ML14346A514
| ML14346A514 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 12/12/2014 |
| From: | Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1 |
| To: | James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Linda K. Gruhler 404-997-4633 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML14346A514 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 December 12, 2014 Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street LP 3R-C Chattanooga, TN 37402
SUBJECT:
SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR STATION, NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 05000327 AND 05000328
Dear Mr. Shea:
From January 26 - 30, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will perform the baseline Public Radiation Safety Inspection at the Sequoyah Nuclear Station for NRC Inspection Procedures (IPs) 71124.06, 71124.07, and 71151. Experience has shown that this inspection is resource-intensive both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. It is important that all of these documents are up-to-date and complete, in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff, and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Rebecca Travis at 423-843-8335 of your organization, and that the material be available for review by January 12, 2015. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector, Ruben Hamilton at 404-997-4672.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, under control numbers 3150-0011, 3150-0014, and 3150-0135. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, 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
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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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brian R. Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79
Enclosure:
Pre-Inspection Document Request cc: Distribution via Listserv
ML14346A512 SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS/PSB1 RII:DRS/PSB1 SIGNATURE ADN for RKH1 BRB1 NAME R. Hamilton B. Bonser DATE 12/ 12 /2014 12/ 12 /2014 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO
Enclosure Pre-Inspection Document Request Inspection Dates:
January 26 - 30, 2015 Inspection Procedures:
71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Occupational and Public Radiation Safety Cornerstones Note: The current version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise.
Electronic media is preferred if readily available (The preferred file format is Word, or searchable.pdf files on CDROM). [Note that the inspectors cannot accept data provided on USB or flash drives due to NRC IT security policies.] Please organize the information as it is arranged below to the extent possible. Experience has shown that a poorly organized CD leads to a less efficient inspection, and places additional burden on licensee staff. If there are questions regarding the documents requested, please do not hesitate to contact the lead inspector. It is preferable that the initial installment of documents not require Internet access to review them.
Documentation is requested from the date of the last time the effluents and environmental programs were inspected, June 7, 2013, to present. However, information for Inspection Procedure (IP) 71151 is requested from June 6, 2014, to present.
We would prefer as much of the information as possible in electronic form. An index to the contents is also helpful. For those items requesting a list of documents/areas, the inspectors will select documents/areas from the list for onsite review. If any of the requested information is too burdensome to provide electronically or as hard copies, simply indicate that the requested material is available for onsite review by the inspectors.
If you have any questions, please call Ruben Hamilton at 404-997-4672. Thank you in advance for all your effort in putting together this material.
Assistance Requested During Onsite Inspection Assistance in plant walkdowns of the solid and liquid radwaste processing systems.
Schedule of when Radiological Environmental Monitor Programs (REMP) run is done to coordinate when we arrive for inspection of that program area.
General Information Request Telephone numbers of contacts.
Radiation Protection organizational chart.
2 Electronic copy of applicable Chapters of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) (e.g., radiation protection program, liquid and solid radioactive waste program, etc.).
Corrective Action Program (CAP) procedures.
Audits and self-assessments performed since June 7, 2013, that encompasses the areas of (1) liquid and solid radwaste processing, and (2) REMP program.
List of radiation protection procedures. Procedure(s) for identifying, notification, tracking, and correcting performance indicator (PI) occurrences.
10 CFR 61.55 dry active waste (DAW) and other waste stream analysis results.
71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment Provide site and/or corporate procedures associated with implementing the effluents and the groundwater monitoring program. Procedures should include those that address:
Effluent sampling.
Effluent monitor set-point determinations.
Dose calculations.
Groundwater monitoring and reporting of spills/leaks.
Methodology for determining effluent stack/vent flow rates.
Annual Radiological Effluent Release Reports (ARERRs) for CYs 2012 and 2013.
List of all unmonitored spills, leaks, or unexpected liquid/gaseous discharges since June 7, 2013. If applicable, provide the Licensee Event Report (LER), event report, and/or special report.
