IR 05000416/2015006
| ML16061A361 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2016 |
| From: | Greg Warnick NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C |
| To: | Kevin Mulligan Entergy Operations |
| Warnick G G | |
| References | |
| IR 2015006 | |
| Download: ML16061A361 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 E. LAMAR BLVD.
ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511 March 2, 2016 Kevin Mulligan Site Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150
SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION (REPORT 05000416/2015006)
Dear Mr. Mulligan:
On February 17, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (
NRC) completed its end
-of-cycle performance review of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. 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 NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.
The NRC determined that overall, the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column (Column 1)
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 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 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." 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.
This audit includes an onsite component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as described in site
-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items.
This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site.
The date for the onsite component at your site is being coordinated with your staff.
A site-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations. Following the audit, and 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."
From January 1 to December 31, 2015, the NRC issued seven Severity Level IV traditional enforcement violations associated with impeding the regulatory process. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure 92723, "Follow up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12
-Month Period
," to assess your evaluation of these violations and review the adequacy of associated corrective actions.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,"
a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any)
will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC
's 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 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,/RA/ Greg Warnick, Branch Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket No:
50-416 License No:
Enclosure:
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Inspection/Activity Plan Fuel Pool Instrumentation." 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. This audit includes an onsite component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as described in site
-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items. This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. The date for the onsite component at your site is being coordinated with your staff. A site
-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations. Following the audit, and 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."
From January 1 to December 31, 2015, the NRC issued seven Severity Level IV traditional enforcement violations associated with impeding the regulatory process. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure 92723, "Follow up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12
-Month Period
," to assess your evaluation of these violations and review the adequacy of associated corrective actions.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's 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 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,/RA/ Greg Warnick, Branch Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket No:
50-416 License No:
Enclosure:
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Inspection/Activity Plan ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: SUNSI Review By: CHY ADAMS: Yes No Sensitive Non-Sensitive Non-Publicly Available Publicly Available Keyword NRC-002 OFFICE BC:DRP/C D:DRS D:DRP NAME GWarnick AVegel TPruett SIGNATURE
/RA/CYoung, for /RA/ /RA/RLantz, for DATE 2/29/16 3/1/16 2/26/16 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Letter to Kevin Mulligan from Greg Warnick, dated March 2, 2016
SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION (REPORT 05000416/2015006) DISTRIBUTION: Regional Administrator (Marc.Dapas@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
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DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
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) Senior Resident Inspector (Matt.Young@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Neil.Day@nrc.gov)
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Page 1 of 2 02/29/2016 15:45:33Report 22 UnitNumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staff on SiteGrand GulfInspection / Activity Plan 04/01/2016
-12/31/2017 EB1-07T-GG HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION 11 IPHeat Sink Performance7111107T09/19/2016 09/23/2016 EB1-17T-GG PERM PLANT MODS & 50.59 INSPECTION 51 IPEvaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T10/17/201611/04/2016 RS 24-RADIATION SAFETY 21 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0211/07/201611/11/2016 1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0411/07/201611/11/2016 EP-1-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 11 IPDrill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0111/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0211/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0311/14/201611/18/2016 EP-2-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 11 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140211/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140311/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140411/14/201611/18/2016 1 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140511/14/201611/18/2016 RS 13 PI-RADIATION SAFETY 21 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0102/13/2017 02/17/2017 1 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0302/13/2017 02/17/2017 1 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01 02/13/2017 02/17/2017 1 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01 02/13/2017 02/17/2017 EP-2-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 21 IPExercise Evaluation711140103/27/2017 03/31/2017 1 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140403/27/2017 03/31/2017 EP-3-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 11 IPDrill/Exercise Performance71151-EP01 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1 IPERO Readiness71151-EP02 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP03 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 EB2-05T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 41 IPFire Protection [Triennia]7111105T04/17/2017 04/21/2017 1 IPFire Protection [Triennia]7111105T05/01/2017 05/05/2017EXAM-INITIAL LICENSED OPERATOR EXAM 41 INITIAL EXAM GRAND GULF (12/2017)
X0259810/30/201711/03/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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-12/31/2017EXAM-INITIAL LICENSED OPERATOR EXAM 41 INITIAL EXAM GRAND GULF (12/2017)
X0259812/04/2017 12/08/2017 ISFSI-LOADING INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH)
11 IPOperation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.107/01/2017 07/30/2017 RS 5678-RS TEAM51 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0507/10/2017 07/14/2017 1 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0607/10/2017 07/14/2017 1 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0707/10/2017 07/14/2017 1 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0807/10/2017 07/14/2017 BRQ-BRQ INSPECTION 31 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B08/07/201708/11/2017TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R 41 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B10/30/201711/03/2017 1 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B11/13/201711/17/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.