ML18156A437

COL Docs - Draft - Vogtle LAR-17-037 Audit Plan.Docx

ML18156A437
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	06/05/2018
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Vogtle PEmails From: Habib, Donald Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 11:03 AM To: Haggerty, Neil; Redd, Jason P.

Cc: Vogtle PEmails

Subject:

DRAFT - Vogtle LAR-17-037 Audit Plan.docx Attachments: Vogtle LAR-17-037 Audit Plan.docx Jason and Neil -

Attached is the audit plan for the upcoming site visit.

Please let me know if this plan can be finalized, or if changes are appropriate.

Thanks Don Habib Project Manager NRO/DNRL, Licensing Branch 4 O-8D13 301-415-1035 1

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Recipients Received:

May XX, 2018 MEMORANDUM TO: Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, Chief Licensing Branch 4 Division of New Reactor Licensing Office of New Reactors FROM: Don Habib Project Manager Licensing Branch 4 Division of New Reactor Licensing Office of New Reactors

SUBJECT:

AUDIT PLAN FOR VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNITS 3 AND 4, REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT AND EXEMPTION: CHANGES TO TIER 2* DEPARTURE EVALUATION PROCESS (LAR 17-037)

By letter dated December 21, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML17355A416), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee) requested an amendment to Combined License Numbers NPF-91 and NPF-92, for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (Vogtle) Units 3 and 4.

The requested amendment and exemption requires changes to the combined licenses in the form of a new license condition and an exemption from 10 CFR Part 52 regulations that require NRC approval in order for the Vogtle licensee to depart from Tier 2* information in the Vogtle updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR).

The requested amendment proposes new criteria that, if met, would allow the licensee to revise Tier 2* information in the UFSAR without NRC approval.

The Structural Engineering Branch staff plans to conduct an audit to gain better understanding of certain construction details that, if changed, would result in changes to Tier 2* information in the UFSAR and how these changes would be handled under the licensees proposed license condition.

Docket Nos.: 52-025 and 52-026

Enclosure:

Regulatory Audit Plan cc: See next page CONTACT: Donald Habib, NRO/DNRL/LB4 301-415-1035

MLXX NRO-008 OFFICE DNRL/LB4/PM DNRL/LB4/LA DNRL/LB4/BC NAME DHabib RButler JDixon-Herrity DATE 6//18 6//18 6//18 Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List (Revised 01/09/2018) cc:

Southern Nuclear Operating Company Mr. Barty Simonton Document Control Coordinator Team Leader 42 Inverness Center Parkway, Bin 237 Environmental Radiation Program Birmingham, AL 35242 Air Protection Branch Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120 40 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, GA 30354-3906 Atlanta, GA 30334 George B. Taylor, Jr.

Resident Manager 2100 East Exchange Pl Oglethorpe Power Corporation Atlanta, GA 30084-5336 Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant 7821 River Road Brian H. Whitley Waynesboro, GA 30830 Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company Anne F. Appleby 42 Inverness Center Parkway, BIN B237 Olgethorpe Power Corporation Birmingham, AL 35242 2100 East Exchange Place Tucker, GA 30084 Mr. Michael Yox Site Regulatory Affairs Director County Commissioner Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Office of the County Commissioner 7825 River Road, Bin 63031 Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Wayne Guilfoyle Commissioner District 8 Augusta-Richmond County Commission 4940 Windsor Spring Rd Hephzibah, GA 30815 Gwendolyn Jackson Burke County Library 130 Highway 24 South Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Atlanta, GA 30334 Resident Inspector Vogtle Plant Units 3 & 4 8805 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Page 1 of 3

Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List Email acchambe@southernco.com (Amy Chamberlian) agaughtm@southernco.com (Amy Aughtman)

ALPUGH@southernco.com (Amanda Pugh) annacom@westinghouse.com (Michael J. Annacone) awc@nei.org (Anne W. Cottingham) becky@georgiawand.org (Becky Rafter) bhwhitley@southernco.com (Brian Whitley)

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Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List kmstacy@southernco.com (Kara Stacy)

KSutton@morganlewis.com (Kathryn M. Sutton) kwaugh@impact-net.org (Kenneth O. Waugh) lchandler@morganlewis.com (Lawrence J. Chandler) markus.popa@hq.doe.gov (Markus Popa) mdmeier@southernco.com (Mike Meier) mdrauckh@southernco.com (Mark Rauckhorst) media@nei.org (Scott Peterson)

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TomClements329@cs.com (Tom Clements)

