ML12065A396
| ML12065A396 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 03/05/2012 |
| From: | Haag R NRC/RGN-II/DCP/CPB3 |
| To: | Skaggs M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| IR-12-601 | |
| Download: ML12065A396 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000391/2012601
Text
March 5, 2012
Mr. Michael D. Skaggs
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Construction
Tennessee Valley Authority
6A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
END-OF-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT
UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000391/2012601)
Dear Mr. Skaggs:
On February 7, 2011, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Watts Bar Nuclear
(WBN) Plant Unit 2 construction project. Our technical staff reviewed inspection results for the
period from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. The purpose of this letter is to inform
you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future
inspections at your facility.
Overall, WBN Unit 2 construction activities were conducted in a manner that complied with the
Commissions rules and regulations, the conditions of your construction permit, and the Unit 2
regulatory framework commitments. Our inspections indicated that your construction program
and procedure development, along with project staffing, were sufficiently implemented to
support ongoing construction activities. Overall the corrective action program implementation
activities, including initiation, classification, disposition, and trending were deemed satisfactory.
However, since our inspections did identify some concerns with the completeness and
adequacy in the documentation and implementation of your corrective actions, we plan to
continue to inspect this area during focused and team Problem Identification and Resolution
(PI&R) inspections. As discussed in our September 1, 2011, Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter, we
were concerned with the adequacy of your corrective actions for several historical problems.
Specifically, for non-cited violation (NCV)05000391/2011605-01, Failure to take adequate
corrective action associated with construction deficiency reports and issues identified in a NRC
Bulletin, the NRC staff identified four examples of inadequate corrective actions to resolve the
historical issues. Because of the large number of issues in your corrective action program that
require resolution, your actions to address this violation are extremely important. The NRC staff
will continue to assess your actions in this area as part of our close-out inspections for other
historical issues and review of your corresponding closure packages.
In 2011 the NRC staff identified three (3) NCVs involving your commercial grade dedication
(CGD) program. These violations identified both CGD implementation errors and problems with
your programmatic guidance for performing CGD activities. Because of the large number of
components already procured under the CGD process, a thorough extent of condition review for
these violations is warranted. We plan to review your corrective actions during future NRC
inspections.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVE., NE., SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
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The NRC staff has expended a large effort toward the WBN Unit 2 project during 2011.
Specifically, the Region II office has spent over 16,800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> performing inspections,
assessments, public meetings, allegation follow-up, and inspection program support for WBN
Unit 2. The NRC staff anticipates this level of effort will be maintained in 2012 as WBN Unit 2
construction activities continue and pre-operational testing is performed on additional safety-
related systems.
In conclusion, project performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the previous three
quarters of the assessment cycle, was acceptable based on the above inspection conclusions,
the fact that all violations were classified as severity level IV or below, and that no Substantive
Cross-Cutting Issue was identified. Therefore, we do not plan to expand our inspection
activities beyond what is specified by Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2517.
The enclosed inspection plan contains those major or infrequent projected inspection activities
that we have currently identified, in part, by reviewing your project schedule. It is crucial that
you keep us apprised of any project schedule changes as soon as they are identified, in order to
maintain our inspection plan current. As additional details of your project schedule become
available, we will plan other inspections specified in IMC 2517. Your staff will be informed of
changes/ additions to our inspection plans. Routine inspections performed by the resident
inspectors and regional staff on construction activities, Corrective Active Programs (CAPs),
Special Programs (SPs), Generic Communications, historical open items, and Construction
Deficiency Reports (CDRs) are not listed on the inspection plan due to their ongoing and
continuous nature. We plan to give your staff ample notification of specific upcoming inspection
activities as their schedule becomes available in order to allow for the resolution of any
scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues.
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 NRCs 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 (404) 997-4446 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or
our planned inspections.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert C. Haag, Chief
Construction Projects Branch 3
Division of Construction Projects
Docket No. 50-391
Construction Permit No: CPPR-92
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Mr. G. P. Arent, Manager,
WBN Unit 2 Licensing
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, Tennessee 37381
Mr. O. J. Zeringue
General Manager
Engineering and Construction
WBN Unit 2
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, Tennessee 37381
Mr. R. A. Hruby
General Manger
Technical Services
WBN Unit 2
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, Tennessee 37381
Ms. D. K. Guinn, Manager,
Licensing and Industry Affairs
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, Tennessee 37381
Mr. P. D. Swafford
Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice
President
Tennessee Valley Authority
1101 Market Place
3R Lookout Place
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
County Executive
375 Church Street
Suite 215
Dayton, Tennessee 37321
Mr. D. H. Gronek
Mr. D. C. Romashko
General Manager, Nuclear Construction
Quality Assurance
Tennessee Valley Authority
1101 Market Street
Blue Ridge 3A
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
Mr. J. W. Shea
Corporate Nuclear Licensing
Tennessee Valley Authority
1101 Market Street
Lookout Place 3R
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
Mr. E.J. Vigluicci
Assistant General Counsel
Tennessee Valley Authority
400 West Summit Hill Drive
West Tower 6A
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director
Tennessee Department of Environmental
Health and Conservation
Division of Radiological Health
3rd Floor, L&C Annex
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1532
Mr. D. E. Grissette
Site Vice President
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, Tennessee 37381
County Mayor
P.O. Box 156
Decatur, Tennessee 37322
Ms. Ann P. Harris
Public
341 Swing Loop
Rockwood, TN 37854
Plant Manager, WBN Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Spring City, Tennessee 37381
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
Watts Bar Unit 2 Licensing
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Letter to Michael D. Skaggs from Robert C. Haag dated March 5, 2012.
SUBJECT:
END-OF-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT
UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000391/2012601)
Distribution w/encl:
S. Campbell, NRR
L. Raghavan, NRR
P. Milano, NRR
J. Poole, NRR
F. Lyon, NRR
C. Evans, RII
L. Douglas, RII EICS
S. Shaeffer, RII DRP
R. Monk, RII Watts Bar Unit 1 SRI
OE Mail (email address if applicable)
ConE_Resource@nrc.gov
PUBLIC
Enclosure
Inspection Plan
Watts Bar Unit 2*
Inspection Activity
Calendar Quarter for Inspection
Problem Identification and Resolution (IP 35007)
First Quarter 2012
Team Inspection
Containment Coatings Inspection
Second Quarter 2012
Team Inspection
Containment Sump Inspection
Forth Quarter 2012
Team Inspection
Environmental Qualification Inspection
Third Quarter 2012
Team Inspection
Engineering Field Change Control Inspection
Third Quarter 2012
Team Inspection
Fire Protection Inspection
Third Quarter 2012
Team Inspection
Cyber Security Plan Implementation Inspection
Third Quarter 2012
Team Inspection
Construction Refurbishment Process (IP 37002)
Ongoing
- The inspections listed above are limited to major or infrequently performed inspections. They
are in addition to routine inspections performed by the resident inspectors and regional staff
such as inspections of routine construction activities, CAPs, SPs, Generic Communications and
historical open items.