ML072430945

08/31/2007 Hope Creek Station Mid-Cycle Review and Inspection Plan

ML072430945
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/31/2007
From:	Burritt A L Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	Joyce T Public Service Enterprise Group
Burritt A L RGN-I/DRP/PB3/610-337-5069
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U N IT ED S T A T ES N U C L E A R R E GU L A TO R Y C OM M I S S I ON REG ION I 4 7 5 A L L EN D AL E R OA D KING OF PRU SSIA, PENNSYL VANIA 1 94 06-1 41 5 Au gust 31 , 20 07 M r. Thomas Jo y ce S e n i o r V i ce P re si d e n t PS EG N ucl ear LLC - N0 9 P.O. B ox 23 6 Ha nco cks Bri dge, N J 0 803 8 S U B JE C T: M ID-C Y C L E P E R F OR M A N C E R E V IE W A N D I N S P E C TION P L A N - HOPE CREEK GENERAT ING STAT IO N De ar M r. Jo y ce: On A ugust 1 4, 2 007 , the N RC sta f f co mpl eted i ts p erformance rev ie w of the H ope C reek Genera tin g Stati on f or th e first hal f of the ca le nda r y ear 200 7 a sse ssmen t cy cl e. Our tec hni cal st a ff r e v i e w e d p e rfor ma n ce i n d i ca to rs (P Is) for th e mo st r e ce n t qua rt e r a n d i n sp e ct i o n r e su l ts ov er th e p rev io us tw el v e mo nths. The pu rpos e o f thi s l etter is to in f orm y ou of our ass ess ment of y our safety pe rf ormanc e d uri ng thi s p eri od and ou r pl ans for f uture i nsp ecti ons at y our f ac ilit y.Thi s p e rfor ma n ce r e v i e w a n d e n cl o se d i n sp e ct i o n p l a n d o n o t i n cl u d e s e cu ri ty i n form a ti o n. A sep arate l etter des igna ted and marked as "Of f ic ia l Use Onl y--Se curi ty Informati on" w il l in cl ude the sec uri ty co rners tone rev ie w an d re sul tant in spe cti on pl an.Pl ant performance for the most rece nt qua rter o f 20 07 at H ope C reek w as w ith in the Li cen see Re spo nse co lu mn o f the N RC's A cti on M atri x , ba sed on al l in spe cti on f in di ngs be in g cl ass ifie d as hav in g v ery l ow sa f ety si gnifica nce (Green) an d a ll P Is i ndi cati ng pe rf ormanc e a t a le v el requi rin g no add iti ona l NR C ov ersi ght (Green

). The refore, w e p la n to co ndu ct re acto r ov ersi ght p ro ce ss (R OP) b a se l i n e i n sp e ct i o n s a t y o u r fac i l i ty. W e a l so p l a n t o c o n d u ct a n i n sp e ct i o n t o rev ie w mod ifica tio ns and oth er a cti ons rel ated to y our pow er u p-rate ap pl ic ati on.The e ncl ose d i nsp ecti on pl an deta il s th e i nsp ecti ons , l ess tho se rel ated to sec uri ty , sc hed ul ed throu gh De cembe r 31 , 20 08. The in spe cti on pl an is pro v id ed to a ll ow for the res ol uti on of any sch edu li ng con f li cts and pe rson nel av ai la bi li ty i ssu es w el l in ad v anc e o f i nsp ecto r arri v al on si te.Ro uti ne resi den t i nsp ecti ons are no t l is ted due to thei r on goin g and co nti nuo us natu re. The in spe cti ons i n th e l ast ni ne months of the i nsp ecti on pl an are tenta tiv e a nd may be rev is ed at th e e n d-o f-cy cl e r e v i e w. The N RC i s c urren tly ev al uati ng the sc ope an d frequenc y of al l the bas el in e i nsp ecti on p r o c e d u r e s. I f t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e e v a l u a t i o n , o r a n y o t h e r c i r c u ms t a n c e s , c a u s e u s t o c h a n ge the in spe cti on pl an, w e w il l con tact y ou to d is cus s th e c han ge as soo n a s p oss ib le. P le ase con tact me a t 61 0-33 7-50 69 w ith an y questi ons y ou may ha v e re gardi ng thi s l etter or th e in spe cti on pl an.

