IR 05000391/2016607

End-Of-Cycle Assessment Letter - Watts Bar, Unit 2 (NRC Inspection Report 05000391/2016607)

ML16062A334
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	03/02/2016
From:	James Baptist Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Skaggs M Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2016607
Download: ML16062A334 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 2, 2016

SUBJECT:

END-OF-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000391/2016607)

Dear Mr. Skaggs:

On February 11, 2016, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff completed its performance review of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Unit 2 construction project. Our technical staff reviewed inspection results for the period from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. 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.

Overall, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 construction and testing activities were conducted in a manner that complied with the Commissions rules and regulations, the conditions of your construction permit, operating license, and the Unit 2 regulatory framework commitments. Our inspections indicated that your construction and testing programs were sufficiently implemented to support ongoing construction and testing activities. Management and Quality Assurance oversight effectively monitored and assessed these activities. The corrective action program implementation activities, including initiation, classification, disposition, and trending were deemed satisfactory.

During the second quarter of 2015 the NRC identified a Severity Level III violation associated with concrete anchor bolt instillation. This violation is described in Inspection Report 05000391/2015614, dated April 7, 2015 in the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) (Accession No. ML15097A307). The NRC performed follow-up inspection activities associated this this violation and determined that the completed corrective actions were adequate to resolve the issue. This violation was closed in Inspection Report 05000391/2015607 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15273A452). With the exception noted above, project performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the previous three quarters of the assessment cycle, was acceptable based on the above inspection conclusions, the fact that all violations were classified as severity level IV or below, and that no substantive cross-cutting issues were identified. Therefore, we do not plan to expand our inspection activities beyond what is specified by Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2517, Watts Bar 2 Inspection Program. The NRC will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of TVAs oversight and management of operations during Unit 2 startup, in accordance with IMC 2517. This will include inspections and reviews addressing the organizational and operational challenges associated with the integration of both Watts Bar units. The enclosed inspection plan contains the startup and power ascension testing inspection activities that are required by IMC 2514. Not listed are the remaining inspections specified in IMC 2517, for which the NRC will continue to communicate with your staff on a routine basis to develop an agreed upon time frame to complete the inspection. Your staff will be given ample notification of any changes to upcoming inspection activities or newly identified inspections as they become finalized in order to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability. Routine inspections performed by the resident staff are not listed on the inspection plan due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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 me at (404) 997-4446 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or our planned inspections.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James B. Baptist, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 8 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-391 License No. NPF-96 Enclosure:

Watts Bar Unit 2 2016 Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: See next page

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NAME A. Wilson J. Baptist DATE 3/2/2016 3/2/2016 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO cc w/encl: Mr. E. D. Schrull Mr. Gordon P. Arent Manager, Fleet Licensing Director, Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1101 Market Street, LP 5A-C Tennessee Valley Authority Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Debra G. Shults, Director Tennessee Department of Environment and Mr. Paul Simmons, Vice President Conservation (TDEC)

WBN Unit Two Project Division of Radiological Health Watts Bar Nuclear Plant William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower Tennessee Valley Authority 15th Floor P.O. Box 2000 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue Spring City Tennessee 37381 Nashville, TN 37243 Mr. Sean Connors Meigs County Mayor Plant Manager, WBN Nuclear Plant 17214 State Hwy 58 N.

Tennessee Valley Authority Decatur, Tennessee 37322 P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Rhea County Executive 375 Church Street Mr. Joseph Shea, Vice President Suite 215 Nuclear Licensing Dayton, Tennessee 37321 Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street Ms. Ann P. Harris 3R Lookout Place Public Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 Mr. S. A. Vance Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority cc email distribution w/encl:

400 West Summit Hill Drive 6A West Tower Watts Bar 2 Licensing Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Kevin Walsh Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Mr. G. E. Pry Director, Plant Support Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Letter to Michael from James B. Baptist dated March 2, 2016.

SUBJECT: END-OF-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000391/2016607)

Distribution w/encl:

Region II Regional Coordinator, OEDO B. Beasley, NRR R. Schaaf, NRR C. Haney, RII L. Gibson, RII EICS Alan Blamey, RII DRP J. Nadel, RII WBN Unit 1 SRI OE Mail ConE_Resource@nrc.gov PUBLIC

WATTS BAR UNIT 2 2016 INSPECTION/ACTIVITY PLAN INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 2514 Inspection Activity Procedure IP 72566 Pressurizer Effectiveness IP 72592 Initial Criticality IP 72572 Moderator Temperature Coefficient Measurement IP 72572 Boron Reactivity Worth Measurement IP 72576 Power Reactivity Coefficient Measurement IP 72578 Core Performance IP 72583 Shutdown from Outside Control Room IP 72582 Loss of Offsite Power Enclosure