ML110630352

Annual Assessment Letter - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (Report 05000327-11-001 & 05000328-11-001)

ML110630352
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	03/04/2011
From:	Guthrie E F Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Krich R M Tennessee Valley Authority
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IR-11-001
Download: ML110630352 (5)

See also: IR 05000327/2011001

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March 4, 2011

Mr. R. M. Krich Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000327/2011001 AND 05000328/2011001)

Dear Mr.Krich:

On February 10, 2011, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined that overall, Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2012. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. We also plan on conducting an initial license exam at your facility in January, 2012.

TVA 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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 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 404-997-4662 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,/RA/

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

Enclosure:

Sequoyah Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

TVA 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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 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 404-997-4662 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,/RA/

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

Enclosure:

Sequoyah Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: G Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_________________________ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JDH /RA/ EFG /RA/ NAME JHamman EGuthrie DATE 02/24/2011 03/04/2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: S:\DRP\PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS & REPORTS\EOC & MID-CYCLE\2010\END OF CYCLE\INPUTS\RPB6\RPB6\MEETING INFO\EOC_LTR_SQN.DOCX TVA 3 cc w/encl: M. D. Skaggs Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution K. Langdon Plant Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution G. M. Cook Manager Licensing Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution R. M. Cook Manager, Corp. Nuclear Licensing - SQN Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution County Mayor Hamilton County Hamilton County Courthouse 208 Courthouse 625 Georgia Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Division of Radiological Health 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243 Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 TVA 4 Letter to R. M. Krich from Eugene Guthrie dated March 4, 2011

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000327/2011001 AND 05000328/2011001) Distribution w/encl: C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMSequoyah Resource ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)