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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
[[Issue date::September 1, 2015]]
-1257 September 1, 2015 Mr. Mano Nazar President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Division NextEra Energy P. O. Box 14000


Mr. Mano Nazar President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Division NextEra Energy P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420


SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000335/2015005 AND 05000389/2015005)
SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000335/2015005 AND 05000 389/2015005)


==Dear Mr. Nazar:==
==Dear Mr. Nazar:==
On August 12, 2015, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of St. Lucie Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. After reviewing St. Lucie Unit 1 performance in addressing the White finding that was the subject of Inspection Procedure 95001, "Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area," dated February 11, 2011, the NRC concluded your actions met the objectives of the inspection. This inspection was completed on December 19, 2014, and was documented in NRC supplemental inspection report 05000335/2014011 (Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) ascension number ML15027A197). Therefore, in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program," the White finding will only be considered in assessing plant performance for a total of four quarters. As a result, the NRC determined the performance at St. Lucie Plant Unit 1 to be in the Licensee Response Column of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix as of July 1, 2015, as documented in the St. Lucie Plant NRC Integrated Inspection Reports 05000335/2015002, 05000389/2015002; 05000335/2015011, 05000389/2015011; and Assessment Follow-Up Letter for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1 (ADAMS ascension number ML15216A565). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at St. Lucie Unit 1. The NRC also determined that overall, St. Lucie Unit 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at St. Lucie Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's ROP Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at St. Lucie Unit 2.
On August 12, 2015, the NRC completed its mid
-cycle performance review of St. Lucie Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2
. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from Jul y 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.


The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. 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. The NRC also plans to conduct the following non-routine inspection during this period: Inspection Procedure 71003, "Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal." This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence. In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events." This Order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation." This Order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The audit was completed for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections, the full implementation of the orders mentioned above performing TI 191: Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," 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 NRC's document 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 LaDonna B. Suggs at (404) 997-4539 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
After reviewing St. Lucie Unit 1 performance in addressing the White finding that was the subject of Inspection Procedure 95001, "Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area," dated February 11, 2011, the NRC concluded your actions met the objectives of the inspection.


Sincerely,/RA/ Joel T. Munday, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-335, 50-389 License Nos.: DPR-67, NPF-16  
This inspection was completed on December 19, 2014
, and was documented in NRC supplemental inspection report 05000335/2014011 (Agency
-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) ascension number ML15027A197).
 
Therefore, in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305,
"Operating Reactor Assessment Program," the White finding will only be considered in assessing plant performance for a total of four quarters.
 
As a result, the NRC determined the performance at St. Lucie Plant Unit 1 to be in the Licensee Response Column of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix as of July 1, 2015
, as documented in the St. Lucie Plant NRC Integrated Inspection Reports 05000335/2015002, 05000389/2015002; 05000335/2015011, 05000389/2015011; and Assessment Follow
-Up Letter for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1 (ADAMS ascension number ML15216A565
). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at S t. Lucie Unit 1
. The NRC also determined that overall, St. Lucie Unit 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at St. Lucie Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's ROP Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at S t. Lucie Unit 2.
 
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end
-of-cycle performance review. 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. The NRC also plans to conduct the following non
-routine inspection during this period: Inspection Procedure 71003, "Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal." This inspection plan does not include security
-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non
-publicly available correspondence.
 
In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA
-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond
-Design-Basis External Events
." This Order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond
-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA
-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation
." This Order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide
-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond
-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The audit was completed for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections
, the full implementation of the orders mentioned above performing TI 191:
Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi
-Unit Dose Assessment Plans
. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's
"Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," 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 NRC's document 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 LaDonna B. Suggs at (404) 997-4539 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
 
Sincerely,/RA/ Joel T. Munday, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-335, 50-389 License Nos.
: DPR-67, NPF-16  


===Enclosure:===
===Enclosure:===
St. Lucie Inspection/Activity Plan (07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017) cc: Distribution via Listserv  
St. Lucie Inspection/Activity Plan (07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017) cc: Distribution via Listserv  


_________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE REW1 LJB4 JTM NAME RWilliams LSuggs JMunday DATE 8/24/2015 8/25/2015 8/31/2015 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO Letter to Mano Nazar from Joel T. Munday dated September 1, 2015.
_________________
SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE REW1 LJB4 JTM NAME RWilliams LSuggs JMunday DATE 8/24/2015 8/25/2015 8/31/2015 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO Letter to Mano Nazar from Joel T. Munday dated September 1, 2015.
 
SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000335/2015005 AND 05000 389/2015005) DISTRIBUTION
: D. Gamberoni, RII L. Gibson, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMStLucie Resource ROP Assessment Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)


SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000335/2015005 AND 05000389/2015005) DISTRIBUTION: D. Gamberoni, RII L. Gibson, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMStLucie Resource ROP Assessment Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Page 1 of 2 09/01/2015 10:28:13Report 22 UnitNumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staff on SiteSaint LucieInspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2015
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-06/30/2017 ISI-UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 12 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P09/14/2015 09/18/2015 SGISI-UNIT 2 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 12 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P09/28/2015 10/02/2015 LR-POST APPROVAL LR PHASE 2 61,2 IPPost-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 7100311/02/201511/06/2015 1,2 IPPost-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 7100311/16/201511/20/2015OL RQ-REQUAL INSP 21,2 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B11/16/201511/20/2015 CDBI-COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 71,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112101/11/2016 01/15/2016 1,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112102/08/2016 02/12/2016 1,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112102/29/2016 03/04/2016 RP-RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 31,2 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0601/25/2016 01/29/2016 1,2 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0701/25/2016 01/29/2016 1,2 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0801/25/2016 01/29/2016 1,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115101/25/2016 01/29/2016 EP-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 21,2 IPExercise Evaluation711140102/22/2016 02/26/2016 1,2 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140402/22/2016 02/26/2016 1,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115102/22/2016 02/26/2016 EQ-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION INSPECTION 31,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112104/11/2016 04/15/2016 1,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112104/25/2016 04/29/2016 PI&R-PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 51,2 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B05/09/2016 05/13/2016 1,2 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B05/23/2016 05/27/2016 TFPI-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 41,2 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T06/06/2016 06/10/2016 1,2 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T06/20/2016 06/24/2016 HS-TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 11,2 IPHeat Sink Performance7111107T07/11/2016 07/15/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.


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Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for St. Lucie Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2 (Report 05000335/2015005 and 05000389/2015005)
ML15244B091
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/01/2015
From: Munday J T
Division Reactor Projects II
To: Nazar M K
Nextera Energy
References
IR 2015005
Download: ML15244B091 (7)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

-1257 September 1, 2015 Mr. Mano Nazar President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Division NextEra Energy P. O. Box 14000

Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000335/2015005 AND 05000 389/2015005)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On August 12, 2015, the NRC completed its mid

-cycle performance review of St. Lucie Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2

. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from Jul y 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

After reviewing St. Lucie Unit 1 performance in addressing the White finding that was the subject of Inspection Procedure 95001, "Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area," dated February 11, 2011, the NRC concluded your actions met the objectives of the inspection.

This inspection was completed on December 19, 2014

, and was documented in NRC supplemental inspection report 05000335/2014011 (Agency

-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) ascension number ML15027A197).

Therefore, in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305,

"Operating Reactor Assessment Program," the White finding will only be considered in assessing plant performance for a total of four quarters.

As a result, the NRC determined the performance at St. Lucie Plant Unit 1 to be in the Licensee Response Column of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix as of July 1, 2015

, as documented in the St. Lucie Plant NRC Integrated Inspection Reports 05000335/2015002, 05000389/2015002; 05000335/2015011, 05000389/2015011; and Assessment Follow

-Up Letter for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1 (ADAMS ascension number ML15216A565

). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at S t. Lucie Unit 1

. The NRC also determined that overall, St. Lucie Unit 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at St. Lucie Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's ROP Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at S t. Lucie Unit 2.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end

-of-cycle performance review. 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. The NRC also plans to conduct the following non

-routine inspection during this period: Inspection Procedure 71003, "Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal." This inspection plan does not include security

-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non

-publicly available correspondence.

