ML112440117

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan 2011 - Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

ML112440117
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	09/01/2011
From:	Eugene Dipaolo NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Nuclear, Exelon Generation Co
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IR-11-006
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406.1415 Septennber L, 2OI1, Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Rd.

Warrenville, lL 60555

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (REPORT 0500021 9/201 1 006)

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On August 9,2011, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (Pls) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1,2010 through June 30, 2011. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined the performance at Oyster Creek during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all Pls 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 NRC evaluates cross-cutting themes 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. Regarding Oyster Creek, the staff identified that there were five Green findings for the current twelve month assessment period with a documented cross-cutting aspect in the Human Performance cross-cutting area, and that there was a common cross-cutting theme associated with these findings. Specifically, the theme was associated with procedure adequacy, which was the most significant contributor to the five Green findings H.2(c).

In evaluating the scope of efforts and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme, the NRC staff determined that Exelon has recognized the cross-cutting theme and has initiated action to develop an improvement plan. Therefore, the staff has determined that a substantive cross-cutting issue in the Human Performance cross-cutting area does not exist at this time. We will monitor your progress in the Human Performance cross-cutting area through the baseline inspection program, including a focused review of your proposed corrective action plan.

M. Pacilio 2

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31,2012. ln addition to baseline inspections, we also plan to conduct lnspection procedure (lp) 60g55.1, Operation of an ISFSI lndependent Fuel Storage lnstallation at Operating Plants in November 2012' 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 end-of-cycle pbrformance 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.

ln the days following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan, the Commission directed the staff to establish a senior-level agency task force to conduct a methodical and systematic review of the NRC's processes and regulations to determine whether the agency should make additional improvements to its regulatory system. The NRC has since comptete-O Temporary lnstruction (Tl) 183, "Follow-up to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event," ind T-l-]_8_1 "Availability and Readiness Inspection of Severe Accident Management Guidelines (sAMGs)" at your facility. Results of these inspections can be found here:

hltp://WyYw.Irc.gov/iapan/iapan-activities.html.

Additionally, on May 1 1,2011, the agency issued NRC Bulletin 2011-01, "Mitigating Strategies," to confirm compliance with Order en-OZ-026, subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hhx2), and to determine the status of licensee mitigating strategies programs. On July 12, 2011, the NRC's Task Force made its recommendations to the Commission in its report, "Recommendations for Enhancing fe.actol Safety in the 21't Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of lnsights from the Fukushima DaiichiAccident." The NRC is currently reviewing the Task Forceb recommendations to determine what additional actions may be warranted.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at hitp:/iwww.nrc.sov/readins-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at 610-337-5046 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, q^/il4. /t/v Eugene M. DiPaolo, Acting Chief Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-219 License Nos: DPR-16

Enclosure:

Inspection Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

M. Pacilio The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31,2012. ln addition to baseline inspections, we also plan to conduct lnspection Procedure (lP) 60855.1, Operation of an ISFSI Independent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants in November 2012. 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 end-of-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.

In the days following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan, the Commission directed the staff to establish a senior-level agency task force to conduct a methodical and systematic review of the NRC's processes and regulations to determine whether the agency should make additional improvements to its regulatory system. The NRC has since completed Temporary lnstruction (Tl) 183, "Follow-up to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event," and Tl-184, "Availability and Readiness lnspection of Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs)" at your facility. Results of these inspections can be found here:

http://www.nrc.qov/iapan/iapan-activities.html. Additionally, on May 1 1,2011, the agency issued NRC Bulletin 2011-01, "Mitigating Strategies," to confirm compliance with Order EA 026, subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hhx2), and to determine the status of licensee mitigating strategies programs. On July 12,2011, the NRC's Task Force made its recommendations to the Commission in its report, "Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of lnsights from the Fukushima DaiichiAccident." The NRC is currently reviewing the Task Force's recommendations to determine what additional actions may be warranted.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http:i/wurw.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at 610-337-5046 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene M. DiPaolo, Acting Chief Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-219 License Nos: DPR-16

Enclosure:

Inspection Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ Distribution: See attached page SUNSI Review Complete: CWN (Reviewer's Initials)

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. MANAGING GAS ACCUMULATION IN ECCS lP 2515t177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System EP EX

. EP EXERCISE EVALUATION lP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation lP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes lP 7'l 151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance lP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Particioation lP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System HP.7 1 124. ACCESS/ALARA/AIR/DOSE/INSTRU MENTS/PI lP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls lP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA planning and Controls lP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation lP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment lP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation lP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation lP 71 151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness lP 71 151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 5/14EXAM. OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OL EXAM U01848 FY12-OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01848 FY12-OYSTER CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 7111117. PERMANENT PLANT MODS lP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications lP 71'11117f Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111107T. TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK lP 7111107f Heat Sink Performance INSP

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ifhis report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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