ML14108A091

Enclosure 2: Watts Bar 2 Category 3 Public Meeting for 2013 Annual Assessment, NRC Slides, April 2014

ML14108A091
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	04/09/2014
From:	Haag R C NRC/RGN-II/DCP/CPB3
To:
Michelle Adams
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ML14108A085	List: ML14108A080 ML14108A091
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IR-14-601
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Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 22013AnnualAssessment 2013 Annual AssessmentApril 9, 2014 Agenda Itdti I n t ro d uc ti onWatts Bar 2 Background Construction Inspection ProgramWatts Bar 2 Performance Results NRC Closing RemarksPublicQuestionstoNRC Public Questions to NRC 2 Purpose of Meeting PbliffdiifTVA'fi

• P u bli c f orum f or di scuss i on o f TVA's per f ormance i n 2013 *Provideanoverview of theconstructioninspection Provide an overview of the construction inspection program for Watts Bar 2*Describe level of inspection effort*Introduce resident staff

• Respond to questions and comments from the public 3

Construction Mission Statement To provide assurance in the safety of future operationsatnewnuclearfacilitiesby operations at new nuclear facilities by ensuring that licensees and applicants constructthefacilitiesaccordingto construct the facilities according to approved design criteria, using appropriatepracticesandquality appropriate practices and quality materials.

4 Re g ion II Construction gVictor McCree Regional Administrator Fred Brown Deputy Regional AdministratorJoel Munday Director, Division of Jimi YerokunDirector, Division of Construction Projects BobHaag Construction Inspection Bob Haag Branch ChiefTeamLeaderUnit2Regional Inspectors Team Leader Project Engineers Unit 2Resident Inspectors Tomy Nazario Eric PattersonNick KarlovichClitJ Cli n t on J ones R II O p eratin g Pro j ects pgjVictor McCree Regional Administrator Leonard Wert De p ut y Re g ional Administrato rpyg Richard CroteauDirector, Division of Reactor Projects Terrence ReisDirector, Division of Reactor Safety Projects William Jones Deputy Director SafetyMark Miller Deputy Director Scott Shaeffer Branch ChiefRegional Inspectors Project Engineer Craig KontzWatts BarResident Inspectors Bob MonkKenMiller Ken Miller Watts Bar Unit 2 Resident InspectorsTomy Nazario -Senior Resident InspectorNickKarlovich

-ResidentInspector Nick Karlovich -Resident InspectorEric Patterson -Resident InspectorClinton Jones -Resident Inspector 7

Background

• 1973:Constructionpermits(CP)issuedforWattsBar 1973: Construction permits (CP) issued for Watts Bar*1985:TVA suspended construction at Watts Bar

• A u g ust 3 , 2007: TVA informed NRC of its plan to resume g , pconstruction of Watts Bar Unit 2*July 7, 2008: Unit 2 CP extended to March 31, 2013 (later extendedtoSeptember30 2016)extended to September 30 , 2016) *April, 2012: TVA announced completion of Unit 2 construction scheduled for 2015 8

Construction Inspection ProgramInspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2517, Watts Bar Unit 2 Construction Inspection Program NRC Construction Inspection Program IMC 2517 Construction PhaseIMC2512Startup Testing IMC 2514Preop Testing& Operational PrepIMC2513 9 IMC 2512 IMC 2513 Inspection Program Elements Previously Com p leted Allegations Historical Open items(Violations, Inspector FollowUItt)Inspection p inspections Allegations U p Items, e t c.)Inspection Program Generic Communications Licensing issues New or re-work Corrective Action Programs, Special P P rograms 10 Inspections Conducted in 2013 *Six-week inspection periods that cover resident activities and weekly regional inspections

• InspectionsCompletedin2013:

Inspections Completed in 2013:-Quality Assurance (QA) team inspection

-Fire Protection team inspection

-Commercial Grade Dedication team inspection -Problem Identification and Resolution team inspection

-Pre-operationaltestinginspection Pre operational testing inspection-Confirmatory Order follow-up inspection

-Refurbishment activities 11 2013 Inspection Effort *In addition to three resident inspectors, 32 regional inspectors conducted inspections in 2013 2013NRCdd13131hfitid*NRC expen d e d 13 , 131 h ours o f i nspec ti on an d related activities for Watts Bar 2 in 2013 *Slight increase from 12,488 hours0.00565 days <br />0.136 hours <br />8.068783e-4 weeks <br />1.85684e-4 months <br /> in 2012 12*Closed 87 items in 2013 Assessment Process Increased InspectionsCross-cutting aspects reviewed during Mid Cycle & End of Cycle Assessments (Quarterl y , Inspection Inspection P ManagementMti Si g nificant (y Mid Cycle ,End Of Cycle)

P rogram Results M ee ti ngs g Issues Annual Special Inspections 13Public Meeting Inspection Results*Overall assessment was that:-TVA's program and procedures were adequate to support ittitiiti ongo i ng cons t ruc ti on ac ti v iti es-TVA was constructing the facility at an acceptable level of quality*Twelve (12) violations were identified b y NRC ins p ections ()y p-Three (3) violations related to the commercial dedication program characterized as a Severity Level III problem

-Nine(9)SeverityLevelIVviolation Nine (9) Severity Level IV violation*No substantive cross-cutting issues 14 Inspection Focus for 2014 *Region II and Resident Inspector resources to match TVA's revised schedule for fuel load *Continue with planned inspections for Watts Bar 2*Pre-operational testing inspections will significantly increase increase *Continue planning for Fukushima related modifications-Perform inspections as work is performed*Operational readiness inspections ongoing 15 QUESTIONS?

QUESTIONS?

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