ML13127A277
| ML13127A277 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 05/05/2013 |
| From: | Vias S NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB3 |
| To: | Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-13-007 | |
| Download: ML13127A277 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 5, 2013 Mr. Dennis R. Madison Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513
SUBJECT:
EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT-NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Madison:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will perform a post-approval inspection for license renewal from November 4 - December 13, 2013 at the Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and
- 2. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal. Previous inspections confirm this inspection is resource-intensive for both 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. The enclosed document request identifies the information the inspection team will need upon arrival. Requested documents should be current and completed in order to maximize efficiency during on-site portions of the inspection.
On May 2, 2013, NRC Region II staff discussed and confirmed the schedule of this inspection with Mr. Steve Tipps of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector, Robert Williams at 404-997-4664 (Robert.Williams@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 document system
D. Madison 2
(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 and NPF-5
Enclosure:
Information Request for Post-Approval Inspection for License Renewal cc: (See page 3)
D. Madison 3
cc:
C. Russ Dedrickson Fleet Support Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution David R. Vineyard Plant Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution S. Kuczynski Chairman, President and CEO Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Todd L. Youngblood Vice President Fleet Oversight Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Leigh Perry SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution D. G. Bost Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Paula Marino Vice President Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution T. A. Lynch Vice President Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Dennis R. Madison Vice President Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution T. E. Tynan Site Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution C. R. Pierce Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution B. D. McKinney, Jr.
Regulatory Response Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution D. W. Daughhetee Licensing Engineer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt Regulatory Response Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Bradley J. Adams Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution N. J. Stringfellow Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution L. P. Hill Licensing Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution L. L. Crumpton Administrative Assistant, Sr.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution (cc contd - See page 4)
D. Madison 4
(cc contd)
Steven B. Tipps Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution W. E. Duvall Site Support Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant U.S. NRC 11030 Hatch Parkway N Baxley, GA 31513 Mr. Ken Rosanski Resident Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Williams Commissioner Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Jerry Ranalli Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Power 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 Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Appling County Commissioners County Courthouse 69 Tippins Street, Suite 201 Baxley, GA 31513 Amy Whaley Resident Manager Electronic Mail Distribution
Enclosure INFORMATION REQUEST FOR POST-APPROVAL INSPECTION FOR LICENSE RENEWAL Site:
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Inspection Dates:
November 4 - 8, 2013 (Week 1)
December 9 - 13, 2013, (Week 2)
Inspection Procedure:
IP 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal Lead Inspector:
Robert Williams, Reactor Inspector The following information should be made available to the inspection team in hard copy or electronic format upon arrival to the site. Due to differences in license conditions and regulatory commitments among operating reactor sites as a result of the license renewal process, the information requested below may not be entirely applicable to Hatch Nuclear Plant.
The information listed in section A of this enclosure is not aimed to a particular regulatory commitment, license condition, aging management program (AMP), or time-limited aging analysis (TLAA). Section A requests general information that will help the inspectors to understand the applicable administrative procedures and overall completion status of license renewal activities. Prior to the inspection, the lead inspector will select a sample of regulatory commitments, license conditions, and AMPs for review, including TLAAs. The information listed in section B of this enclosure should be provided for each item selected for review. If there are any questions regarding this information request, please contact the lead inspector as soon as possible.
A.
General Information Request (As Applicable)
(1)
Sections of the quality assurance program manual applicable to license renewal activities.
(2)
Administrative procedure for the corrective action program.
(3)
Administrative procedure for the regulatory commitment change process.
(4)
Administrative procedure for the operating experience program.
(5)
Latest version of the updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR) supplement for license renewal submitted with the license renewal application (LRA).
(6)
Last version of the UFSAR supplement for license renewal submitted to the NRC per 10CFR 50.71.
(7)
Living version of the UFSAR supplement for license renewal.
(8)
Any post-approval evaluation or assessment performed to verify that in-scope structures, systems, or components (SSCs) were not excluded from the license renewal application (LRA) and appropriate aging management has been considered in accordance with 10CFR 54.37(b).
2 Enclosure (9)
List of plant modifications with a brief description of the modification scope that were approved and/or implemented from the date the LRA was submitted to the date the renewed license was issued.
(10) Any self-assessment performed after the renewed license was issued associated with the implementation of license renewal commitments, including AMPs and TLAAs.
(11) Any gap analysis performed to assess the differences between the current AMPs and the recommendations in the latest revision of NUREG-1801, Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL), and subsequent Interim Staff Guidance.
(12) Licensee responses and/or evaluations for NRC generic communications on license renewal topics issued after the renewed license was granted.
(13) Description of the overall completion status of action items associated with license renewal commitments, including AMPs and TLAAs.
(14) Description of administrative controls that will be used to ensure that all activities due prior to (and during) the period of extended operation (PEO) will be satisfactorily completed as described in the license renewal documents.
(15) Description of plans or processes that would be used during the PEO to continuously incorporate operating experience into license renewal activities.
B.
Specific Requests for each License Renewal Commitment Selected for Review, including AMPs and TLAAs (As Applicable)
(1)
Program basis documents and administrative procedures describing key program attributes such as program objectives, scope, detection and monitoring methods, administrative controls, acceptance criteria, corrective actions, and scope expansion requirements.
(2)
Implementing procedures (e.g. visual examination procedures, ultrasonic examination procedures, maintenance procedures, etc).
(3)
Updated scoping drawings showing the SSCs within the scope of the AMP.
(4)
Applicable sections of the LRA.
(5)
Applicable requests for additional information issued by NRCs technical reviewers during the review of the LRA and corresponding responses.
(6)
Applicable sections of the NRCs safety evaluation report.
(7)
Copy or ready access to the key industry standards that will be followed during the PEO for the implementation of the program (e.g. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Electric Power Research Institute Guidelines, Nuclear Energy Institute Guidelines, etc).
3 Enclosure (8)
Description of changes made to the license renewal commitment, including the associated technical and regulatory evaluations supporting the change.
(9)
Description of completed activities to meet license conditions, license renewal commitments, and the UFSAR. For example, this should include completed work orders with associated inspection reports describing the work done and the results of the inspection.
(10) Description of instances where scope expansion was required based on the initial examination of an SSC. Please describe the logic to select the scope expansion and any resulting changes to the AMP.
(11) Description of pending activities due prior to the PEO that are necessary to meet license conditions, license renewal commitments, and the activities described in the UFSAR. For example, this may include a list of pending work orders with a brief description of the work to be performed.
(12) Any correspondence between the licensee and the NRC after the renewed license was issued associated with regulatory issues affecting the license renewal commitment. For example, this may include notifications of commitment changes or license amendment requests affecting a license condition or a license renewal commitment.
(13) List of corrective action program documents (e.g. Condition Reports) associated with the implementation of the AMP. This includes conditions associated with unacceptable aging effects identified during the implementation of license renewal activities and programmatic deficiencies requiring resolution.
(14) Evaluations performed for applicable external and internal operating experience issues associated with license renewal. This request is limited to operating experience Items issued after the renewed operating license was granted.
Inspector Contact Information:
Robert Williams, Reactor Inspector Region II - Division of Reactor Safety 404-997-4664 Robert.Williams@nrc.gov