ML121510301

Letter Radiation Protection Inspection for Hatch Nuclear Plant

ML121510301
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	05/29/2012
From:	Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1
To:	Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 29, 2012 Mr. Dennis R. Madison Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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

SUBJECT:

RADIATION PROTECTION INSPECTION - HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Madison:

During the week of July 16 - 20, 2012, the NRC will perform a baseline Radiation Safety Inspection at Hatch Nuclear Plant, (NRC Inspection Procedures 71124.06, 71124.07, 71124.08, and Radiation Safety Sections of 71151). In order to minimize the impact to your on-site resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this activity. The NRC requests that these documents be provided to the inspectors no later than July 2, 2012.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Steve Tipps of your organization. The NRC requests that knowledgeable staff be made available to answer questions and otherwise provide support for the onsite inspection activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector, Adam Nielsen, at (404) 997-4660, or the Plant Support Branch 1 Chief, Brian Bonser, at (404) 997-4653.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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.

This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, under control number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,

D. Madison 2 a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

Sincerely,

/RA: G. Kuzo for/

Brian R. Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-321/366 License No.: DPR-57/NPF-5

Enclosure:

Document Request List (cc w/encl contd - See page 3)

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C. Russ Dedrickson T. E. Tynan Fleet Support Supervisor Site Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution David R. Vineyard Plant Manager M. J. Ajluni Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution S. Kuczynski B. D. McKinney, Jr.

Chairman, President and CEO Regulatory Response Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Todd L. Youngblood D. W. Daughhetee Vice President Licensing Engineer Fleet Oversight Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt J. L. Pemberton Regulatory Response Supervisor SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson D. G. Bost Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Paula Marino N. J. Stringfellow Vice President Licensing Manager Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. P. Hill T. A. Lynch Licensing 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.

Dennis R. Madison Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl contd - See page 4)

D. Madison 4 (cc w/encl contd) Cynthia A. Sanders Steven B. Tipps Radioactive Materials Program Manager Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Environmental Protection Division Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution W. E. Duvall Mr. Steven M. Jackson Site Support Manager Senior Engineer - Power Supply Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector Reece McAlister U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Executive Secretary Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Georgia Public Service Commission U.S. NRC Electronic Mail Distribution 11030 Hatch Parkway N Baxley, GA 31513 Chairman Appling County Commissioners Mr. Ken Rosanski County Courthouse Resident Manager 69 Tippins Street, Suite 201 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Baxley, GA 31513 Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Amy Whaley Resident Manager Mark Williams Electronic Mail Distribution Commissioner Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Lee Foley Manager of Contracts Generation Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution James C. Hardeman Environmental Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Chuck Mueller Manager Policy and Radiation Program Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

D. Madison 5 Letter to Dennis R. Madison from Brian R. Bonser dated May 29, 2012.

SUBJECT:

RADIATION PROTECTION INSPECTION - HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMHatch Resource

Document Request List Inspection Dates: July 16 - 20, 2012 Inspection Procedures: IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Note: The current version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise.

Electronic media is preferred if readily available (The preferred file format is Word, WordPerfect, or searchable .pdf files on CDROM). Note that the inspectors cannot accept data provided on USB or flash drives due to NRC IT security policies. Please organize the information as it is arranged below to the extent possible. Experience has shown that a poorly organized CD leads to a less efficient inspection and places additional burden on licensee staff. If there are questions regarding the documents requested, please do not hesitate to contact the lead inspector.

General Information Request

1. List of primary contacts for each inspection area w/phone numbers

2. Electronic copy of relevant UFSAR chapters (e.g. site description and meteorology, radwaste processing, effluent monitoring)

3. Corrective Action Program procedures 71124.06 - Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

1. 2010 and 2011 Annual Radioactive Effluent Reports

2. Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM) and a list of changes made in the last revision

3. List of permitted effluent release points, including any release points from onsite surface water bodies (as applicable)

4. Procedures for:

a) collection, analysis, release and dose evaluations for gaseous and liquid effluents b) groundwater monitoring program

