ML20055E156

GG2019006 Annual Assessment Letter

ML20055E156
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	03/03/2020
From:	Anton Vegel NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Emily Larson Entergy Operations
References
IR 2019006
Download: ML20055E156 (7)

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March 3, 2020 Mr. Eric Larson, Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION (REPORT 05000416/2019006)

Dear Mr. Larson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, reviewing performance indicators, inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. 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 concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green) and all performance indicators were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility. As discussed in the 2018 annual assessment letter, dated March 4, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19064A731), the NRC determined the performance at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to be in the Regulatory Response Column (Column 2) of the Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix beginning the third quarter of 2018. In October 2019, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2 Inputs. The results of this inspection were documented in NRC Supplemental Inspection Report 05000416/2019040 and Assessment Follow-up Letter, dated November 26, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19330G192), in which Grand Gulf Nuclear Station was transitioned to the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the ROP Action Matrix as of the date of the letter.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2021.

This updated inspection plan now includes planned security inspections which were formerly transmitted under separate correspondence. 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. You should be aware that the agency is pursuing potential changes to the ROP, including changes to engineering inspections (SECY-18-0113, Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process Engineering Inspections), and other changes to the baseline inspection program described in SECY-19-0067, Recommendations for Enhancing the Reactor Oversight Process. Should

E. Larson 2 these changes to the ROP be implemented, the engineering and other region-based inspections are subject to change in scope, as well as schedule. The inspections listed during the last 12 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 any changes.

On March 12, 2018, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (ADAMS Accession No. ML18072A191) (EA-17-132 and EA-17-153) to the Entergy fleet that included Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. On January 27, 2020, the NRC initiated a Confirmatory Order follow-up inspection at Entergy Corporate Headquarters in Jackson, MS, of the Confirmatory Order actions required to be completed by the end of calendar year 2019, in accordance with Inspection Procedure 92702, Followup on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, Confirmatory Orders, And Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Orders. The results of this inspection, which are currently being evaluated, will be documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000416/2020011. The NRC plans to conduct future follow-up inspections of the remaining open Confirmatory Order actions required to be completed by Entergy. The NRC will coordinate with Entergy to schedule these inspection activities.

From December 2016 through August 2019, the NRC issued 11 Severity Level IV traditional enforcement violations to Grand Gulf Nuclear Station associated with impeding the regulatory process. In February 2020, the NRC conducted an inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 92723, Follow Up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12-Month Period, to follow up on these violations. The results of this inspection, which are currently being evaluated, will be documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000416/2020014.

Additionally, during this period the NRC will schedule an additional inspection per a revised version of Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/194, Inspection of the Licensees Implementation of Industry Initiative Associated with the Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerability in Electrical Power Systems (NRC Bulletin 2012-01) for any sites who elect to implement the guidance of the Industry Initiative on Open Phase Condition, Revision 3 (ML19163A176), which included an option for relying on annunciation and operator manual actions instead of automatic protective features to isolate a power supply affected by an open phase condition. Licensees will be individually notified when the NRC schedules these inspections.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (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

E. Larson 3 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 Mr. Jason Kozal at (817) 200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anton Vegel, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 05000416 License No. NPF-29

Enclosure:

Inspection Plan cc w/ encl: Distribution via LISTSERV

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report 07200050 - Grand Gulf (ISFSI) 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Grand Gulf Loading Inspection (one week in month) 2 1 08/01/2019 01/31/2020 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 08/01/2019 01/31/2020 IP 60857 001004 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 1 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Grand Gulf 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count GG ENTERGY CO FOLLOWUP - 2 2 1 12/01/2019 03/31/2020 IP 92702 CONF 001581 Enforcement Related Order Follow-Up-Only GG 2020 INITIAL EXAM 1 4 1 01/05/2020 01/11/2020 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV) 1 02/02/2020 02/08/2020 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

Biennial PI&R Inspection 4 1 01/13/2020 01/17/2020 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 1 01/27/2020 01/30/2020 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution Grand Gulf IP92723 TE Follow-Up 2 1 02/03/2020 02/07/2020 IP 92723 000914 Follow Up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the S Inservice Inspection RF22 - GG 1 1 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)

RS12PI Radiation Safety 2 1 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 03/02/2020 03/06/2020 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls Security Access Control .02 1 1 06/15/2020 06/19/2020 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1 06/15/2020 06/19/2020 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Security Equipment Maint and Security Training .04/07 2 1 07/20/2020 07/24/2020 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1 07/20/2020 07/24/2020 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training Fire Protection Inspection - GG 3 1 08/10/2020 08/14/2020 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI) 1 08/24/2020 08/28/2020 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)

GG 2020 INITIAL EXAM 2 4 1 09/13/2020 09/19/2020 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV) 1 10/18/2020 10/24/2020 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Grand Gulf 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Grand Gulf 1 - Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams) 5 1 09/21/2020 09/25/2020 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams) 1 10/05/2020 10/09/2020 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

EP Program Inspection 1 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification RS5678 Radiation Safety PS Team 4 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation MC&A - Material Control & Accounting 1 1 11/16/2020 11/20/2020 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

RP 2,4 2 1 02/15/2021 02/19/2021 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 02/15/2021 02/19/2021 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment Security FFD .08 1 1 02/22/2021 02/26/2021 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness For Duty Program EP Exercise and PI Inspection 4 1 03/15/2021 03/19/2021 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1 03/15/2021 03/19/2021 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 03/15/2021 03/19/2021 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS - GG 6 1 04/12/2021 04/16/2021 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1 05/03/2021 05/07/2021 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 3 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Grand Gulf 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count RP 1,3,PI 2 1 04/19/2021 04/23/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/19/2021 04/23/2021 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 50.59 Inspection 17T - Grand Gulf 3 1 05/17/2021 05/21/2021 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments Security Access Authorization .01 and Access Control .02 w/PIV 2 1 05/17/2021 05/21/2021 IP 71130.01 000733 Access Authorization 1 05/17/2021 05/21/2021 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1 05/17/2021 05/21/2021 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Heat Sink Performance 07T - Grand Gulf 2 1 07/12/2021 07/16/2021 IP 71111.07T 000700 Heat Sink Performance GG 2021 BRQ 2 1 08/15/2021 08/21/2021 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance GG 2021 INITIAL EXAM 5 1 08/22/2021 08/28/2021 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV) 1 09/26/2021 10/02/2021 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 4 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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