IR 05000302/2014002

IR 05000302-14-002 on 06/09-12/14, Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3

ML14198A053
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	07/16/2014
From:	Patricia Silva Decommissioning Branch I
To:	Hobbs T Duke Energy Florida
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IR-14-002
Download: ML14198A053 (10)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR COMMISSION

REGION I

2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 July 16, 2014 Docket No. 05000302 License No. DPR-72 Terry Hobbs

.* Decommissioning Director Duke Energy Florida, Inc.

Crystal River Nuclear Plant 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708 SUBJECT: DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC., CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 3- NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000302/2014002

Dear Mr. Hobbs:

On June 30, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a quarterly inspection of activities at Crystal River Nuclear Plant Unit 3 (CR-3). An on-site inspection was performed on June 9-12. In-office reviews of information supplied by Duke Energy Florida, Inc.

were also performed during the inspection period. The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations, and the conditions of your license. The inspection consisted of observations by the inspectors, interviews with personnel, and a review of procedures and records. The results of the inspection were discussed with you, and other members of your staff on June 12, 2014, and are described in the enclosed report. No findings of safety significance were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure(s), and your response, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction.

Current NRC regulations and guidance are included on the NRC's website at www.nrc.gov; select Nuclear Materials; Med, lnd, & Academic Uses; then Regulations, Guidance and Communications. The current Enforcement Policy is included on the NRC's website at www.nrc.gov; select About NRC, Organizations & Functions; Office of Enforcement; Enforcement documents; then Enforcement Policy (Under 'Related Information'). You may also obtain these documents by contacting the Government Printing Office (GPO) toll-free at 1-866-512-1800. The GPO is open from 8:00a.m. to 5:30p.m. EST, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays). No reply to this letter is required. Please contact Steve Hammann, at 610-337-5399, if you have any questions regarding this matter.

Sincerely, Patricia A. Silva, Chief Decommissioning Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety

Enclosure:

Inspection Report No. 05000302/2014002

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INSPECTION REPORT Inspection No. 05000302/2014002 Docket No. 05000302 License No. DPR-72 Licensee: Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (Duke Energy)

Facility: Crystal River Unit 3 (CR-3)

Address: 15760 W. Power Line Road Crystal River, FL 34428-6708 On-site Inspection Date: June 9-12, 2014 In-Office Reviews: April- June, 2014 Inspectors: Stephen Hammann, Senior Health Physicist Decommissioning Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Wayne Schmidt, Senior Reactor Analyst Division of Reactor Safety Approved By: Patricia Silva, Chief Decommissioning Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Enclosure

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Duke Energy

Crystal River Nuclear Plant NRC Inspection Report No. 05000302/2014002 An announced quarterly inspection was completed at CR-3 on June 30, 2014. An on-site inspection was conducted June 9-12, 2014. In-office reviews of information supplied by Duke Energy were also performed during the inspection period. The inspection included a review of operations and management oversight, and plant support activities. The inspection consisted of observations by the inspectors, interviews with Duke Energy personnel, a review of procedures and records, and plant walk-downs. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's)program for overseeing the safe operation of a shut-down nuclear power reactor is described in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2561, "Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program."

Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of safety significance were identified.

REPORT DETAILS

1.0 Background On February 20, 2013, Duke Energy sent a letter (ADAMS Accession Number ML13056A005) to the NRC certifying the permanent cessation of activities and certifying that the fuel had been permanently removed from the reactor. This met the requirements of 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 50.82(a)(1 )(i) and 50.82(a)(1 )(ii).

CR-3 is currently in the "Post Operation Transitional Phase" of decommissioning as described in IMC 2561.

2.0 Post Operation Transition Phase Performance and Status Review

a. Inspection Scope

(Inspection Procedures (IPs) 36801, 60801, 83750, 84750, 86750)

An announced safety inspection was conducted from June 9-12, 2014 at CR-3. In-office reviews of information supplied by Duke Energy were also performed during the inspection period. The inspection consisted of observations by the inspectors, interviews with Duke Energy personnel, review of procedures and records, and plant walkdowns.

The inspectors assessed management oversight of the site's transition to decommissioning status and reviewed the CR-3 organization, staffing levels, and personnel qualifications to ensure safe storage of radioactive materials are not adversely impacted. Inspectors evaluated the CR-3 readiness for adverse weather, including flood and hurricane warnings. The inspectors performed a walkdown of the site, reviewed procedures and completed work activities to verify the CR-3 flooding mitigation plans and equipment are consistent with design requirements and risk analysis assumptions.

The inspectors reviewed the proposed plan to validate the heat-up rate curve for the spent fuel pool and associated FSAR change to allow for temporary shutdown of the spent fuel cooling system. The inspectors verified that the spent fuel cooling system shutdown was performed in accordance with site procedures and 50.59 screenings had been completed. The inspectors also assessed the results obtained by CR-3 during the temporary shutdown of the cooling system to ensure spent fuel pool temperatures remained within acceptable limits.

The inspectors reviewed the programs for the safe wet storage of spent fuel and verified that maintenance was being performed within the established frequencies and that the equipment was being properly maintained. The inspectors also reviewed the material condition of systems used to support spent fuel pool cooling during their plant walk-downs.

The inspectors reviewed activities and documentation associated with the occupational exposure, radioactive effluent control, and site radiological environmental monitoring program (REMP) to determine the effectiveness of site radiological programs. The inspectors reviewed radioactive gaseous and liquid effluent release permits, the annual REMP report, and the annual effluent report, which included a summary of the radioactive waste management and transportation programs. The inspectors observed work activities associated with the processing, packaging, storage, and shipment of radioactive waste.

