IR 05000390/2015005

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1, NRC Inspection Report 005000390/2015005

ML15244B056
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Blamey A J Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Shea J W Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2015005
Download: ML15244B056 (7)

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September 1, 2015

Mr. Joseph Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR THE WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1, NRC INSPECTION REPORT 005000390/2015005

Dear Mr. Shea:

On August 13, 2015, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. 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 determined that overall, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's 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, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the second half 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 addition to the routine ROP baseline inspections at your facility, we also plan on conducting infrequently performed inspections which include: Inspection Procedure (IP) 43004, "Inspection of Commercial-Grade Dedication Programs," and an initial operator license examination. 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 404-997-4415 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,/RA/

Alan Blamey, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-390 License Nos. NPF-90

Enclosure:

Watts Bar Inspection/Activity Plan (07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017) cc distribution via ListServ

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Page 2 of 309/01/201510:35:16Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteWatts BarInspection / Activity Plan09/01/2015-06/30/2017MODS-PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION31 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T08/08/201608/12/2016RP-RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE41 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0108/01/201608/05/20161 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0608/01/201608/05/20161 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0708/01/201608/05/20161 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0808/01/201608/05/20161 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115108/01/201608/05/2016PI&R-PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION41 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B10/31/201611/04/20161 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B11/14/201611/18/2016EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION41 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140211/14/201611/18/20161 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140311/14/201611/18/20161 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140411/14/201611/18/20161 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140511/14/201611/18/20161 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115111/14/201611/18/2016ISI-UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION & RVH EXAM21 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P03/27/201703/31/2017RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 121 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0103/27/201703/31/20171 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0203/27/201703/31/20171 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0303/27/201703/31/20171 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0403/27/201703/31/20171 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0503/27/201703/31/20171 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115103/27/201703/31/2017SGISI-UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P04/03/201704/07/2017RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 231 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0104/10/201704/14/20171 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0204/10/201704/14/20171 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0304/10/201704/14/20171 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0404/10/201704/14/2017This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 3 of 309/01/201510:35:16Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteWatts BarInspection / Activity Plan09/01/2015-06/30/2017RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 231 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0504/10/201704/14/20171 IPPerformance Indicator Verification7115104/10/201704/14/2017This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.