ML070820174

PIR 2007009 Errata Letter PIR 2007007

ML070820174
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/21/2007
From:	Scott Shaeffer NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-07-007, IR-07-009
Download: ML070820174 (16)

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March 21, 2007Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.ATTN: Mr. T. E. TynanVice President - Vogtle Vogtle Electric Generating Plant7821 River RoadWaynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

ERRATA LETTER - VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NRCPROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSPECTION

Dear Mr. Tynan:

By letter dated March 16, 2007, we transmitted the results of the Problem Identification &Resolution inspection (ML#070780098). It was brought to my attention that the report number,05000424/2007007 and 05000425/2007007, referenced on the letter was incorrect. The correctreport number is 05000424/2007009 and 05000425/2007009. Please replace the affectedreport pages with the enclosed corrected pages.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).I regret any inconvenience this error may have caused. Please contact me at (404) 562-4521 ifyou have any questions.Sincerely,/RA/Scott M. Shaeffer, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 2Division of Reactor ProjectsDocket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure:

As Stated cc w/encl: (See page 3)

March 21, 2007Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.ATTN: Mr. T. E. TynanVice President - Vogtle Vogtle Electric Generating Plant7821 River RoadWaynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

ERRATA LETTER - VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NRCPROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSPECTION

Dear Mr. Tynan:

By letter dated March 16, 2007, we transmitted the results of the Problem Identification &Resolution inspection (ML#070780098). It was brought to my attention that the report number,05000424/2007007 and 05000425/2007007, referenced on the letter was incorrect. The correctreport number is 05000424/2007009 and 05000425/2007009. Please replace the affectedreport pages with the enclosed corrected pages.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).I regret any inconvenience this error may have caused. Please contact me at (404) 562-4521 ifyou have any questions.Sincerely,

/RA/Scott M. Shaeffer, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 2Division of Reactor ProjectsDocket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure:

As Stated cc w/encl: (See page 3)X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVEADAMS: X YesACCESSION NUM BER:_________________________OFFICERII:DRPRII:DRPSIGNATURECWR /RACWR forNAMECRappSShaefferDATE03/21/0703/21/07OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: C:\FileNet\ML070820174.wpd 3cc w/encls:J. T. GasserExecutive Vice PresidentSouthern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.Electronic Mail DistributionL. M. Stinson, Vice President, FleetOperations SupportSouthern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.Electronic Mail DistributionN. J. StringfellowManager-LicensingSouthern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.Electronic Mail DistributionBentina C. TerrySouthern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.Bin B-022P. O. Box 1295Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Director, Consumers' Utility CounselDivisionGovernor's Office of Consumer Affairs2 M. L. King, Jr. DrivePlaza Level East; Suite 356Atlanta, GA 30334-4600Office of the County CommissionerBurke County CommissionWaynesboro, GA 30830Director, Department of Natural Resources205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252Atlanta, GA 30334Manager, Radioactive Materials ProgramDepartment of Natural ResourcesElectronic Mail DistributionAttorney GeneralLaw Department132 Judicial BuildingAtlanta, GA 30334Laurence BergenOglethorpe Power CorporationElectronic Mail DistributionResident ManagerOglethorpe Power CorporationAlvin W. Vogtle Nuclear PlantElectronic Mail DistributionArthur H. Domby, Esq.Troutman SandersElectronic Mail DistributionSenior Engineer - Power SupplyMunicipal Electric Authority of GeorgiaElectronic Mail DistributionReece McAlisterExecutive SecretaryGeorgia Public Service Commission244 Washington Street, SWAtlanta, GA 30334Distribution w/encls: (See page 4) 4Letter to T. E. Tynan from Scott M. Shaeffer dated March 21, 2007

SUBJECT:

ERRATA LETTER - VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NRCPROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSPECTIONDistribution w/encls

B. Singal, NRRC. Evans, RII EICSL. Slack, RII EICSRIDSNRRDIRSOE MailPUBLIC March 16, 2007Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.ATTN: Mr. T. E. TynanVice President - Vogtle Vogtle Electric Generating Plant7821 River RoadWaynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NRC PROBLEMIDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSPECTION REPORT 05000424/2007007AND 05000425/2007007

Dear Mr. Tynan:

