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Annual Assessment Letter for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 & 4, NRC Report 05200025/2020006 and 05200026/2020006
ML21061A216
Person / Time
Site: Vogtle  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 03/03/2021
From: Nicole Coovert
NRC/RGN-II
To: Yox M
Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR 2020006
Download: ML21061A216 (8)


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March 3, 2021 Mr. Michael Yox Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company 7825 River Road, Bldg. 302, Vogtle 3&4 Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNITS 3 & 4 (NRC REPORT 05200025/2020006 AND 05200026/2020006)

Dear Mr. Yox:

On February 8, 2021, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 & 4. The NRC reviewed inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and the NRCs plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, VEGP Units 3 & 4 were being constructed in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at VEGP Units 3 & 4 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Construction Reactor Oversight Process (cROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct cROP baseline inspections at your Unit 4 facility for the 2021 calendar year and for Unit 3, pending transition to the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) upon the issusance of the 10 CFR 52.103(g) Finding.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 2021. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed are tentative and may be revised based on construction activities at the site.

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. Please be advised that the NRC will continue to track the completion of commitments 3a, 3c, and 4d for Confirmatory Orders (CO) EA-18-130 and EA-18-171 (NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19249B612) dated November 20, 2019. The NRC recognizes the flux the workforce is likely to experience as the units get closer to commercial operation and the NRC will continue to maintain its oversight of the safety conscience work environment (SCWE) at Vogtle Units 3 and 4 through normal and CO follow-up inspection activities to verify the 2020 improvements are sustainable.

M. Yox 2 In accordance with 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 NRC's document 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 me at (404) 997- 4510 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Nicole Coovert, Chief Construction Inspection Branch 1 Division of Construction Oversight Docket Nos.: 52-00025, 52-00026 License Nos.: NPF-91, NPF-92

Enclosure:

Vogtle Units 3&4 Inspection Plan

M. Yox 3 cc w/ encls:

Resident Manager Resident Inspector Oglethorpe Power Corporation Vogtle Plant Units 3 & 4 Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant 8805 River Road 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Barty Simonton Office of the Attorney General Team Leader 40 Capitol Square, SW Environmental Radiation Program Atlanta, GA 30334 Air Protection Branch Environmental Protection Division Southern Nuclear Operating Company 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120 Document Control Coordinator Atlanta, GA 30354-3906 3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243 Brian H. Whitley Regulatory Affairs Director Anne F. Appleby Southern Nuclear Operating Company Olgethorpe Power Corporation 3535 Colonnade Parkway, BIN N-226-EC 2100 East Exchange Place Birmingham, AL 35243 Tucker, GA 30084 Mr. Michael Yox County Commissioner Site Regulatory Affairs Director Office of the County Commissioner Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Burke County Commission 7825 River. Road, Building 302 (ESB)

Waynesboro, GA 30830 Bin 6031 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

M. Yox 3 aagibson@southernco.com (Amanda Gibson) acchambe@southernco.com (Amy Chamberlian) awc@nei.org (Anne W. Cottingham) becky@georgiawand.org (Becky Rafter) bhwhitley@southernco.com (Brian Whitley)

Bill.Jacobs@gdsassociates.com (Bill Jacobs) corletmm@westinghouse.com (Michael M. Corletti) crpierce@southernco.com (C.R. Pierce) david.hinds@ge.com (David Hinds) david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com (David Lewis) dlfulton@southernco.com (Dale Fulton) ed.burns@earthlink.net (Ed Burns) edavis@pegasusgroup.us (Ed David)

G2NDRMDC@southernco.com (SNC Document Control)

George.Taylor@opc.com (George Taylor) harperzs@westinghouse.com (Zachary S. Harper) james1.beard@ge.com (James Beard)

JHaswell@southernco.com (Jeremiah Haswell) jim@ncwarn.org (Jim Warren)

Joseph_Hegner@dom.com (Joseph Hegner) karlg@att.net (Karl Gross) kmstacy@southernco.com (Kara Stacy) kroberts@southernco.com (Kelli Roberts)

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

Melissa.Smith@Hq.Doe.Gov (Melissa Smith) mike.price@opc.com (M.W. Price)

MKWASHIN@southernco.com (MKWashington) mphumphr@southernco.com (Mark Humphrey)

MSF@nei.org (Marvin Fertel) nirsnet@nirs.org (Michael Mariotte)

Nuclaw@mindspring.com (Robert Temple)

Paul@beyondnuclear.org (Paul Gunter) pbessette@morganlewis.com (Paul Bessette) ppsena@southernco.com (Peter Sena,III) r.joshi15@comcast.net (Ravi Joshi) rwink@ameren.com (Roger Wink) sabinski@suddenlink.net (Steve A. Bennett) sara@cleanenergy.org (Sara Barczak)

