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:	Alan Blamey Division Reactor Projects II
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2015005
Download: ML15244B056 (7)

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September 1, 2015

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 NRCs 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 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, 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 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 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)

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DATE 8/25/2015 8/25/2015 8/31/2015

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

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Page 1 of 3 09/01/2015 10:35:16 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Watts Bar Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 ISFSI

- ISFSI PAD CONCRETE PLACEMENT

1 IP On-Site Fabrication Of Components And Construction On An ISFSI 60853 09/21/2015 09/25/2015 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 1

1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/05/2015 10/09/2015

IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/05/2015 10/09/2015

IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/05/2015 10/09/2015

IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/05/2015 10/09/2015

IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 10/05/2015 10/09/2015

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/05/2015 10/09/2015 ISI

- UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION

1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/12/2015 10/16/2015 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK 2

1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/19/2015 10/23/2015

IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/19/2015 10/23/2015

IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/19/2015 10/23/2015

IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/19/2015 10/23/2015

IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 10/19/2015 10/23/2015

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 EP

- EP EXERCISE

1 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 11/16/2015 11/20/2015

IP Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event 7111407 11/16/2015 11/20/2015

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 CDBI

- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION

1 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 02/01/2016 02/05/2016

IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 02/29/2016 03/04/2016

IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 03/14/2016 03/18/2016

IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 OL EXAM

- INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP

1 WATTS BAR JULY 2016 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES V23475 06/20/2016 06/24/2016 OL EXAM

- INITIAL LICENSE EXAM

1 WATTS BAR JULY 2016 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES V23475 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 MODS

- PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION

1 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 07/25/2016 07/29/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Enclosure

Page 2 of 3 09/01/2015 10:35:16 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Watts Bar Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 MODS

- PLANT MODIFICATIONS INSPECTION

1 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 08/08/2016 08/12/2016 RP

- RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE

1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 08/01/2016 08/05/2016

IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 08/01/2016 08/05/2016

IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 08/01/2016 08/05/2016

IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 08/01/2016 08/05/2016

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 PI&R

- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION

1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 10/31/2016 11/04/2016

IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 EP

- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

1 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 11/14/2016 11/18/2016

IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 11/14/2016 11/18/2016

IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 11/14/2016 11/18/2016

IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 11/14/2016 11/18/2016

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 ISI

- UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION & RVH EXAM

1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 1

1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 03/27/2017 03/31/2017

IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 03/27/2017 03/31/2017

IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 03/27/2017 03/31/2017

IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 03/27/2017 03/31/2017

IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 03/27/2017 03/31/2017

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 SGISI

- UNIT 1 SG IN-SERVICE INSPECTION

1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 04/03/2017 04/07/2017 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2

1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 04/10/2017 04/14/2017

IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 04/10/2017 04/14/2017

IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 04/10/2017 04/14/2017

IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Enclosure

Page 3 of 3 09/01/2015 10:35:16 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Watts Bar Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2

1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 04/10/2017 04/14/2017

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Enclosure