ML062430651
| ML062430651 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2006 |
| From: | Collins S J Region 1 Administrator |
| To: | Levis W Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Gray M K | |
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| Download: ML062430651 (6) | |
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UNITE D STA TES NUCL EA R RE GULA TORY C OMMIS SI ON REGION I 475 AL LENDAL E ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-141 5 August 31, 2006 Mr. William Levi s Senior Vi ce President and Chief Nuc lear Officer PSEG Nuclea r LLC - N09 P. O. Box 23 6 Hancocks Bridge, N J 08038 SUBJE CT: MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTI ON PLAN - SALEM NUCLE AR GEN ERATIN G STATION
Dear M r. Lev is:
On August 8, 2006, the NRC staff complete d its safety p erformance review of the Salem Nuclear Genera ting Station for the first half of the calen dar year 20 06 assessment cy cle. Our technical s taff reviewed p erformance indicato rs (PIs) for the most rece nt quarter and in spection results ove r the previ ous twelv e months. The purp ose of this le tter is to inform y ou of our assessment of you r safety performance du ring this peri od and our p lans for future insp ections at your f acility.This safety performance review and enclo sed inspecti on plan do not inclu de physi cal protectio n information. A separat e letter designated and mar ked as "Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance w ith 10 CFR 2.390" wi ll incl ude the resul ts of our physi cal protectio n review and resultant ins pection pla n.Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Salem Units 1 and 2 w as withi n the Licens ee Response Co lumn of the NRC
's Action Matrix, based on al l inspecti on findings bei ng classified as havin g very lo w safety si gnificance (Green) an d all PIs indicating p erformance at a lev el requiri ng no a dditi onal NRC o versi ght (Gree n).In our an nual asse ssment letter d ated Marc h 2, 2006, we advised you th at a subs tantive cross-cutting issue in the area of safety conscious work environm ent (SCW E) continued. This was based on the resul ts of our team insp ection of SCWE completed in September 2005 , which determined that while progress had been made, there remai ned some issu es that required addition al action. Our let ter also stated that th e NRC would evalua te the SCW E substa ntive cross-cutting issu e for closure after y ou provid ed the results of an assessment th at concluded that substantial, sustainable pro gress had been made in the work environment , and the NRC had c ompl eted a revie w which c onf irme d tho se re sult s. Dur ing t he f irst six mo nths of 20 06, we noted that you conducted a safet y culture survey which indicated improvement in nearly all cultural metric s when co mpared to the resu lts of a previ ous survey in 2005.
Additional ly, you comple ted a p eer as sessme nt of y our w ork env ironme nt wh ich co nclud ed tha t subst antia l, sustainable progress had bee n made. The resul ts of this assessmen t were prov ided to the NRC in a letter dated May 4, 2006. The NRC reviewed the assessment report, and in June 2006, co mpleted a team i nspection of SC WE. Our inspection report, da ted July 31, 2006, documents our conclusion that you have made substan tial progress in improving the SCW E, and that programs are in place to sustain th is progress.
W. Levis 2 As part of our mid-year assess ment, we reviewed the results of team inspections, the trend in quarterly SCWE metrics submitte d to the NRC , the number and nature of alle gations receiv ed durin g the as sessme nt peri od, an d the s ignific ance a nd cha racteri stics of insp ectio n findi ngs to dete rmin e whet her t his in for mat ion in dica ted im prove ment in the SCW E. Ou r revi ews confirmed that there h as been subs tantial and sustained p rogress in improv ing the SCWE at the Salem station. Based on t hese res ults, an d your ong oing imp rovemen t action s, we have concluded that the substantive cross-cutting issue in the SCW E area is closed. W e will continue to mon itor your p erformance in this area during NR C baselin e inspectio ns. For example, the NRC plan s to revie w recommendati ons from the indep endent peer as sessment of the SCWE, which are tra cked in you r corrective action program, through a baselin e problem ident ificati on and resol ution insp ectio n sampl e. Additional ly, we have dete rmined that the Reactor Oversi ght Process (ROP) D eviation Memorandum d ated July 29, 2005, do es not need to be renew ed, and that S alem should receive a no rmal level o f NRC over sight , consis tent with the ROP Ac tion Matri
- x. W e have determined that the criteria for cl osure of the Dev iation M emorandum have been satisfied
, speci ficall y tha t subst antia l, sus taina ble i mprov ements in the SCWE have been achie ved. Therefore, we pla n to conduct R OP baseline inspection s at your faci lity, w ith some insp ection samples focused on your specif ic actions to sustain improvements in SCW E.The enclosed inspection plan detai ls the insp ections, les s those relate d to physi cal protectio n, scheduled th rough March 3 1, 2008. The i nspection pl an is prov ided to al low for the re solution of any schedu ling conflicts and personnel availa bility issues w ell in a dvance of in spector arriv al onsit e. Rou tine r eside nt ins pecti ons ar e not l isted due to their ongoi ng and conti nuous nature. The inspection s in the l ast nine months of the inspecti on plan are tentative and may be revised base d on ou r end-of-cyc le saf ety pe rfo rma nce r eview.For your information, dur ing the evening of Septembe r 14, 2006, the NRC staff will be avail able to meet with members of the publ ic at a lo cation in the vici nity of the pl ant to discus s the proces s used to det ermine closu re of the substa ntiv e cross-cutti ng issu e in S CWE and retu rn to normal NRC oversight. The ti me and locati on of this informatio n session w ill be a vailabl e on the NR C we bsite , unde r "Pub lic M eetin gs." In acco rdance wit h 10 C FR 2.3 90 of th e NRC's "Ru les o f Practi ce," a copy of this lette r and i ts enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Docume nt Roo m or from t he Pub licl y Av aila ble R ecords (PARS) compo nent o f NRC's document syste m (ADAMS).
