ML25342A446
| ML25342A446 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/15/2025 |
| From: | Richard Guzman NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL1 |
| To: | Sharbaugh D Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Guzman R, NRR/DORL/LPL1 | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-LLA-0021, EPID L-2025-LLA-0022 | |
| Download: ML25342A446 (0) | |
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December 15, 2025 Mr. David Sharbaugh Site Vice President PSEG Nuclear PO Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0221
SUBJECT:
SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REGULATORY AUDIT
SUMMARY
IN SUPPORT OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUESTS TO ADOPT TSTF-505, REVISION 2, PROVIDE RISK-INFORMED EXTENDED COMPLETION TIMES - RITSTF INITIATIVE 4b, AND 10 CFR 50.69, RISK-INFORMED CATEGORIZATION AND TREATMENT OF STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS, (EPID L-2025-LLA-0021 AND EPID L-2025-LLA-0022)
Dear Mr. Sharbaugh:
By two letters dated January 31, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Nos. ML25031A416 and ML25031A371), PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) submitted license amendment requests (LARs) to amend the licenses for Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75, respectively. The proposed LARs would adopt Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler 505 (TSTF-505), Revision 2, Provide Risk-informed Extended Completion Times, RITSTF Initiative 4b and adopt the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.69, Risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems and components for nuclear power reactors.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed the licensees submittals and determined that a regulatory audit would assist in the timely completion of the licensing review process. The NRC staff issued the regulatory audit plan on April 14, 2025 (ML25096A002).
The NRC staff conducted a virtual regulatory audit from April 28, 2025, to September 10, 2025, to support its review of the LAR. During the regulatory audit, the NRC staff reviewed documents and held discussions with the PSEG staff and its representatives. The regulatory audit summary is enclosed with this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at (301) 415-1030 or by email to Richard.Guzman@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Richard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311
Enclosure:
Regulatory Audit Summary cc: Listserv
Enclosure REGULATORY AUDIT
SUMMARY
IN SUPPORT OF THE REVIEW OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUESTS TO ADOPT RISK-INFORMED COMPLETION TIMES - TSTF-505 AND 10 CFR 50.69 RISK-INFORMED CATEGORIZATION OF SSCs PSEG NUCLEAR LLC SALEM GENERATING NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By two letters dated January 31, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Nos. ML25031A416 and ML25031A371), as supplemented by letters dated October 10 and November 19, 2025 (ML25283A069 and ML25323A288, respectively), PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG, the licensee) submitted license amendment requests (LARs) to amend the licenses for Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Salem), Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75, respectively. The proposed LARs would adopt Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler 505 (TSTF-505), Revision 2, Provide Risk-informed Extended Completion Times, RITSTF [Risk-Informed Technical Specification Task Force] Initiative 4b and adopt the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.69, Risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems and components for nuclear power reactors.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed the licensees submittals and determined that a regulatory audit would assist in the timely completion of the licensing review process. The NRC staff issued the regulatory audit plan on April 14, 2025 (ML25096A002),
which detailed the logistics, scheduling, and audit request items.
The NRC staff conducted a virtual regulatory audit from April 28, 2025, to September 10, 2025, to support its review of the LAR. During the regulatory audit, the NRC staff reviewed documents and held discussions with the PSEG staff and its representatives.
The regulatory audit was performed consistent with NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Instruction LIC-111, Revision 1, Regulatory Audits, dated October 31, 2019 (ML19226A274).
2.0 AUDIT ACTIVITIES AND CONCLUSION The audit was conducted via the use of an online reference portal set up by the licensee.
Section 3.0 of this audit summary lists the NRC staff individuals that took part in or attended the audit. Through the online reference portal, the NRC staff reviewed the licensees documents made available from April 28, 2025, through September 10, 2025. On May 8, July 8, and July 9, 2025, the NRC staff submitted audit questions to the licensee (ML25169A316, ML25189A154, and ML25190A285, respectively). Formal, virtual audit meetings with the licensee were held on July 15 and September 10, 2025, to facilitate technical discussions of audit questions according to the audit plan.
Technical discussions were focused on the following major areas: probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), technical specifications (TSs), electrical engineering, and instrumentation and control functions. There were no open items from audit discussions and no deviations from the audit plan. Non-docketed information provided by the licensee in response to audit questions and the formal meetings is listed in section 4.0 of this audit summary.
