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:	Alan Blamey Division Reactor Projects II
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2015005
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ber 1, 2015

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 1. 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, 2015.

This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

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 objectives. 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 NRCs 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 facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the second half 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 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 examination. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs 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 letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Alan Blamey, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-390 License Nos. NPF-90 Enclosure: Watts Bar Inspection/Activity Plan (07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017)

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Page 1 of 3 Watts Bar 09/01/2015 10:35:16 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site ISFSI - ISFSI PAD CONCRETE PLACEMENT 1 1 09/21/2015 09/25/2015 IP 60853 On-Site Fabrication Of Components And Construction On An ISFSI RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 1 2 1 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISI - UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 10/12/2015 10/16/2015 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 2 3 1 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification EP - EP EXERCISE 8 1 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 7111407 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event 1 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 7 1 02/01/2016 02/05/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 02/29/2016 03/04/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 03/14/2016 03/18/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3 1 06/20/2016 06/24/2016 V23475 WATTS BAR JULY 2016 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 3 1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 V23475 WATTS BAR JULY 2016 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES MODS - PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION 3 1 07/25/2016 07/29/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 3 Watts Bar 09/01/2015 10:35:16 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site MODS - PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION 3 1 08/08/2016 08/12/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications RP - RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 4 1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 4 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISI - UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION & RVH EXAM 2 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 1 2 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification SGISI - UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 04/03/2017 04/07/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2 3 1 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Enclosure

Page 3 of 3 Watts Bar 09/01/2015 10:35:16 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2 3 1 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.