ML12248A085

Mid Cycle Assessment Letter Oconee 2012

ML12248A085
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	09/04/2012
From:	Bartley J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas
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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. T. Preston Gillespie, Jr.

Site Vice President

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000369/2012006 AND 05000370/2012006)

Dear Mr. Gillespie:

On August 14, 2012, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of Oconee Nuclear Station Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3. 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 NRC's 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 IMC 0305, "Reactor Oversight Process."ROP

performance assessment program governed by IMC 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program."

The NRC determined the performance at Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3 during the previous four quarters was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix. The NRC issued a Yellow Finding on December 6, 2011, for failing to ensure that the Standby Shutdown Facility (SSF) pressurizer heater breakers would function during all credited SSF events. All other inspection findings had very low (i.e. Green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal expected range. The NRC determined that this Yellow Finding met the requirements of Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, for treatment as an "old design issue," and therefore, the finding did not aggregate in the NRC's Action Matrix. In addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC will conduct a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95002, Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, to review the actions taken to address this finding the week of August 27, 2012.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2013.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to the ROP baseline inspections, we will conduct license renewal inspections, initial reactor operator examinations, and, consistent with the Agency's actions related to Fukushima, TI-187, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns and TI-188, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns. The T. Gillespie, Jr. 2

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 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 me at 404-997-4607 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, /RA/

Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1

Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

Enclosure:

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

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Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation

401 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37243-1532

Thomas D. Ray Plant Manger Oconee Nuclear Station

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution James A. Kammer

Design Engineering Manager Oconee Nuclear Station

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

David A. Cummings Fleet Regulatory Compliance and Licensing Manager Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

Judy E. Smith Licensing Administrator Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Kent Alter

Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Lara S. Nichols Deputy General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

Luellen B. Jones Fleet Licensing Engineer

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Joseph Michael Frisco, Jr.

Vice President Nuclear Design Eng

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution M. Christopher Nolan Director, Regulatory Affairs Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental

Control Electronic Mail Distribution Robert H. Guy Organizational Effectiveness Manager Oconee Nuclear Station

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Alicia Richardson Licensing Administrative Assistant Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Terry L. Patterson

Safety Assurance Manager

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Charles Brinkman

Director Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution County Supervisor of Oconee County

415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145

W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief

Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental

Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution T. Gillespie, Jr. 4

Letter to T. Preston Gillespie, Jr. from Jonathan H. Bartley dated September 4, 2012

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000369/2012006 AND 05000370/2012006)

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PUBLIC RidsNrrPMOconee Resource INPO ROP Reports Oconee Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2012

-12/31/2013 Unit Number Page 1 of 2 09/04/2012 08:19:50 Report 22 No. of Staff on Site Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title 5 TI-177-TI-177 1, 2, 3 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 6 PSB1EP-EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 1, 2, 3 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2, 3 09/17/2012 09/21/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 1 TI-188-TI-188 P2 - NTTF 2.3 - SEISMIC WALKDOWNS 1, 2, 3 10/15/2012 10/17/2012 IP 2515/188 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns 2 EB3 ISI-UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION & RPVH EXAMS 1 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 2 EB3 LR-UNIT 1 POST APPROVAL LR - PHASE 1 1, 2, 3 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 1 EB3SGISI-UNIT 1 SG INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 3 OL EXAM-INITIAL EXAM PREP 1 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 V23391 OCONEE/DECEMBER 2012 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES 3 OL EXAM-INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 1 1 12/17/2012 12/21/2012 V23391 OCONEE/DECEMBER 2012 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES 6 OCO TFPI-OCO - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSP 1, 2, 3 01/08/2013 01/10/2013 IP 7111105x Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial) 1, 2, 3 01/28/2013 02/01/2013 IP 7111105x Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial) 1, 2, 3 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 7111105x Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial) 2 OL RQ-REQUAL INSPECTION 1, 2, 3 02/11/2013 02/14/2013 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 5 PI&R-PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 1, 2, 3 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2, 3 04/15/2013 04/19/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 3 OL EXAM-INITIAL EXAM PREP 1 05/20/2013 05/24/2013 V23406 OCONEE/JUNE 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES 3 OL EXAM-INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 1 1 06/10/2013 06/14/2013 V23406 OCONEE/JUNE 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES 4 MODS-PERM MODS 50.59 INSPECTION 1, 2, 3 08/26/2013 08/30/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 1, 2, 3 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Oconee Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2012

-12/31/2013 Unit Number Page 2 of 2 09/04/2012 08:19:50 Report 22 No. of Staff on Site Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title 1 EP-EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION 1, 2, 3 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 7111402 A lert and Notification System Testing 1, 2, 3 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2, 3 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1, 2, 3 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 2 ISI-UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 2 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 3 PSB1-RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK2 1, 2, 3 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2, 3 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2, 3 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2, 3 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2, 3 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2, 3 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 1 SGISI-UNIT 2 SG INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 10/21/2013 10/25/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 3 PSB1-RP-RP-OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE 1, 2, 3 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2, 3 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2, 3 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2, 3 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2, 3 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2, 3 11/18/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Comments: This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.