ML16062A152

Final Annual Assessment Letter

ML16062A152
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	03/02/2016
From:	Shane Sandal NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Gayheart C Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR 2015006
Download: ML16062A152 (6)

Text

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 March 2, 2016 Mrs. Cheryl A. Gayheart, VP Nuclear Plant Site Southern Nuclear Operating Company Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant 7388 North State Highway 95 Columbia, AL 36319

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000348/2015006 AND 05000364/2015006)

Dear Mrs. Gayheart:

On February 9, 2016, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Joseph M.

Farley Nuclear Plants, Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 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, Farley Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Farley Units 1 and 2, 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. In addition, we also plan on conducting initial operator licensing examinations and Inspection Procedure 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, Phase 1 and 2.

The enclosed activity plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the 2016 mid-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. This Order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation.

C. Gayheart 2

This Order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The audit was completed for Farley Units 1 and 2, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the Safety Evaluation for the site.

After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by 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 accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice and Procedure, 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) 997-4513 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Shane Sandal, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-348, 50-364 License Nos.: NPF-2, NPF-8

Enclosure:

Farley Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2016 - 12/31/2017) cc: Distribution via ListServ

SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE KPK1 SRS5 NAME K. Kirchbaum S. Sandal DATE 2/25/2016 2/25/2016 3/ /2016 3/ /2016 3/ /2016 3/ /2016 3/ /2016 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

C. Gayheart 3

Letter to Cheryl A. Gayheart from Shane Sandal dated March 2, 2016

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000348/2015006 AND 05000364/2015006)

DISTRIBUTION:

D. Gamberoni, RII L. Gibson. RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMFarley Resource Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

ROP Reports ROP Assessment

Page 1 of 2 03/02/2016 08:15:41 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Farley Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 EP

- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 6

1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 ISI

- UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1

2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 04/18/2016 04/22/2016 OL RQ

- REQUAL INSP 2

1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 08/22/2016 08/26/2016 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 1 3

1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 ISI

- UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1

1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/10/2016 10/14/2016 LR

- UNIT 1 POST APPROVAL LR PHASE 1 2

1 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 10/10/2016 10/14/2016 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2 2

1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 LR

- POST APPROVAL LR PHASE 2 6

1, 2 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 1, 2 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 OL EXAM

- INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3

1 FARLEY APRIL 2017 INITIAL EXAM AT OWER FACILITIES V23489 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 OL EXAM

- INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 3

1 FARLEY APRIL 2017 INITIAL EXAM AT OWER FACILITIES V23489 04/03/2017 04/21/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Enclosure

Page 2 of 2 03/02/2016 08:15:41 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Farley Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 EP

- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 4

1, 2 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 CDBI

- COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 7

1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 HS

- TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1

1, 2 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 07/17/2017 07/21/2017 RP

- RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 3

1, 2 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 1, 2 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 1, 2 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 ISI

- UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1

2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/23/2017 10/27/2017 RP

- RAD HAZARDS 1

1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/23/2017 10/27/2017 PI&R

- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 5

1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 10/30/2017 11/03/2017 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 March 2, 2016 Mrs. Cheryl A. Gayheart, VP Nuclear Plant Site Southern Nuclear Operating Company Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant 7388 North State Highway 95 Columbia, AL 36319

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000348/2015006 AND 05000364/2015006)

Dear Mrs. Gayheart:

On February 9, 2016, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Joseph M.

Farley Nuclear Plants, Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 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, Farley Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Farley Units 1 and 2, 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. In addition, we also plan on conducting initial operator licensing examinations and Inspection Procedure 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, Phase 1 and 2.

The enclosed activity plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the 2016 mid-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. This Order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation.

C. Gayheart 2

This Order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The audit was completed for Farley Units 1 and 2, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the Safety Evaluation for the site.

After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by 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 accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice and Procedure, 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) 997-4513 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Shane Sandal, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-348, 50-364 License Nos.: NPF-2, NPF-8

Enclosure:

Farley Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2016 - 12/31/2017) cc: Distribution via ListServ

SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE KPK1 SRS5 NAME K. Kirchbaum S. Sandal DATE 2/25/2016 2/25/2016 3/ /2016 3/ /2016 3/ /2016 3/ /2016 3/ /2016 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

C. Gayheart 3

Letter to Cheryl A. Gayheart from Shane Sandal dated March 2, 2016

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000348/2015006 AND 05000364/2015006)

DISTRIBUTION:

D. Gamberoni, RII L. Gibson. RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMFarley Resource Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

ROP Reports ROP Assessment

Page 1 of 2 03/02/2016 08:15:41 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Farley Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 EP

- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 6

1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 03/07/2016 03/11/2016 ISI

- UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1

2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 04/18/2016 04/22/2016 OL RQ

- REQUAL INSP 2

1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 08/22/2016 08/26/2016 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 1 3

1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 ISI

- UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1

1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/10/2016 10/14/2016 LR

- UNIT 1 POST APPROVAL LR PHASE 1 2

1 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 10/10/2016 10/14/2016 RP

- RP OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTION WEEK 2 2

1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 LR

- POST APPROVAL LR PHASE 2 6

1, 2 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 1, 2 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 OL EXAM

- INITIAL LICENSE EXAM PREP 3

1 FARLEY APRIL 2017 INITIAL EXAM AT OWER FACILITIES V23489 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 OL EXAM

- INITIAL LICENSE EXAM 3

1 FARLEY APRIL 2017 INITIAL EXAM AT OWER FACILITIES V23489 04/03/2017 04/21/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Enclosure

Page 2 of 2 03/02/2016 08:15:41 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Farley Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 EP

- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 4

1, 2 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 CDBI

- COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 7

1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 05/01/2017 05/05/2017 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 HS

- TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1

1, 2 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 07/17/2017 07/21/2017 RP

- RP PUBLIC RAD SAFETY BASELINE 3

1, 2 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 1, 2 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 1, 2 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 ISI

- UNIT 2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1

2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/23/2017 10/27/2017 RP

- RAD HAZARDS 1

1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/23/2017 10/27/2017 PI&R

- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 5

1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 10/30/2017 11/03/2017 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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