On February 16, 2007, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed aninspection at your Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed inspectionreport documents the inspection results, which were discussed on February 16, 2007, with youand other members of your staff during the exit meeting.The inspection examined activities conducted under your licenses as they relate to theidentification and resolution of problems, and compliance with the Commission's rules andregulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspectors reviewed selectedprocedures and records, conducted plant observations, and interviewed personnel.Based on the sample selected for review, no findings of significance were identified. The teamconcluded that problems were properly identified, evaluated, and resolved within the problemidentification and resolution programs. However, minor examples of issues not being enteredinto the corrective action program or entered into programs outside of the corrective actionprogram, narrowly focused condition report effectiveness reviews, corrective actions that wereineffectively tracked or were not implemented in a timely manner, and weaknesses in thetrending of issues entered into the corrective action program were identified. It was recognizedthat management has placed additional attention on the corrective action program and hasinitiated actions to improve performance in this area since late 2006.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system March 16, 2007Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.ATTN: Mr. T. E. TynanVice President - Vogtle Vogtle Electric Generating Plant7821 River RoadWaynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NRC PROBLEMIDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSPECTION REPORT 05000424/2007009AND 05000425/2007009

Dear Mr. Tynan:

On February 16, 2007, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed aninspection at your Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed inspectionreport documents the inspection results, which were discussed on February 16, 2007, with youand other members of your staff during the exit meeting.The inspection examined activities conducted under your licenses as they relate to theidentification and resolution of problems, and compliance with the Commission's rules andregulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspectors reviewed selectedprocedures and records, conducted plant observations, and interviewed personnel.Based on the sample selected for review, no findings of significance were identified. The teamconcluded that problems were properly identified, evaluated, and resolved within the problemidentification and resolution programs. However, minor examples of issues not being enteredinto the corrective action program or entered into programs outside of the corrective actionprogram, narrowly focused condition report effectiveness reviews, corrective actions that wereineffectively tracked or were not implemented in a timely manner, and weaknesses in thetrending of issues entered into the corrective action program were identified. It was recognizedthat management has placed additional attention on the corrective action program and hasinitiated actions to improve performance in this area since late 2006.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system 2(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).Sincerely,

/RA/Scott M. Shaeffer, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 2Division of Reactor ProjectsDocket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000424/2007007 and 05000425/2007007

Attachment:

Supplemental Informationcc w/encl: (See page 3) 2(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).Sincerely,

/RA/Scott M. Shaeffer, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 2Division of Reactor ProjectsDocket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000424/2007009 and 05000425/2007009

Attachment:

Supplemental Informationcc w/encl: (See page 3) 3(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).Sincerely,

/RA/

Scott M. Shaeffer, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 2Division of Reactor ProjectsDocket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000424/2007007 and 05000425/2007007

Attachment:

Supplemental Informationcc w/encl: (See page 3)X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVEADAMS: X YesACCESSION NUM BER:_________________________OFFICERII:DRPRII:DRPRII:DRPRII:DRPRII:DRSSIGNATURESMSATS1 via emailSMS forJER6 via emailNAMES. ShaefferA. SabischG. McCoyJ. Rivera-OrtizDATE03/ /0703/16/0703/15/0703/16/0703/15/07OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: C:\FileNet\ML070820174.wpd 3(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).Sincerely,

/RA/

Scott M. Shaeffer, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 2Division of Reactor ProjectsDocket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000424/2007009 and 05000425/2007009

Attachment:

Supplemental Informationcc w/encl: (See page 3)X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVEADAMS: X YesACCESSION NUM BER:_________________________OFFICERII:DRPRII:DRPRII:DRPRII:DRPRII:DRSSIGNATURESMSATS1 via emailSMS forJER6 via emailNAMES. ShaefferA. SabischG. McCoyJ. Rivera-OrtizDATE03/ /0703/16/0703/15/0703/16/0703/15/07OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: G:\VOGTLE\REPORTS\07-09\IR 2007-09 PIR.wpd 4Letter to T. E. Tynan from Scott M. Shaeffer dated March 16, 2007

SUBJECT:

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NRC PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSPECTION REPORT 05000424/2007007 AND 05000425/2007007Distribution w/encls

