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Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000313/2016005 and 05000368/2016005)
ML16237A412
Person / Time
Site: Arkansas Nuclear  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 08/31/2016
From: Kennedy K
NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-E
To: Warren C
Entergy Operations
O'Keefe C
References
IR 2016005
Download: ML16237A412 (8)
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See also: IR 05000313/2016005

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

August 31, 2016

Clay Warren, Acting Site Vice President

Arkansas Nuclear One

Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 SR 333

Russellville, AR 72802-0967

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE,

UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000313/2016005 AND 05000368/2016005)

Dear Mr. Warren:

On August 11, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle

performance review of Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO), Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the

most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and

enforcement actions from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. 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 the performance at ANO, Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter

remained within the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRCs Reactor

Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix. On March 4, 2015, ANO Units 1 and 2 transitioned to

the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column (Column 4) of the ROP Action Matrix as

a result of having one Yellow finding in each unit involving the failure to adequately approve the

design and to load test a temporary lift assembly, and one Yellow finding in each unit involving

the failure to design, construct, and maintain plant design features required to protect safety-

related equipment from the effects of flooding.

On June 9, 2016, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection and independent review of the

causes for declining safety performance at ANO, as well as corrective actions taken and

planned to sustain improvement efforts. The NRC inspection team determined that ANO,

Units 1 and 2 are being operated safely and Entergy Operations, Inc. (EOI) understands the

depth and breadth of performance concerns associated with ANOs performance decline. The

NRC team concluded that effective implementation of the licensees Comprehensive Recovery

Plan (CRP), supported by the allocation of adequate resources and continued enhanced

oversight by EOI leadership, should lead to substantial and sustained performance

improvement. The NRC team identified missed opportunities for ANO to have promptly initiated

performance improvements since being placed in Column 4. The NRC team also concluded

that your evaluations and corrective actions for three unplanned, Unit 2 scrams that contributed

to a White Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours PI, were satisfactory. Based on the

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results of this inspection, the White PI was closed. The results of the inspection were

documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000313/2016007 and 05000368/2016007

(ML16161B279).

In a letter dated May 17, 2016, ANO Comprehensive Recovery Plan (ML16139A059), EOI

notified the NRC staff of its plan to perform specific actions to resolve the causes for declining

performance at ANO. On June 17, 2016, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Action Letter

(ML16169A193) which confirmed EOI commitments to take specific actions included in the

ANO Comprehensive Recovery Plan. The Confirmatory Action Letter groups these actions in

six categories:

  • Significant performance deficiencies (i.e., actions to address the two Yellow findings)
  • Identification, assessment and correction of performance deficiencies
  • Human performance
  • Equipment reliability and engineering programs
  • Safety culture

The NRC plans to conduct quarterly inspections to review your progress toward completing the

ANO Comprehensive Recovery Plan actions that are identified in the Confirmatory Action Letter.

The NRC will use Inspection Procedure 92702, Follow-up on Traditional Enforcement Actions

Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, Confirmatory Orders, and

Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Orders, to assess your effectiveness in completing

corrective actions. The results of these inspections will provide information for future

performance assessments of ANO in accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305,

Operating Reactor Assessment Program.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2018. Routine

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

inspections listed during the second half 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.

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, and Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to

Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. The NRC conducted audits of licensee efforts

towards compliance with these Orders, and the information gathered will aid staff in

development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the

Final Compliance letter for the site, the Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff

will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by

performing Temporary Instruction 191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies

and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness

Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.

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In Staff Requirements Memorandum - SECY 16-0009, Recommendations Resulting from the

Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities, the Commission approved the

NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid-cycle assessment process beginning

in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid-cycle assessment letter. The staff will continue

to conduct quarterly assessment meetings and communicate changes in the assessment of

licensee performance in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305,

Operating Reactor Assessment Program.

