ML080630008
| ML080630008 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Mcguire, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 02/03/2008 |
| From: | Kathy Weaver NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1 |
| To: | Brandi Hamilton Duke Energy Corp, Duke Power Co |
| References | |
| IR-08-001 | |
| Download: ML080630008 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000369/2008001
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
March 3, 2008
Duke Power Company LLC
d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
ATTN: Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton
Site Vice President
McGuire Nuclear Station
12700 Hagers Ferry Road
Huntersville, NC 28078-8985
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000369/2008001 AND 05000370/2008001)
Dear Mr. Hamilton:
On February 5, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the McGuire Nuclear
Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter
and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2007. The purpose
of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period
and our plans for future inspections at your facility.
This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A
separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related Information" will
include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, McGuire Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety
and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well
as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response
column of the NRC=s Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having
very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no
additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process
(ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan on conducting several non-ROP
inspections, which include: containment sump blockage; implementation of B.5.b mitigating
strategies; reactor coolant system dissimilar metal butt welds; hydrogen igniter backup power
verification (not yet scheduled); and operator licensing examinations.
Additionally, the staff considered whether a substantive cross-cutting issue exists in the area of
problem identification and resolution. Inspection reports issued during the period document four
separate findings, each with a cross-cutting aspect of appropriate and timely corrective
actions. However, two of the findings represent the identical performance deficiency
discovered on separate units. These two findings concerned foreign material that had been in
the sump for over 10 years, found in both Unit 1 and Unit 2 Emergency Core Cooling System
(ECCS) sumps during sump replacement. Refueling outage inspections of the inside of each
sump were credited to prevent clogging of the ECCS throttle valves, as a compensatory
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measure for a design deficiency discovered in 1996. The cause of the inadequate previous
inspections to find the debris was the same for both units. This one shared performance
deficiency was documented on each unit, during the unit's refueling outage, but was separated
in time by about 6 months. Consequently, the agency's plant issue numbering system indicates
two separate report numbers for this shared performance deficiency. For the purpose of
evaluating whether a substantive cross-cutting issue existed, we treated this common issue for
each unit as one performance deficiency. Additionally, you have addressed this trend in
problem identification and resolution by entering it into your corrective action program with plans
to perform a full root cause analysis in order to prevent future recurrence. Accordingly, we do
not believe a substantive cross-cutting issue exists at this time.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection,
scheduled through June 30, 2009. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of
any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival
onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.
The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised
at the mid-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter and its
enclosure will be made 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).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to
discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (404) 562-4647 with any
questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Kathy D. Weaver, Acting Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 1
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-369, 50-370, 72-38
Enclosure: McGuire Inspection/Activity Plan
cc w/ encl: (See page 3)
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OFFICE
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NAME
EStamm
KWeaver
DATE
02/26/2008
03/03/2008
E-MAIL COPY?
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cc w/encls:
C. J. Thomas
Regulatory Compliance Manager (MNS)
Duke Power Company LLC
d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Electronic Mail Distribution
R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager
Nuclear Regulatory Issues
and Industry Affairs
Duke Power Company LLC
d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
526 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Lisa F. Vaughn
Associate General Counsel
and Managing Attorney
Duke Energy Corporation
526 South Church Street-EC 07H
Charlotte, NC 28202
Kathryn B. Nolan
Senior Counsel
Duke Energy Corporation
526 South Church Street-EC 07H
Charlotte, NC 28202
David A. Repka
Winston & Strawn LLP
Electronic Mail Distribution
Beverly Hall, Chief, Radiation
Protection Section
N. C. Department of Environmental
Health & Natural Resources
Electronic Mail Distribution
County Manager of Mecklenburg County
720 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
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Letter to Bruce H. Hamilton from Kathy D. Weaver dated March 3, 2008
