ML12248A058

Mid Cycle Assessment Letter Catawba 2012

ML12248A058
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	09/04/2012
From:	Bartley J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Henderson K Duke Energy Carolinas
References
IR-12-006
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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. Kelvin Henderson Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2012006 AND 05000414/2012006)

Dear Mr. Henderson:

On August 14, 2012, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of Catawba Nuclear Station Unit 1 and Unit 2. 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 Catawba Unit 1 and Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs 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.

Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response Column, the NRC has not yet finalized the significance of AV 05000413/2012009-01, Failure to Provide Vendor with Accurate Design Information, and AV 05000414/2012009-02, Unit 2 Offsite Power Circuits Inoperable Due to Improper Unit 1 Zone G Modification. The final safety significance determination may affect the NRCs assessment of plant performance and the enclosed inspection plan.

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 ROP baseline inspections, we will conduct initial reactor operator examinations, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation inspections, Temporary Instruction (TI)-182 related to buried tanks and piping, and, consistent with the Agencys actions related to Fukushima, 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 inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be

K. Henderson 2 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules 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 404-997-4607 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosure:

Catawba Inspection/Activity Plan (09/01/2011 - 12/31/2012) cc w/Encl: (See page 3)

_________________________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP SIGNATURE JHB /RA/

NAME JBartley DATE 08/24/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO K. Henderson 3 cc w/encl: Beth J. Horsley Scott Batson Wholesale Customer Relations Plant Manager Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Steven B. Putnam Environmental Surveillance Organizational Effectiveness Manager Bureau of Land and Waste Management Catawba Nuclear Station Department of Health and Environmental Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution William Suslik Division of Radiological Health Design Engineering Manager TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Catawba Nuclear Station 401 Church Street Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Repka Randall D. Hart Winston Strawn LLP Regulatory Compliance Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC County Manager of York County Electronic Mail Distribution York County Courthouse P. O. Box 66 M. Christopher Nolan York, SC 29745-0066 Director, Regulatory Affairs Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph Michael Frisco, Jr. Vanessa Quinn Vice President Nuclear Design Eng Federal Emergency Management Agency General Office Radiological Emergency Preparedness Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Program Electronic Mail Distribution 1800 S. Bell Street Arlington, VA 20598-3025 David A. Cummings Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Alicia Richardson Licensing Administrative Assistant Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

K. Henderson 4 Letter to Kelvin Henderson from Jonathan H. Bartley dated September 4, 2012

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2012006 AND 05000414/2012006)

Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC A. Adams, NRR RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource INPO ROP Reports

Page 1 of 2 Catawba 09/04/2012 08:16:30 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 CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 10 1, 2 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 1 3 1 09/03/2012 09/07/2012 V23378 CATAWBA/AUGUST 2012 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 2 3 1 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 V23378 CATAWBA/AUGUST 2012 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1, 2 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution TI-188 - TI-188 P2 - NTTF 2.3 - SEISMIC WALKDOWNS 1 1, 2 10/08/2012 10/09/2012 IP 2515/188 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns PSB1EP - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 8 1, 2 10/29/2012 11/02/2012 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2 10/29/2012 11/02/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification PSB1-RP - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION WK2 2 1, 2 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification EB3 ISI - UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION & RPVH EXAMS 2 1 12/03/2012 12/07/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2 01/14/2013 01/18/2013 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance PSB1-RP - RP PUBLIC BASELINE 3 1, 2 01/28/2013 02/01/2013 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2 01/28/2013 02/01/2013 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 01/28/2013 02/01/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISFSI - ISFSI MAGNASTOR DRY RUN 4 1, 2 02/04/2013 02/08/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants ISFSI - ISFSI MAGNASTOR INITIAL LOADING 2 1, 2 03/04/2013 03/08/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants EP - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION 1 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Catawba 09/04/2012 08:16:30 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 EP - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION 1 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification TI-182 - TI-182 BURIED PIPING/TANK - PHASE 1 1 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping CAT TFPI - CAT - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSP 4 1, 2 04/09/2013 04/11/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 04/22/2013 04/26/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM PREP 2 1 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 V23405 CATAWBA/SEPTEMBER 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM WEEK 1 2 1 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 V23405 CATAWBA/SEPTEMBER 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES ISI - UNIT 2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR PSB1-RP - RAD HAZARD ANALYSIS AND TRANSPORTATION 4 1, 2 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM WEEK 2 2 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 V23405 CATAWBA/SEPTEMBER 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES Comments:

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.