2 T. Joy ce In a cc o rd a n ce w i th 1 0 C F R 2.3 9 0 o f th e N R C's "R u l e s o f P ra ct i ce ," a c o p y o f th i s l e tt e r a n d i ts enclosur e w ill be made avail able electr onically f or public inspect ion in the NRC Public D o cu me n t R o o m o r from t h e P u b l i cl y A v a i l a b l e R e co rd s (P A R S) co mp o n e n t o f N R C's doc umen t sy stem (A DA M S). A DA M S is ac ces si bl e from the N RC W eb si te a th tt p://w w w.n rc.go v/r e a d i n g-rm/a d a ms.h tml (th e P u b l i c E l e ct ro n i c R e a d i n g R o o m).

Sin ce r ely,/R A/

Arthu r L. Bu rritt, Ch ie f Re acto r P rojects B ranc h 3 D i v i si o n o f R e a ct o r P ro je ct s Do cket No. 5 0-35 4 Li cen se No. N PF-57 En cl osu re: Ho pe Cre ek Gene rati ng Sta tio n In spe cti on/A cti v ity P la n cc w/enc l: W. L e v i s, P re si d e n t a n d C h i e f N u cl e a r Off i ce r G. Ba rnes , V ic e P resi den t H ope C reek K. C h a mb l i ss , D i re ct o r, N u cl e a r Ov e rs i ght B. Cl ark, Di recto r of Fi nan ce J. P erry , H ope C reek P la nt M ana ger J. Keena n, G ener al Sol icitor , PSEG M. W etterh ahn , E squire , W in ston an d S traw n, L LP Consum er Advocate, Of f ice of Consum er Advocate, Comm onweal th of PA L. P e te rs o n , C h i e f of P o l i ce a n d E me rge n cy M a n a gem e n t C o o rd i n a to r P. B a l d a u f, A ss i st a n t D i re ct o r, N J R a d i a ti o n P ro te ct i o n P ro gra ms P. M u l l i ga n , A c t i n g M a n a ge r , N J B u r e a u o f N u c l e a r E n gi n e e r i n g H. Otto, P h.D., A dmi nstra tor, D E Di v is io n o f W ater Re sou rces N. C o h e n , C o o r d i n a t o r - U n p l u g S a l e m C a mp a i gn E. Zob ia n, C oord in ator - Je rsey S hore A nti N ucl ear Al li anc e In st i tu te for N u cl e a r P o w e r Op e ra ti o n s (I N P O) 2 T. Joy ce In a cc o rd a n ce w i th 1 0 C F R 2.3 9 0 o f th e N R C's "R u l e s o f P ra ct i ce ," a c o p y o f th i s l e tt e r a n d i ts enclosur e w ill be made avail able electr onically f or public inspect ion in the NRC Public D o cu me n t R o o m o r from t h e P u b l i cl y A v a i l a b l e R e co rd s (P A R S) co mp o n e n t o f N R C's doc umen t sy stem (A DA M S). A DA M S is ac ces si bl e from the N RC W eb si te a th tt p://w w w.n rc.go v/r e a d i n g-rm/a d a ms.h tml (th e P u b l i c E l e ct ro n i c R e a d i n g R o o m).