List of non-radioactive systems that have become contaminated, and any 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations performed (Data since June 7, 2013).
List of any changes to the effluent release points or effluent treatment systems, and associated 50.59 documentation (Data since June 7, 2013).
Material condition surveillance records for effluent system components not readily accessible, including those inaccessible due to radiological conditions.
Effluent release permits for continuous gaseous, batch gaseous, continuous liquid, and/or batch liquid releases. Only provide permits for last releases within each category.
Results of inter-laboratory comparison program for count lab for CY 2013 to 2014 YTD.
The last two surveillance results for engineered safety features (ESF) ventilation systems (e.g., system flow, HEPA, and charcoal filter tests).
Groundwater monitoring results since June 7, 2013.
3 List of changes to written ground water monitoring program for identifying/controlling contaminated spills/leaks since June 7, 2013.
List of onsite surface water bodies (e.g., ponds, retention basins, lakes) that contain or potentially contain radioactivity.
List of CAP, PERs/SRs, and audit documents generated since June 7, 2013, related to liquid and gaseous effluent treatment and monitoring, unmonitored spills, leaks, or effluent discharges, or the groundwater monitoring program.
71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Site and corporate procedures associated with radiological environmental monitoring, including:
o Collection, preparation, and analysis of environmental samples including air samples, Thermoluminescent Dosimeter (TLD) stations, ground and surface water, sediment, vegetation, milk, fish, etc.
o Calibration and maintenance of air/water sampling equipment.
o Calibration and quality control (QC) activities for sample counting instruments.
o Sampling and monitoring program to detect leaks from contaminated or potentially contaminated systems, structures, or components.
o Meteorological instrument calibration, operation, and routine surveillances.
Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports (AREORs) CYs 2012 and 2013.
List of structures, systems, or components (SSCs) that contain or could contain licensed material for which there is a credible mechanism for the radioactive material to reach ground water.
Summary of leaks and/or spills since June 7, 2013, (i.e., additions to the 50.75(g) file).
Calibration and maintenance records for REMP air and composite water samplers since June 7, 2013.
Inter-laboratory comparison program results for the past 2 years (in-house or vendor laboratory).
Last two calibration /surveillance/maintenance records for the meteorological monitoring instruments since June 7, 2013.
List of PERs/SRs and audit documents generated since June 7, 2013, related to environmental monitoring activities.
71151 Performance Indicator Verification Monthly/Quarterly PI reports since June 6, 2014, and copies of associated PER/SR documents for any Occupational Exposure or Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications/Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (RETS/ODCM) radiological effluent PI
4 events occurrences. List of all PER/ SR documents since June 6, 2014, using keywords such as: high radiation area (HRA), locked high radiation area (LHRA), very high radiation area (VHRA), unintended dose, unlocked LHRA door, etc.
List of all PER/SR documents since June 6, 2014, using keywords abnormal/
unmonitored effluent release, etc.
List of all electronic dosimeter (ED) dose rate alarms, and all ED dose alarms since June 6, 2014.
Lead Inspector Contact Information Ruben Hamilton 404-997-4672 Ruben.Hamilton@nrc.gov Mailing Address US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Ruben Hamilton 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303 LIST OF ACRONYMS AREORs Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports ARERRs Annual Radiological Effluent Release Reports CAP Corrective Action Program DAW Dry Active Waste ED Electronic Dosimeter ESF Engineered Safety Feature HRA High Radiation Area IPs Inspection Procedures LER Licensee Event Report LHRA Locked High Radiation Area PIs Performance Indicators QC Quality Control REMP Radiological Environmental Monitor Programs RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications/Offsite Dose Calculation manual SSCs Systems, Structures, or Components TLD Thermoluminescent Dosimeter UFSAR Updated Final Safety Analysis Report VHRA Very High Radiation Area