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#REDIRECT [[IR 05000327/2014006]]
| number = ML14245A121
| issue date = 09/02/2014
| title = Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2, Inspection Report 05000327/2014006, 05000328/2014003
| author name = Bartley J
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB6
| addressee name = Shea J
| addressee affiliation = Tennessee Valley Authority
| docket = 05000327, 05000328
| license number = DPR-077, DPR-079
| contact person =
| case reference number = IR-2014-003
| document type = Inspection Plan, Letter
| page count = 7
}}
See also: [[see also::IR 05000328/2014003]]
 
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES
                                NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                              REGION II
                            245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
                                      ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
                                        September 2, 2014
Mr. Joseph W. Shea
Vice President, Nuclear Licensing
Tennessee Valley Authority
1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS
            1 AND 2, NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000327/2014006, 05000328/2014006
Dear Shea:
On August 14, 2014, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of the Sequoyah
Nuclear Plant 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, 2013,
through June 30, 2014. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during
this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.
The NRC determined the performance at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 during the
most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs 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.
The NRC determined that the performance at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 during the
fourth quarter of 2013 was within the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRCs Reactor
Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because of one or more greater-than-green Security
Cornerstone input and two White findings in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone in the first
quarter of 2013.
On September 27, 2013, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection in accordance with
Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a
Strategic Performance Area. The NRC determined that the inspection objectives of inspection
procedure (IP) 95001 have been satisfied and the Greater than Green security finding is was
closed.
On December 13, 2013, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection in accordance with
Inspection Procedure 95002, Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any
Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area. Based on the results of this inspection,
the NRC determined that your staff adequately addressed the causes for both White findings.
Therefore, both findings were closed and Sequoyah Units 1 and 2, transitioned to the Licensee
Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix on January 1, 2014.
 
J. Shea                                          2
The NRC identified a cross-cutting theme in the Evaluation component of the Problem
Identification and Resolution Area (P.2). Specifically, four findings with the P.2 cross-cutting
aspect were identified during the assessment period. The NRC determined that a substantive
cross-cutting issue (SCCI) associated with P.2 the cross-cutting aspect does not exist because
the NRC does not have a concern with your staffs scope of effort and progress in addressing
the cross-cutting theme. This is based on a review of the root cause conducted by your staff
and consideration that the corrective action program needs a reasonable amount of time to
incorporate these issues into corrective actions. The NRC will continue to monitor your staffs
effort and progress in addressing the theme until the theme criteria are no longer met.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2014.
Routine inspections performed by 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 addition to the ROP baseline inspections at your facility, we also plan on conducting
infrequently performed inspections which include: Problem Identification and Resolution,
Modifications Inspection, Triennial Heat Sink Inspection, and IP 92702 inspection for follow-up
of the December 22, 2009, Confirmatory Order.
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. This audit includes an onsite
component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as
described in site-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated
open items. This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for
the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for
the site. The date for the onsite component at your site is being coordinated with your staff.
The onsite component at your site is scheduled to begin December 1, 2014. A site-specific
audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations.
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 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).
 
J. Shea                                  3
Please contact me at 404-997-4607 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
                                            Sincerely,
                                            /RA/
                                            Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief
                                            Reactor Projects Branch 6
                                            Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328
License Nos. DPR-77, DPR-79
Enclosure: Sequoyah Inspection/Activity Plan
              (09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015)
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_________________________              SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE  FORM 665 ATTACHED
OFFICE            RII:DRP      RII:DR
SIGNATURE          JDH /RA/      JHB /RA/
NAME              JHamman      JBartley
DATE                  08/27/2014    08/26/2014
E-MAIL COPY?        YES    NO  YES      NO  YES  NO      YES    NO    YES    NO    YES  NO    YES    NO
       
J. Shea                                    4
Letter to Joseph W. Shea from Jonathan H. Bartley dated September 2, 2014
SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS
              1 AND 2, NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000327/2014006, 05000328/2014006
DISTRIBUTION:
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09/02/2014    09:42:29                                                        Inspection / Activity Plan
Report 22
                                                                                09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015
    Unit        Planned Dates                                                                                                                No. of Staff
Number          Start      End    Inspection Activity                                                          Title                        on Site
                                    EP            - EP EXERCISE                                                                                        3
1, 2      11/17/2014  11/21/2014  IP 7111404              Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
1, 2      11/17/2014  11/21/2014  IP 7111407              Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event
1, 2      11/17/2014  11/21/2014  IP 71151                Performance Indicator Verification
                                    OL RQ        - REQUAL INSP                                                                                        2
1, 2      12/01/2014  12/05/2014  IP 7111111B            Licensed Operator Requalification Program
                                    RP            - RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE                                                                      2
1, 2      01/26/2015  01/30/2015  IP 71124.06            Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment
1, 2      01/26/2015  01/30/2015  IP 71124.07            Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
1, 2      01/26/2015  01/30/2015  IP 71151                Performance Indicator Verification
                                    OL EXAM      - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP                                                                          3
1          02/02/2015  02/06/2015      V23432              SEQUOYAH/MARCH 2015 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES
                                    OL EXAM      - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM                                                                              3
1          03/02/2015  03/27/2015      V23432              SEQUOYAH/MARCH 2015 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES
                                    ISI          - UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION & RVH EXAM                                                            2
1          04/20/2015  04/24/2015  IP 7111108P            Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR
                                    SGISI        - UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION                                                                    1
1          04/27/2015  05/01/2015  IP 7111108P            Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR
                                    PI&R          - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION                                                              4
1, 2      06/08/2015  06/12/2015  IP 71152B              Problem Identification and Resolution
1, 2      06/22/2015  06/26/2015  IP 71152B              Problem Identification and Resolution
                                    MODS          - PLANT MODIFICATION INSPECTION                                                                      6
1, 2      07/13/2015  07/17/2015  IP 7111117T            Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications
1, 2      07/27/2015  07/31/2015  IP 7111117T            Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications
                                    HS            - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE                                                                    1
1, 2      07/20/2015  07/24/2015  IP 7111107T            Heat Sink Performance
                                    EP            - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION                                                                              2
1, 2      11/02/2015  11/06/2015  IP 7111402              Alert and Notification System Testing
1, 2      11/02/2015  11/06/2015  IP 7111403              Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System
1, 2      11/02/2015  11/06/2015  IP 7111404              Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
1, 2      11/02/2015  11/06/2015  IP 7111405              Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies
1, 2      11/02/2015  11/06/2015  IP 71151                Performance Indicator Verification
                                              This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.                                          Enclosure
                                                This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
 
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09/02/2014    09:42:29                                                        Inspection / Activity Plan
Report 22
                                                                                09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015
    Unit        Planned Dates                                                                                                                                  No. of Staff
Number          Start      End    Inspection Activity                                                          Title                                          on Site
                                    RP            - RAD HAZARDS ANALYSIS AND TRANSPORTATION                                                                            2
1, 2      11/02/2015  11/06/2015  IP 71124.01            Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls
1, 2      11/02/2015  11/06/2015  IP 71124.08            Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation
1, 2      11/02/2015  11/06/2015  IP 71151                Performance Indicator Verification
                                    ISI          - UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION                                                                                        1
    2      11/09/2015  11/13/2015  IP 7111108P            Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR
                                    SGISI        - UNIT 2 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION                                                                                    1
    2      11/16/2015  11/20/2015  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.
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