ML033220585

IR 05000321-03-006, 05000366-03-006, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Response to Inspection Report

ML033220585
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	11/18/2003
From:	Ogle C NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB
To:	Sumner H Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
EA-03-207, FOIA/PA-2004-0277 IR-03-006
Download: ML033220585 (3)

See also: IR 05000321/2003006

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November 18, 2003

EA-03-207

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

ATTN: Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr.

Vice President - Hatch Nuclear Plant

P. O. Box 1295

Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

SUBJECT: EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT - RESPONSE TO INSPECTION REPORT

05000321/2003006 AND 05000366/2003006

Dear Mr. Sumner:

Thank you for your response dated October 1, 2003, to our Triennial Fire Protection Inspection

Report 05000321/2003006 and 05000366/2003006, dated September 1, 2003. In your

response, you requested that we withdraw Non-Cited Violation (NCV) 50-366/03-06-03,

Inadequate Procedure for Local Manual Operator Action for Post-Fire SSD Equipment, and

NCV 50-366/03-06-04, Unapproved Manual Operator Actions for Post-Fire SSD. In addition,

you requested that we close the unresolved items (URIs) contained in the report.

In response to your request that we withdraw NCV 50-366/03-06-03, we conducted an

additional review of the actions necessary for local manual operation of Valve 2E11-F015A.

This included an onsite inspection to observe an operator simulate local manual operation of

the valve, as well as a review of supporting procedures. We noted from the simulation, that the

assigned operator was able to safely position himself so as to be able to operate the valve while

complying with all Plant Hatch requirements for individual safety and radiological protection.

However, this position was different than the position that was previously shown by one of your

operators to our inspection team, described in our inspection report, and described in your letter

of October 1, 2003. Nonetheless, we have concluded that operators, in general, reasonably will

be able to accomplish the required actions. This is because local manual operation of this

valve is required for cold shutdown and ample additional time would be available to compensate

for the impacts from the environmental conditions and any physical constraints. If necessary,

this could include providing additional time to assign other operators to assist in opening the

valve or allowing the assigned operator time to rest. Further, we noted that your personnel

safety procedures provide adequate guidance to minimize the likelihood of personnel injury in

the event that the assigned operator lost his footing while operating the valve. Hence, the NRC

concluded that no special additional procedure or preparations were required to support local

manual operation of Valve 2E11-F015A. NCV 50-366/03-06-03 is withdrawn.

We are still reviewing the additional information that you provided in response to NCV

50-366/03-06-04. We will advise you of our decision regarding this NCV when our review is

complete.

SNOPCO 2

We have also begun our review of your request to close the URIs. To this end, we have held

some discussions with your staff and requested additional information. When we have

completed our review, we will inform you of our decision.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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

Publically 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).

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (404) 562-4605.

Sincerely,

/RA James H. Moorman for:/

Charles R. Ogle, Chief

Engineering Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366

License Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5

cc: J. D. Woodard

Executive Vice President

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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George R. Frederick

General Manager, Plant Hatch

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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Raymond D. Baker

Manager Licensing - Hatch

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders

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Laurence Bergen

Oglethorpe Power Corporatioln

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Director

Department of Natural Resources

205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252

Atlanta, GA 30334

Manager, Radioactive Materials Program

Department of Natural Resources

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Chairman

Appling County Commissioners

County Courthouse

Baxley, GA 31513

Resident Manager

Oglethorpe Power Corporation

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant

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Senior Engineer - Power Supply

Municipal Electric Authority

of Georgia

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Reece McAlister

Executive Secretary

Georgia Public Service Commission

244 Washington Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30334

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