ML120650586

Annual Assessment Letter for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 2011007

ML120650586
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Site:	Summer
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	Gerald Mccoy NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 March 5, 2012 Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President - Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 - REPORT 05000395/2011007

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

On February 15, 2012, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Virgil C.

Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRCs assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined that overall, Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, 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, 2013. 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.

SCE&G 2 We also plan on conducting several non-ROP inspections which include: Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping, TI 2515/177, Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System, and an NFPA 805 Audit.

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 Agencywide Document Access and Management 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 404-997-4551 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12

Enclosure:

Virgil C. Summer Inspection / Activity Plan (03/01/2012 - 06/30/2013)

__PKG: ML120650581________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE X FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE SON GJM NAME SNinh GMcCoy DATE 02/28/2012 03/05/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO SCE&G 3 cc w/encl: Bruce L. Thompson, Manager J. B. Archie Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)

Senior Vice President South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Nuclear Operations and Chief Nuclear Electronic Mail Distribution Officer South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Donna W. Railey Electronic Mail Distribution Licensing Technician Nuclear Licensing George A. Lippard, III South Carolina Electric & Gas Company General Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Plant Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Robin J. White Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Coordinator S.C. Public Service Authority Mail Code 802 Andy T. Barbee Electronic Mail Distribution Director Nuclear Training Susan E. Jenkins South Carolina Electric & Gas Company SC Department of Health & Environmental Electronic Mail Distribution Control Bureau of Land and Waste Management Wayne D. Stuart Electronic Mail Distribution (Acting) General Manager Engineering Services Sandra Threatt, Manager South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Nuclear Response and Emergency Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Robin R. Haselden Department of Health and Environmental General Manager Control Organizational Development & Electronic Mail Distribution Effectiveness South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Electronic Mail Distribution Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Shaun M. Zarandi General Manager Division of Radiological Health Nuclear Support Services TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation South Carolina Electric & Gas Company 401 Church Street Electronic Mail Distribution Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Robert L. Justice Senior Resident Inspector Manager Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Nuclear Operations U.S. NRC South Carolina Electric & Gas Company 576 Stairway Road Electronic Mail Distribution Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SCE&G 4 Letter to Thomas D. Gatlin from Gerald J. McCoy dated March 5, 2012

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ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 - REPORT 05000395/2011007 Distribution w/encl:

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