ML18338A404

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Report 05000327/2018013 and 05000328/2018013

ML18338A404
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	12/04/2018
From:	Masters A NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2018013
Download: ML18338A404 (8)

See also: IR 05000327/2018013

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

December 4, 2018

Mr. Joseph W. Shea, Vice President

Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and

Support Services

Tennessee Valley Authority

1101 Market Street, LP 4A

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

INSPECTION REPORT 05000327/2018013 AND 05000328/2018013

Dear Mr. Shea:

On October 23, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection

pursuant to Inspection Procedure 92702, Followup on Traditional Enforcement Actions

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

Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Orders, and Inspection Procedure 93100, Safety-

Conscious Work Environment Issue of Concern Followup, at your Sequoyah Nuclear Plant,

Units 1 and 2. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results which were

discussed on October 23, 2018, with Mr. Matt Rasmussen, and other members of your staff.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, and interviewed personnel. The

NRC inspectors did not identify any finding or violation of more than minor significance.

This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available for public inspection

and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document

Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for

Withholding.

J. Shea 2

This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available for public inspection

and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document

Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for

Withholding.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anthony D. Masters, Chief

Reactor Projects Branch 5

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.: 50-327, 50-328

License Nos.: DPR-77, DPR-79

Enclosure:

IR 05000327/2018013, 05000328/2018013

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OFFICE RII/DRP HQ RII/DRP R

NAME RTaylor RSigmon AMasters

DATE 12/3/2018 12/3/2018 12/4/2018

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

Docket Numbers: 50-327, 50-328

License Numbers: DPR-77, DPR-79

Report Numbers: 05000327/2018013 and 05000328/2018013

Enterprise Identifier: I-2018-013-0010

Facility: Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Location: Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379

Dates: October 15, 2018 - October 23, 2018

Inspectors: R. Taylor, Senior Project Engineer

R. Sigmon, Reactor Systems Engineer

Approved By: Anthony D. Masters, Chief

Reactor Projects Branch 5

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) monitored the licensees performance by

conducting an inspection at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, in accordance with the

Reactor Oversight Process. The Reactor Oversight Process is the NRCs program for

overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors. Refer to

https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/oversight.html for more information. A licensee-

identified non-cited violation is documented in the inspection results section of the report.

List of Findings and Violations

No NRC findings were identified

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REPORT DETAILS

INSPECTION SCOPE

Inspections were conducted using the appropriate portions of inspection procedures (IPs) in

effect at the beginning of the inspection. Currently approved IPs with their attached revision

histories are located on the public website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-

collections/insp-manual/inspection-procedure/index.html. The inspectors reviewed selected

procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel to assess licensee

performance and compliance with Commission rules and regulations, license conditions, site

procedures, and standards.

OTHER ACTIVITIES - TEMPORARY INSTRUCTIONS, INFREQUENT AND ABNORMAL

92702 - Follow-up on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations,

Confirmatory Action Letters, Confirmatory Orders, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Confirmatory Orders

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Confirmatory Order (CO) EA-17-022 issued to TVA on July

27, 2017, (Section V.1.e.1) required, in part, that:

TVA shall perform an independent NSC assessment consistent with industry practices,

at... Sequoyah Nuclear Plant and Corporate Nuclear... TVA shall compare the result of

the assessment with prior years survey results in an effort to identify trends. TVA shall

evaluate the results and develop, implement, and track to completion corrective actions

to address weaknesses identified through the assessments. TVA shall make the results

of each survey and the planned corrective actions available for NRC review after the

development of the planned corrective actions.

During the October 2018 inspection for follow-up of NRC CO EA-17-022, inspectors reviewed

the independent safety culture assessments performed for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in April

2018 and for TVA Corporate Nuclear in May 2018.

The inspectors reviewed samples of various Executive Review Board packages along with

safety conscious word environment (SCWE) screening and mitigation plans associated with

actions taken under the Adverse Employee Action and Executive Review Board process to

ensure that the Adverse Actions were being identified and reviewed in accordance with the

applicable procedures and met the requirements of the CO.

93100 - Safety-Conscious Work Environment Issue of Concern Followup

As part of inspection activities to sample SCWE issue follow-up, inspectors interviewed 15 TVA

employees in the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs organizations at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

and TVA Corporate Nuclear, approximately 94% of the workforce in those groups.

Based on responses from the sampled group, personnel stated that they felt free to raise

nuclear safety concerns without fear of retaliation.

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INSPECTION RESULTS

None

EXIT MEETINGS AND DEBRIEFS

The inspectors confirmed that proprietary information was controlled to protect from public

disclosure.

On October 26, 2018, the inspectors presented the final inspection results to Mr. Matt

Rasmussen, and other members of the licensees staff.

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DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

4OA5 Other Activities: Follow-up of Confirmatory Order Commitments (IP 92702)

NPG-SPP-01.7.4, Adverse Employment Action and Executive Review Board, Rev. 02, dated

8/13/2018

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Nuclear Safety Culture Evaluation, April 2018

TVA Corporate Office Nuclear Safety Culture Evaluation, May 2018

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Nuclear Safety Culture Site Leadership Team Report, dated 1/11/2018

CR 1404011 Sequoyah Response to ORAU Report

CR 1416534 Track Corporates Response to NSC Assessment

CR 1421112 SQN 1Q2QF18 SLT NSCMP Meeting

CR 1432088 SQN 3QF18 NSCMP Meeting

TVA Nuclear Organizational Chart, September 7, 2018

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