ML16272A058

Notification of Inspection and Request for Information

ML16272A058
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	09/28/2016
From:	Brian Bonser Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Taber B Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 September 28, 2016 Mr. Brian K. Taber Vice President, Nuclear Plant Site Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Taber:

During the week of November 14, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will perform a baseline Occupational and Public Radiation Safety inspection at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, (NRC Inspection Procedure 71124.05, Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation).

In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. It is important that all of these documents are up-to-date, and complete, in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection. The NRC requests that the requested documents be provided to the inspectors, in CD format, on or before October 31, 2016.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff, and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Kevin Walden (706-848-4290) of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector, William Pursley at 404-997-4517, or the Plant Support Branch 1 Chief, Brian Bonser at 404-997-4653.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, 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 Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS); accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/

reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 3150-0008, 3150-0011, 3150-0014, 3150-0044, and 3150-0135. The NRC may not conduct or

B. Taber 2 sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement, unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian R. Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425 License Nos. NPF-68 and NPF-81

Enclosure:

Document Request List cc: Distribution via Listserv

_________________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE WSP1 BRB1 NAME WPURSLEY BBONSER DATE 9/28/2016 9/28/2016 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

Document Request List Inspection Dates: November 14-18, 2016 Documents Due to Region II by: October 28, 2016 Inspection Procedures (IPs): IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation Lead Inspector: William Pursley Health Physicist US NRC Region II 404-997-4514 william.pursley@nrc.gov Note: The current version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise.

Electronic media is preferred if readily available (the preferred file format is Word, WordPerfect, or searchable .pdf files on CDROM). [Note: The inspectors cannot accept data provided on USB or flash drives due to NRC IT security policies.] Please organize the information as it is arranged below to the extent possible. Experience has shown that a poorly organized CD leads to a less efficient inspection, and places additional burden on licensee staff. If there are questions regarding the documents requested, please do not hesitate to contact the lead inspector.

General and Miscellaneous Information

• Plant Management, Radiation Protection, and Chemistry organizational charts w/ contact numbers

• List of primary site contact(s) for each inspection area including name(s) and telephone numbers.

• Most recent 10 CFR Part 61 analytical results

• Corrective Action Program procedure(s) 71124.05 - Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

1. Procedures/Guidance Documents for:

• use of portable instrument calibrators (e.g. Shepherd calibrator)

• calibration and functional test/source checks of portable radiation detection instrumentation

• calibration and functional tests of small article monitor (SAM), personnel contamination monitor (PCM), portal monitor (PM), whole body counting (WBC) equipment; and continuous air monitors (CAMs)

• determination of set-points for Area Radiation Monitor (ARM), CAM, PCM, PM and SAM equipment

• collection and analysis of high-range, post- accident effluent samples

• QA program for count room instruments (e.g. laboratory inter-comparison data)

2. The last two calibration records for the Unit One Containment High-range Area Monitor and calibration source documentation including paperwork showing traceability to a National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) standard and/or traceability to the primary calibration, as applicable.

3. The current test records of the instrument calibrator (Shepherd validation testing/dose rate curves) including source and instrument NIST traceability.

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4. The last two records of calibration for the whole body counter (WBC).

5. List of the portable instruments currently in service and available for use. Several will be selected for on-site review of the calibration records.

6. List of the following radiation monitors currently in service. Several will be selected for on-site review of the calibration records.

• Portal Monitors used in Dosimetry for Passive Monitoring

• SAMs at RCA exit point

• Whole Body Contamination Monitors at RCA exit point

• Portal Monitors at RCA exit point

• Countroom High-purity Germanium and liquid scintillation systems

7. Documentation for the radioactive sources used to calibrate the monitors requested for item 8 above showing traceability to NIST.

8. List of installed area radiation monitors and their current setpoints.

9. Latest system health report for the Radiation Monitoring system.

10. Copies of all audits, self-assessments, and/or reviews of area and personnel monitoring equipment and portable radiation survey instruments generated since March 30, 2014.

The records should include any reviews conducted of vendor facilities, e.g., outside calibration laboratories, as applicable.

11. List of Corrective Action non-conformance documents (e.g. NCRs, CRs, etc.) generated since March 30, 2014, related to portable instruments, area monitors, CAMs, WBCs, and count room instruments. This should be a list of corrective action documents containing a CR number and brief description, not full CRs.

Mailing Address U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II ATTN: William Pursley 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303 LIST OF ACRONYNMS ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable ARM Area Radiation Monitors CAM Continuous Air Monitor CFR Code of Federal Regulations CRs Condition Reports IPs Inspection Procedures NCR Nuclear Condition Report NIST National Institute of Standards & Technology PM Portal Monitor QA Quality Assurance RCA Radiological Control Area WBC Whole Body Counter