IR 05000219/2017006

Annual Assessment Letter for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Reports 05000219/2017006 05000219/2017402 and 05000219/2017501)

ML18058A069
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	02/28/2018
From:	David Pelton NRC Region 1
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
Young M
Shared Package
ML18046A521	List: IR 05000219/2017006 ML18085A019 ML18102A107
References
IR 2017006, IR 2017402, IR 2017501
Download: ML18058A069 (6)

Text

February 28, 2018

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (REPORTS 05000219/2017006 05000219/2017402 AND 05000219/2017501)

Dear Mr. Hanson:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. 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 concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the NRCs 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 your facility.

Note that Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station transitioned from the Regulatory Response Column to the Licensee Response Column on October 1, 2017, following the successful completion of Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2 Inputs, which was initiated due to one White finding in the Mitigating System cornerstone associated with the inoperability of the E electromatic relief valve (ADAMS Accession No. ML17291A306).1 The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2019.

This updated inspection plan now includes planned security inspections which were formerly transmitted under separate correspondence. 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.

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. In a letter (ML18045A084) dated February 14, 2018, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(i), you notified the NRC of your intent to permanently cease power operations at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station no later than October 31, 2018. Therefore, the inspection schedule is tentative and may be revised. Once you formally notify the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(ii) that Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is permanently shutdown, and that all the nuclear fuel has been removed from the reactor vessel, then Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station will transition from NRC IMC 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, and IMC 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase, to IMC 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

The NRC will also be performing Inspection Procedure 60855.1, Operation of an ISFSI at Operating Plants, in the second quarter of 2018.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRCs Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact Mr. Matthew Young at 610-337-5205 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David L. Pelton, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.

50-219 License No. DPR-16

Enclosure:

Inspection/Plan Activity

ML18058A069

SUNSI Review

Non-Sensitive

Sensitive

Publicly Available

Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME SShaffer DPelton DATE 2/28/18 2/28/18

Oyster Creek 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count EQ PROGRAM

1 01/29/2018 02/02/2018 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

02/12/2018 02/16/2018 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

RADWASTE

1 02/05/2018 02/09/2018 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation ACCESS CONTROL, EQUIP PERF, TRAINING

1 04/09/2018 04/13/2018 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control

04/09/2018 04/13/2018 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance

04/09/2018 04/13/2018 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training

04/09/2018 04/13/2018 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification ISFSI OPERATIONAL INSPECTION

1 04/23/2018 04/27/2018 IP 60855.1 000590 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants RAD HAZARD, EXPOSURE CONTROL 01

1 05/21/2018 05/25/2018 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls PI&R BIENNIAL

1 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 50.59 PROCESS

1 07/23/2018 07/27/2018 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

1 09/10/2018 09/14/2018 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing

09/10/2018 09/14/2018 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

09/10/2018 09/14/2018 IP 71114.05 000720 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

09/10/2018 09/14/2018 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION

1 09/24/2018 09/28/2018 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR RAD HAZARD, ALARA, AIRBORNE, DOSE ASSESS 01 02 03 04

1 09/24/2018 09/28/2018 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2/21/2018 2:19:59 PM Page 1 of 3 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report

Oyster Creek 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count RAD HAZARD, ALARA, AIRBORNE, DOSE ASSESS 01 02 03 04

1 09/24/2018 09/28/2018 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

09/24/2018 09/28/2018 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

09/24/2018 09/28/2018 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment RAD HAZARD, ALARA, AIRBORNE, DOSE ASSESS, PI's 01, 02, 03, 04, OR01, PR01

1 11/05/2018 11/09/2018 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

11/05/2018 11/09/2018 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

11/05/2018 11/09/2018 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

11/05/2018 11/09/2018 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment

11/05/2018 11/09/2018 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING & EXERCISE WEEK

1 11/26/2018 11/30/2018 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing

12/17/2018 12/21/2018 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing RAD HAZARD, ALARA, AIRBORNE, DOSE ASSESS 01, 02, 03, 04

1 01/14/2019 01/18/2019 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

01/14/2019 01/18/2019 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

01/14/2019 01/18/2019 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

01/14/2019 01/18/2019 IP 71124.04 000729 Occupational Dose Assessment ACCESS AUTH & CONTROL, SGI CONTROL, FFD

1 01/28/2019 02/01/2019 IP 71130.01 000733 Access Authorization

01/28/2019 02/01/2019 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control

01/28/2019 02/01/2019 IP 71130.06 000738 Protection of Safeguards Information

01/28/2019 02/01/2019 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness For Duty Program

01/28/2019 02/01/2019 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Design Basis Assurance Inspection - Team

1 03/04/2019 03/08/2019 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

03/18/2019 03/22/2019 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

OYSTER CREEK REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS

1 06/10/2019 06/14/2019 IP 71111.11A 000703 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance -

Annual 2/21/2018 2:19:59 PM Page 2 of 3 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report

Oyster Creek 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count OYSTER CREEK REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS

1 06/10/2019 06/14/2019 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance -

Biennial RAD GAS AND LIQUID EFFLUENT TREATMENT (RETS) 06

1 06/17/2019 06/21/2019 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment RP REMP 07

1 07/15/2019 07/19/2019 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program MC&A

1 07/22/2019 07/26/2019 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

EP EXERCISE INSPECTION

1 10/07/2019 10/11/2019 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation

10/07/2019 10/11/2019 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification RAD HAZARD, DOSE ASSESS, PI's 01, 04, PR01, OR01

1 10/21/2019 10/25/2019 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

10/21/2019 10/25/2019 IP 71124.04 000729 Occupational Dose Assessment

10/21/2019 10/25/2019 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification RAD INSTRUMENTATION 05

1 11/18/2019 11/22/2019 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2/21/2018 2:19:59 PM Page 3 of 3 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report