ML12248A048
| ML12248A048 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 09/04/2012 |
| From: | Frank Ehrhardt NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-12-006 | |
| Download: ML12248A048 (9) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 September 4, 2012 Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000424, 425/2012006)
Dear Mr. Tynan:
On August 14, 2012, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This assessment reflects the integration of the Security Cornerstone into the IMC 0305, Reactor Oversight Process.ROP performance assessment program governed by IMC 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program.
The NRC determined the performance at Vogtle Unit 1 and Unit 2 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 enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2013.
Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to the baseline inspections, consistent with the Agencys actions related to Fukushima, the NRC will perform TI-187, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns and TI-188 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns. The NRC also plans to conduct Initial Operator License Examinations, and TI-182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.
T. Tynan 2 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 (404) 997-4611 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Frank Ehrhardt, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81
Enclosure:
Vogtle Inspection/Activity Plan (09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013) cc w/encl: (See page 3)
_________________________ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:RDP RII:DRP SIGNATURE TXL /RA/ FJE /RA/
NAME TLighty FEhrhardt DATE 08/24/2012 08/27/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO T. Tynan 3 cc w/encl: Dennis R. Madison C. Russ Dedrickson Vice President Fleet Support Supervisor Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution S. Kuczynski Leigh Perry Chairman, President and CEO SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Todd L. Youngblood T. E. Tynan Vice President Site Vice President Fleet Oversight Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution W. L. Bargeron M. J. Ajluni Plant Manager Nuclear Licensing Director Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution B. D. McKinney, Jr.
D. G. Bost Regulatory Response Manager Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution D. W. Daughhetee N. J. Stringfellow Licensing Engineer Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Paula Marino Vice President Vice President Fleet Operations Support Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt T. A. Lynch Regulatory Response Supervisor Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution L. L. Crumpton Administrative Assistant, Sr.
L. P. Hill Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Licensing Supervisor Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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T. Tynan 4 (cc w/encl continued) Mark Williams Commissioner Hickox, T. Mark Georgia Department of Natural Resources Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Chuck Mueller Mark Rauckhorst Manager Site Vice President Policy and Radiation Program Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Georgia Department of Natural Resources Southern Nuclear Operating Company Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia A. Sanders S. C. Swanson Radioactive Materials Program Manager Site Support Manager Environmental Protection Division Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq. James C. Hardeman Troutman Sanders Environmental Radiation Program Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Sandra Threatt, Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Mr. Steven M. Jackson Bureau of Land and Waste Management Senior Engineer - Power Supply Department of Health and Environmental Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Reece McAlister Division of Radiological Health Executive Secretary TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Georgia Public Service Commission 401 Church Street Electronic Mail Distribution Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Office of the Attorney General Richard Haynes 40 Capitol Square, SW Director, Division of Waste Management Atlanta, GA 30334 Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Office of the County Commissioner Environmental Control Burke County Commission 2600 Bull Street Electronic Mail Distribution Columbia, SC 29201 Director Lee Foley Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Manager of Contracts Generation Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs Oglethorpe Power Corporation 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Electronic Mail Distribution Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 (cc w/encl continued next page)
T. Tynan 5 (cc w/encl continued)
Amy Whaley Resident Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.
Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Govenor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Richard Haynes Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Amy Whaley Engineer Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Electronic Mail Distribution
T. Tynan 6 Letter to Tom E. Tynan from Frank Ehrhardt dated September 4, 2012
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000424, 425/2012006)
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Page 1 of 2 Vogtle 09/04/2012 08:23:43 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site PSB1-RP - OCCUPATIONAL RP BASELINE WK1 3 1, 2 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification EB3 ISI - UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION AND RVH EXAM 2 1 09/24/2012 09/28/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR EB3SGISI - UNIT 1 SG INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR PSB1-RP - OCCUPATIONAL RP BASELINE WK2 2 1, 2 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISFSI - ISFSI PAD CONSTRUCTION 2 1, 2 10/29/2012 11/02/2012 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants TI-182 - TI-182 BURIED PIPING/TANK - PHASE 1 1 1, 2 01/21/2013 01/25/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 5 1, 2 01/21/2013 01/25/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 02/04/2013 02/08/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution PSB1-RP - RAD HAZARDS ANALYSIS AND TRANSPORATION 2 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISI - UNIT 2 INSERVICE INSPECTION AND RVH EXAM 2 2 03/18/2013 03/22/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM PREP 3 1 03/25/2013 03/29/2013 V23404 VOGTLE/MARCH 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 2 Vogtle 09/04/2012 08:23:43 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site SGISI - UNIT 2 SG INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 03/25/2013 03/29/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR EP - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION 1 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM WEEK 1 3 1 04/15/2013 04/19/2013 V23404 VOGTLE/MARCH 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM WEEK 2 3 1 04/29/2013 05/03/2013 V23404 VOGTLE/MARCH 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 7 1, 2 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 07/15/2013 07/19/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 07/29/2013 08/02/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection OL RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 09/02/2013 09/06/2013 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program PSB1-RP - RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 2 1, 2 12/09/2013 12/13/2013 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2 12/09/2013 12/13/2013 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 12/09/2013 12/13/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Comments:
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.