ML15264A840

Notification of Inspection and Request for Information

ML15264A840
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	09/18/2015
From:	Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
Linda K. Gruhler 404-997-4633
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Download: ML15264A840 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 September 18, 2015 Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street LP 3R-C Chattanooga, TN 37402

SUBJECT:

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Shea:

During the week of November 16-20, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will perform a baseline Radiation Safety Inspection at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (NRC Inspection Procedures 71124.01, 71124.08, and Temporary Instruction 2800/041). 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 activity. The NRC requests that these documents be provided to the inspectors no later than November 2, 2015.

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. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector, Jacob Panfel at 404-997-4714, or the Plant Support Branch 1 Chief, Brian Bonser at 404-997-4653.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, 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 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.)

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 3150-0008, 3150-0011, 3150-0014, 3150-0044, and 3150-0135. The NRC may not conduct or

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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.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Region II Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79

Enclosure:

Document Request List cc: Distribution via Listserv

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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.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Region II Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79

Enclosure:

Document Request List cc: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:

A. Blamey, RII, DRP C. Kontz, RII, SR PE B. Bishop, RII, PE S. Roberts, RII, RIDP G. Smith, RII, SRI W. Deschaine, RII, RI S. Price, RII, ORA/RC P. Lee, RII, EICS RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SENSITIVE NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS:

Yes ACCESSION NUMBER: ML15264A840 SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS/PSB1 RII:DRS/PSB1 RII:DRS/PSB1 SIGNATURE JRP1 ADN BRB1 NAME J. Panfel A. Nielsen B. Bonser DATE 9/ 18 /2015 9/ 18 /2015 9/ 18 /2015 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO YES NO

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Enclosure Document Request List Inspection Dates:

November 16-20, 2015 Documents Due to Region II by:

November 2, 2015 Inspection Procedures (IPs):

IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation TI 2800/041 10 CFR 37 Materials Security Review - At Facilities with a 10 CFR 73 Physical Protection Program Lead Inspector:

Jacob Panfel Health Physicist US NRC Region II 404-997-4714 Jacob.Panfel@nrc.gov Note: The current version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise.

Electronic media is preferred if readily available. [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.

Pay particular attention to the date ranges for the items requested, as they may change from item to item. If there are questions regarding the documents requested, or if the documents cannot be provided by the due date, please do not hesitate to contact the lead inspector.

Miscellaneous Information Listing of primary site contact(s) for each inspection area including name(s) and telephone numbers.

List of radiation protection procedures, including title and number.

Results of the most recent 10 CFR Part 61 analytical results and characterization of major radioactive waste streams (e.g., dry active waste, filters, primary resin)

Corrective action program (CAP) procedures 71124.01 - Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1.

List of active Radiation Work Permits (RWPs), including outage RWPs, with their administrative limits, electronic dosimeter dose rate limit, and dose limit.

2.

Most recent survey of all locked high radiation areas (LHRAs) and very high radiation areas (VHRAs), as applicable.

3.

Most recent survey of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) areas.

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4.

Procedures related to health physics (HP) controls (e.g., posting, labeling, surveys, RWPs, contamination control, HRA/LHRA/VHRA control, key control, control of divers, special controls during fuel offload, hot spots).

5.

Procedures related to release of personnel and materials (e.g., release surveys, decontamination, guidance for alarm followup).

6.

List of Nationally Tracked Sources and any change-of-ownership transactions.

7.

List of all non-fuel items stored in spent fuel pool (SFP).

8.

All self-assessments and audits covering HP controls since June 6, 2014.

9.

List of CAP condition reports (CRs) related to HP controls (e.g., radworker error, HP technician error, posting issues, HRA/LHRA/VHRA issues, survey problems) issued since June 6, 2014. [This should be a list of corrective action documents containing a CR number and brief description, not full CRs.]

10.

All CRs related to Nationally Tracked Sources since June 6, 2014.

71124.08 - Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation

1. All procedures related to transportation of radioactive material/waste, radwaste characterization, solid radwaste processing, and storage of radioactive material (RAM) and radwaste.

2. Process Control Program.

3. Liquid and solid radwaste system diagrams and detailed system descriptions (e.g.,

information that might be contained in curricula for training new system engineers).

4. List of all shipments made since November 8, 2013. (shipping logs)

5. List of all changes made to solid and liquid radwaste processing systems since November 8, 2013.

6. List of all abandoned solid and liquid radwaste processing equipment.

7. Last two 10 CFR Part 61 analyses for each waste stream, including quality assurance (QA) data (e.g., in-house vs. vendor lab comparisons, current results vs. database).

8. Most recent self-assessment or audit of Shipping/radwaste processing and RAM storage programs.

9. List of CRs related to shipping, radwaste processing, or RAM storage since November 8, 2013. [This should be a list of corrective action documents containing a CR number and brief description, not full CRs.]

10. Training records for all individuals qualified to ship RAM/waste demonstrating the requirements of 49 CFR 172 Subpart H (HAZMAT training) have been met. [Please redact any Personally Identifiable Information.]

Technical Instruction 2800/041 - 10 CFR Part 37 (Health Physics portions only)

1. All procedures related to Part 37 compliance (storage of RAM, Part 37 Security Plan, etc.).*

2. List of all known locations of Category 1 and Category 2 material.

3. All supporting calculations for determination of whether an aggregation of RAM meets the definition of Category 1 or Category 2 (e.g., warehouse calculation).

• Please do not include Safeguards or Official Use Only information in the submittal.

That information can be reviewed onsite.

3 Assistance Requested During Onsite Inspection Identification of work activities available during the inspection for inspector observations, including notification of pre-job briefings, notification of diving activities, audio/visual surveillance for remote job coverage.

HP assistance in plant walkdowns of areas identified for storage of Category 1 and 2 materials.

An inspector will need to observe any shipments or receipts of RAM.

HP assistance in plant walkdowns of radwaste processing systems.

HP assistance in plant walkdowns assessing access controls (e.g., verifying the posting and locking of entrances to high and VHRAs, and SFP controls.

HP assistance in plant walkdowns/job coverage of ongoing activities to assess access controls.

Discussions with appropriate individuals regarding access controls.

Lead Inspector Contact Information Jacob Panfel 404-997-4714 jacob.panfel@nrc.gov Mailing Address U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II ATTN: Jacob Panfel 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303 LIST OF ACRONYMS CAP Corrective Action Program CRs Condition Reports HP Health Physics ISFSI Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation LHRA Locked High Radiation Areas RAM Radioactive Material RWPs Radiation Work Permits SFP Spent Fuel Pool VHRAs Very High Radiation Areas