ML13246A435

SONGS Termination of ROP - Midcycle Letter

ML13246A435
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	09/03/2013
From:	Howell A NRC Region 4
To:	Peter Dietrich Southern California Edison Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511 September 3, 2013 Mr. Peter Dietrich Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER, TERMINATION OF REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROCESS, AND COMMENCEMENT OF DECOMMISSIONING INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORT 05000361/2013006 AND 05000362/2013006)

Dear Mr. Dietrich:

On August 15, 2013, the NRC completed its midcycle performance review of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of plant performance and to notify you of our decision to cease implementation of NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0351, Implementation of the Reactor Oversight Process for Reasons Other Than Significant Performance Problems, and IMC 2515, Light Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase, for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station as of July 22, 2013.

On June 12, 2013, you submitted a Certification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations to the NRC, certifying that Units 2 and 3 have permanently ceased power operations (ML131640201). On June 28 and July 22, 2013, Southern California Edison certified that all fuel had been permanently removed from the Units 3 and 2 reactors, respectively (ML13183A391 and ML13204A304). Therefore, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station will no longer be assessed under IMC 0351. Effective July 23, 2013, the NRCs oversight of your licensed activities is being conducted under the provisions in IMC 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program. The objectives of IMC 2561 are to verify that decommissioning activities are being conducted safely, that spent fuel is safely stored onsite or transferred to another licensed location, and that site operations and licensee termination activities are in conformance with applicable regulatory requirements, licensee commitments, and management controls.

The NRC determined that the performance at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix. Units 2 and 3 had been in the regulatory

Peter Dietrich response column prior to April 2013 due to one or more greater-than-green Security Cornerstone inputs. In our March 4, 2013, end-of-cycle assessment letter, the NRC staff stated that you had performed an acceptable evaluation of the greater-than-green finding(s) and that the NRC considered the finding(s) closed. Units 2 and 3 were returned to the Licensee Response Column effective April 1, 2013.

With the transition to IMC 2561, it is no longer necessary for you to report ROP performance indicator data associated with the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, as described in IMC 0608, Performance Indicator Program. Although the inspection program for NRC oversight at your facility has changed, all license commitments remain in effect until altered by formal action from the NRC.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspection procedures scheduled through December 31, 2014, as part of our IMC 2561 inspection program. The NRC will contact you to discuss the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections. Information regarding security-related inspections will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact Ryan Lantz at (817) 200-1173 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur T. Howell III Team Manager SONGS Special Project Docket Nos.: 50-361, 50-362 License Nos.: NPF-10, NPF-15

Enclosure:

Master Inspection Plan

Peter Dietrich Electronic distribution by RIV:

Acting Regional Administrator (Steven.Reynolds@nrc.gov)

Acting Deputy Regional Administrator (Thomas.Bergman@nrc.gov)

SONGS Special Project Team Manager (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

SONGS Special Project Deputy Team Manager (James.Andersen@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Greg.Warnick@nrc.gov)

Administrative Assistant (Heather.Hutchinson@nrc.gov)

Chief, SONGS Project Branch (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, SPB/ORA (Nick.Taylor@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, SPB/ORA (Brian.Parks@nrc.gov)

Senior Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Brian.Benney@nrc.gov)

Chief, TSB/DRS (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)

Chief, RSFSB/DNMS (Blair.Spitzberg@nrc.gov)

Chief, RDB/FSME (Bruce.Watson@nrc.gov)

Tim Kobetz (Timothy.Kobetz@nrc.gov)

William Cartwright (William.Cartwright@nrc.gov)

Fee Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

RIV/ETA:OEDO (Vivian.Campbell@nrc.gov)

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PROPOSED CY 2014 MASTER INSPECTION PLAN Inspection Manual Chapters:

IMC 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program IMC 2690, Inspection Program for Dry Storage of Spent Reactor Fuel at Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations and for 10 CFR Part 71 Transportation Packagings Physical Security (Due to Current IMC 2561, Security Procedures Not Incorporating Post 9/11 Changes to the ROP Baseline Security Procedures Will Be Completed in CY 2014)

See RPS Report 24, Security Activity Plan.

Proposed CY 2014 MIP The following procedures will be used during Calendar Year 2014. The maximum allowed inspection hours are listed as guidance.

Inspection Titles Core / Inspection Procedures Discretionary Hours (C or D) (maximum available hours) 36801 Organization, Management, and Cost C 52 Controls at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 37801 Safety Reviews, Design Changes, and C 32 Modifications at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 405001 Evaluation of Licensee Self-Assessment D 50 Capability 40801 Self Assessment, Auditing, and Corrective C 64 Action at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 42700 Plant Procedures D 40 60801 Spent Fuel Pool Safety at Permanently C 25 Shutdown Reactors 60855.1 Operation of an ISFSI Independent Spent C 8 Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60856 Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations C 24 60857 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations C 8 61726 Surveillance Observations D 40 62706 Maintenance Rule D 60 62801 Maintenance and Surveillance at C 56 Permanently Shutdown Reactors 717142 Cold Weather Preparations C 6 (if needed)

Enclosure 1

71801 Decommissioning Performance and Status C 32 Review at Permanently Shutdown Reactors 83750 Occupational Radiation Exposure C 64 83726 Control of Radioactive Material and D 32 Contamination Surveys and Monitoring 83728 Maintaining Occupational Exposures ALARA D 30 84750 Radioactive Waste Treatment and Effluent C 40 and Environmental Monitoring 86750 Solid Radioactive Waste Management and C 72 Transportation of Radioactive Materials TI 2515/186 Inspection of Procedures and Processes for TBD TBD Responding to Potential Aircraft Threats Total 675 Note 1: IP 40500 is no longer active, use IP 71152.

Note 2: IP 71714 is no longer active, use IP 71111.01 if needed.

Physical Security This plan is subject to change based on changing licensee plans and addenda will be approved by the requisite branch chiefs.