Sin ce r ely,/R A/

Arthu r L. Bu rritt, Ch ie f Re acto r P rojects B ranc h 3 D i v i si o n o f R e a ct o r P ro je ct s Do cket No. 5 0-35 4 Li cen se No. N PF-57 En cl osu re: Ho pe Cre ek Gene rati ng Sta tio n In spe cti on/A cti v ity P la n cc w/enc l: W. L e v i s, P re si d e n t a n d C h i e f N u cl e a r Off i ce r G. Ba rnes , V ic e P resi den t H ope C reek K. C h a mb l i ss , D i re ct o r, N u cl e a r Ov e rs i ght B. Cl ark, Di recto r of Fi nan ce J. P erry , H ope C reek P la nt M ana ger J. Keena n, G ener al Sol icitor , PSEG M. W etterh ahn , E squire , W in ston an d S traw n, L LP Consum er Advocate, Of f ice of Consum er Advocate, Comm onweal th of PA L. P e te rs o n , C h i e f of P o l i ce a n d E me rge n cy M a n a gem e n t C o o rd i n a to r P. B a l d a u f, A ss i st a n t D i re ct o r, N J R a d i a ti o n P ro te ct i o n P ro gra ms P. M u l l i ga n , A c t i n g M a n a ge r , N J B u r e a u o f N u c l e a r E n gi n e e r i n g H. Otto, P h.D., A dmi nstra tor, D E Di v is io n o f W ater Re sou rces N. C o h e n , C o o r d i n a t o r - U n p l u g S a l e m C a mp a i gn E. Zob ia n, C oord in ator - Je rsey S hore A nti N ucl ear Al li anc e In st i tu te for N u cl e a r P o w e r Op e ra ti o n s (I N P O)Dist ribu tion w/encl: S. Colli ns, RA M. Cox , RI O EDO M. Dapas , DRA J. Lu bin sk i, NRR D. Lew , DRP H. Chernof f, NRR J. Cli fford , DRP R. Ennis , PM , NRR A. B urr itt , D RP J. S hea, N RR , B ackup C. Kh an , DR P ROP re po rt s@n rc.g ov G. M alone , D RP , S enior R esiden t I nspect orRi dsN rr Di rs Ipa b@nr c.g ov T. W ingf ield, D RP , R esiden t I nspect or JW T 1@n rc.g ov K. V enut o, DR P, R esiden t O A Re gion I D ocket Ro om (w ith concur ren ces)SU NS I R EV IE W C O MPLE TE:_____A LB_____(R ev iewer's Ini tia ls)Af ter decl arin g t his d ocument "A n O ffi cial Age ncy R ecor d" it w ill be rele ased to the Pub lic.DO CU M EN T N AM E: S:\R O P 8 M id C y cle R ev iew\Let ter s fo r M id C y cle\B ran ch 3 M id-cy cle l ett ers\HC 200 7 M id-cy cle l ett er.w pd To receiv e a copy of t his do cument, ind icat e in the box:

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-12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/27/2007 13:37:49 Report 22 5 9/24 EXM-INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMS Not Applicable 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1 U01661 FY07 - HOPE CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING Not Applicable 09/24/2007 10/05/2007 1 U01661 FY07 - HOPE CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 3 MODS-MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 4 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 1 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 1 7112203-PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 2 71004-POWER UPRATE Other Routine 10/01/2007 12/31/2007 1 71004 IP Power Uprate 1 7111108G-IN-SERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/15/2007 10/19/2007 1 7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 1 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation Baseline Inspections 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 1 71151-PR01 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 1 7112201-PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 01/28/2008 02/01/2008 1 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1 7111107B-HEAT SINK INSP Baseline Inspections 02/25/2008 02/29/2008 1 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Hope Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2007

-12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/27/2007 13:37:49 Report 22 4 EP-EP EXERCISE EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1 71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/21/2008 07/25/2008 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/21/2008 07/25/2008 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 07/21/2008 07/25/2008 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 5 7111111B-REQUAL INSPECTION +P/F REVIEW Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification Baseline Inspections 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 1 71151-PR01 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 6 7111121-CDBI Baseline Inspections 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 10/27/2008 10/31/2008 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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