IR 05000272/2016006

Annual Assessment Letter for Salem Nuclear Generating Station (Salem), Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2016006 and 05000311/2016006)

ML17058A401
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	03/01/2017
From:	Scott M L Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Sena P Public Service Enterprise Group
References
IR 2016006
Download: ML17058A401 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

-2713 March 1, 201 7 Mr. Peter Sena President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC

- N09 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (SALEM), UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (REPORT S 05000 272/2016006 AND 05000311/201 6 006)

Dear Mr. Sena:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end

-of-cycle performance assessment of Salem Units 1 and 2

, reviewing performance indicators (PIs)

, inspection results

, and enforcement actions from January 1, 20 16 , through December 31, 20 16. 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 NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Salem Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program," because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at Salem Unit 1. The NRC determined the performance of Salem Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column (Column 2) of the NRC's ROP Action Matrix. This conclusion was based on all inspection findings ha ving very low safety significance (i.e., Green)

and a single White PI for "Unplanned Scrams per 7,000 Hours Critical

." Specifically, Salem Unit 2 crossed the Gree n-White threshold in the second quarter of 2016 due to four unplanned scrams that occurred on August 5, 2015, February 2 and 14, 2016

, and June 28, 2016.

This P I remains White because the supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001, "Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2 Inputs,"

has not been completed and an additional unplanned scram occurred on August 31, 2016.

A s previously noted in the 2016 mid

-cycle letter (Reports 05000272/2016005 and 05000311/2016005; ML16242A099 1), the NRC plans to conduct this supplemental inspection after you notify the NRC of your readiness for it.

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

, 20 18. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Temporary Instruction 2515/192, "Inspection of the Licensee's Interim Compensatory Measures Associated with the Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerabilities in Electric Power Systems." The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. 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 the plan for security

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

-publicly available correspondence.

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

's "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 (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 Fred Bower at (610) 337-5200 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael L. Scott, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.

50-272 and 50-311 License Nos.

DPR 70 and DPR 75 Enclosure:

Salem Inspection/Activity Plan

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ML17058A401 SUNSI Review Non-Sensitive Sensitive Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME RBarkley FBower MScott DATE 2/22/17 2/27/17 2/27/17 OFFICIAL RECORD CO PY Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff on Site SalemInspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2017

-12/31/2018 Page 1 of 2 02/02/2017 15:51:3771124-RAD PROTECTION 1 1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.03 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.05 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP A lert and Notification System Testing7111402 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 1, 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System7111403 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies7111405 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification71151 06/05/2017 06/09/20177111108P-U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 04/24/2017 05/05/201771124-RAD PROTECTION 1 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 05/01/2017 05/05/20177111121M-DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (TEAM)

6 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)7111121M 06/26/2017 06/30/2017 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)7111121M 07/10/2017 07/14/20177111111B-SALEM REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program - Annual Review7111111A 09/12/2017 09/16/2017 1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B 09/12/2017 09/16/201771152B-PI&R BIENNIAL 5 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 08/28/2017 09/01/2017 1/22EXM-SALEM INITIAL EXAM 4 1 FY18-SALEM INITIAL OPERATOAR LICENSING EXAM U0194912/11/2017 12/15/2018 1 FY18-SALEM INITIAL OPERATOAR LICENSING EXAM U01949 01/22/2018 02/02/201871124.06-RETS 1 1, 2 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.06 08/28/2017 09/01/201771124-RAD PROTECTION 1 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 10/23/2017 10/27/2017 1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 10/23/2017 10/27/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff on Site SalemInspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2017

-12/31/2018 Page 2 of 2 02/02/2017 15:51:377111108P-U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 10/23/201711/03/201771124.08-RADWASTE 1 1, 2 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.08 12/04/2017 12/08/2017 1, 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01 12/04/2017 12/08/2017 1, 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01 12/04/2017 12/08/20177111105T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 4 1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]7111105T 02/12/2018 02/16/2018 1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]7111105T 02/26/2018 03/02/201871124-BASELINE HP 1 1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment71124.04 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 EP-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4 1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation7111401 05/21/2018 05/25/20187111117T-50.59 PROCESS 3 1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T 04/30/2018 05/04/201871124-BASELINE HP 1 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 05/21/2018 05/25/2018 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 05/21/2018 05/25/2018 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.03 05/21/2018 05/25/201871124.07-REMP 1 1, 2 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.07 06/25/2018 06/29/201871124.06-RETS & PI VERIFICATION 1 1, 2 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.06 09/10/2018 09/14/2018 1, 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01 09/10/2018 09/14/2018 1, 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01 09/10/2018 09/14/2018 U2 ISI-UNIT 2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 10/22/201811/02/201871124-BASELINE HP 1 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 10/29/201811/02/2018 1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 10/29/201811/02/2018 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment71124.04 10/29/201811/02/2018 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.