IR 05000247/2015006

2015 Annual Assessment Letter for Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Units 2 and 3 (Report 05000247/2015006 and 05000286/2015006)

ML16060A077
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/02/2016
From:	Michael Scott Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Coyle L Entergy Nuclear Operations
Dentel G
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March 2, 2016

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING, UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORT 05000247/2015006 AND 05000286/2015006)

Dear Mr. Coyle:

On February 10, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Indian Point Nuclear Generating (Indian Point), Units 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 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 the performance at Indian Point Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column 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 (i.e., Green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., Green). The NRC determined the performance at Indian Point Unit 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and one PI was of low to moderate safety significance (i.e.,

White) in the Initiating Events cornerstone. Specifically, the Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours PI exceeded the Green/White threshold in the fourth quarter of the assessment period. Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to schedule and conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 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 enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2017.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will conduct IP 60845, Operation of Inter-Unit Fuel Transfer Canister and Cask System, and IP 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation 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. This Order 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. This Order 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 audits were conducted during the weeks of November 30, 2015, and October 27, 2014, for Indian Point Units 2 and 3, respectively, 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 by performing Temporary Instruction 2515-191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communications/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans. The schedule for this inspection at Indian Point is shown in the Enclosure.

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 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 Mr. Glenn Dentel at 610-337-5233 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael L. Scott, Director Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.

50-247 and 50-286 License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64

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Letter to Mr. Larry Coyle from Michael L. Scott dated March 2, 2016

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING, UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORT 05000247/2015006 AND 05000286/2015006)

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Page 1 of 3 02/23/2016 09:39:26 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Indian Point Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 71124

- HP

2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 03/07/2016 03/11/2016

IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 ISI

- U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION

2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 03/14/2016 03/25/2016 EP

- EP EXERCISE EVALUATION

2, 3 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 TRI FI

- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION

2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 05/23/2016 05/27/2016

IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 71124.07

- REMP

2, 3 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 EXM10/31

- INDIAN POINT 2 INITIAL EXAMINATION

2 FY17-IP2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01926 10/03/2016 10/07/2016

FY17-IP2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01926 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 ISFSI

- ISFSI WET TRANSFER INSPECTION

2, 3 IP Operation of Inter-Unit Fuel Transfer Canister and Cask System 60845 07/25/2016 07/29/2016 7111111B

- IP2 REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS

2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 09/19/2016 09/23/2016 71124

- HP INSPECTION

2, 3 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 09/19/2016 09/23/2016 2, 3 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 09/19/2016 09/23/2016 2, 3 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 09/19/2016 09/23/2016 71124

- HP & PI&R VERIFICATION

2, 3 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 2, 3 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 2, 3 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 2, 3 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71151-PR01 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 71124

- RETS INSPECTION

2, 3 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 2, 3 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 71124

- HP INSPECTION

3 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Enclosure

Page 2 of 3 02/23/2016 09:39:26 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Indian Point Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 71124

- HP INSPECTION

3 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 7111108P

- U3 INSERVICE INSPECTION

3 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 03/13/2017 03/24/2017 7111105T

- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION

2, 3 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 2, 3 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 71124

- HP INSPECTION

2, 3 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 2, 3 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 TI-191

- FUKUSHIMA LESSONS-LEARNED

2, 3 IP Inspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 2012 2515/191 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 10/30EXM

- INDIAN POINT 3 INITIAL EXAM

3 FY18-IP3 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01947 10/02/2017 10/06/2017

FY18-IP3 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01947 10/30/2017 11/03/2017 MODS

- PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS

2, 3 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 2, 3 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 06/19/2017 06/23/2017 EP

- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

2, 3 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 2, 3 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 2, 3 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 2, 3 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 7111111B

- IP3 REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS

3 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 09/18/2017 09/22/2017 71124

- HP & PI&R

2, 3 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 2, 3 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 2, 3 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71151-PR01 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 ISFSI

- ISFSI LOADING CAMPAIGN INSPECTION

2, 3 IP Operation Of An ISFSI 60855 09/04/2017 09/08/2017 2, 3 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 09/04/2017 09/08/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 3 of 3 02/23/2016 09:39:26 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Indian Point Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 71152B

- PI&R BIENNIAL TEAM INSPECTION

2, 3 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 11/27/2017 12/01/2017 2, 3 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 12/11/2017 12/15/2017 71124.08

- RADWASTE

2, 3 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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