IR 05000321/2008001

Annual Assessment Letter - Edwin L. Hatch Nuclear Plant (NRC Inspection Report 05000321-2008001 and 05000366/2008001)

ML080630291
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	03/03/2008
From:	James Shea Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-08-001
Download: ML080630291 (7)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

rch 3, 2008

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000321/2008001 AND 05000366/2008001)

Dear Mr. Madison:

On February 5, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2007. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security Related Information" will include the security cornerstone performance review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Hatch Unit 1 and Unit 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for Unit 1 for the most recent quarter as well as the previous three quarters was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct only baseline inspections at Unit 1 through June 30, 2009.

Plant performance for Unit 2 for the most recent quarter as well as the previous two quarters was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix due to the Mitigating Systems Performance Index, High Pressure Injection System PI crossing the threshold from Green to White in the second quarter of calendar year 2007. Therefore, in addition to the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspection program, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs In a Strategic Performance Area. We have been notified by your staff of your readiness for the NRC to conduct a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address this White PI. Therefore, we plan to conduct this supplemental inspection the week of March 3, 2008.

SNC 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2009. In addition, we will be conducting NRC Temporary Instruction (TI) 171 and reactor operator licensing examinations. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made 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).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Scott Shaeffer at (404) 562-4521 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Joseph W. Shea, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366 Licensee Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5 Enclosure: Hatch Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

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OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE NAME CRapp SShaeffer HChristensen JShea DATE 03/03/2008 03/03/2008 03/03/2008 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

SNC 3 cc w/encl:

J. T. Gasser Resident Manager Executive Vice President Oglethorpe Power Corporation Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution David H. Jones Senior Engineer - Power Supply Vice President - Engineering Municipal Electric Authority Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. M. Stinson, Vice President, Reece McAlister Fleet Operations Support Executive Secretary Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution 244 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Raymond D. Baker Manager Licensing - Hatch NRC Resident Inspector Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Electronic Mail Distribution 11030 Hatch Pkwy N Baxley, GA 31513 Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Moanica Caston Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 Manager, Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Appling County Commissioners 69 Tippins St., Suite 201 Baxley, GA 31513

SNC 4 Letter to Dennis from Joseph W. Shea dated March 3, 2008 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000321/2008001 AND 05000366/2008001)

Distribution w/encl:

R. Martin, NRR C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII OE Mail ROP Reports INPO RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC

Page 1 of 2 Hatch 03/03/2008 06:32:51 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type PB2-SUPP - 95001 SUPPLEMENTAL FOR WHITE MSPI-HPIS 1 2 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 03/03/2008 03/07/2008 Supplemental Program TI-171 - B.5.B PHASE 2&3 3 1, 2 IP 2515/171 Verification of Site Specific Implementation Of B.5.b Phase 2 & 3 Mitigating Strategies 04/07/2008 04/11/2008 Generic Safety Inspectio PSB1-EP - EP INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 EP Baseline Inspection 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 EP Baseline Inspection 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 EP Baseline Inspection 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 EP Baseline Inspection 1, 2 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 08/18/2008 08/22/2008 Baseline Inspections OL RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 09/08/2008 09/12/2008 Baseline Inspections PSB1-RP - RADIATION PROTECTION PREINSPECTION VISIT 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/20/2008 10/22/2008 Baseline Inspections PSB1-RP - RADIATION PROTECTION PUBLIC BASELINE 4 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/17/2008 11/21/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/17/2008 11/21/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 11/17/2008 11/21/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 11/17/2008 11/21/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 11/17/2008 11/21/2008 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 11/17/2008 11/21/2008 Baseline Inspections EB3ISI - U2 ISI 1 2 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 02/23/2009 02/27/2009 Baseline Inspections OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM PREP 4 1 V23311 HATCH/APRIL 2009 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES 03/30/2009 04/03/2009 Not Applicable OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 1 4 1 V23311 HATCH/APRIL 2009 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES 04/20/2009 04/24/2009 Not Applicable EB1-CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 8 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 04/20/2009 04/24/2009 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 05/04/2009 05/08/2009 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 05/18/2009 05/22/2009 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 06/01/2009 06/05/2009 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Hatch 03/03/2008 06:32:51 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 2 4 1 V23311 HATCH/APRIL 2009 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES 04/27/2009 05/01/2009 Not Applicable This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.