ML25218A186
| ML25218A186 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 08/06/2025 |
| From: | Alan Blamey NRC/RGN-II/DORS/PB3 |
| To: | Coleman J Southern Nuclear Company |
| References | |
| Download: ML25218A186 (1) | |
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Jamie Coleman Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Company 3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243
SUBJECT:
HATCH ELECTRIC GENERATING PLAN UNITS 1 & 2 - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR NRC PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION INSPECTION
Dear Jamie Coleman:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Region II staff will conduct a problem identification and resolution (PI&R) inspection at Hatch Units 1 & 2 Nuclear Plant during the weeks of October 14-17, 2025, and October 27-31, 2025. The inspection team will be led by Mr. Richard Easter, a Resident Inspector from the NRCs Hatch 1 & 2 Resident Inspector office. This inspection will be conducted in accordance with the baseline inspection procedure, 71152, Problem Identification and Resolution, issued October 31, 2023.
The biennial PI&R inspection and assessment of the licensees Corrective Action Program (CAP) complements and expands upon the resident baseline inspections of routine daily screening of all corrective action program issues, quarterly focused issue reviews, and semiannual trend PI&R reviews.
On July 23, 2025, Mr. Easter confirmed with Mr. Jimmy Collins, Licensing Manager, the details and expectations for the two weeks of the inspection.
The enclosure lists documents that will be needed prior to the inspection. Please have the referenced information available no later than October 1, 2025. Contact Mr. Easter with any questions concerning the requested information. The inspectors will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying only those documents required for inspection preparation. If additional documents are needed, they will be requested when identified.
Prior to the inspection, Mr. Easter will discuss, with your staff, the following inspection support administrative details: availability of knowledgeable plant engineering and licensing personnel to serve as points of contact during the inspection; method of tracking inspector requests during the inspection; and other applicable information.
August 6, 2025
J. Coleman 2
The NRC inspection team requests that your staff be prepared to support these efforts.
Additionally, the inspection team is open to any suggestions regarding communications and coordination such that the overall effort from both the NRC inspection team and Edwin I. Hatch Unit 1 & 2 Nuclear Plant support staff may be the most efficient while also prioritizing public health and safety.
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 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).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the information requested or the inspection, please contact Mr. Easter at (804) 454-5061.
Sincerely, Alan Blamey, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 05000321 and 05000366 License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5
Enclosure:
Information Request for Edwin I. Hatch Unit 1 & 2 Nuclear Plant Problem Identification and Resolution Inspections cc: Distribution via LISTSERV Signed by Blamey, Alan on 08/06/25
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Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RII/DORS RII/DORS NAME R. Easter A. Blamey DATE 8/6/2025 8/6/2025
Enclosure INFORMATION REQUEST FOR ALVIN W. VOGTLE UNIT 1 & 2 NUCLEAR PLANT PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION INSPECTION (October 14-17, 2025, October 27-31, 2025)
Note: Unless otherwise noted, the information requested below corresponds to documents generated between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2025. Please provide the requested documents in electronic format. If the information is not available in electronic format, please contact the inspection team leader to coordinate other available methods to provide the information.
- 1. Copies of the corporate and site level procedures and sub-tier procedures associated with the corrective action program. This should include procedures related to:
a) Corrective action process b) Cause evaluation c) Operability determination process d) Operating experience program e) 10 CFR Part 21 and programs for reporting defects and non-compliance f) Employee concerns program g) Self-assessment program h) Maintenance rule program and implementing procedures i) System health process or equivalent equipment reliability improvement programs j) Quality assurance program If any of the procedures requested above were revised after August 8, please provide (or have available) copies of all revisions during the onsite inspection.
- 2. List of top ten risk significant systems, top ten risk significant components for each one of the top ten risk significant systems, and top ten risk significant operator manual actions; and a copy of the probabilistic risk assessment importance measures report, if available. Please provide by October 1, 2025.
- 3. List of all Condition Reports (CRs) initiated including the following information or each CR:
a) CR number and initiated date b) Summary and Detailed problem description c) Affected system d) Affected component and Safety Classification e) Responsible plant department f) CR completion status g) CAQ characterization (i.e., Priority Level 1, 2, 3, or 4)
2 Provide this list in a format compatible with spreadsheet software (example shown below) and ensure the list is searchable and can be filtered by system and organization.
CR #
Summary Detailed System Component or Location ID Org Safety Class CAP Priority Level Status 02351551 A RHR Pump failed flow criteria per SR 5.0.5.4 Should include initial description section from NCR entry RHR 1-E11-B001 ENG Safety Related CAP APPROVED
- 4. List of outstanding corrective actions (WOs/TEs/CAPRs) including the following information for each action:
a)
Corrective action type and number b)
Brief, but complete corrective action description. Please include both Summary and Detailed descriptions c)
Associated CR number d)
Initiation date e)
Number of extensions f)
Corrective action due date g)
Completion status Provide this list in a format compatible with spreadsheet software (example shown below) and ensure the list is searchable and can be filtered by system and organization.
