IR 05000424/2012001

Annual Assessment Letter for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2 (NRC Inspection Report 05000424/2012001 and 425/2012001)

ML13063A575
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/04/2013
From:	Frank Ehrhardt NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-12-001
Download: ML13063A575 (10)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 4, 2013

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000424/2012001 AND 425/2012001)

Dear Mr. Tynan:

On February 12, 2013, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012. 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, Vogtle Unit 1 and Unit 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Vogtle Unit 1 and Unit 2 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 facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2014. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition, the NRC also plans to conduct initial operator license examinations and an Independent Spend Fuel Storage Installation initial cask loading inspection. The 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 ARules 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) 997-4611 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Frank Ehrhardt, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81 Enclosure: As Stated cc w/encl: (See page 3)

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NAME MMiller FEhrhardt DATE 03/04/2013 03/04/2013 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO cc w/encl: Dennis R. Madison C. Russ Dedrickson Vice President Fleet Support Supervisor Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution S. Kuczynski Leigh Perry Chairman, President and CEO SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Todd L. Youngblood T. Vice President Site Vice President Fleet Oversight Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution W. L. Bargeron C. R. Pierce Plant Manager Nuclear Licensing Director Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution B. D. McKinney, Jr.

D. G. Bost Regulatory Response Manager Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution D. W. Daughhetee N. J. Stringfellow Licensing Engineer Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Bradley J. Adams Paula Marino Vice President Vice President Fleet Operations Support Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt T. A. Lynch Regulatory Response Supervisor Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution L. L. Crumpton Administrative Assistant, Sr.

L. P. Hill Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Licensing Supervisor Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl continued next page) (cc w/encl continued) Lee Foley Manager of Contracts Generation Hickox, T. Mark Oglethorpe Power Corporation Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Williams Mark Rauckhorst Commissioner Site Vice President Georgia Department of Natural Resources Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company Electronic Mail Distribution Chuck Mueller Manager S. C. Swanson Policy and Radiation Program Site Support Manager Georgia Department of Natural Resources Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia A. Sanders Arthur H. Domby, Esq. Radioactive Materials Program Manager Troutman Sanders Environmental Protection Division Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Jerry Ranalli Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia James C. Hardeman Power Environmental Radiation Program Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Sandra Threatt, Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Mr. Steven M. Jackson Bureau of Land and Waste Management Senior Engineer - Power Supply Department of Health and Environmental Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Reece McAlister Division of Radiological Health Executive Secretary TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Georgia Public Service Commission 401 Church Street Electronic Mail Distribution Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Office of the Attorney General Richard Haynes 40 Capitol Square, SW Director, Division of Waste Management Atlanta, GA 30334 Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Office of the County Commissioner Environmental Control Burke County Commission 2600 Bull Street Electronic Mail Distribution Columbia, SC 29201 (cc w/encl continued next page) (cc w/encl continued)

Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Amy Whaley Resident Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Letter to Tom from Frank Ehrhardt dated March 4, 2012 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000424/2012001 AND 425/2012001)

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Page 1 of 3 Vogtle 03/04/2013 08:39:02 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site RP - RAD HAZARDS ANALYSIS AND TRANSPORATION 2 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISI - UNIT 2 INSERVICE INSPECTION AND RVH EXAM 3 2 03/18/2013 03/22/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR SGISI - UNIT 2 SG INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 03/25/2013 03/29/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM PREP 3 1 03/25/2013 03/29/2013 V23404 VOGTLE/APRIL 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES EP - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION 2 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1, 2 04/01/2013 04/05/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM WEEK 1 3 1 04/15/2013 04/19/2013 V23404 VOGTLE/APRIL 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM WEEK 2 3 1 04/29/2013 05/03/2013 V23404 VOGTLE/APRIL 2013 EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES ISFSI - VOGTLE NRC ISFSI DRY RUN 5 1, 2 05/20/2013 05/24/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 7 1, 2 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 07/15/2013 07/19/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 07/29/2013 08/02/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection ISFSI - VOGTLE ISFSI INITIAL LOADING CAMPAIGN 2 1, 2 08/19/2013 08/23/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants OL RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 09/02/2013 09/06/2013 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program TI-182 - TI-182 BURIED PIPING/TANK - PHASE 2 1 1, 2 09/09/2013 09/11/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 3 Vogtle 03/04/2013 08:39:02 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site RP - RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 2 1, 2 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3 1 02/24/2014 02/28/2014 V23420 VOGTLE U1/MARCH 2014 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE 3 1, 2 03/10/2014 03/14/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 03/10/2014 03/14/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 03/10/2014 03/14/2014 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 03/10/2014 03/14/2014 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 03/10/2014 03/14/2014 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 03/10/2014 03/14/2014 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISI - UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 03/17/2014 03/21/2014 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM WEEK 1 3 1 03/24/2014 03/28/2014 V23420 VOGTLE U1/MARCH 2014 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK2 2 1, 2 03/24/2014 03/28/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 03/24/2014 03/28/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 03/24/2014 03/28/2014 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 03/24/2014 03/28/2014 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 03/24/2014 03/28/2014 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 03/24/2014 03/28/2014 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification SGISI - UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 03/24/2014 03/28/2014 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM WEEK 2 3 1 03/31/2014 04/04/2014 V23420 VOGTLE U1/MARCH 2014 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES EP - EP EXERCISE 1 1, 2 05/19/2014 05/23/2014 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2 05/19/2014 05/23/2014 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification MODS - PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION 3 1, 2 06/09/2014 06/13/2014 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 1, 2 06/23/2014 06/27/2014 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. Enclosure

Page 3 of 3 Vogtle 03/04/2013 08:39:02 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2 06/16/2014 06/20/2014 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance Comments:

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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