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 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (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 Mr. Neil OKeefe at 817-200-1574 with any questions you have regarding this

letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kriss M. Kennedy

Regional Administrator

Docket Nos. 50-313, 50-368

License Nos. DPR-51, NPF-6

Enclosure:

Arkansas Nuclear One Units 1 and 2

Inspection/Activity Plan

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information ANO

Page 1 of 3 Arkansas Nuclear One

08/30/2016 09:31:17 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM ANO U1 6

1 07/25/2016 07/29/2016 X02568 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 1 (08/2016)

1 08/22/2016 09/02/2016 X02568 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 1 (08/2016)

RS 5678 - RADIATION SAFETY - TEAM 4

1, 2 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

1, 2 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

1, 2 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

1, 2 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation

TSB 52B - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 5

1, 2 08/29/2016 09/02/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

1, 2 08/29/2016 09/02/2016 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations

1, 2 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

INSP - BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION U1 2

1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

INSP - BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION U2 2

2 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

EP-2 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2

1 08/15/2016 08/19/2016 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1 08/15/2016 08/19/2016 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1 08/15/2016 08/19/2016 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

EP-3 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4

1, 2 08/15/2016 08/19/2016 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation

1, 2 08/15/2016 08/19/2016 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM U2 6

2 01/09/2017 01/13/2017 X02585 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 2 (02/2017)

2 02/13/2017 02/17/2017 X02585 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 2 (02/2017)

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1R26 1

1 09/26/2016 10/07/2016 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

RS 12 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1, 2 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1, 2 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1, 2 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1, 2 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information ANO

Page 2 of 3 Arkansas Nuclear One

08/30/2016 09:31:17 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

EB1-21T - ANO COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 7

1, 2 10/31/2016 12/02/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection

ISFSI - LOADING INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH) 1

1, 2 12/01/2016 12/30/2016 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

CAL QTR1 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR1 4

1, 2 01/01/2017 03/31/2017 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations

RS 13 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 3

1, 2 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1, 2 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

1, 2 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1, 2 03/13/2017 03/17/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2R25 1

2 03/13/2017 03/23/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

EB2-03 - LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION (PHASE 1) 2

2 03/20/2017 03/24/2017 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal

CAL QTR2 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR2 4

1, 2 04/01/2017 06/30/2017 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations

TSB 52B - BIENNIAL PI&R 4

1, 2 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 IP 71152 Problem Identification and Resolution

1, 2 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 IP 71152 Problem Identification and Resolution

CAL QTR3 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR3 4

1, 2 07/01/2017 09/30/2017 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations

EP-1 - BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1

1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing

1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

EP-2 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1

1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1, 2 07/10/2017 07/14/2017 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 5

1 01/22/2018 01/26/2018 X02628 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 1-(05/18)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information ANO

Page 3 of 3 Arkansas Nuclear One

08/30/2016 09:31:17 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 5

1 02/26/2018 03/02/2018 X02628 INITIAL EXAM ANO UNIT 1-(05/18)

CAL QTR4 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR4 4

1, 2 10/01/2017 12/31/2017 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations

EB1-07T - ANO HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1

1, 2 10/30/2017 11/03/2017 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance

RS 24 - RADIATION SAFETY 3

1, 2 11/06/2017 11/10/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1, 2 11/06/2017 11/10/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment

CAL QTR1 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR1 4

1, 2 01/01/2018 03/31/2018 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations

EB2-03 - POST-APPROVAL LICENSE RENEWAL (TEAM) 4

2 01/22/2018 01/26/2018 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal

2 02/05/2018 02/09/2018 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal

CAL QTR2 - CAL CLOSURE INSPECTION QTR2 4

1, 2 04/01/2018 06/30/2018 IP 92702 Followup On Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations

7111108 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1R27 1

1 04/09/2018 04/20/2018 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

ML16237A412

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By: CFO Yes No Non-Publicly Available Sensitive NRC-002

OFFICE: RIV C: DRP/E C: DRP/E D: DRS D: DRP RIV/RA

NAME JDixon NOKeefe AVegel TWPruett KKennedy

SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA/

DATE 8/18/16 8/18/16 8/18/16 8/22/16 8/24/16

Letter to Clay Warren from Kriss M. Kennedy dated August 31, 2016

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE,

UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000313/2016005 AND 05000368/2016005)

DISTRIBUTION:

Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Scott.Morris@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

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

DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Brian.Tindell@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Margaret.Tobin@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Andy.Barrett@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/E (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (John.Dixon@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/E (Brian.Correll@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/E (Jackson.Choate@nrc.gov)

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