ML101800525
| ML101800525 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/2010 |
| From: | Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1 |
| To: | Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| Download: ML101800525 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 29, 2010 Mr. David A. Baxter Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT:
OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Baxter:
From August 2 - 6, 2010, the NRC will perform a baseline Occupational and Public Radiation Safety inspection at the Oconee Nuclear Station, (NRC Inspection Procedures 71124.05, Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation; 71124.06, Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment; 71124.07, Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program and 71151 Performance Indicator Verification for Occupational and Public Radiation Protection). Experience has shown that this inspection is resource-intensive both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your on-site resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Judy Smith (864-885-4309) of your organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of outage activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Ruben Hamilton at (404) 997-4672 (ruben.hamilton@nrc.gov).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be 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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brian R Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-269, 270, 287 License Nos.: DPR-38, 47, 55
Enclosure:
Pre-Inspection Document Request
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NAME RHamilton BBonser DATE 06/29/2010 06/29/2010 E-MAIL COPY?
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David A. Baxter Site Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Kent Alter Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution J. W. (Bill) Pitesa Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Scott L. Batson Engineering Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Philip J. Culbertson Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Preston Gillespie Station Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr.
Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs 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 Charles Brinkman Director Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution County Supervisor of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Lara Nichols Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution 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 W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Jim Kammer RES Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Paul Fisk MCE Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution
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Letter to David A. Baxter from Brian Bonser dated June 29, 2010
SUBJECT:
OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Distribution w/encl:
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Enclosure Pre-Inspection Document Request Occupational and Public Radiation Safety Cornerstones Licensee:
Oconee Nuclear Station Docket Numbers:
50-269, 270 and 287 Inspection Dates:
August 2 - 6, 2010 Procedure:
IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Documentation is requested from July 18, 2008, to the present. We would prefer as much of the information as possible in electronic form. An index to the CD contents is also helpful. For those items requesting a list of documents/areas, the inspector will select documents/areas from the list for on-site review.
If you have any questions, please call Ruben Hamilton at 404-997-4672. Thank you in advance for all your effort in putting together this material.
Assistance Requested During On-Site Inspection Advance notification of any liquid or gaseous effluent releases, including the associated pre-release sampling, analysis, and permit generation.
Assistance in plant walk-downs of the liquid and gaseous effluent systems and associated radiation monitors.
Assistance in plant walk-downs of radiation monitors, including ARMs, CAMs, whole body counters, personnel contamination monitors, etc.
Assistance with walk-down of meteorological equipment.
Assistance with observations of REMP sample collection and processing.
General Information Request
- 1. Telephone numbers of contacts
- 2. Plant, Radiation Protection, and Chemistry organizational charts
- 3. List of radiation protection and chemistry procedures related to instruments, effluents and environmental monitoring with designation and title
- 5. Current revision of the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM)
- 6. 2008 and 2009 Annual Radiological Effluents Reports
- 7. 2008 and 2009 Annual Environmental Operations Radiological Report
- 8. Most recent DAW 10 CFR Part 61 analytical results.
- 9. Corrective Action Program procedures
- 10. Procedure(s) for identifying, notification, tracking, and correcting PI occurrences
2 Enclosure
- 11. List of all Performance Indicators (PIs) and copies of associated corrective action reports for Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness and RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent occurrences
- 12. Audits and self-assessments performed since July 18, 2008 that encompass the areas of (1) effluent treatment and monitoring program (including chemistry and count room), (2) radiological environmental monitoring program, (3) meteorological monitoring program, (4) radiation measurement instrumentation program (fixed and portable).
RADIATION MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION ) [71124.05]
Copies of the CY 2008 and CY 2009 ARERR documents [Note: provided as part of the General Information Request and duplication is not required]
Provide Procedures/Guidance Documents for:
o use of portable instrument calibrators o calibration and functional test/source checks of portable radiation detection instrumentation o calibration and functional tests of small article monitor (SAM), personnel contamination monitor (PCM), portal monitor (PM), and whole body counting (WBC) equipment; for area radiation monitor (ARM) and continuous air monitor (CAM) equipment.
o determination of set-points for ARM, CAM, PCM, PM and SAM equipment used for area and personnel monitoring equipment, as applicable o collection and analysis of high-range, post accident iodine and effluent samples Provide a list of in-service SAM, PCM, PM, and WBC equipment [Note: the list will be used to select 3 to 5 monitors for evaluation of their calibration/functional check surveillances during the onsite inspection. In addition, portable radiation detection instrumentation will be selected at random to evaluate adequacy of calibrations.]
