ML16097A375
| ML16097A375 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 04/06/2016 |
| From: | Bartley J H NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB1 |
| To: | Shea J W Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| IR 2016009 | |
| Download: ML16097A375 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000390/2016009
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April 6, 2016
Mr. Joseph Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3R-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION - U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INSPECTION REPORT 05000390/2016009 AND 05000391/2016009
Dear Mr. Shea:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Region II staff will conduct a component design bases inspection (CDBI) at your Watts Bar Nuclear Plant during the weeks of July 25 - 29, August 8 - 12, and August 22 - 26, 2016. Mr. Jason Eargle, a Senior Reactor Inspector from the NRC's Region II office, will lead the inspection team. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.21, "Component Design Bases Inspection," issued on November 29, 2013.
The inspection will evaluate the capability of risk-significant /low-margin components to function as designed and to support proper system operation. The inspection will also include a review of selected operator actions, operating experience, and modifications.
During a telephone conversation on April 4, 2016, with Mr. Russell Stroud we confirmed arrangements for an information-gathering site visit and the three-week onsite inspection. The schedule is as follows: * Information-gathering visit: Week of June 27 - July 1, 2016 * Onsite weeks: July 25 - 29, August 8 - 12, and August 22 - 26, 2016 The purpose of the information-gathering visit is to meet with members of your staff to identify risk-significant components and operator actions. Information and documentation needed to support the inspection will also be identified. Mr. Rudolph Bernhard, a Region II Senior Risk Analyst, will support Mr. Eargle during the information-gathering visit to review probabilistic risk assessment data and identify risk-significant components to be examined during the inspection. The enclosure lists documents that will be needed prior to the information-gathering visit. Please provide the referenced information to the Region II Office by Monday, June 20, 2016.
Additional documents may be requested during the information-gathering visit. The inspectors will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying only those documents required for inspection preparation. The additional information will need to be available to the team in the Region II office prior to the inspection team's preparation week of July 18, 2016.
During the information-gathering trip, Mr. Eargle will also discuss the following inspection support administrative details: (1) availability of knowledgeable plant engineering and licensing personnel to serve as points of contact during the inspection, (2) method of tracking inspector requests during the inspection, (3) licensee computer access, (4) working space, (5) arrangements for site access, and (6) other applicable information.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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 website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, regarding the information requested or the inspection, please contact Mr. Eargle at 404-997-4632 or contact me at 404-997-4607.
Sincerely,/RA/ Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Engineering Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-390, 50-391 License Nos.: NPF-90, NPF-96
Enclosure:
Information Request for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Component Design Bases Inspection
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