ML082140607

Notification of Inspection of the Implementation of B.5.b

ML082140607
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Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	08/01/2008
From:	Steven Rose NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co
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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 August 1, 2008 Mr. J. R. Morris Site Vice President Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Site 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT:

CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF B.5.b PHASE 2 AND 3 MITIGATING STRATEGIES USING TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/171

Dear Mr. Morris:

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will conduct an inspection at the Catawba Nuclear Station the week of December 1, 2008. The inspection team will be led by Andrew Sabisch, senior resident inspector at Catawba. The team will be composed of an inspector from Region II, an NRR inspector/contractor, and the team leader. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/171, Verification of Site Specific Implementation of B.5.b Phase 2 and 3 Mitigation Strategies.

In order for the NRC to adequately prepare for this inspection, please furnish the documents listed in Enclosure 1 to the NRC team lead (Andy Sabisch) at least two weeks prior to the planned on-site inspection. Please have available on-site at the beginning of the inspection the documents listed in Enclosure 2. Tony Jackson, of your staff, has been advised of this request and other inspection team support needs.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2009.

DEC 2

Your cooperation and support during this inspection will be appreciated. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Andrew Sabisch at (803) 831-2963, or me at (404) 562-4609.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven D. Rose, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.:

50-413, 50-414 License No.: NPF-35, 52

Enclosures:

1.

Documentation Requested Prior to the Inspection

2.

Arrangements/Documents Requested to be Available Onsite During the Inspection Week

X SUNSI REVIEW /SDR/

OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE ATS /via email/

SDR /RA/

NAME ASabisch SRose DATE 07/29/2008 08/01/2008 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

DEC 3

cc w/encl:

Randy D. Hart Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr.

Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution North Carolina MPA-1 Suite 600 P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, NC 27525-0513 Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Beverly O. Hall Chief, Radiation Protection Section Department of Environmental Health N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Elizabeth McMahon Assistant Attorney General S.C. Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, SC 29211 Vanessa Quinn Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, SW Room 840 Washington, DC 20472 North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of York County York County Courthouse York, SC 29745 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Peggy Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602

DEC 4

Letter to J. R. Morris from Steven D. Rose dated August 1, 2008

SUBJECT:

CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF B.5.b PHASE 2 AND 3 MITIGATING STRATEGIES USING TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/171 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC J. Stang, NRR

DOCUMENTATION REQUESTED PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION Please provide the items below two weeks prior to the onsite inspection week. For any items below not supplied prior to the onsite inspection week, please have the item available at the start of the onsite inspection. Please provide as much as possible in electronic format. You are reminded to properly identify and handle all Official Use Only-Security-Related Information and/or Proprietary Information in accordance with current guidance.

1.

Copies of procedures/guidelines that were revised or generated to implement the mitigation strategies. These could be Extensive Damage Mitigation Guidelines (EDMGs), SAMGs, EOPs, AOPs, etc;

2.

A matrix that shows the correlation between the mitigation strategies identified in NEI 06-12 and the site-specific procedures or guidelines used to implement the strategy;

3.

Engineering evaluations/calculations that were used to verify engineering bases for the mitigation strategies;

4.

Simplified flow diagrams for systems relied upon in the mitigation strategies; (These diagrams could be the type used for training.);

5.

Simplified drawings/descriptions of modifications that were made to plant systems to implement the mitigation strategies; and

6.

Electrical one line diagrams credited or revised to implement the mitigation strategies.

ARRANGEMENTS/DOCUMENTS REQUESTED TO BE AVAILABLE ONSITE DURING THE INSPECTION WEEK

1.

Provide a conference room to accommodate up to four (4) NRC staff. Preferably this would be outside the protected area.

2.

Site B.5.b contact person(s) should be available for the week.

3.

B.5.b engineering persons(s) should be on call for questions about any engineering calculations.

4.

Appropriate Operations staff should be available, as needed, for plant walkdowns throughout the week.

5.

Modification packages for any plant modifications performed as a result of B.5.b

6.

Detailed drawings (e.g., P&IDs) of systems used to implement mitigating strategies

7.

Copies of procedures/guidelines that were revised or generated to implement the mitigation strategies - these could be Extensive Damage Mitigation Guidelines (EDMGs),

SAMGs, EOPs, AOPs, etc. This is the same as Item 1 to Enclosure 1, except that hard copies of these procedures/guidelines should be made available for each member of the inspection team.

8.

Copies of procedures used to inventory equipment used in the mitigation strategies (e.g.,

hoses, fittings, pumps, etc.).

9.

Training records/ training matrix/ lesson plans related to B.5.b

10.

Copies of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with local fire departments or other emergency services that are required to implement any mitigating strategies

11.

Copies of any evaluations performed to document that enough equipment is available to implement the mitigating strategies (e.g., enough fire hose or electrical cable is available based on a plant walkdown or review of drawings)

12.

You are reminded to properly identify and handle all Official Use Only - Security-Related Information and/or Proprietary Information in accordance with current guidance.