ML12248A110

Mid Cycle Assessment Letter North Anna 2012

ML12248A110
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	09/04/2012
From:	Croteau R Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Heacock D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
References
IR-12-006
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 September 4, 2012 Mr. David A. Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Dominion Nuclear Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR NORTH ANNA POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 -

NRC ASSESSMENT REPORT 05000338, 339/2012006

Dear Mr. Heacock:

On August 16, 2012, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of North Anna Power Station Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This assessment reflects the integration of the Security Cornerstone into the ROP performance assessment program governed by IMC 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program. The security inspection plan will be sent via separate correspondence.

The NRC determined the performance at North Anna Power Station Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because a White finding for both units in Mitigating Systems cornerstone was issued on May 8, 2012, for failure to establish and maintain emergency diesel generator (EDG) maintenance procedures associated with the 2H EDG jacket water cooling inlet jumper gasket. The NRC determined that both units had been in the Regulatory Response Column since the fourth quarter of 2011.

On July 26, 2012, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for it to conduct a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the performance issue. Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, beginning September 10, 2012. This inspection procedure is conducted to provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of condition is identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.

D. Heacock 2 The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2013. In addition to the baseline inspections, we will conduct the Operating License Initial Exam, Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/177, Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, TI 2515/182, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks, and consistent with the Agencys actions related to Fukushima, TI-2515/187, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns and TI-2515/188 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns. Routine inspections performed by the resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. 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.

This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

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 Agencywide Document Access and Management 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 Gerald McCoy at 404-997-4551 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard P. Croteau, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-338, 50-339 License Nos.: NPF-4, NPF-7

Enclosure:

North Anna Inspection/ Activity Plan (09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013) cc w/Encl: (See page 3)

_________________________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE SON /RA/ GJM /RA/

NAME SNinh GMcCoy DATE 08/23/2012 08/28/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO D. Heacock 3 cc w/encl: Donald R. Taylor Mr. Gerald T. Bischof Licensing Supervisor Site Vice President North Anna Power Station North Anna Power Station P. O. Box 402 Virginia Electric & Power Company Mineral, VA 23117-0402 Electronic Mail Distribution Michael M. Cline Fred Mladen Director Director, Station Safety & Licensing Virginia Department of Emergency Services Virginia Electric and Power Company Management Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Michael Crist County Administrator Plant Manager Louisa County North Anna Power Station P.O. Box 160 Virginia Electric & Power Company Louisa, VA 23093 Electronic Mail Distribution Doug Smith Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq. President Senior Counsel (Public Correspondence Only)

Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Lake Anna Civil Association Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Tom Huber Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Innsbrook Technical Center Electronic Mail Distribution Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P.O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 490 Mineral, VA 23117 Executive Vice President Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Electronic Mail Distribution

D. Heacock 4 Letter to David A. Heacock from Richard P. Croteau dated September 4, 2012

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR NORTH ANNA POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 -

NRC ASSESSMENT REPORT 05000338, 339/2012006 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMNorthAnna Resource INPO ROP Reports

Page 1 of 2 North Anna 09/04/2012 08:19:31 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site DRP/RPB5 - 95001 SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 09/09/2012 09/14/2012 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 1 3 1 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 V23372 NORTH ANNA / SEPTEMBER 2012 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES TI-177 - TI-177 4 1, 2 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System NA TFPI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1, 2 11/06/2012 11/08/2012 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 12/10/2012 12/14/2012 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

TI-182 - TI-182 BURIED PIPING/TANK - PHASE 1 1 1, 2 01/07/2013 01/11/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 5 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 03/25/2013 03/29/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution ISI - UNIT 2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 04/15/2013 04/19/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR PSB1-RP - RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 4 1, 2 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 1, 2 05/13/2013 05/17/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification EP - MERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION 1 1, 2 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1, 2 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISI - UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 North Anna 09/04/2012 08:19:31 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site SGISI - UNIT 1 SG INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR Comments:

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.