ML14225A800
| ML14225A800 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 08/22/2014 |
| From: | V Sreenivas Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Heacock D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO) |
| Miller G | |
| References | |
| TAC MF4567, TAC MF4568 | |
| Download: ML14225A800 (12) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 22, 2014 Mr. David A. Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company lnnsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
SURRY POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2- AUDIT OF LICENSEE'S MANAGEMENT OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS (TAC NOS. MF4567 AND MF4568)
Dear Mr. Heacock:
In Regulatory Issue Summary 2000-17, "Managing Regulatory Commitments Made by Power Reactor Licensees to the NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] Staff," dated September 21, 2000, the NRC informed licensees that the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) document NEI 99-04, "Guidelines for Managing NRC Commitment Changes," contains acceptable guidance for.
controlling regulatory commitments and encouraged licensees to use the NEI guidance or similar administrative controls to ensure that regulatory commitments are implemented and that changes to the regulatory commitments are evaluated and, when appropriate, reported to the NRC.
The NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has instructed its staff to perform an audit of licensees' commitment management programs once every 3 years to determine whether the licensees' programs are consistent with the industry guidance in NEI 99-04, and that the regulatory commitments are being effectively implemented.
On August 1, 2014, the NRC staff performed an audit of Virginia Electric and Power Company's (the licensee) commitment management program at Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The NRC staff concludes that based on the audit: (1) the licensee had implemented NRC commitments on a timely basis, and (2) the licensee had implemented an effective program for managing NRC commitment changes. Details of the audit are set forth in the enclosed audit report.
I appreciate the assistance and support provided by your licensing staff, particularly Mrs. Candee Lovett and Mr. Gary Miller.
D. Heacock If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-2597 or via e-mail at v.sreenivas@nrc.gov. '-
Sincerely,
. V. Sreenivas, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281
Enclosure:
Audit Report cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv
UNITED STATES
- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 AUDIT REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REGULATORY COMMITMENTS MADE BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY SURRY POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-280 AND 50-281
1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
In Regulatory Issue Summary 2000-17, "Managing Regulatory Commitments Made by Power Reactor Licensees to the NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] Staff," dated September 21, 2000, the (NRC informed licensees that the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) document NEI 99-04, "Guidelines for Managing NRC Commitment Changes," contains acceptable guidance for controlling regulatory commitments and encouraged licensees to use the NEI guidance or similar administrative controls to ensure that regulatory commitments are implemented and that changes to the regulatory commitments are evaluated and, when appropriate, reported to the NRC.
The NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) has instructed its staff to perform an audit of licensees' commitment management programs once every 3 years to determine whether the licensees' programs are consistent with the industry guidance in NEI 99-04, and that the regulatory commitments are being effectively implemented.
NEI-99-04 defines a regulatory commitment as an explicit statement to take a specific action.
agreed to, or volunteered by, a licensee and submitted in writing on the docket to the NRC. NRR guidelines direct the NRR Project Manager to audit the licensee's commitment management program by assessing the adequacy of the licensee's implementation of a sample of commitments made to the NRC in past licensing actions (amendments, reliefs, exemptions, etc.)
and activities (bulletins, generic letters, etc.). The audit is to be performed every 3 years.
2.0 AUDIT PROCEDURE AND RESULTS The regulatory commitme-nt management audit was previously performed at Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Surry 1 and 2) on August 9-10, 2011, covering the period of apprqximately 3 years. The current audit was performed at Surry 1 and 2 on August 1, 2014, verifying the regulatory commitments made by Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee) since the previous audit.
The audit consisted of two major parts: {1) verification of the licensee's implementation of NRC commitments that have been implemented and (2) verification of the licensee's program for managing changes to NRC commitments.
Enclosure
2.1 Verification of Licensee's Implementation of NRC Commitments Ttie. primary focus of this part of the audit is to confirm that the licensee has implemented commitments made to the NRC as part of past licensing actions/activities. For commitments not yet implemented, the NRC staff determines whether they have been captured in an effective program for future implementation.
2.1.1 Audit Scope The audit addressed a sample of commitments made during the review period. The audit focused on regulatory commitments (as defined above) made in writing to the NRC as a result of past licensing actions (amendments, exemptions, etc.) or licensing activities (bulletins, generic letters, etc.). Before the audit, the NRC staff searched ADAMS (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System) for the licensee's submittals since the last audit and selected a representative sample for verification.
The audit excluded the following types of commitments that are internal to licensee processes:
(1) Commitments made on the licensee's own initiative among internal organizational components.
(2) Commitments that pertain to milestones of licensing actions/activities (e.g., respond to an NRC request for additional information by a certain date). Fulfillment of these commitments was indicated by the fact that the subject licensing action/activity was completed.
