ML12054A743

Notification of NRC Inspection and Request for Information

ML12054A743
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	02/23/2012
From:	Vias S NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB3
To:	Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas
Linda Gruhler x-4614
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 February 23, 2012 Mr. T. Preston Gillespie, Jr.

Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

OCONEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Gillespie:

On March 19, 2012, the NRC will begin the temporary instruction (TI) inspection, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks, (TI 2515-182) at your Oconee Nuclear Power Station. This on-site inspection is scheduled to be performed March 19-21, 2012.

In order to minimize the impact to your on-site resources, we have enclosed a list of documents pertinent to our inspection. The documents that are requested for this inspection include all relevant documents that will allow the inspector(s) to adequately complete Phase 1 of this inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Ms. Judy Smith of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Alexandra Rogers at (404) 997-4657 or Alexandra.Rogers@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

DEC 2 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 Louis Lake for/

Steven J. Vias, Chief Engineering Branch 3 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License No. DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

Enclosure:

TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION (TI 2515-182) INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST cc w/encl: (See page 3)

_ _______X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE X FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA L. Lake for/

NAME A. ROGERS S. VIAS DATE 2/ 23 /2012 2/ 23 /2012 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO 3

DEC cc w/encl:

Division of Radiological Health Sandra Threatt, Manager TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Nuclear Response and Emergency 401 Church Street Environmental Surveillance Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Charles J. Thomas Control Fleet Licensing Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Scott L. Batson Station Manager David A. Baxter Oconee Nuclear Station Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC General Office Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission David A. Cummings Oconee Nuclear Station Associate General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Corporation 7812B Rochester Hwy Electronic Mail Distribution Seneca, SC 29672 Judy E. Smith Terry L. Patterson Licensing Administrator Safety Assurance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Charles Brinkman Kent Alter Director Regulatory Compliance Manager Washington Operations Oconee Nuclear Station Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Tom D. Ray Lara S. Nichols Engineering Manager Vice President-Legal Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Luellen B. Jones County Supervisor of Oconee County Fleet Licensing Engineer 415 S. Pine Street Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Electronic Mail Distribution W. Lee Cox, III M. Christopher Nolan Section Chief Fleet Safety Assurance Manager Radiation Protection Section Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC N.C. Department of Environmental Electronic Mail Distribution Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates: March 19-21, 2012 Inspection Procedures: TI 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks Inspector: Alexandra Rogers (404) 997-4657, Reactor Inspector Alexandra.Rogers@nrc.gov A. Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week

1. The following documents listed below are requested (electronic copy CD ROM if possible) by March 12, 2012, to facilitate the preparation for the on-site inspection week.

a. Organization list of site individuals responsible for the sites underground piping and tanks program; and

b. Schedule for completion of the following NEI 09-14, Guideline For The Management of Underground Piping and Tank Integrity, Revision 1 attributes:

Buried Piping

• Procedures and Oversight

• Risk Ranking

• Inspection Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan Underground Piping and Tanks

• Procedures and Oversight

• Prioritization

• Condition Assessment Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan Enclosure

2 B. Information to Be Provided On-Site to the Inspector at the Entrance Meeting

a. Copy of EPRI document Recommendations for an Effective Program to Control the Degradation of Buried Pipe.

b. Copy of Site Underground Piping and Tanks Program.

c. Self or third party assessments of the Underground Piping and Tanks Program (if any have been performed).

d. For any of the NEI 09-14 Revision 1 or subsequent revision attributes identified below which have been completed prior to the NRCs onsite inspection, provide written records that demonstrate that the program attribute is complete.

Buried Piping

• Procedures and Oversight

• Risk Ranking

• Inspection Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan Underground Piping and Tanks

• Procedures and Oversight

• Prioritization

• Condition Assessment Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan