IR 05000390/2015005

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1, NRC Inspection Report 005000390/2015005

ML15244B056
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Blamey A J Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Shea J W Tennessee Valley Authority
References
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

-1257 September 1

, 2015 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 THE WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1, NRC INSPECTION REPORT 005000390/2015005

Dear Mr. Shea

On August 13, 2015, the NRC completed its mid

-cycle performance review of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 201 This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facilit The NRC determined that overall, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objective The NRC determined the performance at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC

's 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 facilit The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 201 Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection pla The inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end

-of-cycle performance revie The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issue The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any change This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non

-publicly available correspondenc In addition to the routine ROP baseline inspections at your facility, we also plan on conducting infrequently performed inspections which include: Inspection Procedure (IP) 43004, "Inspection of Commercial

-Grade Dedication Programs

," and an initial operator license examinatio J. Shea 2 In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (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 404-997-4415 with any questions you have regarding this lette

Sincerely,/RA/

Alan Blamey, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50

-390 License No NPF

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Enclosure:

Watts Bar Inspection/Activity Plan

(07/01/2015

- 06/30/2017)

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YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO J. Shea 3 Letter to Joseph Shea from Alan Blamey dated September 1, 2015

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-06/30/2017 MODS-PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION 31 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T08/08/2016 08/12/2016 RP-RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 41 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0108/01/2016 08/05/2016 1 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0608/01/2016 08/05/2016 1 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0708/01/2016 08/05/2016 1 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0808/01/2016 08/05/2016 1 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115108/01/2016 08/05/2016 PI&R-PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 41 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B10/31/201611/04/2016 1 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B11/14/201611/18/2016 EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 41 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140211/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140311/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140411/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140511/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115111/14/201611/18/2016 ISI-UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION & RVH EXAM 21 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P03/27/2017 03/31/2017 RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 1 21 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0103/27/2017 03/31/2017 1 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0203/27/2017 03/31/2017 1 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0303/27/2017 03/31/2017 1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0403/27/2017 03/31/2017 1 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0503/27/2017 03/31/2017 1 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115103/27/2017 03/31/2017 SGISI-UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P04/03/2017 04/07/2017 RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2 31 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0104/10/2017 04/14/2017 1 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0204/10/2017 04/14/2017 1 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0304/10/2017 04/14/2017 1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0404/10/2017 04/14/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedure Page 3 of 3 09/01/2015 10:35:16Report 22 UnitNumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staff on SiteWatts BarInspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2015

-06/30/2017 RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2 31 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0504/10/2017 04/14/2017 1 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115104/10/2017 04/14/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.