WO/TE/C APR #
Description CR Initiation Date Ext.
Due Date Status AR0034 Revise Procedure NMP-001-1234 CR0058 01/05/12 2
06/15/12 Awaiting CARB review
- 5. List of control room deficiencies with a brief description and corresponding CR and/or work order (WO) number.
- 6. List of operator workarounds and operator burdens with a brief description and corresponding CR number.
- 7. List of all prompt operability determinations or other engineering evaluations to provide reasonable assurance of operability; if fewer than approximately 20, provide full CR package.
- 8. List of all CRs that have been voided, cancelled, or deleted. Please provide the following information for each CR:
a)
CR number b)
Short and long problem description c)
Affected system d)
Affected Component e)
Responsible organization f)
CAP Characterization g)
Reason voided, cancelled, or deleted
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- 9. List of all structures, systems, and components (SSCs) which were classified as (a)(1) in accordance with the Maintenance Rule. Please include the following information for each system in (a)(1):
a)
Date of classification in (a)(1) b)
Reason for being placed in (a)(1) c)
Planned actions and their status d)
Copy of evaluations
- 10. List of Maintenance Preventable Functional Failures (MPFF) of risk significant systems with actions completed and current status, and associated CR(s).
- 11. List of completed corrective and maintenance WOs for safety-related (SR) SSCs and any condition considered a condition adverse to quality, including any associated TEs and CAPRs. Please include the following information for each:
a)
WO number b)
Brief, but complete work description c)
Affected system d)
Affected component(s) e)
Date created f)
Date of completion (if completed) g)
Associated CR (if applicable) h)
Priority i)
Status (e.g., open/closed) j)
CAQ characterization, and associated CR (i.e., associated CR priority, if applicable)
Provide this list in a format compatible with spreadsheet software (example shown below) and ensure the list is searchable and can be filtered by system.
WO #
Description System Component Created Date Due Date CAQ Priority Status Replace RHR pump 1E11-B001 SNC1234567 RHR 1-E11-B001 01/05/11 03/15/22 2
3 Closed
- 12. Corrective action closeout packages, including CRs with description of corrective actions, for all NRC findings and licensee-identified violations (LIVs). Include a cross reference linking NRC finding tracking numbers and LIVs to appropriate CR numbers.
- 13. Corrective action closeout packages, including CRs with description of corrective actions, for all licensee event reports (LERs) issued. Include a cross reference linking LER number to appropriate CR number.
- 14. List of all NRC generic communications (e.g., Information Notices, Generic Letters, etc.)
and industry operating experience (OE) documents (e.g., Part 21 reports, vendor information letters, information from other sites, etc.) evaluated by the site for applicability to the station, regardless of the determination of applicability. Include the reference number (e.g., CR number) for the documents that evaluated the aforementioned OE information.
- 15. Copies of all quality assurance program audits and/or assessments issued, including the last two audits/assessments of the corrective action program.
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- 16. Copies of all department self-assessments.
- 17. Copy of the most recent integrated plant trend report, departmental trend report(s), and corrective action trend report, including any human performance and equipment reliability trends.
- 18. If performed, provide all self-assessments of the site safety culture completed within the last two years. If none performed during the inspection period, provide the most recent.
- 19. Copies of corrective action program documents related to cross-cutting issues (human performance, problem identification and resolution, and safety conscious work environment) identified via trending, self-assessments, safety review committee or other oversight methods.
- 20. Contact information and availability during inspection period for Employee Concerns Program representative on site.
- 21. Copy of the latest CAP statistics (if exists) such as the number of CRs initiated by department, human performance errors by department, and others as may be available.
- 22. List of routine meetings and agendas involving the CAP (including but not limited to CAP screening, maintenance rule, operating experience, new work screening team, operations focus, management review, challenge, etc.,) to be held during the inspection period.
- 23. Five-year Review: List of CRs related to equipment aging issues in the top ten risk significant systems since November 2020 (e.g., system erosion and/or corrosion problems; electronic component aging or obsolescence of circuit boards, power supplies, relays, etc.;
environmental qualification). Provide the following information for each CR, in a format compatible with spreadsheet software and ensure the list is sortable and searchable:
a)
CR number b)
Short and Long problem description c)
Affected system d)
Affected component e)
Responsible organization f)
CAP characterization g)
Status
common cause and related or similar equipment cause evaluations with a brief description.
- 25. System health reports, system design basis documents, maintenance rule functions and status, and system description information for top ten risk significant systems OR upon notification of system selections.