5. List of changes made to radioactive effluent processing/discharge systems since January 2010

6. List of any non-radioactive systems that have become contaminated since January 2010

7. List of any unmonitored, unplanned, or otherwise abnormal gaseous or liquid releases since January 2010. Include copies of any reports to the NRC (via 10CFR50.72 or other reporting requirements) regarding abnormal onsite spills/leaks of radioactive material

8. List of 10 CFR 50.75(g) entries made since January 2010

9. List of liquid and gaseous effluent monitors listed as out-of-service (OOS) for > 1 day since January 2010, including any special reports submitted to the NRC as a result of effluent monitor operability

10. Groundwater monitoring results since January 1, 2012 (results prior to this should be in Annual Effluent and/or REMP reports requested elsewhere)

11. Inter-laboratory comparison program results (for onsite count lab) since January 2010 Enclosure

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12. Results of last 2 surveillance tests performed on the Standby Gas Treatment System filtration systems (last 2 for each train)

13. The last 2 gaseous effluent release permits and the last 2 liquid effluent release permits

14. All audits, self-assessments, and/or reviews of the radioactive effluent monitoring program since January 2010

15. List of CRs generated since January 2010, as a result of gaseous and liquid effluent processing and/or ODCM related activities. Include all CRs related to voluntary reporting of onsite spills/leaks of radioactive material. This should be a list of corrective action documents containing a CR number and brief description, not full CRs 71124.07 - Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP)

1. 2010 and 2011 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports

2. 2010 and 2011 Annual Meteorological Reports (if available)

3. Procedures for:

a) collection and analysis of environmental samples b) calibration and maintenance of REMP air and/or water samplers c) calibration of meteorological monitoring instruments (wind speed & direction, air temperature, etc.)

d) periodic meteorological instrumentation surveillance requirements

4. Calibration records for REMP air and water sampling equipment (as applicable) since January 2010

5. Last 2 calibration records for each meteorological monitoring instrument on the primary tower (wind speed, wind direction, and air temperature)

6. Inter-laboratory comparison program results (environmental lab) since January 2010

7. Copies of all audits, self-assessments, and/or reviews of REMP activities. The data should include any reviews conducted of vendor activities and their facilities (e.g. environmental lab)

8. List of systems, structures, or components (SSCs), identified as credible mechanism(s) having the potential for release of licensed material to the groundwater environs

9. List of changes to the REMP (sample locations, sample frequency, type of samples, etc.)

since January 2010

10. List of CRs generated as a result of REMP activities since January 2010. This should be a list of corrective action documents containing a CR number and brief description, not full CRs

11. All corrective action documents related to the Groundwater Protection Initiative deficiency identified in Inspection Report 2010-003, Section 4OA5 (Temporary Instruction 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative) 71124.08 - Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation

1. All procedures related to transportation of radioactive material/waste, radwaste characterization, solid radwaste processing, and storage of RAM and radwaste

2. Process Control Program

3. Liquid and solid radwaste system diagrams and detailed system descriptions (e.g.

information that might be contained in curricula for training new system engineers)

4. List of all shipments made since April 2011 (shipping logs)

5. List of all changes made to solid and liquid radwaste processing systems since April 2011

6. List of all abandoned solid and liquid radwaste processing equipment

7. Last two 10 CFR Part 61 analyses for each waste stream, including QA data (e.g. in-house vs. vendor lab comparisons, current results vs. database, etc.)

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8. List of CRs related to shipping, radwaste processing, or RAM storage since April 2011. This should be a list of corrective action documents containing a CR number and brief description, not full CRs

9. Most recent self-assessment or audit of Shipping/radwaste processing and RAM storage programs

10. Training records for all individuals qualified to ship radioactive material/waste demonstrating the requirements of 49 CFR 172 Subpart H (HAZMAT training) have been met. This information can be reviewed onsite rather than included with the submittal because it may contain Personally Identifiable Information 71151 - Performance Indicator Verification

1. Procedures for gathering and reporting NRC Performance Indicator data

2. List of all ED dose rate alarms > 1R/hr since April 2011

3. List of all ED dose alarms since April 2011

4. List of CRs related to potential Occupational Cornerstone PI issues Enclosure