IR 05000272/2014001

ROP-15 Annual Assessment Letter for Salem Nuclear Generating Station Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000272/2014001 and 05000311/2014001)

ML15062A086
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	03/04/2015
From:	Ho Nieh Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Joyce T Public Service Enterprise Group
DENTEL, GT
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rch 4, 2015

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ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000272/2014001 AND 05000311/2014001)

Dear Mr. Joyce:

On February 11, 2015, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Salem). The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined the performance at Salem Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because of a White PI for Unplanned Scrams per 7,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> critical. This PI changed to White in the 4th quarter of 2014 due to a manual reactor scram on October 19, 2014, preceded by three scrams in the 2nd quarter of 2014. Salem Unit 2 remains in the Licensee Response Column of the 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, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection at Unit 1 in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, upon notification of your readiness. The inspection will be focused on ensuring that the root causes and contributing causes of the performance issue are understood, the extent of condition and cause are identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.

The NRC evaluates cross-cutting themes, in accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0310, to determine whether a substantive cross-cutting issue exists in a particular area and to encourage licensees to take appropriate actions before more significant performance issues emerge. The NRC identified a cross-cutting theme at Salem in the Human Performance area.

Specifically, the NRC identified four or more findings with a documented cross-cutting aspect of H.8 - Procedure Adherence: Individuals follow processes, procedures and work instructions.

The NRC determined that a substantive cross-cutting issue associated with H.8 does not exist because, currently, the NRC does not have a concern with your staffs scope of effort and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme. Specifically, the theme was identified at the end of the assessment period and PSEG has recognized the cross-cutting theme and entered it into the corrective action program. The NRC will evaluate corrective actions once PSEG has had time to evaluate the theme and implement corrective actions. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled at Salem through June 30, 2016.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-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. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will conduct Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants. Additionally, the NRC will conduct IP 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection For License Renewal, to verify the license conditions added as part of the renewed operating license, regulatory commitments, selected aging management programs (AMPs), and time limited aging analyses (TLAAs) are implemented and/or completed in accordance with 10 CFR Part 54.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390 of the NRCs 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 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 Glenn Dentel at (610) 337-5233 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA Michael L. Scott Acting for/

Ho K. Nieh, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311 License Nos. DPR-70, DPR-75.

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Page 1 of 3 Salem 02/25/2015 08:56:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TRI FI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1, 2 01/26/2015 01/30/2015 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 02/09/2015 02/13/2015 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

71152B - PI&R - BIENNIAL 4 1, 2 05/04/2015 05/08/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 05/18/2015 05/22/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 71124 - EFFLUENTS 1 1, 2 06/15/2015 06/19/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 06/15/2015 06/19/2015 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1, 2 06/22/2015 06/26/2015 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 06/22/2015 06/26/2015 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 06/22/2015 06/26/2015 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING INSPECTION 2 1, 2 07/06/2015 07/10/2015 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 1, 2 07/06/2015 07/10/2015 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 71003 - UNIT 1 LR COMMITMENT INSPECTION PHASE II 5 1 07/20/2015 07/24/2015 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 1 08/03/2015 08/07/2015 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 7111111B - REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS 2 1, 2 09/07/2015 09/11/2015 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 12/14EXM - INITIAL OL EXAM 4 1 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 U01910 FY16 - SALEM INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 1 12/14/2015 12/24/2015 U01910 FY16 - SALEM INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1, 2 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 1, 2 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 3 Salem 02/25/2015 08:56:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 7111108P - U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 11/02/2015 11/13/2015 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 2 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 2 11/02/2015 11/06/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1, 2 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1, 2 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation EP - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 1, 2 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1 04/11/2016 04/15/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/11/2016 04/15/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 04/11/2016 04/15/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 04/11/2016 04/15/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 04/11/2016 04/15/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71003 - U1 LR COMMITTMENTS - OUTAGE 1 1 04/18/2016 04/22/2016 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal ISI - U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 04/18/2016 04/29/2016 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 3 of 3 Salem 02/25/2015 08:56:07 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71124 - RADIATION PROTECTION 1 1, 2 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124 - ENVIRONMENTAL 1 1 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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