ML12136A536
| ML12136A536 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 05/14/2012 |
| From: | Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1 |
| To: | Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| Download: ML12136A536 (9) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 14, 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 STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Gillespie:
From July 30 - August 3, 2012, the NRC will perform a baseline Occupational and Public Radiation Safety inspection at the Oconee Nuclear Station, (NRC Inspection Procedures 71124.06, Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment; 71124.07, Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program; 71124.08, Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation; and 71151, Performance Indicator Verification). Experience has shown that this inspection is resource-intensive both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your on-site resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Judy Smith (864-885-4309) of your organization. The inspector has requested that the subject material be made available to the NRC staff by July 13, 2012. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of outage activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Wade Loo at (404) 997-4727 (wade.loo@nrc.gov).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
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enclosure 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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brian R Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.
50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License No.
Enclosure:
Pre-Inspection Document Request cc w/encl. (See page 3)
ML12136A536 X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE X FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII: DRS/PSB1 RII: DRS/PSB1 SIGNATURE RA/WL RA/BB NAME W. LOO B. BONSER DATE 05/11/2012 05/14/2012 E-MAIL COPY?
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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 Richardson, Alicia Licensing Administrative Assistant Duke Energy Corporation 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 Pre-Inspection Document Request Occupational and Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone Licensee:
Oconee Nuclear Station Docket Numbers:
50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 Inspection Dates:
July 30 - August 3, 2012 Inspection Procedures to be performed:
71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Documentation is requested from August 2010, to the present for IPs 71124.06, 71124.07 and 71124.08; and November 2011, to the present for IP 71151.
We would prefer as much of the information as possible in electronic form. An index to the CD or shared drive contents is also helpful. For those items requesting a list of documents/areas, the inspectors will select documents/areas from the list for on-site review. If any of the requested information is too burdensome to provide electronically or as hard copies, simply indicate that the requested material is available for onsite review by the inspectors.
If you have any questions, please call Wade Loo at (404) 997-4727. Thank you in advance for all of your efforts in putting together this material.
Assistance Requested During On-Site Inspection Advance notification of any liquid or gaseous effluent releases, including the associated pre-release sampling, analysis, and permit generation.
Assistance in plant walk-downs of the liquid and gaseous effluent systems.
Assistance with walk-down of meteorological equipment.
Assistance with observations of REMP sample collection and processing General Information Request Telephone numbers of contacts.
Plant, Radiation Protection and Chemistry organizational charts, including personnel involved in solid radwaste processing and transportation of radwaste/radioactive materials.
Electronic copy of applicable chapters of UFSAR (e.g. radiation protection program, liquid and solid radioactive waste program, etc.).
List of radiation protection procedures related to transportation, radwaste, radiological effluents and environmental monitoring with designation and title.
2 Enclosure Current revision of the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM).
2010 and 2011 Annual Radiological Effluents Reports.
2010 and 2011 Annual Environmental Operations Radiological Report.
Most recent DAW 10 CFR Part 61 analytical results.
Corrective Action Program procedures.
Procedure(s) for identifying, notification, tracking, and correcting PI occurrences.
List of all Performance Indicators (PIs) and copies of associated corrective action reports for Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness and RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences.
Audits and self-assessments performed since the last inspection that encompass the areas of (1) effluent treatment and monitoring program (including chemistry and count room); (2) radiological environmental monitoring program; (3) meteorological monitoring program; (4) liquid and solid radwaste processing; and (5) transportation of radioactive material/radwaste.
71124.06: Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment Copies of the CY 2010, and CY 2011, ARERR documents [Note: provided as part of the General Information Request and duplication is not required].
Provide Procedures/Guidance Documents for:
o collection, analysis, release and dose evaluations for gaseous and/or liquid effluents.
Include guidance for both batch and continuous modes o determination of set-points for main plant gaseous and liquid effluent discharge pathways Provide a list of any significant changes to the ODCM since August 2010.
Provide a list of significant changes to the radioactive effluent processing systems since August 2010.
Provide a list of any non-radioactive systems that have become contaminated since August 2010.
Provide a list of any abnormal gaseous or liquid releases identified since August 2010.
Provide a list of 10 CFR 50.75(g) entries made since August 2010.
Provide system health reports for radiological effluent/process monitoring systems since August 2010.
Provide a list of the main liquid and gaseous effluent pathway process monitors listed as out-of-service (OOS) since August 2010. [Note do not include monitors listed as OOS for less than 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />s].
List of significant changes to the effluent monitoring program since August 2010, as documented within the ODCM.