M. Yox 4 Vogtle Mailing List sblanton@balch.com (Stanford Blanton)

Shiva.Granmayeh@hq.doe.gov (Shiva Granmayeh) sjackson@meagpower.org (Steven Jackson) sjones@psc.state.ga.us (Shemetha Jones) skauffman@mpr.com (Storm Kauffman) slieghty@southernco.com (Steve Leighty) sroetger@psc.state.ga.us (Steve Roetger) syagee@southernco.com (Stephanie Agee)

TomClements329@cs.com (Tom Clements)

Vanessa.quinn@dhs.gov (Vanessa Quinn) wayne.marquino@gmail.com (Wayne Marquino) weave1dw@westinghouse.com (Doug Weaver)

William.Birge@hq.doe.gov (William Birge)

X2edgran@southernco.com (Eddie R. Grant) x2gabeck@southernco.com (Gary Becker)

X2hagge@southern.com (Neil Haggerty)

X2wwill@southernco.com (Daniel Williamson)

M. Yox 5

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNITS 3 & 4 (NRC REPORT 05200025/2020006 AND 05200026/2020006) DATED: MARCH 3, 2021 DISTRIBUTION:

A. Veil, NRR M. King, NRR V. Hall, NRR M. Webb, NRR T. Fredette, NRR G. Armstrong, NRR E. Duncan, NRR A. Issa, NRR L. Dudes, RII J. Munday, RII M. Bailey, RII S. Rose, RII B. Davis, RII M. Kowal, RII L. Gibson, RII S. Price, RII A. Athar, RIV OEMail R2DCO PUBLIC ADAMS Accession No. ML21061A216 OFFICE RII:DCO RII:DCO RII:DCO NAME C. Taylor B. Davis N. Coovert DATE 2/23/2021 2/23/2021 3/3/2021

Inspection Test Analysis Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) Inspections Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC 2503)

Estimated Date Description The majority of ITAAC related inspections for the 2021 calendar year are expected to be associated with the following construction and fabrication activities:

Unit 3:

Civil Structural reconciliation ITAAC inspections for the shield building and auxiliary building radiological/non-radiological areas Passive Containment Cooling System tank deflection and leak inspection Flood barriers walkdown and report review Mechanical Review of ASME Code Section III Division 1 N-5 Data Reports for the piping systems of targeted ITAACs As-built walkdowns of structures, systems, and components (SSCs)

Electrical Electrical physical separation ITAACs As-built walkdowns of SSCs Initial Test/Operation Programs 1Q thru 4Q 2021 Component and Preoperational tests ITAACs and Security (See Note 1)

ITAACs Unit 4:

Civil Final structural inspections of the auxiliary and shield buildings (Including structural reconciliation ITAACs)

Mechanical Completion of welding and nondestructive examination inspections Containment structural integrity tests Reactor Coolant System (RCS) hydrostatic test Installation of key valves (RCS Safety, Squib)

Review of ASME reports As-built walkdowns of SSCs Electrical Electrical and instrumentation ITAACs As-built walkdowns of SSCs Initial Test/Operations Programs Component and Preoperational tests ITAACs and Security ITAACs

Construction and Operational Program Inspections (IMC 2504)

Construction Programs - Appendix A ( See Note 1) 2Q 2021 Quality Assurance (QA), Inspection Procedure (IP) 35007 2Q 2021 Corrective Action Program, IP 35007 Confirmatory Order/Safety Conscious Work Environment 2Q 2021 (IP 92702 and IP 35007) 2Q 2021 ITAAC Maintenance, IP 40600 Operational Programs - Appendix B (See Note 1) 1Q 2021 Preoperational Test Program, IP 70367 1Q 2021 Physical Security (Security-Related) (See Note 2) 1Q 2021 Target Set (Security-Related) 1Q 2021 QA Operations 1Q 2021 Radiation Protection, IPs 83533 thru 85337 Process Effluent Monitoring, IPs 84527 thru 84529, 80522, 1Q 2021 83531 1Q 2021 Preservice and MOV Testing, IP 73758 1Q 2021 Inservice Testing, IP 73758 1Q 2021 Startup Test Program, IP 72401 1Q & 2Q 2021 Preservice Inspection, IPs 73054, 73754, 73757 1Q & 2Q 2021 Component and Preoperational Testing, IP 70702 2Q 2021 Environmental Qualification, IP 51080 2Q 2021 Fire Protection, IP 64704 3Q 2021 Containment Leak Rate Testing, IP 70368 3Q 2021 Cyber Security (Security-Related) 3Q 2021 Inservice Inspection, IP 73054 Part 52, Inspection of Startup Test Program, IP 72304 3Q 2021 (See Note 2)

Notes:

1. Inspection schedule is subject to change based on licensing and construction activities.
2. This inspection will occur after the 10 CFR 52.103(g) determination Enclosure