IR 05000321/2016006

Annual Assessment Letter for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000321/2016006 and 05000366/2016006)

ML17060A195
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	03/01/2017
From:	Shane Sandal NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Vineyard D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR 2016006
Download: ML17060A195 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 1, 2017

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000321/2016006 AND 05000366/2016006)

Dear Mr. Vineyard:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 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 determined the performance at Hatch Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the 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 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 addition, the NRC will perform Temporary Instruction (TI) 192, Inspection of the Licensees Interim Compensatory Measures Associated with the Open Phase Condition (OPC) Design Vulnerabilities In Electric Power Systems.

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 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 (404) 997-4513 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Shane R. Sandal, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366 License Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5 Enclosure:

Hatch Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2017 - 12/31/2018)

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