IR 05000313/2016006
| ML17060A212 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2017 |
| From: | Kennedy K Region 4 Administrator |
| To: | Richard Anderson Entergy Operations |
| NEIL O'KEEFE | |
| References | |
| IR 2016006 | |
| Download: ML17060A212 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES rch 1, 2017
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000313/2016006 AND 05000368/2016006)
Dear Mr. Anderson:
On February 16, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO), Units 1 and 2, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety. The NRC plans to hold a public meeting at the ANO Training Center Auditorium on March 23, 2017, to discuss the details of our performance assessment.
The NRC determined the performance at ANO, Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter remained within the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column (Column 4), the second lowest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix.
ANO, Units 1 and 2 transitioned to Column 4 on March 4, 2015, as a result of having one Yellow finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone in each unit involving the failure to adequately approve the design and to load test a temporary lift assembly, and one Yellow finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone in each unit involving the failure to design, construct, and maintain plant design features required to protect safety-related equipment from the effects of flooding.
On June 9, 2016, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection and independent review of the causes for declining safety performance at ANO, which included a review of corrective actions taken and planned to achieve sustained performance improvement. The NRC inspection team determined that ANO, Units 1 and 2 are being operated safely and Entergy Operations, Inc.
(EOI) understands the depth and breadth of performance concerns associated with ANOs decline in safety performance. The NRC team concluded that effective implementation of the licensees Comprehensive Recovery Plan (CRP), supported by the allocation of adequate resources and continued enhanced oversight by EOI leadership, should lead to substantial and sustained performance improvement. The results of the inspection were documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000313/2016007 and 05000368/2016007 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16161B279). In a letter, dated May 17, 2016, ANO Comprehensive Recovery Plan (ADAMS Accession No. ML16139A059),
EOI notified the NRC staff of its plan to perform specific actions to resolve the causes for declining performance at ANO. On June 17, 2016, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Action Letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML16169A193) which confirmed EOI commitments to take 161 specific actions included in the ANO CRP. The Confirmatory Action Letter groups these actions in six categories:
- Significant performance deficiencies (i.e., actions to address the two Yellow findings)
- Identification, assessment, and correction of performance deficiencies
- Human performance
- Equipment reliability and engineering programs
- Safety culture
- Service water system self-assessment The NRC began conducting quarterly inspections in August 2016 to review your progress toward completing the ANO CRP actions that were identified in the Confirmatory Action Letter.
The NRC is using Inspection Procedure 92702, Follow-up on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, Confirmatory Orders, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Orders, to assess the effectiveness of completed corrective actions in meeting the performance improvement objectives stated in the CRP.
Based on our inspections of your progress in improving performance at the site, and in completing the actions in the Confirmatory Action Letter, we have noted some improvemnts in performance at the site. Our inspections noted improved leadership behaviors, more conservative decision making, increased resource commitments to improve equipment reliability, reductions in maintenance and engineering backlogs, and improvement in the corrective action program. Several areas continue to need additional attention. In particular, your safety culture surveys have shown modest improvements, the work management processes have inconsistent performance due to challenges in resources and teamwork, emergent equipment issues challenged your ability to complete planned work, and preventable human performance errors continue to occur. In the first two Confirmatory Action Letter follow-up inspections, the NRC was not able to close 12 of the 35 actions reviewed because they were either not yet effective in achieving the stated CRP objectives or required further actions. Additionally, the NRC found that insufficient performance indicators and tracking mechanisms were in place to monitor the effectiveness of the CRP. We understand that you have initiated efforts to improve the quality of your effectiveness reviews and that you intend to develop additional measures to monitor improvement efforts.
On December 8, 2016, you verbally notified the NRC that you would not complete two actions from the Confirmatory Action Letter in the area of Safety Culture by the committed completion date of December 29, 2016. Your letter dated February 24, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17055B516), stated that you expanded the planned scope of communication skills training for station leaders based on the results of an effectiveness review. The letter proposed a new commitment to complete the expanded training scope by December 28, 2017. The NRC plans to respond to your request via separate correspondence.
