IR 05000259/2019006

Annual Assessment Letter for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1,2,and 3 - NRC Report 05000259/2019006, 05000260/2019006, and 05000296/2019006

ML20063N074
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/03/2020
From:	Tom Stephen NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	Jim Barstow Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2019006
Download: ML20063N074 (6)

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March 3, 2020

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 - REPORT 05000259/2019006, 05000260/2019006 AND 05000296/2019006

Dear Mr. Barstow:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. 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 concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response Column, the NRC has not yet finalized the significance of Apparent Violation (AV) 05000259, 260, 296/2019490-01, Security Finding. The final safety significance determination may affect the NRCs assessment of plant performance and the enclosed inspection plan.

In addition to the ROP baseline inspections, we also plan on conducting infrequently performed inspections which include Initial License Examination, Temporary Instruction 2515/193, and the inspection of the implementation of EA13-109: Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents Capable of Operation Under Severe Accident Conditions.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2020.

The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. You should be aware that the agency is pursuing potential changes to the ROP, including changes to engineering inspections (SECY-18-0113, Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process Engineering Inspections).

Should these changes to the ROP be implemented, the engineering and other region-based inspections are subject to change in scope, as well as schedule. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

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, and Requests for Withholding.

Please contact me at (404) 997-4703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas Stephen, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68 Enclosure:

Browns Ferry Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2020- 12/31/2021)

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Browns Ferry 03/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count UNIT 3 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 3 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)

EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS, AND EXPERIMENTS 3 1, 2, 3 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1, 2, 3 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2, 3 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2, 3 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2, 3 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1, 2, 3 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification RELIABLE HARDENED CONTAINMENT VENT TI-193 2 1, 2, 3 05/11/2020 05/14/2020 TI 2515/193 000511 Inspection of the Implementation of EA-13-109: Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents Capable of Operation under Severe Accident Conditions SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 2 1, 2, 3 06/01/2020 06/05/2020 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1, 2, 3 06/01/2020 06/05/2020 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE INSPECTION 2 1, 2, 3 07/06/2020 07/10/2020 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2, 3 07/06/2020 07/10/2020 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2, 3 07/06/2020 07/10/2020 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 1, 2, 3 07/06/2020 07/10/2020 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2, 3 07/20/2020 07/24/2020 IP 71111.07T 000700 Heat Sink Performance PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1, 2, 3 08/24/2020 08/28/2020 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2, 3 09/07/2020 09/11/2020 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Browns Ferry 03/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count BROWNS FERRY REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2, 3 09/14/2020 09/18/2020 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance MATERIAL CONTROL & ACCOUNTING 3 1, 2, 3 10/01/2020 12/31/2020 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 10/05/2020 10/09/2020 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)

SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1, 2, 3 02/08/2021 02/12/2021 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1, 2, 3 02/08/2021 02/12/2021 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1, 2, 3 02/08/2021 02/12/2021 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 03/08/2021 03/12/2021 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)

RP OCCUPATIONAL RAD SAFETY BASELINE INSPECTION 3 1, 2, 3 03/08/2021 03/12/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2, 3 03/08/2021 03/12/2021 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2, 3 03/08/2021 03/12/2021 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2, 3 03/08/2021 03/12/2021 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2, 3 03/08/2021 03/12/2021 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2, 3 03/08/2021 03/12/2021 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification 1, 2, 3 04/12/2021 04/16/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2, 3 04/12/2021 04/16/2021 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2, 3 04/12/2021 04/16/2021 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2, 3 04/12/2021 04/16/2021 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2, 3 04/12/2021 04/16/2021 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2, 3 04/12/2021 04/16/2021 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification BROWNS FERRY INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 6 1, 2, 3 04/12/2021 04/16/2021 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1, 2, 3 05/17/2021 05/28/2021 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 2 of 3 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Browns Ferry 03/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (TEAMS) 4 1, 2, 3 05/17/2021 05/21/2021 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

1, 2, 3 06/07/2021 06/11/2021 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 5 1, 2, 3 06/20/2021 06/26/2021 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2, 3 06/20/2021 06/26/2021 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2, 3 06/20/2021 06/26/2021 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification TARGET SET INSPECTION 2 1, 2, 3 12/06/2021 12/10/2021 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 3 of 3 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.