ML13123A273

Ti 2515-182 Phase 1 RFI - MSC

ML13123A273
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	05/03/2013
From:	Vias S NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB3
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 3, 2013 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Shea:

On June 3, 2013, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will begin inspection activities for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant at the NRC Region II office in Atlanta, GA, in accordance with Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks. This in-office inspection is scheduled to be performed from June 3 - 5, 2013, and will address the inspection requirements for Phase 1 of this TI.

In order to minimize the impact to your on-site resources, and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a list of documents needed for the preparation and implementation of this inspection. The documents that are requested for this inspection include all relevant documents that will allow the inspector(s) to adequately complete Phase 1 of this inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Ms. Donna Guinn, of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Michael Coursey at (404) 997-4671 or Michael.Coursey@nrc.gov.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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

J. Shea 2 Documents 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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven J. Vias, Chief Engineering Branch 3 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-390 License No. NPF-90

Enclosure:

Inspection Document Request Temporary Instruction (TI 2515-182) cc: (See page 3)

___________ x SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE X FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME M. Coursey C Fletcher S Vias DATE 5/3/2013 5/3/2013 5/3 /2013 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO J. Shea 3 cc:

Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution David H. Gronek Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Donna K. Guinn Manager, Site Licensing Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Terry E. Cribbe Manager, Corporate Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Edward J. Vigluicci Associate General Counsel, Nuclear Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Gordon P. Arent Senior Manager, Licensing WBN Unit 2 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution County Mayor P.O. Box 156 Decatur, TN 37322 County Executive 375 Church Street Suite 215 Dayton, TN 37321 Tennessee Department of Environment &

Conservation Division of Radiological Health 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243

Letter to Joseph W. Shea from Steven J. Vias dated May 3, 2013.

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Distribution:

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TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515-182 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates: June 03 - 05, 2013 Inspection Procedures: TI 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks Inspector: Michael Coursey, Reactor Inspector Information Requested for the Preparation and Completion of the In-Office Inspection

1. The following documents listed below are requested (electronic copy, if possible) by May 30, 2013, to facilitate the preparation for the on-site inspection week (Change to onsite if going to the site for inspection.)

a. Organization list of site individuals responsible for the sites underground piping and tanks program.

b. Schedule for completion of the following NEI 09-14, Guideline For The Management of Underground Piping and Tank Integrity, Revision 3, attributes:

Buried Piping Procedures and Oversight Risk Ranking Inspection Plan Plan Implementation Asset Management Plan Underground Piping and Tanks Procedures and Oversight Prioritization Condition Assessment Plan Plan Implementation Asset Management Plan

c. Copy of EPRI document Recommendations for an Effective Program to Control the Degradation of Buried Pipe.

d. Copy of Site Underground Piping and Tanks Program.

e. Self or third party assessments of the Underground Piping and Tanks Program (if any have been performed).

f. For any of the NEI 09-14, Revision 3, or subsequent revision attributes identified below which have been completed prior to the NRCs onsite inspection, provide written records that demonstrate that the program attribute is complete.

Enclosure

2 Buried Piping

• Procedures and Oversight

• Risk Ranking

• Inspection Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan Underground Piping and Tanks

• Procedures and Oversight

• Prioritization

• Condition Assessment Plan

• Plan Implementation

• Asset Management Plan Inspector Contact Information Mailing Address Michael Coursey US NRC- Region II Reactor Inspector Attn: Michael Coursey 404-997-4402 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 1200 Michael.Coursey@nrc.gov Atlanta, GA 30303 Enclosure