IR 05000390/2020005

Assessment Followup Letter and Updated Inspection Plan for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Report 05000390/2020005 and 05000391/2020005

ML20244A079
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	08/31/2020
From:	Mark Miller Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Jim Barstow Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2020005
Download: ML20244A079 (5)

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August 31, 2020

SUBJECT:

ASSESSMENT FOLLOWUP LETTER AND UPDATED INSPECTION PLAN FOR WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REPORT 05000390/2020005 AND 05000391/2020005

Dear Mr. Barstow:

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2022 for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. 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. You should be aware that the agency is pursuing potential changes to the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP),

including changes to engineering inspections (SECY-18-0113, Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process Engineering Inspections), and other changes to the baseline inspection program described in SECY-19-0067, Recommendations for Enhancing the Reactor Oversight Process. Should these changes to the ROP be implemented, the engineering and other region-based inspections are subject to change in scope, as well as schedule. 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.

In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the NRC is adjusting inspection plans and schedules in order to safeguard the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while still effectively implementing the ROP. Each planned inspection is being carefully reviewed in order to determine if any portions of the inspection can be performed remotely, determine how best to perform on-site portions to minimize personnel health risks, and adjust inspection schedules if needed. This is done in accordance with guidance contained in the May 28, 2020 memo, Inspection Guidance During Transition From COVID-19 Mandatory Telework (ML20141L766). For inspections requiring extensive coordination with offsite organizations, such as evaluated emergency preparedness exercises, NRC guidance and frequently asked questions for security and emergency preparedness can be found here:

https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/security-ep/. Similarly, the NRC has developed guidance if force-on-force inspections cannot be completed as scheduled due to an emergency, such as the COVID-19 PHE. These changes help ensure the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while maintaining the NRCs important safety and security mission during the COVID-19 PHE. The attached inspection plan is accurate on the date of issuance but remains subject to change based on approval of potential exemption requests or other changes needed due to changing conditions in the COVID-19 PHE. NRC staff will contact your appropriate regulatory affairs staff in order to coordinate inspection planning and scheduling.

J. Bartow 2 In addition to the ROP baseline inspections, we also plan to conduct an Initial License Examination.

The NRC will also be performing baseline inspections of licensee cyber security programs. The specific schedule and procedure to be used for these inspections is being developed by the NRC staff. The staff expects to communicate the schedule for these inspections to each utility separately.

In our assessment letter dated August 31, 2018, titled Assessment Follow-up Letter and Updated Inspection Plan for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (ML18242A458), the NRC opened a Cross-cutting Issue (CCI) with the aspect of Safety Conscious Work Environment (SCWE). In that letter, we also identified the closure criteria for both the previously opened Chilling Effect Letter (CEL) (ML18242A458) in place at Watts Bar and the identified CCI. The NRC determined that TVA has made progress to address the CEL and CCI closure criteria based on: the January 2019 NRC Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection and Confirmatory Order and SCWE Follow-up inspection (ML19072A067); the Follow-up of Confirmatory Order and Chilling Effect Letter inspection in October 2019 (ML19357A240); and routine resident baseline inspections. These items will remain open, pending additional NRC review.

Three letters that detailed four Notices of Violation of employee protection requirements were issued on August 24, 2020 (ML20218A483, ML2019A689, and ML20232B524). A letter that detailed twelve Apparent Violations of NRC regulatory requirements was issued on March 9, 2020 (ML20065M374). The NRC is currently dispositioning the apparent violations. The NRC will continue to monitor TVAs activities to maintain a SCWE at Watts Bar through the Reactor Oversight Process.

This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, and Requests for Withholding.

Please contact Thomas Stephen at (404) 997-4703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark S. Miller, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-390, 50-391 License Nos.: NPF-90, NPF-96 Enclosure:

Watts Bar Inspection/Activity Plan (09/01/2020 - 06/30/2022)

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J. Bartow 3 SUBJECT: ASSESSMENT FOLLOWUP LETTER AND UPDATED INSPECTION PLAN FOR WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REPORT 05000390/2020005 AND 05000391/2020005 Dated August 31, 2020 DISTRIBUTION:

M. Kowal, RII L. Gibson, RII OE MAIL RIDSNRRDRO PUBLIC RidsNrrPMWattsBar Resource ROPassessment.Resource ROPreports Resource ADAMS Accession No. ML20244A079 OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP NAME W Deschaine R. Taylor T Stephen M. Miller DATE 8/25/2020 8/26/2020 8/26/2020 8/31/2020

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Watts Bar 08/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 2 1, 2 08/10/2020 08/14/2020 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2 08/10/2020 08/14/2020 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 08/10/2020 08/14/2020 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification WATTS BAR INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 4 1, 2 08/24/2020 09/04/2020 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (PROGRAMS) 3 1, 2 08/31/2020 09/04/2020 IP 71111.21N.02 001645 Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves Under 10 CFR 50.55a Requirements 1, 2 09/21/2020 09/25/2020 IP 71111.21N.02 001645 Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves Under 10 CFR 50.55a Requirements WATTS BAR REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 09/28/2020 10/02/2020 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION +SG 2 2 10/26/2020 10/30/2020 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

RP OCCUPATIONAL RAD SAFETY & TRANSPORTATION BASELINE INSPECTION 2 1, 2 10/26/2020 11/13/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 10/26/2020 11/13/2020 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, &

Transportation 1, 2 10/26/2020 11/13/2020 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification TARGET SET INSPECTION 1 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1, 2 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 1 of 2 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Watts Bar 08/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1, 2 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1, 2 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1, 2 02/01/2021 02/05/2021 IP 71111.05T 000696 Fire Protection (Triennial)

1, 2 02/15/2021 02/19/2021 IP 71111.05T 000696 Fire Protection (Triennial)

EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS, AND EXPERIMENTS 3 1, 2 03/29/2021 04/02/2021 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1, 2 05/03/2021 05/07/2021 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 05/17/2021 05/21/2021 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 2 of 2 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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