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000369/2008001 AND 05000370/2008001)
Distribution w/encl:
J. Stang, NRR
C. Evans, RII
L. Slack, RII
OE Mail
ROP Reports
RIDSNRRDIRS
PUBLIC
NRC Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
12700 Hagers Ferry Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078
McGuire
Inspection / Activity Plan
03/01/2008 - 06/30/2009
Inspection
Type
Inspection Activity
Planned Dates
Start End
No. of Staff
on Site
Title
Unit
Number
Page 1 of 2
03/03/2008
06:28:33
Report 22
2
PSB1-RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION OCCUPATIONAL WK1
Other Routine
Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants
03/03/2008
03/07/2008
1, 2
60855.1
IP
Baseline Inspections
Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas
03/03/2008
03/07/2008
1, 2
7112101
IP
Baseline Inspections
ALARA Planning and Controls
03/03/2008
03/07/2008
1, 2
7112102
IP
Baseline Inspections
Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation
03/03/2008
03/07/2008
1, 2
7112202
IP
Baseline Inspections
Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness
03/03/2008
03/07/2008
1, 2
71151-OR01
IP
Baseline Inspections
RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent
03/03/2008
03/07/2008
1, 2
71151-PR01
IP
3
EB3ISI
- U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION
Baseline Inspections
Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR
03/10/2008
03/14/2008
2
7111108P
IP
3
PSB1-RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION OCCUPATIONAL WK2
Baseline Inspections
Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas
03/17/2008
03/21/2008
1, 2
7112101
IP
Baseline Inspections
ALARA Planning and Controls
03/17/2008
03/21/2008
1, 2
7112102
IP
Baseline Inspections
Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation
03/17/2008
03/21/2008
1, 2
7112202
IP
Baseline Inspections
Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness
03/17/2008
03/21/2008
1, 2
71151-OR01
IP
Baseline Inspections
RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent
03/17/2008
03/21/2008
1, 2
71151-PR01
IP
1
EB1-SUMP
- TI 2515/166 CONTAINMENT SUMP INSPECTION
Safety Issues
Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage [NRC GENERIC LETTER 2004-02]
03/31/2008
04/04/2008
2
2515/166
IP
1
EB3TI172
- TI-172
Generic Safety Inspectio
Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds
04/07/2008
04/11/2008
1, 2
2515/172
IP
4
OL EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM PREP
Not Applicable
MCGUIRE/MAY 2008 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES
04/21/2008
04/25/2008
1
V23282
3
OL EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM
Not Applicable
MCGUIRE/MAY 2008 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES
05/12/2008
05/23/2008
1
V23282
2
- REQUAL INSPECTION
Baseline Inspections
Licensed Operator Requalification Program
06/09/2008
06/13/2008
1, 2
7111111B
IP
1
- PREP TRIP-PROBLEM ID AND RESOL
Baseline Inspections
Identification and Resolution of Problems
06/30/2008
07/03/2008
1, 2
IP
5
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION
Baseline Inspections
Identification and Resolution of Problems
08/11/2008
08/15/2008
1, 2
IP
Baseline Inspections
Identification and Resolution of Problems
08/25/2008
08/29/2008
1, 2
IP
1
EB3ISI
- U1 ISI
Baseline Inspections
Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR
09/29/2008
10/03/2008
1
7111108P
IP
1
EB3SGISI
Baseline Inspections
Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR
10/02/2008
10/06/2008
1
7111108P
IP
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
McGuire
Inspection / Activity Plan
03/01/2008 - 06/30/2009
Inspection
Type
Inspection Activity
Planned Dates
Start End
No. of Staff
on Site
Title
Unit
Number
Page 2 of 2
03/03/2008
06:28:33
Report 22
1
PSB1-EP
- EP INSP
EP Baseline Inspection
Alert and Notification System Testing
10/06/2008
10/10/2008
1, 2
7111402
IP
EP Baseline Inspection
Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing
10/06/2008
10/10/2008
1, 2
7111403
IP
EP Baseline Inspection
Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
10/06/2008
10/10/2008
1, 2
7111404
IP
EP Baseline Inspection
Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies
10/06/2008
10/10/2008
1, 2
7111405
IP
Baseline Inspections
Drill/Exercise Performance
10/06/2008
10/10/2008
1, 2
71151-EP01
IP
Baseline Inspections
ERO Drill Participation
10/06/2008
10/10/2008
1, 2
71151-EP02
IP
Baseline Inspections
Alert & Notification System
10/06/2008
10/10/2008
1, 2
71151-EP03
IP
3
TI-171
- B.5.B PHASE 2&3
Generic Safety Inspectio
Verification of Site Specific Implementation Of B.5.b Phase 2 & 3 Mitigating Strategies
11/03/2008
11/07/2008
1, 2
2515/171
IP
5
TFPI
- TFPI INSP
Baseline Inspections
Fire Protection-NFPA 805 Transition Period [Triennial]
03/09/2009
03/13/2009
1, 2
7111105P
IP
Baseline Inspections
Fire Protection-NFPA 805 Transition Period [Triennial]
03/23/2009
03/27/2009
1, 2
7111105P
IP
3
OL EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM PREP
Not Applicable
MCGUIRE/MAY 2009 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES
04/20/2009
04/24/2009
1
V23306
9
EB1-CDBI
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION
Baseline Inspections
Component Design Bases Inspection
05/04/2009
05/08/2009
1, 2
7111121
IP
Baseline Inspections
Component Design Bases Inspection
05/18/2009
05/22/2009
1, 2
7111121
IP
Baseline Inspections
Component Design Bases Inspection
06/01/2009
06/05/2009
1, 2
7111121
IP
Baseline Inspections
Component Design Bases Inspection
06/15/2009
06/19/2009
1, 2
7111121
IP
3
OL EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 1
Not Applicable
MCGUIRE/MAY 2009 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES
05/11/2009
05/15/2009
1
V23306
3
OL EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 2
Not Applicable
MCGUIRE/MAY 2009 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES
05/18/2009
05/22/2009
1
V23306
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.