3 Enclosure Provide groundwater monitoring results since August 2010.
Records since August 2010, for:
o detailed inter-laboratory comparison program results o results of Technical Specification HEPA and Charcoal filtration system surveillances o list of abnormal liquid and gaseous releases Copies of all audits, self-assessments, and/or reviews of liquid and gaseous effluent monitoring program activities since August 2010. The data should include any reviews conducted of vendor activities and their facilities.
List of Problem Investigation Report (PIP) documents generated since August 2010, as a result of gaseous and liquid effluent processing and/or release activities. [Note: only titles/summary statement should be provided for use by the inspectors to select a sample of issues for in-depth review].
71124.07: Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP)
Prior to the Onsite Inspection Provide Procedures/Guidance Documents for:
o collection and analysis of environmental samples o calibration and maintenance of REMP air and/or water samplers o calibration of meteorological monitoring instrument loop (wind speed & direction, air temperature sensors currently in use) o monthly/quarterly meteorological instrumentation surveillance requirements (control room and local tower activities)
Records since August 2010, for:
o calibrations of REMP air and water sampling equipment (as applicable) o meteorological monitoring instrument calibrations (wind speed & direction, air temperature) o detailed inter-laboratory comparison program results Copies of all audits, self-assessments, and/or reviews of REMP activities. The data should include any reviews conducted of vendor activities and their facilities.
List of systems, structures, or components (SSCs), identified as credible mechanism(s) having the potential for release of licensed material to the groundwater environs.
List of significant REMP changes documented within the ODCM since August 2010.
List of PIP Reports generated as a result of REMP activities since August 2010. [Note: only titles/summary statement should be provided for use by the inspectors to select a sample of issues for in-depth review].
Copies of the CY 2010, and CY 2011, AREORs [Note: provided as part of the General Information Request and do not need to be duplicated].
4 Enclosure 71124.08: Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation Site and corporate procedures/manuals describing licensee compliance with 10 CFR Parts 20, 61, and 71 and 49 CFR Parts 170-189. Procedures/manuals should include:
o Solid and liquid radwaste processing procedures o Procedure(s) for transferring radioactive waste resin and sludge discharges into shipping/disposal containers o Waste stream mixing and/or sampling procedures, including (1) waste concentration averaging; (2) use of scaling factors and calculations used to account for difficult-to-measure radionuclides; and (3) ensuring waste stream composition data accounts for changing operational parameters o Shipping/transportation procedures o Cask loading and closure procedures (licensee and vendor) applicable to last three cask transports o Process Control Program (PCP)
Most recent Annual Radioactive Effluents Release Report.
Most recent radio-chemical sample analysis results (i.e., 10 CFR Part 61" analysis) for each of the radioactive waste streams [e.g., dry active waste (DAW), ion exchange resins, mechanical filters, and sludges and activated materials, etc.].
List and documentation of any changes made to the radioactive waste processing systems (liquid and solid) and/or the PCP since the last inspection and associated 10 CFR 50.59 documentation, as appropriate.
Copies of applicable transport cask Certificate of Compliance for the last three transport cask shipments.
Training and qualification records for personnel responsible for radioactive waste processing and radioactive material shipment preparation activities.
Copy of the Radioactive Shipping Log since August 2010, (The inspector will select transportation shipping packages for review during the inspection).
List of PIP Reports generated since the last inspection involving radioactive waste and radioactive material/waste transportation.
Available for onsite review during the inspection:
o Site drawing(s) showing the location of all stored radioactive materials and all stored radioactive waste o Plant drawings sufficient to permit the inspector to walk-down the liquid and solid radioactive waste processing systems to verify current system o configuration/operation agree with the descriptions contained in the UFSAR and in the PCP o Documentation describing the status of any radioactive waste process equipment that is not operational and/or is abandoned in place o Information concerning the sites waste disposal volume and waste reduction program
5 Enclosure o Training curriculum and primary lesson plans for qualifying persons, including vendors, for radwaste processing, packaging, and making shipments of radioactive materials and radioactive waste as specified by 49 CFR 172 71151: Performance Indicator (PI) Verification Monthly PI reports since November 2011, and copies of associated condition reports for any RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent occurrences.
Liquid and gaseous effluent release permits which specify the monthly, quarterly, and annual curies released by isotope and associated public dose assessments since November 2011.
List of all corrective action documents since November 2011, using keywords such as: HRA, LHRA, VHRA, unintended dose, unlocked door, etc.
List of all electronic dosimeter (ED) dose rate alarms > 1 R/hr and all ED dose alarms since November 2011.
Inspector Contact Information:
Wade Loo (404) 997-4672 wade.loo@nrc.gov Mailing Address U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II ATTN: Mr. Wade Loo 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, N.E.
Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257