ML12347A058

PSB1 RP Catawba 2013 002 Doc Req Ltr rev1

ML12347A058
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Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	12/07/2012
From:	Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1
To:	Henderson K Duke Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 December 7, 2012 Mr. Kelvin Henderson Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT:

CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 05000413 AND 05000414

Dear Mr. Henderson:

From January 28 - February 1, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will perform the baseline Occupational Radiation Safety Inspection at the Catawba Nuclear Station for NRC Inspection Procedures 71124.06, 71124.07 and 71151. 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 Paul Simbrat at (803) 701-3424 of your organization, and that the material be available for review by January 11, 2013. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector, Wade Loo at (404) 997-4727.

This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, under control number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

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

K. Henderson 2 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: 50-413, 50-414 License No: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosure:

Pre-Inspection Document Request Occupational Radiation Protection Inspection cc w/encl: (See page 3)

ML12347A058 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 12/05/2012 12/06/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

DPC 3 cc w/encl: Electronic Mail Distribution Scott L. Batson, Plant Manager Catawba Nuclear Station David A. Cummings Duke Energy Corporation Associate General Counsel Electronic Mail Distribution General Office Duke Energy Corporation William M. Suslick Electronic Mail Distribution Design Engineering Manager Catawba Nuclear Station Beth J. Horsley Duke Energy Corporation Wholesale Customer Relations Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Steven B. Putnam Organizational Effectiveness Manager Sandra Threatt, Manager Catawba Nuclear Station Nuclear Response and Emergency Duke Energy Corporation Environmental Surveillance Electronic Mail Distribution Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Randall D. Hart Control Regulatory Compliance Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation Division of Radiological Health Electronic Mail Distribution TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Joseph Michael Frisco, Jr. Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Vice President, Nuclear Design Engineering General Office Senior Resident Inspector Duke Energy Corporation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Catawba Nuclear Station, U.S. NRC 4830 Concord Road M. Christopher Nolan York, SC 29745 Director - Regulatory Affairs General Office David A. Repka Duke Energy Corporation Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Cummings (acting) County Manager of York County Fleet Regulatory Compliance & Licensing York County Courthouse Manager, General Office P. O. Box 66 Duke Energy Corporation York, SC 29745-0066 Electronic Mail Distribution Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Alicia Richardson Electronic Mail Distribution Licensing Administrative Assistant General Office Vanessa Quinn Duke Energy Corporation Federal Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Lara S. Nichols 1800 S. Bell Street Deputy General Counsel Arlington, VA 20598-3025 Duke Energy Corporation

PRE-INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION INSPECTION Occupational and Public Radiation Safety Cornerstones Licensee: Catawba Nuclear Plant Docket Numbers: 05000413, 05000414 Inspection Dates: January 28 - February 1, 2013 Inspection Procedures to be performed:

71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71151 Performance Indicator Verification (Radiation Safety Cornerstones)

Documentation is requested from the date of the implementation of the new inspection procedures, August 1, 2011, to present. However, information for IP 71151 is requested from March 1, 2012, to present.

We would prefer as much of the information as possible in electronic form. An index to the 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 your effort in putting together this material.

Assistance Requested During On-Site Inspection

• Assistance in plant walk-downs of the solid and liquid radwaste processing systems.

• Schedule of when REMP run is done to coordinate when we arrive for inspection of that program area.

General Information Request

• Telephone numbers of contacts.

• Radiation Protection organizational chart.

• Electronic copy of applicable chapters of UFSAR (e.g. radiation protection program, liquid and solid radioactive waste program, etc.)

• Corrective Action Program (CAP) procedures.

• Audits and self-assessments performed since the last inspection that encompass the areas of (1) liquid and solid radwaste processing; and (2) REMP program.

• List of radiation protection procedures.

Enclosure

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• 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.

71124.06: Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment Provide site and/or corporate procedures associated with implementing the effluents and the groundwater monitoring program. Procedures should include those that address:

Effluent sampling.

Effluent monitor set-point determinations.

Dose calculations.

Groundwater monitoring and reporting of spills/leaks.

Methodology for determining effluent stack/vent flow rates.

ARERRs for CYs 2010, and 2011.

List of all unmonitored spills, leaks, or unexpected liquid/gaseous discharges since August 1, 2011. If applicable, provide the LER, event report, and/or special report.

List of non-radioactive systems that have become contaminated and any 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations performed (Data since August 1, 2011).

List of any changes to the effluent release points or effluent treatment systems and associated 50.59 documentation (Data since August 1, 2011).

Material condition surveillance records for effluent system components not readily accessible, including those inaccessible due to radiological conditions.

Effluent release permits for continuous gaseous, batch gaseous, continuous liquid, and/or batch liquid releases. Only provide permits for last releases within each category.

Results of inter-laboratory comparison program for count lab for CY 2010, to 2011 YTD.

The last two surveillance results for ESF ventilation systems (e.g. system flow, HEPA, and charcoal filter tests).

Groundwater monitoring results since August 1, 2011.

List of changes to written ground water monitoring program for identifying/controlling contaminated spills/leaks since August 1, 2011.

List of onsite surface water bodies (e.g. ponds, retention basins, lakes) that contain or potentially contain radioactivity.

3 List of CAP PIPs and audit documents generated since August 1, 2011, related to liquid and gaseous effluent treatment and monitoring, unmonitored spills, leaks, or effluent discharges, or the groundwater monitoring program.

71124.07: Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Site and corporate procedures associated with radiological environmental monitoring, including:

o Collection, preparation, and analysis of environmental samples including air samples, TLD stations, ground and surface water, sediment, vegetation, milk, fish, etc.

o Calibration and maintenance of air/water sampling equipment.

o Calibration and QC activities for sample counting instruments.

o Sampling and monitoring program to detect leaks from contaminated or potentially contaminated systems, structures or components.

o Meteorological instrument calibration, operation, and routine surveillances.

AREOR CYs 2010, and 2011.

List of structures, systems, or components that contain or could contain licensed material for which there is a credible mechanism for the radioactive material to reach ground water.

Summary of leaks and/or spills since August 1, 2011, i.e. additions to the 50.75(g) file.

Calibration and maintenance records for REMP air and composite water samplers since August 1, 2011.

Inter-laboratory comparison program results for the past two years (in-house or vendor laboratory).

Last two calibration /surveillance/maintenance records for the meteorological monitoring instruments since August 1, 2011.

List of CAP PIPs and audit documents generated since August 1, 2011, related to environmental monitoring activities.

IP 71151: Performance Indicator Verification

• Monthly/Quarterly PI reports since March 1, 2012, and copies of associated Condition Report documents for any Occupational Exposure or RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent PI events occurrences.

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• Liquid and gaseous effluent release permits which specify the quarterly and annual CYs 2011, and 2012, curies released by isotope and associated public dose assessments.

• List of all PIP documents since March 1, 2012, using keywords such as: HRA, LHRA, VHRA, unintended dose, unlocked LHRA door, etc.

• List of all CAP documents since March 1, 2012, using keywords abnormal/ unmonitored effluent release, etc.

• List of all electronic dosimeter (ED) dose rate alarms and all ED dose alarms since March 1, 2012.