B. Singal, NRRC. Evans, RII EICSL. Slack, RII EICSRIDSNRRDIRSOE MailPUBLIC 4Letter to T. E. Tynan from Scott M. Shaeffer dated March 16, 2007

SUBJECT:

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NRC PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSPECTION REPORT 05000424/2007009 AND 05000425/2007009Distribution w/encls

B. Singal, NRRC. Evans, RII EICSL. Slack, RII EICSRIDSNRRDIRSOE MailPUBLIC EnclosureU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IIDocket Nos: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos: NPF-68, NPF-81 Report No: 05000424/2007007, 05000425/2007007 Licensee: Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Facility: Vogtle El ectric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2Location: Waynesboro, GA Dates: January 29 - February 2, 2007February 12 - 16, 2007Inspectors: A. Sabisch, Senior Resident Inspector, Catawba Nuclear StationG. McCoy, Senior Resident Inspector, VogtleJ. Rivera-Ortiz, Reactor Inspector Approved by: S. Shaeffer, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 2Division of Reactor Projects EnclosureU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IIDocket Nos: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos: NPF-68, NPF-81 Report No: 05000424/2007009, 05000425/2007009 Licensee: Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Facility: Vogtle El ectric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2Location: Waynesboro, GA Dates: January 29 - February 2, 2007February 12 - 16, 2007Inspectors: A. Sabisch, Senior Resident Inspector, Catawba Nuclear StationG. McCoy, Senior Resident Inspector, VogtleJ. Rivera-Ortiz, Reactor Inspector Approved by: S. Shaeffer, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 2Division of Reactor Projects Enclosure

SUMMARY

OF FINDINGSIR 05000424/2007-007, 05000425/2007-007; 1/29/2007-2/16/2007; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1and 2; Identification and Resolution of Problems.The inspection was conducted by two senior resident inspectors and a reactor inspector. The NRC's programfor overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649,"Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 3, dated July 2000. Identification and Resolution of Problems SummaryNo findings of significance were identified. The licensee was generally effective in identifying problems at alow threshold and entering them into the corrective action program. The licensee properly prioritized issuesentered into the corrective action program (CAP) and routinely performed evaluations that were technicallyaccurate and of sufficient depth to address the issue documented in the condition reports (CRs). Stationmanagement has recently been providing increased focus and attention on the quality of root cause andapparent cause determinations based on the results of internal self assessments. Improvements were notedin the documents produced over the past quarter. Operating experience was found to be used both proactivelyand reactively by personnel involved in the corrective action program. The licensee's programmatic self-assessments and audits were generally effective in identifying weaknesses in the corrective action program. Weaknesses in the performance of required effectiveness reviews by the department(s) responsible forspecific CRs were identified by the inspectors which have the potential to allow similar events to occur at thestation by not ensuring corrective action deficiencies are identified and corrected. The inspectors concludedthat the workers at Vogtle felt free to report safety concerns.

Enclosure

SUMMARY

OF FINDINGSIR 05000424/2007-009, 05000425/2007-009; 1/29/2007-2/16/2007; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1and 2; Identification and Resolution of Problems.The inspection was conducted by two senior resident inspectors and a reactor inspector. The NRC's programfor overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649,"Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 3, dated July 2000. Identification and Resolution of Problems SummaryNo findings of significance were identified. The licensee was generally effective in identifying problems at alow threshold and entering them into the corrective action program. The licensee properly prioritized issuesentered into the corrective action program (CAP) and routinely performed evaluations that were technicallyaccurate and of sufficient depth to address the issue documented in the condition reports (CRs). Stationmanagement has recently been providing increased focus and attention on the quality of root cause andapparent cause determinations based on the results of internal self assessments. Improvements were notedin the documents produced over the past quarter. Operating experience was found to be used both proactivelyand reactively by personnel involved in the corrective action program. The licensee's programmatic self-assessments and audits were generally effective in identifying weaknesses in the corrective action program. Weaknesses in the performance of required effectiveness reviews by the department(s) responsible forspecific CRs were identified by the inspectors which have the potential to allow similar events to occur at thestation by not ensuring corrective action deficiencies are identified and corrected. The inspectors concludedthat the workers at Vogtle felt free to report safety concerns.