ML16286A592
| ML16286A592 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 10/13/2016 |
| From: | Arthur Burritt NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5 |
| To: | Dent J Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Burritt A | |
| References | |
| Download: ML16286A592 (6) | |
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J. Dent UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 October 13, 2016 Mr. John Dent Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508
SUBJECT:
PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION PROCEDURE 95003 PHASE C INSPECTION
Dear Mr. Dent:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff have received your formal declaration of readiness for Phase C of Inspection Procedure (IP) 95003, dated September 2, 2016 (ML16258A004)1. We have scheduled the on-site portions of this inspection for November 28 - December 9, 2016, and January 9 - 13, 2017. This inspection will consist of 20 inspectors from across all the NRC regional offices, as well as the agencys headquarters office. The information provided in this letter supplements, but does not supersede, the inspection plan information included in the mid-cycle assessment letter, dated August 31, 2016 (ML16239A119). An updated inspection plan is attached.
The objectives of IP 95003 are to: 1) provide the NRC with timely additional information to be used in deciding whether the continued operation of the facility is acceptable and whether additional regulatory actions are necessary to arrest declining licensee/plant performance; 2) provide an independent assessment of the extent of risk-significant issues to aid in the determination of whether an unacceptable margin of safety or security exists; 3) independently assess the adequacy of the programs and processes used by the licensee to identify, evaluate, and correct performance issues; 4) independently evaluate the adequacy of programs and processes in the affected strategic performance areas; 5) provide insight into the overall root and contributing causes of identified performance deficiencies; and 6) evaluate the licensees third-party safety culture assessment and conduct a graded assessment of the licensees safety culture based on the results of the evaluation.
In a letter dated December 18, 2015 (ML15352A128), the NRC informed you of its intent to conduct the IP 95003 inspection in three phases (A through C). The Phase A and B portions of the inspection are complete (ML16060A018 and ML16144A027). These inspections reviewed aspects of the Pilgrim corrective action program to determine whether continued 1
The designation in parentheses refers to an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number. Documents referenced in this letter are publicly available using the accession number in ADAMS.
J. Dent operation was acceptable or additional regulatory action was needed to arrest declining performance. Based on the results of these inspections, the NRC concluded that Pilgrim continued to operate safely.
Phase C of the inspection will be focused on the Pilgrim corrective action program and safety culture assessment (reference sections 02.02 and 02.07 through 02.09 of IP 95003). The scope will also include the Reactor Safety Strategic Performance Area, with focus on the key attributes of human performance, procedure quality, and equipment performance (reference sections 02.03c, 02.03d, and 02.03e of IP 95003). Additionally, the NRC will review the root cause, extent-of-cause, and extent-of-condition evaluations associated with the White finding related to performance of the A safety relief valve (ML15230A217).
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of the 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 me at (610) 337-5069 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-293 License No. DPR-35
Enclosure:
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Page 1 of 2 Pilgrim 10/12/2016 20:34:06 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 95003 - 95003 PHASE C 20 1 11/28/2016 12/09/2016 IP 95003 Inspection For Repetitive Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inp 1 11/28/2016 12/09/2016 IP 9500302 Guidance for Conducting an Independent NRC Safety Culture Assessment 7111107T - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1 1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance 2/27EXM - PILGRIM INITIAL OL EXAM 4 1 01/30/2017 02/05/2017 U01945 FY17-PILGRIM INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 02/27/2017 03/03/2017 U01945 FY17-PILGRIM INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING CAMPAIGN INSPECTION 2 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants EP - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 71124 - 71151 PI VERIFY 71124.01EXPCONT05RAD MON 1 1 11/28/2016 11/30/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 11/28/2016 11/30/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 11/28/2016 11/30/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 11/28/2016 11/30/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 95003 - 95003 PHASE C 20 1 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 IP 95003 Inspection For Repetitive Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inp 1 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 IP 9500302 Guidance for Conducting an Independent NRC Safety Culture Assessment 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 04/17/2017 04/21/2017 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 71124 - 71124.01 RAD HAZARD AND 71124.02 ALARA 1 1 04/24/2017 04/27/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/24/2017 04/27/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 1 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124 - RAD HAZ- ALARA- AIRBORNE-DOSIMETRY 1 1 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 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.
Page 2 of 2 Pilgrim 10/12/2016 20:34:06 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 7111111B - PILGRIM REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS 2 1 09/04/2017 09/08/2017 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111121 - CDBI 6 1 07/31/2017 08/04/2017 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 08/28/2017 09/01/2017 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 71124 - 71124.06 RETS 1 1 08/07/2017 08/11/2017 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71152B - PI&R BIENNIAL 6 1 09/11/2017 09/15/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1 09/25/2017 09/29/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 71124 - 71124.07 REMP 1 1 09/18/2017 09/21/2017 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124 - 71151 PI VERIFY71124.02ALARA06RETS07REMP 1 1 11/20/2017 11/23/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 11/20/2017 11/23/2017 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 11/20/2017 11/23/2017 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1 11/20/2017 11/23/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 11/20/2017 11/23/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 11/27/2017 12/01/2017 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 11/27/2017 12/01/2017 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 11/27/2017 12/01/2017 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1 11/27/2017 12/01/2017 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71124.01 - 01 EXPOSURE CONTROL 1 1 04/09/2018 04/12/2018 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.