IR 05000413/2016006

Annual Assessment Letter for Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 - NRC Inspection Report 05000413/2016006 and 05000414/2016006

ML17060A173
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	03/01/2017
From:	Ehrhardt F J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Simril T Duke Energy Corp
References
IR 2016006
Download: ML17060A173 (5)

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March 1, 2017

Mr. Tom Simril Site Vice President Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2016006 AND 05000414/2016006

Dear Mr. Simril:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the 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, 2018. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant. This inspection plan does not include the plan for security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

The NRC will conduct Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/192, "Inspection of the Licensee's Interim Compensatory Measures Associated with the Open Phase Condition (OPC) Design Vulnerabilities in Electric Power Systems," in March 2017 and TI 2515/191, "Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans," in October 2017. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's "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 404-997-4611 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,/RA/ Frank Ehrhardt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosure:

Catawba Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2017 - 12/31/2018) cc Distribution via ListServ SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2016006 AND 05000414/2016006 March 1, 2017 DISTRIBUTION: M. Kowal, RII K. Sloan, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource ROP Assessment ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) ADAMS Accession Number: ML OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP NAME JWorosilo FEhrhardt DATE 2/ 16 /2017 2/17/2017 OFFICIAL AGENCY RECORD Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteCatawbaInspection / Activity Plan03/01/2017-12/31/2018Page 1 of 202/28/2017 06:47:29EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION41,2 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140203/27/201703/31/20171,2 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140303/27/201703/31/20171,2 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140403/27/201703/31/20171,2 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140503/27/201703/31/20171,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115103/27/201703/31/2017ISI-UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P05/08/201705/12/2017RP-RAD HAZARDS ANALYSIS AND TRANSPORTATION21,2 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0105/08/201705/12/20171,2 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0805/08/201705/12/2017OL EXAM-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP31 CATAWBA/JULY 2017 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIESV2349505/29/201706/02/2017OL EXAM-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM31 CATAWBA/JULY 2017 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIESV2349506/26/201707/07/2017TFPI-TRIENNIEL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION51,2 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T07/24/201707/28/20171,2 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T08/07/201708/11/2017RP-RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE21,2 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0607/31/201708/04/20171,2 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0707/31/201708/04/20171,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115107/31/201708/04/2017TI-191-MITIGATING STRATEGIES31,2 IPInspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 20122515/19110/16/201710/20/2017ISI-UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION12 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P03/26/201803/30/2018EP-EP EXERCISE61,2 IPExercise Evaluation711140106/04/201806/08/20181,2 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140406/04/201806/08/20181,2 IPExercise Evaluation - Scenario Review711140806/04/201806/08/20181,2 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115106/04/201806/08/2018DBAI-DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (TEAM)61,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection (Teams)7111121M06/25/201806/29/2018This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteCatawbaInspection / Activity Plan03/01/2017-12/31/2018Page 2 of 202/28/2017 06:47:29DBAI-DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (TEAM)61,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection (Teams)7111121M07/16/201807/20/20181,2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection (Teams)7111121M07/30/201808/03/2018OL RQ-REQUAL INSPECTION21,2 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B08/06/201808/10/2018PI&R-PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION41,2 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B10/01/201810/05/20181,2 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B10/15/201810/19/2018ISI-UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION & RVH EXAM21 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P11/26/201811/30/2018RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL - WEEK 121,2 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0111/26/201811/30/20181,2 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0211/26/201811/30/20181,2 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0311/26/201811/30/20181,2 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0411/26/201811/30/20181,2 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0511/26/201811/30/20181,2 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0111/26/201811/30/20181,2 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0111/26/201811/30/2018SGISI-UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P12/03/201812/07/2018RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL - WEEK 231,2 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0112/10/201812/14/20181,2 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0212/10/201812/14/20181,2 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0312/10/201812/14/20181,2 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0412/10/201812/14/20181,2 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0512/10/201812/14/20181,2 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0112/10/201812/14/20181,2 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0112/10/201812/14/2018This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.