ML12178A035

Notification of NRC Inspection and Request for Information

ML12178A035
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	06/25/2012
From:	Vias S NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB3
To:	William Gideon Progress Energy Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 25, 2012 Mr. William R. Gideon Vice President Progress Energy H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 3581 West Entrance Rd Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Gideon:

On July 16, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin inspection activities at the Robinson Nuclear Plant in accordance with Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks. This on-site inspection is scheduled to be performed from July 16 to July 19, 2012, 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 this inspection activity with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. Scott Connelly of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Louis Lake at 404-997-4683 or Louis.Lake@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

W. Gideon 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. 50-261 License No. DPR-23

Enclosure:

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

X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE X FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS/EB3 RII:DRS/EB3 RII:DRS/EB3 SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME LAKE FLETCHER VIAS DATE 6/ 25 /2012 6/ 25 /2012 6/25 /2012 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO YES NO

W. Gideon 3 cc w/encl: David T. Conley Division of Radiological Health Senior Counsel TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Legal Department 401 Church Street Progress Energy Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Electronic Mail Distribution Donald W. Barker John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Manager, Nuclear Oversight Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 2300 N. Street, NW Progress Energy Washington, DC 20037-1128 Electronic Mail Distribution Richard Haynes Robert J. Duncan II Director, Division of Waste Management Vice President Bureau of Land and Waste Management Nuclear Operations S.C. Department of Health and Progress Energy Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Kelvin Henderson Nuclear Response and Emergency General Manager Environmental Surveillance Nuclear Fleet Operations Bureau of Land and Waste Management Progress Energy Department of Health and Environmental Electronic Mail Distribution Control Electronic Mail Distribution Thomas Cosgrove Plant General Manager Brian C. McCabe H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Manager, Nuclear Oversight Progress Energy Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Donna B. Alexander Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Richard Hightower (interim)

Supervisor Progress Energy Licensing/Regulatory Programs Electronic Mail Distribution Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Scott D. West Public Staff - NCUC Superintendent Security 4326 Mail Service Center H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Joseph W. Donahue Radiation Protection Section Vice President N.C. Department of Environmental Nuclear Oversight Commerce & Natural Resources Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl contd - See page 4)

W. Gideon 4 (cc w/encl contd)

Greg Kilpatrick Operations Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Yeager Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Henry Curry Training Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2112 Old Camden Rd Hartsville, SC 29550 Christos Kamilaris Manager, Support Services H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution John W. Flitter Director of Electric & Gas Regulation South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff Electronic Mail Distribution

TI 2515-182 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates: July 16 - 19, 2012 Inspection Procedures: TI 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks Inspector: Louis Lake, Senior Reactor Inspector A. Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week

1. The following documents listed below are requested (electronic copy or CD ROM if possible) by July 6, 2012, to facilitate the preparation for the on-site inspection week.

a. Site point(s) of contact responsible for the implementation of the underground piping and tanks program; and

b. Schedule for completion of the following NEI 09-14, Guideline For The Management of Underground Piping and Tank Integrity, Revision 1, 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 Enclosure

2 B. Information to Be Provided On-Site to the Inspector at the Entrance Meeting

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

2. Copy of Site Underground Piping and Tanks Program.

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

4. For any of the NEI 09-14, Revision 1, or subsequent revision attributes identified below which have been completed prior to the NRCs on-site inspection, provide written records that demonstrate that the program attribute is complete.

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 Enclosure