ML16237A065

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 (Report 05000382/2016005)

ML16237A065
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	08/31/2016
From:	Geoffrey Miller NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Chisum M Entergy Operations
Miller G
References
IR 2016005
Download: ML16237A065 (6)

See also: IR 05000382/2016005

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

August 31, 2016

Mr. Michael R. Chisum

Site Vice President

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC

STATION, UNIT 3 (REPORT 05000382/2016005)

Dear Mr. Chisum:

On August 11, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle

performance review of Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. The NRC reviewed the most

recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement

actions from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. 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 determined that overall, Waterford Unit 3 operated in a manner that preserved public

health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at

Waterford Unit 3 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, 2018. 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 Beyond-Design-

Basis External Events, and Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to

Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. The NRC conducted audits of licensee efforts

towards compliance with these Orders, 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 Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff

will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by

M. Chisum

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performing Temporary Instruction 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 Staff Requirements Memorandum - SECY 16-0009, Recommendations Resulting from the

Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities, the Commission approved the

NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid-cycle assessment process beginning

in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid-cycle assessment letter. The staff will continue

to conduct quarterly assessment meetings and communicate changes in the assessment of

licensee performance in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305,

Operating Reactor Assessment Program.

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

NRC's Agencywide Documents 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 817-200-1173 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Geoffrey B. Miller, Branch Chief

Projects Branch D

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-382

License No. NPF-38

Enclosure:

Waterford Plant Inspection/Activity Plan

Page 1 of 2

08/30/2016

09:36:55

Report 22

Unit

Number

Planned Dates

Start End

Inspection Activity

Title

No. of Staff

on Site

Waterford

Inspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

RS 24

- RADIATION SAFETY

2

3

IP

Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

71124.02

09/12/2016

09/16/2016

3

IP

Occupational Dose Assessment

71124.04

09/12/2016

09/16/2016

ISFSI

- LOADING INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH)

1

3

IP

Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

60855.1

10/01/2016

10/30/2016

EXAM

- INITIAL EXAM

4

3

INITIAL EXAM WAT3 (04/2017)

X02588

02/15/2017

02/18/2017

3

INITIAL EXAM WAT3 (04/2017)

X02588

03/27/2017

03/31/2017

TSB 52B

- BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION

5

3

IP

Problem Identification and Resolution

71152B

11/28/2016

12/02/2016

3

IP

Problem Identification and Resolution

71152B

12/12/2016

12/16/2016

EB2-02

- LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION

4

3

IP

License Renewal Inspection

71002

01/23/2017

01/27/2017

3

IP

License Renewal Inspection

71002

02/06/2017

02/10/2017

EB1-07T

- WAT HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE

1

3

IP

Heat Sink Performance

7111107T

03/20/2017

03/24/2017

RS 12 PI

- RADIATION SAFETY

3

3

IP

Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

71124.01

04/24/2017

04/28/2017

3

IP

Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

71124.02

04/24/2017

04/28/2017

3

IP

Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

71151-OR01

04/24/2017

04/28/2017

3

IP

RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

71151-PR01

04/24/2017

04/28/2017

71111.08

- INSERVICE INSPECTION RFO 21

1

3

IP

Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

7111108P

04/24/2017

05/05/2017

BRQ

- BRQ INSPECTION

3

3

IP

Licensed Operator Requalification Program

7111111B

07/24/2017

07/28/2017

EB1-21M

- WAT COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION

6

3

IP

Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)

7111121M

10/16/2017

11/17/2017

RS 5678

- RS TEAM

5

3

IP

Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

71124.05

11/27/2017

12/01/2017

3

IP

Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

71124.06

11/27/2017

12/01/2017

3

IP

Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

71124.07

11/27/2017

12/01/2017

3

IP

Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation

71124.08

11/27/2017

12/01/2017

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

WAT

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

Enclosure

Page 2 of 2

08/30/2016

09:36:55

Report 22

Unit

Number

Planned Dates

Start End

Inspection Activity

Title

No. of Staff

on Site

Waterford

Inspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

EP-2

- BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION

4

3

IP

Exercise Evaluation

7111401

12/04/2017

12/08/2017

3

IP

Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

7111404

12/04/2017

12/08/2017

EP-3

- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR REVIEW

1

3

IP

Drill/Exercise Performance

71151-EP01

12/04/2017

12/08/2017

3

IP

ERO Readiness

71151-EP02

12/04/2017

12/08/2017

3

IP

Alert & Notification System Reliability

71151-EP03

12/04/2017

12/08/2017

EB1-17T

- WAT PERM PLANT MODS AND 50.59

3

3

IP

Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

7111117T

04/02/2018

04/06/2018

3

IP

Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

7111117T

04/16/2018

04/20/2018

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

WAT

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

Enclosure

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DATE

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Letter to Michael R. Chisum from Geoffrey B. Miller dated August 31, 2016

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC

STATION, UNIT 3 (REPORT 05000382/2016005)

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