IR 05000390/2014001

Annual Assessment Letter for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1, NRC Inspection Report 05000390/2014001

ML15063A454
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	03/04/2015
From:	Mark King Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2014001
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UNITED STATES arch 4, 2015

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1, NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000390/2014001

Dear Mr. Shea:

On February 10, 2015, the NRC completed its end-of-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 January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. 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 Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at the 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, 2016. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-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 ROP baseline inspections at your facility, we also plan on conducting infrequently performed inspections which include: Temporary Instruction (TI) 191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans, Inspection Procedure (IP) 43004, Inspection of Commercial-Grade Dedication Programs, and an initial operator license examination. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, 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) 997-4511 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael F. King, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-390 License No.: NPF-90 Enclosure: Watts Bar Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2015 - 06/30/2016)

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Page 1 of 1 Watts Bar 02/05/2015 08:20:27 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1 06/08/2015 06/12/2015 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3 1 06/22/2015 06/26/2015 V23423 WATTS BAR U1/JULY 2015 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 3 1 07/20/2015 07/24/2015 V23423 WATTS BAR U1/JULY 2015 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 1 3 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 2 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 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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