By letter dated October 10, 2025 (ML25283A069), the licensee submitted a supplement to the subject LARs that provided the technical discussion supporting the audit questions. In a subsequent supplement dated November 19, 2025 (ML25323A288), the licensee submitted a correction to a TS markup pageunrelated to the regulatory audit activitiesafter identifying an administrative change on a previously submitted TS page that should have been included in the TS markups for the TSTF-505 LAR. The NRC staff reviewed both supplements and determined that no additional information was required to complete its review of the subject LARs.
3.0 AUDIT PARTICIPANTS NRC Audit Team Name Email LAR Review Area (Organization)
RICT 50.69 Rich Guzman (1)
Richard.Guzman@nrc.gov X
X Plant Licensing Branch LPL1 (LPL1)
April Pulvirenti (2) (3)
April.Pulvirenti@nrc.gov X
PRA Licensing Branch A (APLA)
David McClain (2)
David.McClain@nrc.gov X
Jeff Circle Jeff.Circle@nrc.gov X
X Ching Ng Ching.Ng@nrc.gov X
X Charles Moulton Charles.Moulton@nrc.gov X
PRA Licensing Branch B (APLB)
Thinh Dinh Thinh.Dinh@nrc.gov X
Jay Robinson Jay.Robinson@nrc.gov X
Keith Tetter Keith.Tetter@nrc.gov X
X PRA Licensing Branch C (APLC)
Michael Swim Michael.Swim@nrc.gov X
X Edmund Kleeh Edmund.Kleeh@nrc.gov X
Electrical Engineering Branch (EEEB)
Khoi Nguyen Khoi.Nguyen@nrc.gov X
X Jason English Jason.English@nrc.gov X
Instrumentation and Controls Branch (EICB)
Ming Li Ming.Li@nrc.gov X
X Andrea Russell Andrea.Russell@nrc.gov X
Technical Specifications Branch (STSB)
Notes:
(1) NRR Division of Operating Reactor Licensing (DORL) Project Manager (2) Technical Lead (3) Contracting Officer Representative 4.0 DOCUMENTS REVIEWED The licensee provided an extensive list of supporting documents (e.g., analyses, calculations, reports, drawings, and procedures) on the Salem document portal available during the audit period. Below is a list of documents made available on the portal that the NRC audit team reviewed during the audit.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-001, Salem Generating Station PRA Initiating Events Notebook, Revision 4, March 16, 2017.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-002, Revision 4, Salem Generating Station PRA Accident Sequences and Event Tree Notebook, October 10, 2022.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-005.0002, Revision 3, Salem Generating Station Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Chemical and Volume Control System (CVCS)
Notebook, October 11, 2022.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-005.0005, Revision 3, Salem Generating Station Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Control Area Ventilation System Notebook, October 11, 2022.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-005.0007, Revision 3, Salem Generating Station Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Containment Isolation System Notebook, October 7, 2022.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-005.0018, Revision 3, Salem Generating Station Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Control Air System Notebook, October 11, 2022.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-005.0021, Salem Generating Station Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Portable Equipment System Notebook, 2024 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, October 11, 2022.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-014, Revision 3, Salem Generating Station PRA Quantification Notebook,, December 16, 2016.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-018, Salem Generating Station PRA Uncertainty Notebook, Revision 2, December 16, 2016.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-102, Revision 2, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Plant Response Model (PRM) Notebook, 2024 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, February 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-103, Revision 2, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Fire Scenario Development Notebook, 2024 FPRA Update: Post F&O Closure, February 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-104, Revision 3, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Summary, Quantification, and Uncertainty Notebook, 2024 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, August 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-106, Revision 2, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Human Reliability Analysis (HRA)
Notebook, 2024 FPRA Update: Post F&O Closure, February 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-110, Revision 2, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Fire Ignition Frequency (IGN) Notebook, 2024 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, February 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-113, Revision 2, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Circuit Failure Likelihood Analysis Notebook, 2024 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, February 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-114, Revision 1, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Seismic Fire Interaction Notebook, 2023 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, October 2023.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-115, Revision 1, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Quantitative Screening (QNS) Notebook, 2023 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, October 2023.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-116, Revision 2, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Fire Modeling Treatment Notebook, 2024 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, February 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-PRA-117, Revision 2, Salem Generating Station Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Main Control Board Fire Modeling Notebook, 2023 Fire PRA Update: Post F&O Closure, October 2023.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-MISC-005, Resolution of Internal Flood Peer Review Comments, October 28, 2011.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-MISC-024, 2018 Salem FPIE F&O Closure Review, October 26, 2018.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-MISC-025, PRA Finding-Level Fact and Observation Independent Assessment & Focused-Scope Peer Review, February 20, 2019.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-MISC-027, Salem PRA Peer Review, February 21, 1989.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-MISC-028, Salem Open Phase Condition (OPC) Evaluation, June 15, 2020.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-MISC-031, Salem Fire PRA Peer Review Report, January 24, 2023.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-ASM-001, PRA Application Specific Model Notebook SA121C-F-ASM-001, Revision 0, August 2, 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-ASM-002, PRA Application Specific Model Notebook SA121A-ASM-001, Revision 1, August 2, 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-LAR-022, RICT Estimates for TSTF-505 (RICT)
Program LAR Submittal for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, December 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-LAR-024, External Hazards Assessment for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, October 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-LAR-025, Assessment of Key Assumptions and Sources of Uncertainty, November 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Report: SA-LAR-026, Tornado Missile Risk Assessment for 50.69 and RICT LARs, October 2024.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Document, 4160 VAC Vital Bus Loads, April 29, 2025.
