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:	Miller G B NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Chisum M R Entergy Operations
Miller G B
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 NRC's 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 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, 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 - 2 - 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 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 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 208/30/201609:36:55Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteWaterfordInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2016-06/30/2018RS 24-RADIATION SAFETY23 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0209/12/201609/16/20163 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0409/12/201609/16/2016ISFSI-LOADING INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH)13 IPOperation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants60855.110/01/201610/30/2016EXAM-INITIAL EXAM43 INITIAL EXAM WAT3 (04/2017)X0258802/15/201702/18/20173 INITIAL EXAM WAT3 (04/2017)X0258803/27/201703/31/2017TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION53 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B11/28/201612/02/20163 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B12/12/201612/16/2016EB2-02-LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION43 IPLicense Renewal Inspection7100201/23/201701/27/20173 IPLicense Renewal Inspection7100202/06/201702/10/2017EB1-07T-WAT HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE13 IPHeat Sink Performance7111107T03/20/201703/24/2017RS 12 PI-RADIATION SAFETY33 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0104/24/201704/28/20173 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0204/24/201704/28/20173 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0104/24/201704/28/20173 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0104/24/201704/28/201771111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION RFO 2113 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P04/24/201705/05/2017BRQ-BRQ INSPECTION33 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B07/24/201707/28/2017EB1-21M-WAT COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION63 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection (Teams)7111121M10/16/201711/17/2017RS 5678-RS TEAM53 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0511/27/201712/01/20173 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0611/27/201712/01/20173 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0711/27/201712/01/20173 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0811/27/201712/01/2017This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 208/30/201609:36:55Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteWaterfordInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2016-06/30/2018EP-2-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION43 IPExercise Evaluation711140112/04/201712/08/20173 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140412/04/201712/08/2017EP-3-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR REVIEW13 IPDrill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0112/04/201712/08/20173 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0212/04/201712/08/20173 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0312/04/201712/08/2017EB1-17T-WAT PERM PLANT MODS AND 50.5933 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T04/02/201804/06/20183 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T04/16/201804/20/2018This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

ML16237A065 SUNSI ReviewBy: GBM ADAMS Yes NoPublicly Available Non-Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Sensitive Keyword: NRC-002 OFFICE: RIV D: DRS D: DRP C: DRP/D NAME AVegel TWPruett GBMiller SIGNATURE /RA-JClark for /RA/ /RA/ DATE 8/19/16 8/18/16 8/22/16

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