ADAMS is accessi ble from the NRC Web site at http://w ww.nrc.gov/readi ng-rm/ada ms.html (the P ubli c Ele ctroni c Read ing Ro om).
W. Levis 3 If circu mstance s aris e wh ich ca use us to cha nge thi s insp ectio n pla n, we wil l con tact y ou to discu ss the change as soo n as p ossib le. P lease conta ct Mr. Mel Gray a t 610-3 37-520 9 wi th any question s you may have regardi ng this letter o r the inspecti on plan.Sincere ly,/R A/Samuel J. Co llins Regional Ad ministrator Docket Nos. 50-2 72, 50-311 License No
- s. DPR-70, D PR-75
Enclosure:
S alem Units 1 and 2 Inspec tion/Activ ity Plan cc w/encl: T. Joyce, Site Vice Presi dent - Salem D. Winchest er, Vi ce Pre siden t Nucl ear As sessme nts W. F. Sperry , Dire ctor Bu sines s Supp ort D. Benyak, Di rector - Regulatory Assurance C. J. Fricker, Sal em Plant M anager J. J. K eenan , Esqui re M. Wetterha hn, Es quire F. Pompper, Chi ef of Police and Emergency M anagement Coordi nator P. B al dau f, A ssi sta nt D ire cto r, R adi ati on Pro tec tio n a nd Rel eas e P rev ent io n, S tat e o f New Je rsey K. Tosch, Chief, Bu reau of Nuclear Engineering, NJ Dept. of Envi ronmental Protec tion H. Otto, Ph.D., DNRE C Div isio n of Water Res ources , State of Del awar e Consu mer Adv ocate, Office of C onsume r Adv ocate N. C ohen , Co ordi nato r - U npl ug Sa lem Camp aign W. Costanzo, Technical Ad visor - Jers ey Shore N uclear Watch E. Zobian, C oordinator - Je rsey Shore Anti Nucle ar Allian ce W. Levis 4 Distributio n w/encl: S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA B. Holian, DRP A. Blough, DRS D. Lew, DRP M. Gamberoni, DRS M. Gray, DRP B. W elling, DRP D. Schroeder, D RP - NRC S enior Resi dent Inspector K. Ven uto, DR P - Re siden t OA R. Lorson, DRS J. W hite, DRS M. Sykes, DRS L. Doerflein, DRS J. Rogge, DRS J. Segala, DRS B. Sos a, RI OE DO D. Roberts, NRR D. Collins, NRR S. Bailey, NRR T. Valentine, NRR RidsNrrDirsIp ab@nrc.gov Region I Docket R oom (with c oncurrences)
Instit ute of N uclea r Pow er Oper ation s (INP O)D O C U M EN T NA M E: S:\R O P 7 M id C ycle Re vie w\2 00 6 R O P7 M id-C ycle Le tter s\S ale m RO P7 M id-C ycle Assessm ent Lt r rev 2.wpd SUNSI Rev iew Complete: __BDW_____
(Review er's Initial s)After de clari ng this docume nt "An Official Agency Recor d" it will be released to the Publ ic.To re ceive a cop y of thi s docu ment, i ndicat e in t he box: " C" = Copy w ithout attachment/enclo sure " E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosur e " N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/RA NAME BWelling MGray/BDW BHolian SCollin s DATE 08/29/06 08/29/06 08/30/06 08/31/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Salem 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 09:44:31 Report 22 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 7111108P-INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 2 Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/27/2006 2 7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 1 TI-166-CONTAINMENT SUMP MODIFICATIONS - UNIT 2 Safety Issues 10/22/2006 10/30/2006 2 2515/166 IP Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage [NRC GENERIC LETTER 2004-02]
3 12/11EXM-OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 11/20/2006 11/22/2006 1 U01663 FY07-SALEM INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM Not Applicable 12/11/2006 12/15/2006 1 U01663 FY07-SALEM INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1 71114-EP PRGM INSP Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1, 2 7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1, 2 7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1, 2 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1, 2 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1, 2 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1, 2 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 1, 2 71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1 7111108P-UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/13/2007 1 7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1 TI-166-CONTAINMENT SUMP MODIFICATIONS Safety Issues 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 1 2515/166 IP Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage [NRC GENERIC LETTER 2004-02]
3 7111111B-L.O. REQUAL. PROG. + P/F REVIEW Baseline Inspections 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program Baseline Inspections 08/13/2007 08/17/2007 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Salem 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 09:44:31 Report 22 5 7111117B-MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 08/20/2007 08/24/2007 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 08/20/2007 08/24/2007 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 08/20/2007 08/24/2007 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 08/20/2007 08/24/2007 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 7112203-PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1, 2 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 1, 2 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 1 7112201-PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 01/07/2008 01/11/2008 1, 2 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 7 7111121-CDBI Baseline Inspections 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 01/28/2008 02/01/2008 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.