In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA

-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond

-Design-Basis External Events

." This Order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond

-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA

-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

." This Order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide

-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond

-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The audit was completed for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections

, the full implementation of the orders mentioned above performing TI 191:

Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi

-Unit Dose Assessment Plans

. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's

"Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," 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 NRC's document 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 LaDonna B. Suggs at (404) 997-4539 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,/RA/ Joel T. Munday, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-335, 50-389 License Nos.

DPR-67, NPF-16

Enclosure:

St. Lucie Inspection/Activity Plan (07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017) cc: Distribution via Listserv

_________________

SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE REW1 LJB4 JTM NAME RWilliams LSuggs JMunday DATE 8/24/2015 8/25/2015 8/31/2015 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO Letter to Mano Nazar from Joel T. Munday dated September 1, 2015.

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000335/2015005 AND 05000 389/2015005) DISTRIBUTION

D. Gamberoni, RII L. Gibson, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMStLucie Resource ROP Assessment Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

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-06/30/2017 ISI-UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 12 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P09/14/2015 09/18/2015 SGISI-UNIT 2 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 12 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P09/28/2015 10/02/2015 LR-POST APPROVAL LR PHASE 2 61,2 IPPost-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 7100311/02/201511/06/2015 1,2 IPPost-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 7100311/16/201511/20/2015OL RQ-REQUAL INSP 21,2 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B11/16/201511/20/2015 CDBI-COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 71,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112101/11/2016 01/15/2016 1,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112102/08/2016 02/12/2016 1,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112102/29/2016 03/04/2016 RP-RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 31,2 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0601/25/2016 01/29/2016 1,2 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0701/25/2016 01/29/2016 1,2 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0801/25/2016 01/29/2016 1,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115101/25/2016 01/29/2016 EP-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 21,2 IPExercise Evaluation711140102/22/2016 02/26/2016 1,2 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140402/22/2016 02/26/2016 1,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115102/22/2016 02/26/2016 EQ-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION INSPECTION 31,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112104/11/2016 04/15/2016 1,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112104/25/2016 04/29/2016 PI&R-PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 51,2 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B05/09/2016 05/13/2016 1,2 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B05/23/2016 05/27/2016 TFPI-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 41,2 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T06/06/2016 06/10/2016 1,2 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T06/20/2016 06/24/2016 HS-TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 11,2 IPHeat Sink Performance7111107T07/11/2016 07/15/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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-06/30/2017 RP-RAD HAZARDS ANALYSIS 11,2 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0109/26/2016 09/30/2016 ISI-UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P10/03/2016 10/07/2016 SGISI-UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P10/10/2016 10/14/2016 EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 41,2 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140201/23/2017 01/27/2017 1,2 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140301/23/2017 01/27/2017 1,2 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140401/23/2017 01/27/2017 1,2 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140501/23/2017 01/27/2017 1,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115101/23/2017 01/27/2017 ISI-UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION & RVH EXAM 22 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P03/13/2017 03/17/2017 RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 1 31,2 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0103/13/2017 03/17/2017 1,2 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0203/13/2017 03/17/2017 1,2 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0303/13/2017 03/17/2017 1,2 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0403/13/2017 03/17/2017 1,2 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0503/13/2017 03/17/2017 1,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115103/13/2017 03/17/2017 SGISI-UNIT 2 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 12 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P03/20/2017 03/24/2017 RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2 21,2 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0103/27/2017 03/31/2017 1,2 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0203/27/2017 03/31/2017 1,2 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0303/27/2017 03/31/2017 1,2 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0403/27/2017 03/31/2017 1,2 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0503/27/2017 03/31/2017 1,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115103/27/2017 03/31/2017 MODS-PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION 31,2 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T06/05/2017 06/09/2017 1,2 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T06/19/2017 06/23/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.