IR 05000277/2015005

ROP-16 Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Report 05000277/2015005 and 05000278/2015005)

ML15229A098
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Fred Bower Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
BOWER, FL
References
IR 2015005
Download: ML15229A098 (5)

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ber 1, 2015

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION (REPORT 05000277/2015005 and 05000278/2015005)

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On August 11, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS) Units 2 and 3. 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 NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, PBAPS Units 2 and 3 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at PBAPS Units 2 and 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (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 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. In addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Operating Plants. 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 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, which 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, which 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 onsite portion of the audit was completed at PBAPS Units 2 and 3, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the Final 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 Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/191, 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 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 (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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 L. Bower, III at (610) 337-5200 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Fred L. Bower, III, Chief Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-277, 50-278 License Nos. DPR-44, DPR-56 Enclosure: Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

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Page 1 of 2 Peach Bottom 08/25/2015 07:11:15 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71124.08 - RADWASTE 1 2, 3 07/20/2015 07/24/2015 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation RS7 - 71124.07 1 2, 3 07/27/2015 07/31/2015 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program RS45 - 71124.04, .05 1 2, 3 08/10/2015 08/14/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 2, 3 08/10/2015 08/14/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 7111108G - U3 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 3 09/21/2015 09/25/2015 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR RS123 - 71124.01, .02, .03 1 2, 3 09/28/2015 10/02/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 09/28/2015 10/02/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2, 3 09/28/2015 10/02/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2, 3 09/28/2015 10/02/2015 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 2, 3 09/28/2015 10/02/2015 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 7111117T - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 3 2, 3 01/25/2016 01/29/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 2, 3 02/08/2016 02/12/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications EP - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 2, 3 04/25/2016 04/29/2016 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation RS1234 - HP INSPECTION 1 2, 3 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2, 3 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2, 3 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment RS567PPI - HP TEAM INSPECTION 3 2, 3 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2, 3 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 2, 3 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 2 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 7111107T - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 1 2, 3 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Peach Bottom 08/25/2015 07:11:15 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 3/20EXAM - PEACH BOTTOM INITIAL EXAM 4 2 02/20/2017 02/24/2017 U01942 FY-17-PB INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 2 03/20/2017 03/31/2017 U01942 FY-17-PB INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 7111108G - PB U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR RS1234PI - HP INSPECTION 1 2, 3 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2, 3 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2, 3 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 2, 3 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 7111111B - PB REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 2 2, 3 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program CBDI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 6 2, 3 01/30/2017 02/03/2017 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 2, 3 02/13/2017 02/17/2017 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 2, 3 02/27/2017 03/03/2017 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 71152B - PI&R BIENNIAL 2 2, 3 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 2, 3 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution RS12 - HP INSPECTION 1 2, 3 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2, 3 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING CAMPAIGN INSPECTION 1 2, 3 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 2, 3 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants RS34 - HP INSPECTION 1 2, 3 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2, 3 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 2 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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