IR 05000395/2014001

Annual Assessment Letter for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 - Report 05000395/2014001

ML15063A348
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	03/04/2015
From:	Steven Rose NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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UNITED STATES rch 4, 2015

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 - REPORT 05000395/2014001

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

On February 12, 2015, the 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 through December 31, 2014. 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, 2016. 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.

Additionally, the NRC plans on conducting one non-ROP baseline inspection which includes Operating License Initial Exam. Additionally, an NRC audit of licensee efforts towards compliance with Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, and Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation" is ongoing for various sites. The audit includes an onsite visit for the NRC staff to evaluate mitigating strategies as described in the licensee submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items.

This onsite audit will occur prior to the first unit at the site achieving compliance with the Orders and the audit will aid NRC staff in developing a final Safety Evaluation for the site.

The audit at your site has been scheduled for the week of July 13, 2015. A site-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations.

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 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 404-997-4609 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven D. Rose, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12 Enclosure: Virgil C. Summer Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2015 - 06/30/2016)

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Page 1 of 1 Summer 03/04/2015 09:42:32 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3 1 04/06/2015 04/10/2015 V23453 SUMMER U1/MAY 2015 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 3 1 05/04/2015 05/15/2015 V23453 SUMMER U1/MAY 2015 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES RP - RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 3 1 07/27/2015 07/31/2015 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 07/27/2015 07/31/2015 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1 07/27/2015 07/31/2015 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 1 07/27/2015 07/31/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL RQ - REQUAL INSP 2 1 08/10/2015 08/14/2015 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program EP - EP EXERCISE 7 1 09/21/2015 09/25/2015 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1 09/21/2015 09/25/2015 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 09/21/2015 09/25/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification RP - RP RAD HAZARDS ASSESSMENT 1 1 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls ISI - UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 10/12/2015 10/16/2015 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR MODS - PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION 3 1 05/02/2016 05/06/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 1 05/16/2016 05/20/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3 1 05/09/2016 05/13/2016 V23471 SUMMER U1/JUNE 2016 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 3 1 06/06/2016 06/10/2016 V23471 SUMMER U1/JUNE 2016 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1 06/20/2016 06/24/2016 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

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