Westinghouse Report, PWROG-23035-P, Revision 0, Independent Assessment of Facts and Observations Closure and Focused Scope Peer Review of the Salem Units 1 and 2 Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment, PA-RMSC-1974, March 2024.
Siemens Technical Report: CT-27336, Revision 1, PSEG Nuclear LLC, Salem Unit 1, Missile Probability Analysis, November 5, 2003.
TG Advisers, Inc. Report, CC-AA-204-F2, Revision 1, PSEG Salem Unit 1 and 2, Assessment of Turbine Valve Testing Interval Extension, October 2022.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Salem Generating Station, Individual Plant Examination for External Events, Revision 2, January 1996.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Procedure: SC.OP-AB.ZZ-0001(Q), Revision 34, Adverse Environmental Conditions, August 2025.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Procedure: SC.OP-PT.ZZ-0002(Q), Revision 21, Station Preparations for Seasonal Conditions, August 2025.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Procedure: ER-AA-310-101, Revision 3, Condition Monitoring of Structures, August 2025.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Procedure: ER-AA-600-1015, Revision 9, Full Power Internal Events PRA Model Update, August 2025.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Procedure: ER-AA-600-1061, Revision 2, Fire PRA Model Update and Control, August 2025.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Procedure: SC.OP-AB.ZZ-0001(Q), Rev. 35, Adverse Environmental Conditions, August 2025.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Procedure: OP-AA-108-111-1001, Rev. 18, Severe Weather and Natural Disaster Guidelines, August 2025.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Calculation: SC-TMRE-005, TMRE PRA Model Quantification and Results, January 2020.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 203000-SIMP-3, Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Salem 500KV - 4KV Electrical Distribution - Simplified One Line, November 4, 1996.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 203000-S-8789-73, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 1 and No. 2 Units, Generators and Main Transformers one Line Control, February 21, 1989.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 203001-A-8789-34, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 1 Unit, 4160V Group Buses One Line, June 10, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 203002-A-8789-40, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 1 Unit, 4160V Vital Buses One Line, June 10, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 203003-A-8789-48, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 1 Unit, 460V and 230V Vital and Non-Vital Bus One Line Control, June 28, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 203004-A-8789-13, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 1 and 2 Units, 13 KV Switchgear One Line Control, June 28, 1985.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Salem Diagram: 203007-A-8789-32, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 1 Unit, 125V DC One Line, June 28, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 203008-A-1213-14, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 2 Unit, 250V D.C. One Line, October 2, 1987.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Salem Diagram: 203061-A-8789-41, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 2 Unit, 4160V Vital Buses One Line, June 10, 1985.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Salem Diagram: 203062-A-8789-33, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 2 Unit, 4160V Group Buses One Line, June 10, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 203063-A-41, Salem Nuclear Generating Station, No. 2 Unit, 460V and 230V Vital and Non-Vital Bus One Line Control, June 19, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 211357-B-9511-13, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 2 Unit, 28 Volt D.C. One Line, July 31, 1987.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 211357-B-9511-15, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 1 Unit, 28 Volt D.C. One Line, February 15, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 211370-A-8859-47, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 1 Unit, 115V Control System, March 6, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 211370-A-8859-47-40, Salem Nuclear Generating Station No. 2 Unit, 115V Control System, March 6, 1985.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Diagram: 223720-A-1404-35, Salem Nuclear Generating Station, No. 2 Unit, 125V D.C. One Line, June 28, 1985.
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NAME EDavidson BPascarelli SDarbali DATE 12/9/2025 12/9/2025 12/12/2025 OFFICE NRR/DSS/STSB/BC NRR/DEX/EEEB/BC NRR/DORL/LPL1/BC (A)
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