ML062430643

Mid-cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station

ML062430643
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/31/2006
From:	Collins S Region 1 Administrator
To:	Levis W Public Service Enterprise Group
Gray M
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2006 Mr. William Levis Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P. O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - HOPE CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION

Dear Mr. Levis:

On August 8, 2006, the NRC staff completed its safety performance review of the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station for the first half of the calendar year 2006 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.

This safety performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390" will include the results of our physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Hope Creek was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).

In our annual assessment letter dated March 2, 2006, we advised you that a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of safety conscious work environment (SCWE) continued. This was based on the results of our team inspection of SCWE completed in September 2005, which determined that while progress had been made, there remained some issues that required additional action. Our letter also stated that the NRC would evaluate the SCWE substantive cross-cutting issue for closure after you provided the results of an assessment that concluded that substantial, sustainable progress had been made in the work environment, and the NRC had completed a review which confirmed those results. During the first six months of 2006, we noted that you conducted a safety culture survey which indicated improvement in nearly all cultural metrics when compared to the results of a previous survey in 2005. Additionally, you completed a peer assessment of your work environment which concluded that substantial, sustainable progress had been made. The results of this assessment were provided to the NRC in a letter dated May 4, 2006. The NRC reviewed the assessment report, and in June 2006, completed a team inspection of SCWE. Our inspection report, dated July 31, 2006, documents our conclusion that you have made substantial progress in improving the SCWE, and that programs are in place to sustain this progress.

W. Levis 2

As part of our mid-year assessment, we reviewed the results of team inspections, the trend in quarterly SCWE metrics submitted to the NRC, the number and nature of allegations received during the assessment period, and the significance and characteristics of inspection findings to determine whether this information indicated improvement in the SCWE. Our reviews confirmed that there has been substantial and sustained progress in improving the SCWE at Hope Creek station. Based on these results, and your ongoing improvement actions, we have concluded that the substantive cross-cutting issue in the SCWE area is closed. We will continue to monitor your performance in this area during NRC baseline inspections. For example, the NRC plans to review actions from your Hope Creek Operations Excellence Plan, which are tracked in your corrective action program and are intended to further improve the work environment in the operations work group, through a baseline problem identification and resolution inspection sample.

Additionally, we have determined that the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Deviation Memorandum dated July 29, 2005, does not need to be renewed, and that Hope Creek should receive a normal level of NRC oversight, consistent with the ROP Action Matrix. We have determined that the criteria for closure of the Deviation Memorandum have been satisfied, specifically that substantial, sustainable improvements in the SCWE have been achieved.

Therefore, we plan to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility, with some inspection samples focused on your specific actions to sustain improvements in SCWE.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2008. In addition to the baseline inspection activities specified by the ROP, the enclosed plan includes inspections of the independent spent fuel storage installation. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised based on our end-of-cycle safety performance review.

For your information, during the evening of September 14, 2006, the NRC staff will be available to meet with members of the public at a location in the vicinity of the plant to discuss the process used to determine closure of the substantive cross-cutting issue in SCWE and return to normal NRC oversight. The time and location of this information session will be available on the NRC website, under "Public Meetings."

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs 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://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

W. Levis 3

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mr. Mel Gray at 610-337-5209 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Docket Nos. 50-354 License Nos. NPF-57

Enclosure:

Hope Creek Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

G. Barnes, Site Vice President D. Winchester, Vice President - Nuclear Assessments W. F. Sperry, Director - Business Support D. Benyak, Director - Regulatory Assurance M. Massaro, Hope Creek Plant Manager J. J. Keenan, Esquire M. Wetterhahn, Esquire Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate F. Pompper, Chief of Police and Emergency Management Coordinator P. Baldauf, Assistant Director of Radiation Protection and Release Prevention, State of New Jersey K. Tosch, Chief, Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection H. Otto, Ph.D., DNREC Division of Water Resources, State of Delaware N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign W. Costanzo, Technical Advisor - Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance

W. Levis 4

Distribution w/encl:

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA B. Holian, DRP A. Blough, DRS D. Lew, DRP M. Gamberoni, DRS M. Gray, DRP B. Welling, DRP G. Malone - DRP, Senior Resident Inspector K. Venuto, DRP, Resident OA R. Lorson, DRS J. White, DRS M. Sykes, DRS L. Doerflein, DRS J. Rogge, DRS B. Sosa, RI OEDO D. Roberts, NRR D. Collins, NRR S. Bailey, PM, NRR RidsNrrDirsIpab@nrc.gov Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

DOCUMENT NAME: S:\\ROP 7 Mid Cycle Review\\2006 ROP7 Mid-Cycle Letters\\HC ROP7 Mid-Cycle Assessment Ltr rev 2.wpd SISP Review Complete: ___BDW_______ (Reviewers Initials)

After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/RA NAME BWelling MGray/BDW BHolian SCollins DATE 08/29/06 08/29/06 08/30/06 08/31/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Hope Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/31/2006 09:33:59 Report 22 3

60853

- CONSTRUCTION OF AN ISFSI Other Routine 05/01/2006 12/31/2006 1

60854.1 IP Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants 2

ISFSI

- ISFSI Other Routine 06/01/2006 12/31/2006 1

60854.1 IP Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants Other Routine 06/01/2006 12/31/2006 1

60855.1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 1

71121

- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 1

7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 1

7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 1

7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 3

TRI FIRE

- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/28/2006 09/01/2006 1

7111105T IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 1

7111105T IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

3 7111111B

- L.O. REQUAL PROG. + P/F REVIEW Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 1

7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program Baseline Inspections 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 1

7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1

71121

- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 1

7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 1

7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 1

7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 1

71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 6

7111121

- CDBI (COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION)

Baseline Inspections 10/30/2006 11/03/2006 1

7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 1

7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 1

7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 12/04/2006 12/08/2006 1

7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 1

7112201

- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 1

7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1

71121

- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 1

7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 1

7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 1

7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1

71114

- EP PRGM INSP Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1

7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1

7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1

7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Hope Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/31/2006 09:33:59 Report 22 1

71114

- EP PRGM INSP Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1

7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1

71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1

71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1

71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1

71121

- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 1

7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 1

7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 1

7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 3

7111117B

- MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1

7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1

7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 3

9/24 EXM

- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1

U01661 FY07 - HOPE CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING Not Applicable 09/24/2007 10/05/2007 1

U01661 FY07 - HOPE CREEK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING 4

71152B

- PI&R Baseline Inspections 09/10/2007 09/14/2007 1

71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 1

71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 1

7112203

- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1

7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 2

71004

- POWER UPRATE Other Routine 10/01/2007 12/31/2007 1

71004 IP Power Uprate 1

ISI

- IN-SERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/15/2007 10/18/2007 1

7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1

71121

- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1

7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1

7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1

7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 10/22/2007 10/26/2007 1

71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1

7112202

- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 1

7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 1

7112201

- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 01/28/2008 02/01/2008 1

7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 1

7111107B

- HEAT SINK INSP Baseline Inspections 02/25/2008 02/29/2008 1

7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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