IR 05000382/2015005

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, (Report 05000382/2015005)

ML15243A571
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Pruett T W NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Chisum M R Entergy Operations
Geoffrey Miller
References
IR 2015005
Download: ML15243A571 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 E. LAMAR BLVD.

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511 September 1, 2015 Mr. Michael R. Chisum, Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc. Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 (REPORT 05000382/2015005)

Dear Mr. Chisum:

On August 13, 2015, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3

. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. 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 determined the performance at the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC

's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., Green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility

. On April 9, 2015, the NRC closed a White finding that was held open pending successful completion of a supplemental inspection and effective evaluation of the extent of condition of the finding. This finding involved the failure to establish an adequate test program to demonstrate that the train B emergency diesel generator ventilation exhaust fan would perform satisfactorily in service. The NRC initially completed a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, "Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area,"

on October 10, 2014, and documented the results in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2014011 (ADAMS ML14364A412).

During this inspection, the NRC determined that your extent of cause review was insufficient; therefore not all inspection objectives were met, and the White finding remained open as an Action Matrix input.

On March 19, 2015, the NRC completed a re

-inspection documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2015010 (ADAMS ML15097A550). The NRC determined that your staff adequately evaluated the extent of cause for other safety

-related systems and identified appropriate corrective actions. Based on these determinations, the NRC concluded that all inspection objectives were satisfied.

As a result, the NRC determined the performance at the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, to be in the Licensee Response Column of the Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix as documented in our assessment follow

-up letter dated May 8, 2015 (ADAMS ML15128A166). The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

The inspections listed during the second half 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 response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA

-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond

-Design-Basis External Events," which requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond

-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA

-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," which requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond

-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The audit has been completed for the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3

, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by performing Temporary Instruction 2515/191, "Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi

-Unit Dose Assessment Plans."

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC

's "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 Mr. Geoffrey Miller at (817) 200

-1173 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,/RA/

Troy Pruett , Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50

-382 License: NPF-38

Enclosure:

Waterford Steam Electric Station Unit 3 Inspection/Activity Plan