ML14245A169

Mid-Cycle Letter

ML14245A169
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	09/02/2014
From:	Mark Franke NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Vineyard D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-2014-006
Download: ML14245A169 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 September 2, 2014 Mr. David R. Vineyard Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

SUBJECT:

MID CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 -- NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000321/2014006 AND 05000366/2014006

Dear Mr. Vineyard:

On August 12, 2014, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear 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 July 1, 2013 through June 30, 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, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2 was operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Hatch Unit 1 and Unit 2 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 December 31, 2015.

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 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 response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, which requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission

D. Vineyard 2 issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, which requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. This audit includes an onsite component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as described in site-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items. This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. The date for the onsite component at your site is being coordinated with your staff. A site-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations.

In accordance with 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)-997-4436 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark Franke, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366 License Nos.: NPF-57, NPF-5

Enclosure:

Hatch Inspection/Activity Plan (09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015) cc Distribution via ListServ

_________________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JGW /RA/ MEF /RA/

NAME JWorosilo MFranke DATE 09/02/2014 09/02/2014 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO D. Vineyard 3 Letter to Dennis R. Madison from Mark Franke dated September 2, 2014

SUBJECT:

MID CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 -- NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000321/2014006 AND 05000366/2014006 DISTRIBUTION:

D. Gamberoni, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMHatch Resource ROP Assessment ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Page 1 of 2 Hatch 09/02/2014 08:53:29 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site OL RQ - REQUAL INSP 2 2 10/29/2014 10/29/2014 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program EP - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 3 1, 2 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1, 2 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 1 3 1, 2 02/09/2015 02/13/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 02/09/2015 02/13/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 02/09/2015 02/13/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 02/09/2015 02/13/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 02/09/2015 02/13/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 02/09/2015 02/13/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification ISI - UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 02/16/2015 02/20/2015 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3 1 02/23/2015 02/27/2015 V23426 HATCH/MARCH 2015 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 2 2 1, 2 02/23/2015 02/27/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 02/23/2015 02/27/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 02/23/2015 02/27/2015 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 02/23/2015 02/27/2015 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 02/23/2015 02/27/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 02/23/2015 02/27/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 3 1 03/23/2015 04/03/2015 V23426 HATCH/MARCH 2015 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES CDBI - COMPONENTS DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 9 1, 2 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 09/21/2015 09/25/2015 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Hatch 09/02/2014 08:53:29 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1, 2 11/30/2015 12/04/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution 1, 2 12/14/2015 12/18/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution EP - EP EXERCISE 5 1, 2 12/07/2015 12/11/2015 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2 12/07/2015 12/11/2015 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2 12/07/2015 12/11/2015 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.