IR 05000390/2018006

Annual Assessment Letter for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Report 05000390/2018006 and 05000391/2018006

ML19063D287
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	03/04/2019
From:	Joel Munday Division Reactor Projects II
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
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References
IR 2018006
Download: ML19063D287 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -REPORT 05000390/2018006 AND 05000391/2018006

Dear Mr. Shea:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2, reviewing performance indicators (Pis), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. This letter informs you of the NRC's 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 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (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.

The NRC determined the performance at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column, the second highest performance column of the NRC's ROP Action Matrix. This conclusion was based on one Pl, Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical hours, in the Initiating Events cornerstone, crossing the White threshold in the second quarter of 2018. On December 14, 2018, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001, "Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2 Inputs." Based on the results* of this inspection and that the Pl has returned to Green in the fourth quarter of CY 2018, the NRC determined that Watts Bar Unit 2 returned to the * Licensee Response Column (Column 1) for the first quarter of CY 2019 after a Regulatory Performance Meeting was conducted on January 30, 2019, and the assessment follow-up letter for Watts Bar Unit 2 was issued on February 4, 2019. Although plant performance for Unit 1 was within the Licensee Response Column and the plant performance for Unit 2 was within the Regulatory Response Column, the NRC has not yet finalized the significance of Apparent Violation 05000390,391/2019501-01, "Failure to Maintain the Effectiveness of the Emergency Plan and a Standard Emergency Classification Scheme Which Included Facility Effluent Parameters." The final safety significance determination may affect the NRC's assessment of plant performance and the enclosed inspection plan. Specifically, if the NRC determines that the significance of the finding is white, Unit 1 will J.Shea 2 return to the Regulatory Response Column with Unit 2 and additional inspection of the finding will be planned. In assessment letter dated August 31, 2018, titled Assessment Follow-up Letter and Updated Inspection Plan for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000390, 05000391/2018005) (ML18242A458), the NRC opened a cross-cutting issue (CCI) with the aspect of Safety Conscious Work Environment (SCWE) and identified the closure criteria for the Chilling Effect Letter (CEL) and CCI. The NRC recognizes that TVA has made efforts to improve this area. The NRC will continue to monitor your staff's effort and progress in addressing the CCI by our resident inspectors, follow-up SCWE, and/or Pl&R inspections.

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 inspectior, 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, beginning in January 2020. 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. In addition to the ROP baseline inspections, we also plan on conducting infrequently performed inspections which include Initial License Examination, Safety Conscious Work Environment and Confirmatory Orders follow-up inspections.

The NRC will be in contact with your staff to schedule completion of Temporary Instruction (Tl) 2515/194, "Inspection of the Licensee's Implementation of Industry Initiative Associated With the Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerabilities In Electric Power Systems (NRC Bulletin 2012-01 )." The NRC intends to complete this inspection in 2019. This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available for public inspection and copying at htt p://www.nrc.

g ov/readin g-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, and Requests for Withholding."

J.Shea 3 Please contact Omar Lopez-Santiago at (404) 997-4703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter. Docket Nos.: 50-390, 50-391 License Nos.: NPF-90, NPF-96 Enclosure:

Watts Bar Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2019-12/31/2020)

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Sincerely,

/RA/ Joel T. Munday, Director Division of Reactor Projects

I I IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Watts Bar 03/01/2019-12/31/2020 Unit Start End FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE 1,2 02/25/2019 03/01/2019 1, 2 03/18/2019 03/22/2019 UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION

+SG Activity IP 71130.03 IP 71130.03 1, 2 04/22/2019 04/26/2019 IP 71111.08P RP OCCUPATIONAL RAD SAFETY BASELINE INSPECTION-WEEK 1 1, 2 04/22/2019 04/26/2019 IP 71124.01 1, 2 04/22/2019 04/26/2019 IP 71124.02 1, 2 04/22/2019 04/26/2019 IP 71124.03.

1, 2 04/22/2019 04/26/2019 IP 71124.04 1, 2 04/22/2019 04/26/2019 IP 71124.05 RP OCCUPATIONAL RAD SAEFETV BASELINE INSPECTION-WEEK 2 1, 2 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71124.01 1, 2 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71124.02 1, 2 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71124.03 1, 2 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71124.04 1, 2 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71124.05 SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 1, 2 06/03/2019 06/07/2019 IP 71130.02 1, 2 06/03/2019 06/07/2 019 IP 71151 WATTS BAR INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 1, 2 07/08/2019 07/12/2019 ov 1, 2 08/12/2019 08/16/2019 EXAD DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (TEAM) 1, 2 08/12/2019 08/16/2019 IP71111.21M 1, 2 08/26/2019 08/30/2019 IP 71111.21M SCWE AND CONFIRMATORY ORDERS FOLLOWUP INSPECTIONS 1, 2 1, 2 09/09/201.9 09/09/2019 09/13/2019 09/13/2019 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

