IR 05000413/2015005

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 (NRC Inspection Report 05000413/2015005 and 05000414/2015005)

ML15244B013
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Ehrhardt F J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Henderson K Duke Energy Corp
References
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Download: ML15244B013 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

-1257 September 1, 2015 Mr. Kelvin Henderson

Site Vice President Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745

-9635 SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/201 5 00 5 AND 05000414/201 5005)

Dear Mr. Henderson:

On August 11, 201 5, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of the Catawba Nuclear Station

, Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from J ul y 1, 20 1 4 through June 3 0 , 20 15. 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, Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Catawba Units 1 and 2 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 3 0, 20 1 7. 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 response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA

-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyo nd-Design-Basis External Events.

" This order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond

-design-basis external event.

Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA

-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

." This order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide

-range spent fuel pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond

-design-basis external event.

The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these orders.

The audit was completed for the Catawba Nuclear Station, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the ultimate safety evaluation for the site.

After the NRC staff receives the final compliance letter for the site, the final safety evaluation will be issued.

Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by performing TI 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 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 (0 9/01/201 5 - 06/3 0/201 7) c c: distribution via ListServ

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SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JGW1 FJE NAME J. Worosilo F. Ehrhardt DATE 8/1 7/2015 8/31/2015 9/ /2015 9/ /2015 9/ /2015 9/ /2015 9/ /2015 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO Letter to Kelvin Henderson from Frank Ehrhardt dated September 1, 201 5 SUBJECT: MID-CYLCE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/201 5 00 5 AND 05000414/201 5 00 5) DISTRIBUTION

D. Gamberoni, RII L. Gibson, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC A. Adams, NRR RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource ROP Assessment ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Page 1 of 2 09/01/2015 10:18:18 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff on SiteCatawbaInspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2015

-06/30/2017 CDBI-COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 7 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection7111121 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 ISI-UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P11/30/2015 12/04/2015 EP-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation7111401 04/04/2016 04/08/2016 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes7111404 04/04/2016 04/08/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification71151 04/04/2016 04/08/2016OL EXAM-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3 1 CATAWBA MAY 2016 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIRS V23469 04/18/2016 04/22/2016OL EXAM-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 3 1 CATAWBA MAY 2016 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIRS V23469 05/16/2016 05/27/2016 HS-TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2 IP Heat Sink Performance7111107T 08/01/2016 08/05/2016OL RQ-REQUAL INSP 2 1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B 08/08/2016 08/12/2016 RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 1 3 1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.03 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment71124.04 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.05 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification71151 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 ISI-UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 09/19/2016 09/23/2016 RP-RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2 2 1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.03 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment71124.04 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.05 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification71151 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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-06/30/2017 SGISI-UNIT 2 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 09/26/2016 09/30/2016 PI&R-PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 MODS-PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 EP-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 4 1, 2 IP A lert and Notification System Testing7111402 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1, 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System7111403 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes7111404 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies7111405 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification71151 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 ISI-UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 RP-RAD HAZARDS ANALYSIS AND TRANSPORTATION 2 1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 1, 2 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.08 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 SGISI-UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.