IR 05000413/2019006
| ML20064B660 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2020 |
| From: | Frank Ehrhardt NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1 |
| To: | Simril T Duke Energy Corp |
| References | |
| IR 2019006 | |
| Download: ML20064B660 (6) | |
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March 3, 2020
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2019006 AND 05000414/2019006
Dear Mr. Simril:
The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. 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 concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.
The NRC determined the performance at Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the 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 December 31, 2021. This updated inspection plan now includes planned security inspections which were formerly transmitted under separate correspondence. 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 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.
Additionally, during this period the NRC will schedule an additional inspection per a revised version Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/194, Inspection of the Licensees Implementation of Industry Initiative Associated with the Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerability in Electrical Power Systems (NRC Bulletin 2012-01) for any sites who elect to implement the guidance of the Industry Initiative on Open Phase Condition, Revision 3 (ML19163A176), which included an option for relying on annunciation and operator manual actions instead of automatic protective features to isolate a power supply affected by an open phase condition. Licensees will be individually notified when the NRC schedules these inspections.
From January 1 to December 31, 2019, the NRC issued three Severity Level IV traditional enforcement violations associated with impeding the regulatory process. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure (IP) 92723 Follow-up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12-Month Period, to follow-up on these violations during the week of March 16-20, 2020.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (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 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 call me at 404-997-4611 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Frank Ehrhardt, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 1
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52
Enclosure: Catawba Inspection/Activity Plan
(03/01/2020 - 12/31/2021)
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OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP NAME J Worosilo F Ehrhardt DATE 02/28/2020 02/28/2020
Catawba 03/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count CATAWBA IP 92723
1, 2 03/16/2020 03/20/2020 IP 92723 000914 Follow Up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE INSPECTION
1, 2 04/06/2020 04/10/2020 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2 04/06/2020 04/10/2020 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2 04/06/2020 04/10/2020 IP 71114.08 000723 Exercise Evaluation Scenario Review 1, 2 04/06/2020 04/10/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification NFPA 805 TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION
1, 2 04/13/2020 04/17/2020 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
1, 2 04/27/2020 05/01/2020 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION
1 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
RP OCCUPATIONAL RAD SAFETY BASELINE INSPECTION
1, 2 05/11/2020 05/15/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 05/11/2020 05/15/2020 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 05/11/2020 05/15/2020 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 05/11/2020 05/15/2020 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 05/11/2020 05/15/2020 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification CATAWBA REQUAL INSPECTION
1, 2 08/24/2020 08/28/2020 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION
1, 2 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1, 2 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation 1, 2 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1, 2 10/19/2020 10/23/2020 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION
1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution Enclosure This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report
Catawba 03/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION
1, 2 03/07/2021 03/20/2021 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 03/07/2021 03/20/2021 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 03/07/2021 03/20/2021 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2 03/07/2021 03/20/2021 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1, 2 03/07/2021 03/20/2021 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION +SG
2 03/29/2021 04/02/2021 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY INSPECTION
1, 2 05/24/2021 05/28/2021 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2 05/24/2021 05/28/2021 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 05/24/2021 05/28/2021 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 1, 2 05/24/2021 05/28/2021 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (TEAMS)
1, 2 06/28/2021 07/02/2021 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)
1, 2 07/19/2021 07/23/2021 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)
TARGET SET INSPECTION
1, 2 08/16/2021 08/20/2021 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets CATAWBA INITIAL LICENSE EXAM
1, 2 08/16/2021 08/20/2021 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)
1, 2 09/20/2021 10/01/2021 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)
SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION
1, 2 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1, 2 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1, 2 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training 1, 2 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1, 2 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Page 2 of 3 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report
Catawba 03/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION +SG
1 10/18/2021 10/22/2021 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
RP OCCUPATIONAL RAD SAFETY BASELINE INSPECTION
1, 2 10/18/2021 10/22/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 10/18/2021 10/22/2021 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 10/18/2021 10/22/2021 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Page 3 of 3 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report