(3) Commitments made as an internal reminder to take actions to comply with existing regulatory requirements such as regulations, Technical Specifications (TSs), and Updated Final Safety Analysis Reports. Fulfillment of these commitments was indicated by the licensee having taken timely action in accordance with the subject requirements.
2.1.2 Audit Results The attached Audit Summary provides-details of the audit and its results.
The NRC staff reviewed documents generated by the licensee for the commitments listed in Table 1. After identification, most commitments were managed through the Surry Central Reporting System. The NRC staff found that the licensee had properly addressed each regulatory commitment selected for this audit. As a result of reviewing the licensee's information, as well as information from other sources, the NRC staff found no reason to differ from the licensee's reported status of the audited commitments. Thus, the NRC staff concludes that the procedure used by the licensee to manage commitments is appropriate and effective.
2.2 Verification of the Licensee's Program for Managing NRC Commitment Changes The primary focus of this part of the audit is to verify that the licensee has established administrative controls for modifying or deleting commitments made to the NRC. The NRC staff compared the licensee's process for controlling regulatory commitments to the guidelines in
NEI-99-04, which the NRC has found to be an acceptable guide for licensees to follow for 0-managing and changing commitments. The process used at North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, is contained in "Commitment Management," LI-AA-110, Revision 0. In general, Revision 0, follows the guidance of NEI-99-04; it sets forth the need for identifying, tracking, and reporting commitments, and it provides a mechanism for changing commitments. The audit reviewed a sample of commitment changes that included changes that were or will be reported to*
the NRC. The audit also verifies that the licensee's commitment management system includes a mechanism to ensure traceability of commitments following initial implementation. This ensures that licensee personnel are able to recognize that future proposed changes to the affected design features or operating practices require evaluation in accordance with the commitment change control process.
3.0 CONCLUSION
The NRC staff concludes that based on the above audit: (1) the licensee had implemented, or is tracking for future implementation, regulatory commitments; and (2) the licensee had implemented an effective program to manage regulatory commitment changes.
4.0 LICENSEE PERSONNEL CONTACTED FOR THIS AUDIT Candee Lovett, Licensing Engineer, Licensing Department, Surry Power Station, Surry, VA Gary Miller, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support, Glen Allen, VA Principal Contributor: V. Sreenivas
Attachment:
Summary of Audit Results
Regulatory Commitments Made During the Period from March 1, 2011 through May 31, 2014
- Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (as of July 29, 2014)
(NOTE: This list does not include commitments that may have been included in safeguards/security-related correspondence or responses to allegations.)
letter CRICA or Status or Serial Date. Commitment letter Subject lC/lA Comments No. Numbers10-304 6/8/2010 Upon NRC approval of the TSTF traveler, Response to Request for LC000233/ COMPLETE
[NOTE: VEPCO will evaluate it for applicability to Additional Information, LA002519 TSTF 523 Rev. 2 Carried Surry 1 and 2. If a license amendment is GL 2008-01, "Managing Gas noticed in 1/15/2014 Federal Register-over from determined to be necessary, VEPCO will. Accumulation in Emergency evaluation of TSTF last NRC submit a license amendment(s) within one Core Cooling, Decay Heat determined that TS SA audit.] year of NRC approval of the TSTF traveler. Removal and Containment Spray rev/Basis add Systems" appropriate *
(Ref: LA005573l 12-208A 5/9/2012 Proposed alternative course of action for Beyond Design Basis responding to Recommendation 9.3 Communication and Staffing information request: actions- Recommendation 9.3
- Communications Request 1 - Provide an Provided in COMPLETE assessment of the current communications SN 12-208F systems and equipment Att. 1 (LC001302/
LA005604)
Provided in COMPLETE
- Communications Request" 2- Describe SN 12-208B Encl. 1 interim actions (LC001302/
LA005604)
Provided in COMPLETE SN 12-208F
- Communications Request 3- Provide an Att. 2 (LC001302/
Attachment
Letter CRICA or Status or Serial Date Commitment Letter Subject LC/LA Comments No. Numbers I implementation schedule LA005604)
Provided in COMPLETE I SN 13-244A Att. 1 (LC001302/
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- Staffing Request 1 - Provide a Phase 1 LA005604) assessment of the onsite and augmented staff LC000964/ OPEN LA005118 I (U1) due 1/16/2015, LA005119 I
