ML12249A334

Letter Hatch Nuclear Plant - Notification of Inspection and Request for Information

ML12249A334
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	09/04/2012
From:	Vias S NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB3
To:	Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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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. Dennis R. Madison Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

SUBJECT:

HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Madison:

On September 10, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin inspection activities for Hatch Nuclear Plant at the NRC Region II office in Atlanta, GA, in accordance with Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks. This in-office inspection is scheduled to be performed from September 10 to September 13, 2012, and will address the inspection requirements for Phase 1 of this TI.

In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources, and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a list of documents needed for the preparation and implementation of this inspection. The documents that are requested for this inspection include all relevant documents that will allow the inspector(s) to adequately complete Phase 1 of this inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for this inspection activity with your staff, and understand that our licensing contact for this inspection will be Mr. Steve Tipps of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Brendan Collins at 404-997-4420 or Brendan.Collins@nrc.gov.

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 NRC's Agencywide

D. Madison 2 Documents Access and Management 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/

Steven J. Vias, Chief Engineering Branch 3 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366 License Nos. DPR-57, NPF-5

Enclosure:

Temporary Instruction (TI 2515-182) Inspection Document Request cc: (See page 3)

X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE X FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME COLLINS FLETCHER VIAS DATE 9/ 4 /2012 9/ 4 /2012 9/ 4 /2012 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO YES NO D. Madison 3 cc:

C. Russ Dedrickson T. E. Tynan Fleet Support Supervisor Site Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution David R. Vineyard Plant Manager M. J. Ajluni Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution S. Kuczynski B. D. McKinney, Jr.

Chairman, President and CEO Regulatory Response Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Todd L. Youngblood D. W. Daughhetee Vice President Licensing Engineer Fleet Oversight Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt Leigh Perry Regulatory Response Supervisor SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson D. G. Bost Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Paula Marino N. J. Stringfellow Vice President Licensing Manager Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. P. Hill T. A. Lynch Licensing 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.

Dennis R. Madison Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution (cc contd - See page 4)

D. Madison 4 (cc contd) Cynthia A. Sanders Steven B. Tipps Radioactive Materials Program Manager Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Environmental Protection Division Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution W. E. Duvall Mr. Steven M. Jackson Site Support Manager Senior Engineer - Power Supply Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector Reece McAlister U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Executive Secretary Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Georgia Public Service Commission U.S. NRC Electronic Mail Distribution 11030 Hatch Parkway N Baxley, GA 31513 Chairman Appling County Commissioners Mr. Ken Rosanski County Courthouse Resident Manager 69 Tippins Street, Suite 201 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Baxley, GA 31513 Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Amy Whaley Resident Manager Mark Williams Electronic Mail Distribution Commissioner Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Lee Foley Manager of Contracts Generation Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution James C. Hardeman Environmental Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Chuck Mueller Manager Policy and Radiation Program Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Letter to Dennis R. Madison from Steven J. Vias dated September 4, 2012.

SUBJECT:

HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Distribution:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMHatch Resource

TI 2515-182 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates: September 10 - 13, 2012 Inspection Procedures: TI 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks Inspector: Brendan Collins, Reactor Inspector Information Requested for the Preparation and Completion of the In-Office Inspection

1. The following documents listed below are requested (electronic copy or CD ROM if possible) by September 10, 2012, to facilitate the preparation for the inspection.

a. Site point(s) of contact responsible for the implementation of the underground piping and tanks program; and

b. Schedule for completion of the following NEI 09-14, Guideline For The Management of Underground Piping and Tank Integrity, Revision 1, attributes:

Buried Piping

• Procedures and Oversight

• Risk Ranking

• Inspection Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan Underground Piping and Tanks

• Procedures and Oversight

• Prioritization

• Condition Assessment Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan

c. Copy of Site Underground Piping and Tanks Program.

d. Self or third party assessments of the Underground Piping and Tanks Program (if any have been performed).

Enclosure

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e. For any of the NEI 09-14, Revision 1, or subsequent revision attributes identified below which have been completed prior to the NRCs Phase 1 inspection, provide written records that demonstrate that the program attribute is complete.

Buried Piping

• Procedures and Oversight

• Risk Ranking

• Inspection Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan Underground Piping and Tanks

• Procedures and Oversight

• Prioritization

• Condition Assessment Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan Inspector Contact Information Mailing Address:

Brendan Collins US NRC Region 2 Reactor Inspector Attn: Brendan Collins (404) 997-4420 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 1200 Brendan.Collins@nrc.gov Atlanta, GA 30303-1257