ML090710856
| ML090710856 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/2009 |
| From: | Haag R NRC/RGN-II/DCP/CPB3 |
| To: | Bhatnagar A Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| ir-09-601 | |
| Download: ML090710856 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000391/2009601
Text
March 11, 2009
Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation Development and Construction
Tennessee Valley Authority
6A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000391/2009601)
Dear Mr. Bhatnagar:
On February 10, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant Unit 2 construction project. Our technical staff reviewed inspection results for the
period from January 1 through December 31, 2008. 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.
Overall, activities conducted under the Watts Bar Nuclear Unit 2 construction permit for this
assessment period, as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and
regulations, with the conditions of your construction permit, and with fulfillment of Unit 2
regulatory framework commitments, were adequate. Our inspections indicated that your
construction program and procedure development along with project staffing were sufficiently
implemented to support ongoing construction activities. Management and QA oversight were
adequate commensurate with the level of activities. The corrective action program
implementation activities, including initiation, classification, disposition, and trending were
deemed satisfactory. In conclusion, project performance for the most recent quarter, as well as
for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was adequate based on the above
inspection conclusion, all inspection findings being classified as severity level IV, and no
substantive cross-cutting issues being identified. Therefore, we do not plan to expand our
inspection activities beyond what is specified by Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2517.
We continue to develop the construction inspection plan as the details of your project schedule
become available. For the remainder of 2009 we plan to perform inspections specified in IMC 2512, Light Water Reactor Inspection Program - Construction Phase. In addition we plan to
perform inspections in the following areas: Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R),
Corrective Action Programs (CAPs), Special Programs (SPs), open items and generic
communications. At this time, we have not finalized the details of the schedule for most of these
inspection activities due to uncertainties or lack of detail in the Watts Bar Unit 2 project
schedule. We plan to give your staff ample notification of specific upcoming inspection activities
as their schedule becomes available in order to allow for the resolution of any scheduling
conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
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In accordance with 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 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).
Please contact me at (404) 562-6347 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or
our planned inspections.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert C. Haag, Chief
Construction Projects Branch 3
Division of Construction Projects
Docket No. 50-391
Construction Permit No: CPPR-92
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Gordon P. Arent, Manager
New Generation Licensing
Nuclear Generation Development
and Construction
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, TN 37381
Masoud Bajestani, Vice President
Watts Bar Unit Two
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, TN 37381
Michael K. Brandon, Manager
Licensing and Industry Affairs
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, TN 37381
County Executive
375 Church Street
Suite 215
Dayton, TN 37321
County Mayor
P.O. Box 156
Decatur, TN 37322
Greg A. Boerschig, Plant Manager
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, TN 37381
John C. Fornicola, General Manager
Nuclear Assurance
Tennessee Valley Authority
3R Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
General Counsel
Tennessee Valley Authority
6A West Tower
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
Lawrence E. Nanney, Director
Tennessee Department of Environmental
Health and Conservation
Division of Radiological Health
3rd Floor, L&C Annex
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1532
Larry E. Nicholson, General Manager
Performance Improvement
Tennessee Valley Authority
4X Blue Ridge
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Michael D. Skaggs
Site Vice President
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, TN 37381
Mr. Preston D. Swafford
Chief Nuclear Officer and
Executive Vice President
Tennessee Valley Authority
3Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Mr. Thomas Coutu, Vice President
Nuclear Support
Tennessee Valley Authority
3R Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Mr. Michael A. Purcell
Senior Licensing Manager
Nuclear Power Group
Tennessee Valley Authority
3R Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
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Michael K. Lorek, Vice President
Nuclear Engineering & Projects
Tennessee Valley Authority
3R Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Mr. Frederick C. Mashburn, Acting Manager
Corporate Nuclear Licensing
and Industry Affairs
Tennessee Valley Authority
4K Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Senior Resident Inspector
Tennessee valley Authority
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
U.S. NRC 1260 Nuclear Plant Road
Spring City, TN 37381-2000
Letter to Ashok S. Bhatnagar from Robert C. Haag dated March 11, 2009
SUBJECT:
WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 CONSTRUCTION - NRC INTEGRATED
INSPECTION REPORT 05000391/2008010
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