IR 05000395/2012001

Annual Assessment Letter for Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Report 05000395/2012001

ML13063A283
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	03/04/2013
From:	Gerald Mccoy NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB5
To:	Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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IR-12-001
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UNITED STATES rch 4, 2013

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 - REPORT 05000395/2012001

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

On February 14, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012. 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 determined that overall, Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, 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 June 30, 2014. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. 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 security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence. We also plan on conducting two non-ROP inspections which include: Temporary Instruction (TI)

2515/182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping - Phase 1, and an Initial Operator License Exam.

In accordance with 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 Agencywide Document Access and Management 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 404-997-4551 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12 Enclosure: Virgil C. Summer Inspection / Activity Plan (03/01/2013 - 06/30/2014)

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Page 1 of 2 Summer 03/04/2013 08:32:46 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TI-182 - TI-182 BURIED PIPING/TANK - PHASE 1 1 1 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM PREP 3 1 07/29/2013 08/02/2013 V23400 SUMMER U1/AUGUST 2013 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1 08/05/2013 08/09/2013 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program EP - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 1 1 10/07/2013 10/11/2013 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1 10/07/2013 10/11/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM WEEK 1 3 1 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 V23400 SUMMER U1/AUGUST 2013 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE 3 1 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM WEEK 2 3 1 08/26/2013 08/30/2013 V23400 SUMMER U1/AUGUST 2013 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK2 2 1 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance MODS - PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION 4 1 11/04/2013 11/08/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 1 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications ISI - UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Summer 03/04/2013 08:32:46 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE 3 1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification SGISI - UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 04/21/2014 04/25/2014 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK2 2 1 04/28/2014 05/02/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/28/2014 05/02/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 04/28/2014 05/02/2014 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 04/28/2014 05/02/2014 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 04/28/2014 05/02/2014 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 04/28/2014 05/02/2014 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Comments:

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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