On February 27, 2017, the NRC issued Inspection Report 05000368/2017014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17055A727), to document the NRC final significance determination for the failure to provide adequate lubrication for emergency diesel generator A in Unit 2, resulting in a failure of that system on September 16, 2016. The NRC concluded that the finding is appropriately characterized as having low to moderate safety significance (White). In addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2 Inputs. The objectives of this inspection will be: to assure that the root causes and contributing causes are understood, to independently assess and assure that the extent of condition and extent of cause are identified, to assure that corrective actions taken to address and preclude repetition are prompt and effective, and to assure that corrective action plans direct prompt actions to effectively address and preclude repetition. This inspection will be scheduled after you notify the NRC of your readiness. The NRC reviewed this finding and its causal factors in context with the performance issues that contributed to ANO being placed into Column 4 of the NRCs Action Matrix and concluded that continued oversight in Column 4 remains appropriate.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2018. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. 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 the plan for security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs 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 Mr. Neil OKeefe at (817) 200-1574 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Kriss M. Kennedy Regional Administrator Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368 License Nos. DPR-51 and NPF-6 Enclosure:
Arkansas Nuclear One Inspection Plan
SUNSI Review: ADAMS: Non-Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Keyword: NRC-002 By: JDixon/dll Yes No Publicly Available Sensitive OFFICE RIV/C:PBE:DRP D:DRP D:DRS RA NAME N. OKeefe T. Pruett A. Vegel K. Kennedy SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA J. Clark /RA/
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DATE 02/24/17 02/27/17 02/27/17 3/1/17
Page 1 of 3 Arkansas Nuclear One 02/23/2017 11:38:59 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EXAM - INITIAL EXAM U2 5 2 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 X02585 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 2 (02/2017)
2 02/13/2017 02/17/2017 X02585 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 2 (02/2017)
CAL QTR1 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR1 5 1, 2 01/01/2017 03/31/2017 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations U2 EDG - FINAL SDP - UNIT 2 EDG WHITE FINDING 6 2 01/08/2017 03/04/2017 IP 71153 Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion TI-191 - MITIGATING STRATEGIES/SFP INST FOR BDBEE 4 1, 2 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 2515/191 Inspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 2012 95001 - UNIT 2 EDG A BEARING SLEEVE 1 2 02/01/2017 12/31/2017 IP 71153 Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion 2 02/01/2017 12/31/2017 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area CAL QTR2 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR2 4 1, 2 04/01/2017 06/30/2017 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations RS 13 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 2 1, 2 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1, 2 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2R25 1 2 04/10/2017 04/21/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR EB2-03 - LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION (PHASE 1) 2 2 04/17/2017 04/21/2017 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal TSB 52B - BIENNIAL PI&R 4 1, 2 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 IP 71152 Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 IP 71152 Problem Identification and Resolution CAL QTR3 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR3 4 1, 2 07/01/2017 09/30/2017 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations EP-1 - BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 3 Arkansas Nuclear One 02/23/2017 11:38:59 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EP-2 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1 1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness 1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability EB1-21N - ANO DESIGN BASIS PROGRAMS INSPECTION 3 1, 2 07/24/2017 08/11/2017 IP 7111121N Component Design Bases Inspection (Programs)
EXAM - INITIAL EXAM U1 6 1 01/22/2018 01/26/2018 X02628 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 1-(05/18)
1 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 X02628 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 1-(05/18)
CAL QTR4 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR4 4 1, 2 10/01/2017 12/31/2017 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations RS 24 - RADIATION SAFETY 2 1, 2 11/06/2017 11/10/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 11/06/2017 11/10/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment EB1-07T - ANO HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 2 1, 2 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance CAL QTR1 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR1 4 1, 2 01/01/2018 03/31/2018 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations EB2-03 - POST-APPROVAL LICENSE RENEWAL (TEAM) 4 2 02/12/2018 02/16/2018 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 2 03/05/2018 03/09/2018 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal CAL QTR2 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR2 4 1, 2 04/01/2018 06/30/2018 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations RS 12PI - RAD SAFETY 2 1, 2 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1, 2 04/16/2018 04/20/2018 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 7111108 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1R27 1 1 04/16/2018 04/27/2018 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RS 5678 - RAD SAFETY 4 1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 3 of 3 Arkansas Nuclear One 02/23/2017 11:38:59 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site RS 5678 - RAD SAFETY 4 1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation CAL QTR3 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR3 5 1, 2 07/01/2018 09/30/2018 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations BRQ - BRQ 4 1, 2 07/09/2018 07/13/2018 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program EP-1 - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4 1, 2 07/16/2018 07/20/2018 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2 07/16/2018 07/20/2018 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes EP-3 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 1 1, 2 07/16/2018 07/20/2018 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1, 2 07/16/2018 07/20/2018 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness 1, 2 07/16/2018 07/20/2018 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability EB1-21M - ANO DESIGN BASES INSPECTION TEAMS 6 1, 2 08/13/2018 08/31/2018 IP 7111121M Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)
7111108 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2R26 1 2 09/17/2018 09/28/2018 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR CAL QTR4 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR4 5 1, 2 10/01/2018 12/31/2018 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations Comments:
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.