IR 05000289/2015005

ROP-16 Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (Report 05000289/2015005)

ML15229A109
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Kennedy S R NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
KENNEDY, SR
References
IR 2015005
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September 1, 2015

Mr. Bryan Hanson Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 (REPORT 05000289/2015005)

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On August 13, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1. 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, 2015assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC determined that overall, Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 during the most recent (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 last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515-Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communications/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans. 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-Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-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-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 on-site portion of the audit was completed at Three Mile Island 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 TI 191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communications/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal RegulationsPublic Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records 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). Please contact me at (610) 337-5046 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,/RA/ Silas R. Kennedy, Chief Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-289 License Nos.: DPR-50

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-06/30/2017 09/28EXM-INITIAL OL EXAM 41 FY16-TMI INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U0191308/31/2015 09/04/2015 1 FY16-TMI INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U0191309/28/2015 10/07/201571124.07-REMP INSPECTION 11 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0707/06/2015 07/10/2015 1 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115107/06/2015 07/10/201571124-RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 11 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0108/31/2015 09/04/2015 1 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0208/31/2015 09/04/2015 1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0408/31/2015 09/04/201571124.08-RADWASTE11 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0809/14/2015 09/18/201571124-RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 11 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0111/02/201511/06/2015 1 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0211/02/201511/06/2015 1 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0311/02/201511/06/2015 1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0411/02/201511/06/2015 1 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115111/02/201511/06/20157111108P-INSERVICE INSPECTION 21 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P11/02/201511/13/20157111117T-PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 31 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T01/25/2016 01/29/2016 1 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T02/08/2016 02/12/201671124-RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 11 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0602/08/2016 02/12/2016 1 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01 02/08/2016 02/12/2016EP PROG-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 11 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140202/22/2016 02/26/2016 1 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140302/22/2016 02/26/2016 1 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140502/22/2016 02/26/201671152BI-PI&R BIENNIAL 41 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B05/02/2016 05/06/2016 1 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B05/16/2016 05/20/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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-06/30/201771124-RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 11 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0105/16/2016 05/20/2016 1 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0205/16/2016 05/20/2016 1 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0305/16/2016 05/20/2016 1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0405/16/2016 05/20/2016711110T-TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK 11 IPHeat Sink Performance7111107T07/18/2016 07/22/201671124-RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 11 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0508/08/2016 08/12/2016TI-191-FUKUSHMIA LESSONS-LEARNED 11 IPInspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 2012 2515/19108/15/2016 08/19/201671124-RAD SAFETY INSPECTION 11 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0111/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0211/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0311/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0411/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0111/14/201611/18/20166/26EXAM-TMI INITIAL EXAM 41 FY17-TMI INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U0194405/29/2017 06/02/2017 1 FY17-TMI INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U0194406/26/2017 07/07/20177111105T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 51 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T01/23/2017 01/27/2017 1 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T02/06/2017 02/10/20177111111B-TMI REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 21 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B03/13/2017 03/17/201771124-HP INSPECTION 11 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0205/08/2017 05/12/2017 1 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0305/08/2017 05/12/2017 1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0405/08/2017 05/12/2017 1 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0505/08/2017 05/12/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.