Vanessa.quinn@dhs.gov (Vanessa Quinn) vcsummer2n3@gmail.com (Brian McIntyre) wasparkm@southernco.com (Wesley A. Sparkman) wayne.marquino@gmail.com (Wayne Marquino) weave1dw@westinghouse.com (Doug Weaver) x2gabeck@southernco.com (Gary Becker) x2kmseib@southernco.com (Kristin Seibert) Page 3 of 3

DRAFT AUDIT OF DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURES IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT RELATED TO CHANGES TO TIER 2* DEPARTURE EVALUATION PROCESS (LAR 17-037)

SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 Docket Nos.52-025 and 52-026 Location: Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Plant Site, Vogtle Support Center 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 The purpose of the audit is to review the structural construction and supporting documents needed by staff to verify the information and conclusions in the Request for License Amendment and Exemption: Changes to Tier 2* Departure Process (LAR 17-037) submitted by Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (Vogtle), Units 3 and 4, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17355A416).

A.

Background:

In LAR-17-037, SNC proposes an exemption from 10 CFR Part 52 regulations that require NRC approval in order to depart from changes to Tier 2* information in the Vogtle Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) and proposes certain criteria that, if met, would allow the Vogtle licensee to depart from Tier 2* information without securing NRC approval.

In a draft response to a request for additional information, SNC proposed to revise one of its previously proposed criteria to account for possible future departures from Tier 2* information in Chapter 3 of the UFSAR related to critical structures (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML18102B682 and ML18145A289).

The NRO Projects staff determined that an audit of the critical section structural construction information is an appropriate method to confirm how the proposed criteria adequately address possible changes to Tier 2* information regarding critical sections in Chapter 3 of the UFSAR.

B. Regulatory Audit Basis 10 CFR Part 52, Appendix D, Section VIII.B.6.b and c describe how a licensee who references this appendix may not depart from Tier 2* information without prior NRC approval.

The NRC staff will follow NRO Office Instruction NRO-REG-108 (Revision 0), Regulatory Audits, (ADAMS Accession No. ML081910260) in performing the audit of the reports and calculations cited below.

C. Regulatory Audit Scope In LAR-17-037, SNC proposed several criteria, any one of which, if met by a proposed change, would require NRC approval in order to be implemented. In a draft response to staff RAI 17-037-2, 1

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DRAFT SNC proposed the following criterion to address changes in the demand-to-capacity ratios for structural reinforcement in critical sections:

1. Involve design methodology or structural construction materials that involve deviations from the demand-to-capacity ratios specified in UFSAR Section 3.8 and Appendix 3H Tier 2* tables that do not meet all of the following criteria:

a. The impact of the variance is localized over a height or length that is no wider than the thickness of the section for reinforced concrete and structural module walls and floors, or the depth of a structural steel section.

b. The local provided reinforcement is greater than the local required reinforcement.

c. The localized variance does not adversely impact the ability of the structural member to perform its intended service function or the service function of other structures, systems, or components.

D. Information and Other Material Necessary for the Regulatory Audit The audit will consist of a physical walkdown of example several structures and a review of related detailed design and construction documents.

Other documents may be requested based on the staffs review of the above documents.

Appropriate handling and protection of proprietary information shall be acknowledged and observed throughout the audit.

E. Audit Team The following are the NRC audit team members:

Don Habib, Project Manager (NRC), Lead Sujit Samaddar, Structural Engineering Branch Chief Pravin Patel, Structural Engineering Technical Reviewer Vaughn Thomas, Structural Engineering Technical Reviewer The following are the licensee contacts:

Jason Redd (SNC)

Neil Haggerty (SNC)

F. Logistics The audit is planned to occur at the Vogtle Units 3 and 4 construction site on June 7, 2018, beginning at the Vogtle Support Center 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830, and to finish on June 8, with a public meeting beginning at 10:00 am at the Vogtle Support Center. The following schedule is planned:

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• Arrive at Vogtle Support Center by 7:45 am. Activities include badging, safety briefing, PPE, etc.

• Document review & work front tour (Start - 8:30 am)

• Lunch

• Staffs review of revised draft response to RAI LAR-17-037-2, as assisted by work front tour and detailed documentation review - Thursday afternoon

• Public call - Discuss results of Staffs review of draft RAI response, as assisted by previous days tour and reviews (Friday - 10:00 am).

G. Special Requests If necessary, any circumstances arising during performance of the audit will be communicated between Don Habib (NRC) and an available SNC point of contact.

H. Deliverables At the completion of the audit, the NRC staff will prepare an audit report that will be declared and entered as an official agency record in ADAMS in accordance with NRO Office Instruction NRO-REG-108.

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