Provide the previous two sets of calibration data for the following effluent monitors: main stack radiation monitor, liquid process radiation monitor, and Unit 1 reactor building ventilation monitor Provide the previous two sets of calibration data for the following monitors:
o RIA -32 Aux Building Gas o RIA-33 Waste Disposal (Normal) o RIA-37 Waste Disposal Gas (Normal) o RIA-38 Waste Disposal Gas (High) o RIA-39 Control Room Gas o 2RIA-43, 44 and 45 Unit 2 Vent Particulates, Iodines and Noble gases o 2RIA-57 and 58, Reactor Building Gas (High High) (CHRMS)
Copies of all audits, self-assessments, and/or reviews of area and personnel monitoring equipment and portable radiation survey instruments generated since July 18, 2008. The records should include any reviews conducted of vendor facilities, e.g., outside calibration laboratories Provide a list of Condition Report (CR) documents generated since July 18, 2008, for gaseous and liquid effluent monitoring activities, for ARM and/or CAM operability issues, effluent monitoring equipment or monitoring activities; and for the release of licensed material outside of the radiologically controlled area (RCA) [Note: only titles/summary statement should be provide for use by the inspectors to select a sample of issues for in-depth review]
3 Enclosure RADIOACTIVE GASEOUS AND LIQUID EFFLUENT TREATMENT [71124.06]
Copies of the CY 2008 and CY 2009 ARERR documents [Note: provided as part of the General Information Request and duplication is not required]
Provide Procedures/Guidance Documents for:
o collection, analysis, release and dose evaluations for gaseous and/or liquid effluents.
Include guidance for both batch and continuous modes o determination of set-points for main plant gaseous and liquid effluent discharge pathways Provide a list of any significant changes to the ODCM since July 18, 2008 Provide a list of significant changes to the radioactive effluent processing systems since July 18, 2008 Provide a list of any non-radioactive systems that have become contaminated since July 18, 2008.
Provide a list of any abnormal gaseous or liquid releases identified since July 18, 2008 Provide a list of 10 CFR 50.75(g) entries made since July 18, 2008 Provide system health reports for radiological effluent/process monitoring systems since July 18, 2008 Provide a list of the main liquid and gaseous effluent pathway process monitors listed as out-of-service (OOS) since July 18, 2008. [Note do not include monitors listed as OOS for less than 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />s]
List of significant changes to the effluent monitoring program since July 18, 2008, as documented within the ODCM Provide groundwater monitoring results since July 18, 2008 Records since July 18, 2008, for:
o detailed inter-laboratory comparison program results o results of Technical Specification HEPA and Charcoal filtration system surveillances o list of abnormal liquid and gaseous releases Copies of all audits, self-assessments, and/or reviews of liquid and gaseous effluent monitoring program activities since July 18, 2008. The data should include any reviews conducted of vendor activities and their facilities List of Condition Report documents generated since July 18, 2008, as a result of gaseous and liquid effluent processing and/or release activities. [Note: only titles/summary statement should be provide for use by the inspectors to select a sample of issues for in-depth review]
RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM (REMP) [71124.07]
Prior to the Onsite Inspection Provide Procedures/Guidance Documents for:
o collection and analysis of environmental samples o calibration and maintenance of REMP air and/or water samplers o calibration of meteorological monitoring instrument loop (wind speed & direction, air temperature sensors currently in use) o monthly/quarterly meteorological instrumentation surveillance requirements (control room and local tower activities)
Records since July 18, 2008 for:
4 Enclosure o calibrations of REMP air and water sampling equipment (as applicable) o meteorological monitoring instrument calibrations (wind speed & direction, air temperature) o detailed inter-laboratory comparison program results Copies of all audits, self-assessments, and/or reviews of REMP activities. The data should include any reviews conducted of vendor activities and their facilities List of systems, structures, or components (SSCs), identified as credible mechanism(s) having the potential for release of licensed material to the groundwater environs List of significant REMP changes documented within the ODCM since July 18, 2008 List of Condition Reports generated as a result of REMP activities since July 18, 2008.
[Note: only titles/summary statement should be provide for use by the inspectors to select a sample of issues for in-depth review]
Copies of the CY 2008 and CY 2009 AREORs [Note: provided as part of the General Information Request and do not need to be duplicated]
Inspector Contact Information:
Ruben Hamilton (404) 997-4672 ruben.hamilton@NRC.GOV Mailing Address U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II ATTN: Ruben Hamilton 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1245