ML13024A191

Notification of NRC Inspection and Request for Information

ML13024A191
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	01/23/2013
From:	Vias S NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB3
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 23, 2013 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR POWER STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Shea:

On February 19, 2013, the NRC will begin inspection activities at your Sequoyah Nuclear Power Station 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 February 19 to February 22, 2013, and will address the inspection requirements for Phase 1 of this TI.

In order to minimize the impact to your on-site 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 these inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. Jon Johnson, of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Michael Coursey at (404) 997-4671 or Michael.Coursey@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

J. Shea 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 No.:

50-327, 50-328 License No.: DPR-77, DPR-79

Enclosure:

Temporary Instruction (TI 2515-182)

Inspection Document Request cc: (See page 3)

XG SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME COURSEY FLETCHER VIAS DATE 1/23/2013 1/23/2013 1/23/2013 1/ /2013 1/ /2013 1/ /2013 1/ /2013 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

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cc:

J. T. Carlin Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution P. R. Simmons Plant Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution J. W. Proffitt Manager, Site Licensing Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution C. D. Mackaman Program Manager, Corporate Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Edward J. Vigluicci Associate General Counsel, Nuclear Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution County Mayor 208 Courthouse 625 Georgia Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Tennessee Department of Environment &

Conservation Division of Radiological Health 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy Daisy, TN 37379-3624 Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854

Letter to Joseph W. Shea from Steven J. Vias dated January 23, 2013

SUBJECT:

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR POWER STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Distribution:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMSequoyah Resource

Enclosure TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515-182 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates:

February 19-22, 2013 Inspection Procedures:

TI 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks Inspector:

Michael Coursey, Reactor Inspector Information Requested for the Preparation and Completion of the In-Office Inspection

1. The following documents listed below are requested (electronic copy, if possible) by February 12, 2013, to facilitate the preparation for the on-site inspection week.

a. Organization list of site individuals responsible for the sites 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 EPRI document Recommendations for an Effective Program to Control the Degradation of Buried Pipe.

d. Copy of Site Underground Piping and Tanks Program.

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

f.

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

2 Enclosure 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 Michael Coursey US NRC-Region 2 Reactor Inspector Attn: Michael Coursey 404-997-4671 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 1200 Michael.Coursey@nrc.gov Atlanta, GA 30303