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

Enclosure 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

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