ML120610641

Annual Assessment Letter for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (Report 05000361; 362/2011001)

ML120610641
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	Ryan Lantz NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Peter Dietrich Southern California Edison Co
References
IR-11-001
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511 March 5, 2012 Mr. Peter Dietrich Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORT 05000361;362/2011001)

Dear Mr. Dietrich:

On February 15, 2012, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), Units 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. This letter informs you of the NRCs 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 NRCs assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined that overall, SONGS, Units 2 and 3, operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at SONGS, Units 2 and 3 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 substantive cross-cutting issue (SCCI) in human performance, decision-making component, associated with the aspect of conservative assumptions in decision-making H.1(b) was originally opened following the mid-cycle assessment of 2009. The facility has demonstrated effective corrective actions in addressing this SCCI, as determined by our inspections as well as a decreasing trend in the number of findings with this aspect. Therefore, the NRC determined that this SCCI in human performance H.1(b) is closed.

A new theme was identified in the human performance area, resources component, associated with the aspect of procedure quality H.2(c). You have taken several actions to address this new theme, including a thorough evaluation of corrective actions resulting in identification of new as well as revisions to past corrective actions, and completion of a common cause evaluation to

P. Dietrich look for other potentially affected areas. The NRC is not opening a new SCCI in Human Performance H.2(c) based on your efforts to address this new theme.

NRC issued a chilling effect letter to Southern California Edison in March 2010. Multiple inspections, including two focused Problem Identification and Resolution inspections in January and May 2011, as well as public meetings, were conducted to review your corrective actions to address the issues identified in the chilling effect letter. Based on the inspection results, the overall results of your safety conscious work environment assessments and associated corrective actions, the NRC closed the chilling effect letter on September 6, 2011, and informed you that NRC will continue to monitor your efforts to improve the safety conscious work environment at the site through baseline inspection efforts.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2013. 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.

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).

Please contact me at (817) 200-1173 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ryan E. Lantz, Chief Reactor Projects, Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-361, 50-362 License Nos.: NPF-10, NPF-15

Enclosure:

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Inspection Activity Plan cc w/

Enclosure:

Electronic Distribution

P. Dietrich Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Thomas.Blount@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Greg.Warnick@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (John.Reynoso@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer (David.You@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer (Brian.Parks@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

SONGS Administrative Assistant (Heather.Hutchinson@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

RA Secretary (Lisa.Quayle@nrc.gov)

DRA Secretary (Anita.Tannenbaum@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB1 (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB2 (Geoff.Miller@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB1 (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB2 (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov)

Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ryan.Alexander@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator, (Lydia.Chang@nrc.gov)

Director, DIRS, NRR (Fred.Brown@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (John.Lubinski@nrc.gov)

Director, DORL, NRR (Joseph Giitter@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (Robert.Nelson@nrc.gov)

Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Michael.Markley@nrc.gov)

RidsNrrDirslpab Resource@nrc.gov ROPreports.Resource@nrc.gov Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

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Page 1 of 2 San Onofre 02/29/2012 07:28:40 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 04/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TI-182 - UNDERGROUND PIPING PHASE 1 2 2, 3 03/01/2012 12/31/2012 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping TSB-52B - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 7 2, 3 04/08/2012 04/14/2012 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution EB1-07T - HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 2, 3 05/24/2012 05/31/2012 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance EB1-17T - 50.59 & PERM PLANT MODS 4 2, 3 06/18/2012 06/30/2012 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 2, 3 06/18/2012 06/30/2012 IP 7111117T-chng/tst change/test/evaluations 2, 3 06/18/2012 06/30/2012 IP 7111117T-evals evaluations 2, 3 06/18/2012 06/30/2012 IP 7111117T-permmodspermanent mods EP-1 - BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 2, 3 06/25/2012 06/29/2012 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 2, 3 06/25/2012 06/29/2012 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 2, 3 06/25/2012 06/29/2012 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 2, 3 06/25/2012 06/29/2012 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 2, 3 06/25/2012 06/29/2012 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 2, 3 06/25/2012 06/29/2012 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System RS5678 - RADIATION SAFETY TEAM INSPECTION 4 2, 3 07/23/2012 07/27/2012 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2, 3 07/23/2012 07/27/2012 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 2, 3 07/23/2012 07/27/2012 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 2, 3 07/23/2012 07/27/2012 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation BRQ INSP - BRQ INSPECTION 2 2, 3 07/30/2012 08/03/2012 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program EXAM - INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 6 2 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 X02494 INTIAL EXAM UNIT 2- SONGS (01/01/2012) 3 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 X02495 INTIAL EXAM FOR SONGS, UNIT 3, START DATE (01/01/2012) 2 10/15/2012 10/19/2012 X02494 INTIAL EXAM UNIT 2- SONGS (01/01/2012) 3 10/15/2012 10/19/2012 X02495 INTIAL EXAM FOR SONGS, UNIT 3, START DATE (01/01/2012)

TI-182 - UNDERGROUND PIPING PHASE 1 2 2, 3 01/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping EP1 - BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION 4 2, 3 05/20/2013 05/24/2013 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 San Onofre 02/29/2012 07:28:40 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 04/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site EB2-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 2, 3 06/10/2013 06/14/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

2, 3 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.