- Staffing Request 1 - Provide a Phase 2 ,_ (U2) due assessment of the onsite and augmented 7/4/2015 staff i Provided in COMPLETE SN 13-244A Atts. 1 and 2 I
(LC001302/
LA005604)
- Staffing Request 2 - Provide a Phase 1 LC000964/ OPEN I implementation schedule LA005118 (U1) due 1/16/2015, LA005119 (U2) due 7/4/2015
- Staffing Reque~t 2 - Provide a Phase 2 implementation schedule
Letter CR/CAor Status or Serial Date Commitment
- Letter Subject LC/LA No. Numbers Comments I
-. Provided in COMPLETE SN 12-2088 I Encl. 2 (LC001302/
LA005604) I
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Provided in COMPLETE SN 12-2088 I
- Staffing Request 3 - Identify how the Encl. 2 augmented staff would be notified (LC001302/
LA005604)
I Provided in COMPLETE SN 12-2088 Encl. 2 I
- Staffing Request 4- Identify the methods of (LC001302/
access to the site LA005604)
I Provided in COMPLETE SN 13-244A Atts. 1 and 2 (LC001302/
- Staffing Request 5 - Identify any interim LA005604) actions that have been taken or planned I LC000964/ OPEN LA005118 (U1) due I
1/16/2015, LA005119
- Staffing Request 6 - Identify changes (U2) due 7/4/2015 I
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Letter CR/CA or Status or Serial Date Commitment Letter Subject LC/LA Comments No. Numbers associated with Phase 1 staffing assessment
- Staffing Request 6 - Identify changes associated with Phase 2 staffing assessment 12-366 6/6/2012 Dominion will either correct the existing Unit 2 RCS Standpipe Level LC000978/ COMPLETE-erratic Surry Unit 2 RCS standpipe level Indication System -commitment LA003814 DC SU-11-01216 indication or replace the system with a related to 4/19/2012 regulatory replaced reliable RCS level indication system during conference the next Unit 2 refueling outage.12-420 7/10/2012 Before 6/15/2017, Dominion will submit ... 30-day 10 CFR 50.46 Report LC000982/ OPEN a LBLOCA analysis that applies an LA003832 NRC-approved ECCS Evaluation Model due that includes the effects of fuel thermal '
6/15/2017 conductivity degradation.12-706 11/13/2012 1 -When confirmed silver content itl EDG Additional actions for Surry LC001049/ COMPLETE-1 or 3 EDG lube oil is:::. 0.1 ppm, the EDG ... EDGs 1 and 3 ~
LA004138, ER-SU-591 0 R5 will be declared EDG inoperable and its LA004157, included inop power packs replaced. LA004158 declaration; 2 - EDG 3 power packs will be replaced in EDGs 1 and 3 January 2013 and the EDG 1 will be power packs replaced in February 2013. replaced 12-208G 11/27/2012 Seal the Turbine Building side of electrical Beyond Design Basis Flooding- LC001054/ COMPLETE-conduits from manhole 0-MH-SE-22 ... by Recommendation 2.3 LA004171 conduit I
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- Status or Serial Date Commitment Letter Subject LC/LA Comments No. Numbers 12-208H 11/27/2012 Seismic walkdowns that could not be Beyond Design Basis Flooding - LC001054/ OPEN
~ ~/29,l2Q~2 completed due to inaccessibility will be Recommendation 2.3 LA004159 completed ... and report by August 31, (submit) due 8/31/2014, 2014. LA004160 (U1),
- LA004161 (U2) walk downs complete 12-766 1/14/2013 1 - The welds ... will be examined using Supplemental information re: LC001056f* COMPLETE-UT which is qualified for flaw detection and RRs CMP-008 and CMP-01 0 - LA004327 Incorporated into length sizing. alternative examination (incorporate Units 1 and 2 lSI 2- Indications connected to the inside requirements for RV nozzle to into Unit 1 Programs surface with measured depths of < 50% of safe end butt welds program),
' wall thickness will be dispositioned lAW ... LA004854 the measured depth plus the RMS error ... (incorporate 3 - For indications connected to the into Unit 2 inside surface with measured depths of program)
?. 50%, the indication will be repaired or a -. '
flaw evaluation will be performed ... flaw evaluation shall be submitted to NRC for review and approval prior to reactor startup.13-235 5/14/2013 Within 60 of PWROG developing GSI-191 Closure Option . LC001145/ OPEN "in-vessel" acceptance criteria, Dominion LA004766 will develop a plan for demonstrating (develop f compliance with the PWROG program plan) due limits and communicate that plan to the 2/16/2015, NRC. LA004767 (communicate plan) due L _ _ __
3/16/2015
Letter CR/CAor Status or Serial Date Commitment Letter Subject LC/LA Comments No. Numbers13-435 08/12/2013 Dominion will use the definition in Section 5 Proposed License Amendment LC001182/ OPEN of NEI 94-01 Revision 3-A for calculating Request for 15-year Type A Test LA005009 the Type A leakage rate. Interval due L__.
8/20/2014
ML14225A800 OFFICE NRR/LPL2-1/PM NRR/LPL2-1/LA NRR/LPL2-1/BC NRR/LPL2-1/PM NAME VSreenivas SFigueroa RPascarelli VSreenivas DATE 08/14/14 08/14/14 08/22/14 08/22/14