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4/29/2013 - Summary of Catawba 2012 EOC Meeting
ML13127A174
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Site: Catawba  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 05/03/2013
From: Bartley J
NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To: Henderson K
Duke Energy Corp
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 3, 2013 Mr. Kelvin Henderson Site Vice President Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - DOCKET NO. 50-390

Dear Mr. Henderson:

This refers to the meeting conducted on April 29, 2013, at the Rock Hill City Hall Rotunda in Rock Hill, SC. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) and the NRC's annual assessment of plant safety performance for the period of January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. The slides presented during the meeting are enclosed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs 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).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4607.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-413, 50-414 License No.: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees
2. Presentation Slides cc w/encls: (See page 2)

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cc w/encl:

Scott L. Batson Plant Manager Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution William M. Suslick Design Engineering Manager Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Steven B. Putnam Organizational Effectiveness Manager Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Randall D. Hart Regulatory Compliance Manager Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph Michael Frisco, Jr.

Vice President, Nuclear Design Engineering General Office Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution M. Christopher Nolan Director - Regulatory Affairs General Office Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Cummings (acting)

Fleet Regulatory Compliance & Licensing Manager General Office Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of York County York County Courthouse P. O. Box 66 York, SC 29745-0066 Alicia Richardson Licensing Administrative Assistant General Office Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Lara S. Nichols Deputy General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Cummings Associate General Counsel General Office Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Beth J. Horsley Wholesale Customer Relations Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Vanessa Quinn Federal Emergency Management Agency Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program 1800 S. Bell Street Arlington, VA 20598-3025

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Letter to Kelvin Henderson from Jonathan Bartley dated May 3, 2013

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - DOCKET NO. 50-390 Distribution w/encl C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource

1 Catawba Nuclear Station Annual As s es s ment Meeting Reactor Overs ight Proces s - 2012 Nuclear Regulatory Commis s ion - Region II Rock Hill, SC April 29, 2013

2 Purpos e of Todays Meeting

  • A public forum for dis cus s ion of the licens ees performance in 2012
  • NRC will addres s the performance is s ues identified in the annual as s es s ment letter
  • Licens ee will be given the opportunity to res pond and inform the NRC of new or exis ting programs to maintain or improve performance

3 Agenda

  • Introduction
  • National Summary of Plant Performance
  • Dis cus s ion of Plant Performance Res ults
  • Licens ee Res pons e and Remarks
  • NRC Clos ing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC available to addres s public ques tions

4 Our Mis s ion

  • To licens e and regulate the nations civilian us e of byproduct, s ource, and s pecial nuclear materials to ens ure adequate protection of public health and s afety, promote the common defens e and s ecurity, and protect the environment.

5 NRC Performance Goals

  • Safety: Ens ure adequate protection of public health and s afety and the environment.
  • Security: Ens ure adequate protection in the s ecure us e and management of radioactive materials.

6 National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2012 Licens ee Res pons e 81 Regulatory Res pons e 18 Degraded Corners tone 3

Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Corners tone 1

Unacceptable 0

IMC 0350 Overs ight 1

Total 104

7 National Summary

  • Performance Indicator Res ults for 2012*

- Green 6926

- White 23

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  • PIs are counted per plant per quarter
  • Total Ins pection Findings in 2012#

- Green 914

- White 16

- Yellow 1

- Red 1

  1. Finding data current as of 3/04/2013

8 Catawba As s es s ment Res ults J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012

  • Catawba Unit 1 was in the Regulatory Res pons e Column effective 2nd quarter 2012

- White Finding for inadequate generator protection modification

- 95001 Supplemental Ins pection completed March 21, 2013 with no is s ues

- Returned to Licens ee Res pons e Column effective April 1, 2013

  • Catawba Unit 2 was in the Licens ee Res pons e Column

9 Catawba Ins pection Activities J anuary 1, 2012 - J anuary 5, 2013

  • 2442 hours0.0283 days <br />0.678 hours <br />0.00404 weeks <br />9.29181e-4 months <br /> of ins pection

- 2257 hours0.0261 days <br />0.627 hours <br />0.00373 weeks <br />8.587885e-4 months <br /> of bas eline

- 130 hours0.0015 days <br />0.0361 hours <br />2.149471e-4 weeks <br />4.9465e-5 months <br /> of event res pons e (April 2012 LOOP)

- 63 hours7.291667e-4 days <br />0.0175 hours <br />1.041667e-4 weeks <br />2.39715e-5 months <br /> for TIs

  • 720 hours0.00833 days <br />0.2 hours <br />0.00119 weeks <br />2.7396e-4 months <br /> of plant s tatus walk downs

10 Catawba Ins pection Activities J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012

  • Special Ins pection to review the April 2012 Unit 1 reactor trip and los s of offs ite power
  • Biennial Problem Identification and Res olution Ins pection
  • TI-187, Ins pection of Near-Term Tas k Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns
  • TI-188, Ins pection of Near-Term Tas k Force Recommendation 2.3 Seis mic Walkdowns

11 Catawba Nuclear Station Annual As s es s ment Summary J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012

  • Duke Energy Carolinas operated Catawba Nuclear Station in a manner that pres erved public health and s afety
  • All corners tone objectives were met with only one White finding identified (inadequate generator protection modification)

12 J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012

  • NRC plans to conduct an IP95001 s upplemental ins pection (completed March 2013) in addition to bas eline ins pections at Catawba Nuclear Station for 2013 Catawba Nuclear Station Annual As s es s ment Summary

13 Open to the Public

  • The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and s takeholders informed of its activities.
  • At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and trans cripts

- Read NRC tes timony, s peeches, pres s releas es,

and policy decis ions

- Acces s the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents

14 Contacting the NRC

  • Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a s afety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or ques tions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs

Actions in Res pons e to the J apan Nuclear Accident

  • Mailbox for comments on s taff actions :

J LD_Public.Res ource@nrc.gov

  • Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

OPA.res ource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 15

16 NRC Repres entatives

  • Richard Croteau, Director, Divis ion Reactor Projects,

Region II

- (404) 997-4501

- (803) 831-2963 Chad Hufman, Res ident Ins pector

- (803) 831-2963

  • J onathan Bartley, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 1, Region II

- (404) 997-4607

NRC Social Media Channels

  • Blog:

http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/

  • Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos /nrcgov/

  • Twitter:

https ://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov

18 Reference Sources

  • Reactor Overs ight Proces s

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

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