ML14245A173

Mid-Cycle Ltr 2014

ML14245A173
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	09/02/2014
From:	Hopper G NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	William Gideon Duke Energy Progress
References
IR-2014-006
Download: ML14245A173 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 September 2, 2014 Mr. William R. Gideon Site Vice President Duke Energy Progress, Inc.

H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000261/2014006

Dear Mr. Gideon:

On August 13, 2014, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, during the most recent quarter, was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because of one inspection finding classified as low to moderate safety significance (white) in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). The White finding involved the failure to perform adequate preventive maintenance on the dedicated shutdown diesel generator cooling system. The NRC assigned a White Action Matrix input to the Mitigating Systems cornerstone in the second Quarter of 2013 based upon the exit meeting date of May 22, 2013. The White Action Matrix input was later revised to start in the first quarter of 2013, after further review, and in consideration that the onsite inspection activity was completed on March 30, 2013.

W. Gideon 2 On December 19, 2013, the NRC completed the supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001 and documented the results in our letter to you dated January 31, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14031A464). The White finding was not considered in the Action Matrix after the end of the fourth quarter of 2013, and H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant returned to the Licensee Response Column of the ROP Action Matrix as of January 1, 2014.

As a result of the Safety Culture Common Language Initiative, the terminology and coding of cross-cutting aspects were revised. All cross-cutting aspects identified during inspections conducted in calendar year 2014 reflect this revision to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0310.

Cross-cutting aspects identified in 2013 using the 2013 terminology were converted to the latest revision in accordance with the cross-reference in IMC 0310 during the mid-cycle assessment review and evaluated for cross-cutting themes and potential substantive cross-cutting issues in accordance with IMC 0305.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2015.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

We also plan on conducting the following infrequently performed inspections and temporary instructions: Operator Licensing Exams; and TI 2515/190, Near Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1, Flooding.

In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, which requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, which requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. This audit includes an onsite component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as described in site-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items. This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. The date for the onsite component at your site is scheduled for March 2, 2015. A site-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations.

W. Gideon 3 In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (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 (PARS) component of NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at 404-997-4645 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

George T. Hopper, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-261 License Nos.: DPR-23

Enclosure:

Robinson Inspection/Activity Plan (09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015) cc Distribution via ListServ

___________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE DRP: RII DRP: RII DRP: RII SIGNATURE DXW /RA/ JSD /RA/ GTH /RA/

NAME DJackson JDodson GHopper DATE 8/20/2014 8/25/2014 8/27/2014 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO W. Gideon 4 Letter to William R. Gideon from George T. Hopper dated September 2, 2014.

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000261/2014006 DISTRIBUTION D. Gamberoni S. Price, RII L. Douglas, RII OE MAIL RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RIDSNrrPMRobinson Resource ROP Assessment ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Page 1 of 1 Robinson 09/02/2014 07:53:45 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TFPI - TRIENNIEL FIRE PROTECTION INSP 7 2 10/20/2014 10/24/2014 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

2 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

OL RQ - REQUAL INSP 2 2 03/02/2015 03/06/2015 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 1 2 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2 05/11/2015 05/15/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISI - UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION & RVH EXAM 2 2 05/18/2015 05/22/2015 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 2 3 2 06/01/2015 06/05/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 2 06/01/2015 06/05/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2 06/01/2015 06/05/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2 06/01/2015 06/05/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 2 06/01/2015 06/05/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 2 06/01/2015 06/05/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 2 07/06/2015 07/10/2015 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance EP - EP EXERCISE 5 2 07/20/2015 07/24/2015 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 2 07/20/2015 07/24/2015 IP 7111407 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event 2 07/20/2015 07/24/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification MODS - PLANT MODIFICATION INSPECTION 5 2 10/26/2015 10/30/2015 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 2 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Enclosure