IP 92702 IP 93100 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

CAC 000735 000735 000702 000725 000726 000727 000728 000729 000725 000726 000727 000728 000729 000734 001338 000956 000500 000713 000713 000238 000921 Title Contingency R_esponse-Force-On-Force Testing Contingency Res p onse -Force-On-Force Testin g lnservice Ins pe ction Activities (PWR) Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation Occupational Dose Assessment Radiation Monitorin g Instrumentation Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation Occupational Dose Assessment Radiation Monitorin g Instrumentation Access Control Performance Indicator Verification VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV) LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD) Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams) Design Bases Assurance Ins p ection [earns) Staff Count 6 2 2 3 3 6 2 Followup on Corrective Actions For Violations And Deviations Safety-Conscious Work Environment Issue of Concern Followup Page 1 of 3 2/25/2019 7:22:13 AM Enclosure IP 22 Inspection Activity Pian Report Watts Bar 03/01/2019-12/31/2020 Unit Start End EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 1, 2 11/04/2019 11/08/2019 1, 2 11/04/2019 11/08/2019 1, 2 11/04/2019 11/08/2019 1. 2 11/04/2019 11/08/2019 CYBER SECURITY 1, 2 11/18/2019 11/22/2019 1, 2 12/02/2019 12/06/2019 Activity IP 71114.01 IP 71114.04 IP 71114.08 IP 71151 IP 71130.10P IP 71130.10P TVA CORPORATE OFFICE FFD/AA/SGI INSPECTION 1, 2 01/06/2020 01/10/2020 IP 71130.01 1, 2 01/06/2020 01/10/2020 IP 71130.06 1, 2 01/06/2020 01/10/2020 IP 71130.08 SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 1, 2 02/24/2020 02/28/2020 IP 71130.01 1, 2 02/24/2020 02/28/2020 IP 71130.06 1, 2 02/24/2020 02/28/2020 IP 71130.08 UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 03/23/2020 03/27/2020 IP 71111.08P SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 1, 2 06/15/2020 06/19/2020 IP 71130.02 1, 2 06/15/2020 06/19/2020 IP 71151 WATTS BAR INITIAL L.CENSE EXAM 1, 2 07/20/2020 07/24/2020 ov 1, 2 08/24/2020 09/11/2020 EXAD RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 1, 2 08/10/2020 08/14/2020 IP 71124.06 1, 2 08/10/2020 08/14/2020 IP 71124.07 DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (PROGRAMS)

1, 2 09/21/2020 09/25/2020 IP 71111.21 N This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

CAC 000716 000719 000723 001397 000741 000741 000733 000738 000740 000733 000738 000740 000702 000734 001338 000956 000500 000730 000731 000714 Title Exercise Evaluation Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Exercise Evaluation U Scenario Review Performance Indicator Verification Cyber Security C y ber Securit y Access Authorization Protection of Safeguards Information Fitness For Duty Pro g ram Access Authorization Protection of Safeguards Information Fitness For Duty Pro g ram lnservice Inspect ion Activities (PWR J Access Control Performance Indicator Verification VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV) LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD) Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment Radiological Environmental Monitorin g Pro g ram Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

Staff Count 6 4 2 4 2 3 Page 2 of 3 2/25/2019 7:22:13 AM IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Watts Bar 03/01/2019-12/31/2020 Unit Start End Activity DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (PROGRAMS)

1, 2 10/05/2020 10/09/2020 IP 71111.21N UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION

+SG CAC 000714 2 10/26/2020 10/30/2020 IP 71111.08P 000702 RP OCCUPATIONAL RAD HAZARDS & TRANSPORTATION BASELINE INSPECTION 1, 2 10/26/2020 10/30/2020 IP 71124.01 1, 2 10/26/2020 10/30/2020 IP 71124.08 WATTS BAR REQUAL INSPECTION 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP71111.11B SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71130.04 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71130.07 1, 2 11/02/2020 11/06/2020 IP 71151 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

000725 000732 000704 000736 000739 001338 Title Staff Count Desi g n Bases Assurance Ins p ection (Pro g rams) lnservice Ins p ection Activities (PWR) Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Tran s ortation Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance Biennial Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance Security Training Performance Indicator Verification 3 2 2 2 2 Page 3 of 3 2/25/2019 7:22:13 AM