ML082540382

Notification of Inspection of the Implementation of B.5.b Phase 2 and 3 Mitigating Strategies Using Temporary Instruction

ML082540382
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Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	09/10/2008
From:	Eugene Guthrie Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Campbell W Tennessee Valley Authority
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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 September 10, 2008 Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

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

Dear Mr. Campbell:

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will conduct an inspection at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant the week of October 6, 2008.

The inspection team will be led by Mark Speck, resident inspector at Sequoyah. 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 (resident inspector), Region II inspector, and NRR inspector (one copy each) 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.

Rusty Proffitt, of your staff, has been advised of this request and other inspection team support needs, including the names and addresses of the inspectors assigned to this inspection.

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.

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Your cooperation and support during this inspection will be appreciated. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Mark Speck at (423) 842-8001, or me at 404-562-4662.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene Guthrie, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-327, 50-328 License Nos.: DPR-77, DPR-79

Enclosures:

1. Documentation Requested Prior to the Inspection

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

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cc w/encl:

Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Christopher R. Church Plant Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution (Vacant)

Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Michael J. Lorek Vice President, Nuclear Engineering and Projects Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Timothy P. Cleary Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution John C. Fornicola General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Beth A. Wetzel Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution James D. Smith Manager, Licensing and Industry Affairs Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Larry E. Nicholson General Manager Performance Improvement Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael A. Purcell Senior Licensing Manager Nuclear Power Group Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy Daisy, TN 37379-3624 Lawrence Edward Nanney Director Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Electronic Mail Distribution County Mayor Hamilton County Hamilton County Courthouse Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

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James H. Bassham Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854

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Letter to William R. Campbell, Jr. from Eugene Guthrie dated August 10, 2008.

SUBJECT:

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - 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 EICS L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC B. Moroney, 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 or cross-reference 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.

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.