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.82(a)(1)(ii) that FitzPatrick is permanently shut down and that all nuclear fuel has been removed from the reactor vessel, FitzPatrick will transition from IMC 0305 and IMC 2515, Light Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase, to IMC 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program. 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.

From January 1 to December 31, 2015, the NRC issued one Severity Level IV traditional enforcement violation associated with impeding the regulatory process to FitzPatrick.

Inspection Procedure 92702, Follow-up on Corrective Actions for Violations and Deviations, will not be performed because the issue has already been reviewed through baseline inspection.

In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.390 of the NRCs Rules 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 component of NRC's 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 Arthur Burritt at (610)337-5069 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael L. Scott, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59 Enclosure:

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Page 1 of 2 FitzPatrick 03/02/2016 14:56:27 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 3/7EXAM - INITIAL OL EXAM 4 1 02/15/2016 02/19/2016 U01932 FY16-FITZ INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 U01932 FY16-FITZ INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 7111121N - CDBI PROGRAM INSPECTION 3 1 02/22/2016 02/26/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 7111111B - FITZ REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 1 05/02/2016 05/06/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111121M - CDBI TEAM INSPECTION 6 1 04/11/2016 04/15/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 04/25/2016 04/29/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 05/02/2016 05/06/2016 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 05/02/2016 05/06/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 1 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 08/22/2016 08/26/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124 - RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 1 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 FitzPatrick 03/02/2016 14:56:27 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EP - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 1 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71124 - HP INSPECTION 1 1 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 11/13EXM - FITZPATRICK INITIAL EXAM 4 1 09/18/2017 09/22/2017 U01939 FY18-FITZ INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 U01939 FY18-FITZ INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING CAMPAIGN INSPECTION 1 1 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 7111105T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 4 1 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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