The inspectors reviewed the procedure associated with the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) Committee, reviewed the minutes from the last ALARA Committee meeting and attended an ALARA Committee meeting to verify that Duke Energy's ALARA program was being effectively implemented. The inspectors verified ALARA meetings were attended by designated staff representatives and the meetings addressed the topics outlined in the procedure. In addition, the inspectors reviewed completed ALARA work plans to verify radiation work activities were pre-planned effectively to limit worker exposure.

b. Observations and Findings

The inspectors noted that staffing at CR-3 continued to decrease and Duke Energy has a staffing plan in place which continues to the time in which they will be in SAFSTOR status. The inspectors also noted that staffing reviews were continuously being performed by Duke Energy to ensure that adequate staffing levels were being maintained to support plant activities.

The inspectors verified that the programs for the safe wet storage of spent fuel were being performed within the established frequencies and that the equipment was being properly maintained. The inspectors verified that the maintenance and surveillance program for systems and components had been conducted in accordance with the technical specification requirements and established procedures.

The inspectors determined that survey records were clear and complete and radiation protection staff and maintenance supervision effectively controlled work activities.

The annual radiological effluent and the annual REMP reports demonstrated that calculated doses were below regulatory dose criteria of 10 CFR 50, Appendix I. The inspectors also determined that waste treatment systems were maintained and operated in accordance with procedures and were being used to empty and process liquid from tanks and systems scheduled to be abandoned. The inspectors verified that liquid and gaseous effluent releases to the environment were controlled, monitored, and quantified as required by NRC regulations. The inspectors verified that radioactive waste shipping paperwork was properly completed and plant staff was knowledgeable of their duties and responsibilities.

c. Conclusions

Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of safety significance were identified.

3.0

Exit Meeting Summary

On June 12, 2014, the inspector presented the on-site inspection results to Terry Hobbs, Decommissioning Director, and other members of Duke Energy's staff, and on July 1, 2014, the final quarterly inspection results were presented, via telephone, to Dan Westcott, Licensing Manager.

PARTIAL LIST OF PERSONS CONTACTED Licensee B. Akins, Radiation Protection and Chemistry Manager K. Ankrum, Manager Nuclear Station Finance R. Biddleman, Superintendent, Nuclear Oversight C. Burtoff, Radiation Protection Specialist D. Demontfort, Scheduling Manager P. Dixon, Decommissioning Support Manager B. Hayes, Maintenance Supervisor T. Hobbs, Decommissioning Director J. Lane, Lead System Engineer, Spent Fuel Pool System Engineering S. McDaniel, Senior Licensing Engineer R. Pinner, Senior Chemistry Specialist S. Pratt, Chief Health Physics Technician K. Shelton, Supervisor Nuclear Radiation Protection D. Westcott, DTO Licensing I. Wilson, Manager Planning Decommissioning Transition Organization B. Wunderly, Plant Manager ITEMS OPEN, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED None LIST OF

DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

Action Requests

00622740, 00654064, 00666082, 00670452, 00676325, 00681262

Audits and Reports

2013 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report

2013 Radiation Protection Annual Dose Report for Member of the Public and Unmonitored

Occupational Individuals in the Restricted Area

Self Assessment Report, Form CAP 0200-18-1, Assessment AR Number 668471,

March 27, 2014

Procedures

ADM-01 05, Rev. 1, ALARA Planning

Al-1602, Rev. 12, ALARA Committee

CP-161, Rev. 7, Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

EM-220, Rev. 54, Violent Weather

EM-220A, Rev. 0, Violent Weather (Coastal Flood Warning)

EM-220B, Rev.1, Violent Weather (Tornado Watch or Warnings)

EM-220C, Rev.1, Violent Weather (Tropical Storm, Approaching Hurricane)

Procedures (Cont'd)

HPS-NGGC-0001, Rev. 31, Radioactive Material Receipt and Shipping

PM-157B, Rev. 9, Primary Meteorological System (Monthly)

WP-0104, Rev. 6, Waste Storage in the "D" Radioactive Materials Storage Warehouse

WP-01 04A, Rev. 2, Interim Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage

WP-01 05, Rev. 3, Radioactive Material Shipping Form

WP-0205A, Rev. 15, Primary Resin Tank Operation

WP-021 0, Rev. 11, Sluicing, Loading, Filling and Venting Waste Disposal Tanks WDT 15

through WDT-21

Miscellaneous

ALARA Work Plan,14-001, Rev. 2, Batch 19 New Fuel Activities

Health Physics Survey Record 14-03-0030, SF Floor

Memo- ALARA Committee Meeting Minutes, March 2014

Nuclear Waste System Technician, Rev. 20

Off Site Dose Calculation Manual, Rev. 34

Personnel Qualification Data Matrix

Radioactive Waste Shipment Log 2013 and 2014

Radwaste Shipments14-016, 032, 034, 038

Gas Release Permits G-2014-0012, 0018

Liquid Release Permits L-2014-0003, 0031, 0061

RWP 1057, Rev. 0, Batch 19 New Fuel Activities

Work Order Packages

224121-01, EL, PM, Various Conduit Inspections For Flood Barrier

242682-01, Pre-Hurricane Season Flood Prevention

247650-01, EM-220 Hurricane Prep

LIST OF ACRONYMS USED

A LARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CR-3 Crystal River Unit 3

Duke Energy Duke Energy Florida, Inc

IMC Inspection Manual Chapter

IP Inspection Procedure

NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

REMP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

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