ML022400751

Midcycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Callaway Plant

ML022400751
Person / Time
Site:	Callaway
Issue date:	08/26/2002
From:	Merschoff E NRC Region 4
To:	Randolph G Union Electric Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 AUG 2 6 2O02 Garry L. Randolph, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Union Electric Company P.O. Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN CALLAWAY PLANT

Dear Mr. Randolph:

On August 1, 2002, the NRC staff completed its midcycle plant performance assessment of Callaway Plant. In accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program," the midcycle review involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating the performance of your Callaway Plant facility for the first half of the current assessment cycle, January 1 through December 31, 2002. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections which may conflict with your plant activities.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on one finding of low to moderate risk significance (White) in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone. This finding involved the failure to promptly identify and correct a significant condition adverse to quality, foreign material in the auxiliary feedwater system and condensate storage tank, which resulted in the failure of an auxiliary feedwater pump on December 3, 2001. A supplemental inspection utilizing Inspection Procedure 95002, "Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area," is scheduled to be performed during the week of August 19, 2002, to assess the adequacy of your evaluation, and to review the corrective actions you have taken for this risk-significant performance issue.

While plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, plant performance had been in the Degraded Cornerstone column of the NRC's Action Matrix during the first quarter of 2002 as a result of the White finding discussed above and a second, previously identified, White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone regarding an essential service water pump which was inoperable for approximately 132 hours0.00153 days <br />0.0367 hours <br />2.18254e-4 weeks <br />5.0226e-5 months <br />. A supplemental inspection was completed for this issue in March 2002. During that inspection, we concluded that your staff had performed a thorough evaluation of the causes of the inoperable essential service water pump and correctly identified the extent of the condition. We also determined that appropriate corrective actions were identified by your staff to address the root causes.

Union Electric Company -2 Additionally, we have identified a substantive crosscutting issue in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution. Over the course of this assessment period (January through June 2002), the inspectors identified a number of examples that were indicative of problem identification and resolution deficiencies. Specifically: (1) your staff failed to take adequate corrective actions to repair, and prevent recurrence of, a deficiency associated with an emergency diesel generator overspeed trip switch; (2) your staff failed to address a flow anomaly condition in auxiliary feedwater Train B that had existed between February 2000 and March 2001; (3) your staff failed to take corrective action to correct abnormally high vibration on both motor-driven auxiliary feedwater pumps; and (4) your staff failed to identify and correct a significant condition adverse to quality involving foreign material in the condensate storage tank. A separate finding associated with this issue was identified regarding your staffs performance associated with missed opportunities to identify and correct the degraded condensate storage tank cover. In addition to the above-listed items, the following problem identification and resolution issues were identified: (1) a previously identified condition, associated with auxiliary feedwater minimum discharge pressure and recirculation flow, had not been corrected; and (2) your staff failed to take corrective action to ensure flood doors leading into the emergency core cooling system pump rooms were properly controlled. This crosscutting issue will be reviewed during the Problem Identification and Resolution inspection scheduled to be conducted in December 2002 as part of the baseline inspection program.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2003, and includes Temporary Instruction 2515/145, "Circumferential Cracking of Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2001-01 )". The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The last 6 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

In addition, the NRC is in the process of finalizing a Temporary Instruction (TI) that will be used to review implementation of the Interim Compensatory Measures required by the Agency's Security Order to all commercial nuclear power plants dated February 25, 2002. Schedules have not yet been finalized, but it is anticipated that these inspections will begin within the next calendar quarter. Once finalized, the details will be communicated by separate correspondence.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made 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/readin-g-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Union Electric Company If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 817/860-8141 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely, Ellis W. Merschoff Regional Admini trator Docket: 50-483 License: NPF-30

Enclosure:

Callaway Plant Inspection/Activity Plan cc:

Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.

19041 Raines Drive Derwood, Maryland 20855 John O'Neill, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037 Mark A. Reidmeyer, Regional Regulatory Affairs Supervisor Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Manager - Electric Department Missouri Public Service Commission 301 W. High P.O. Box 360 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources 205 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

Union Electric Company 4-Otto L. Maynard, President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Dan I. Bolef, President Kay Drey, Representative Board of Directors Coalition for the Environment 6267 Delmar Boulevard University City, Missouri 63130 Lee Fritz, Presiding Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East Fifth Street Fulton, Missouri 65251 J. V. Laux, Manager Quality Assurance AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Jerry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Gary McNutt, Director Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0570 John D. Blosser, Manager Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 The Honorable Vernon McKague Mayor of Chamois Star Route Chamois, Missouri 65024

Union Electric Company Elmer Senevey Presiding Commissioner Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, Missouri 65051 Richard Zeilman Emergency Management Director Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, Missouri 65051 Carl Fowler Sheriff, Osage County Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, Missouri 65051 Tim Diemler Emergency Preparedness Director Callaway County/Fulton P.O. Box 817 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Dennis Crane Sheriff, Callaway County P.O. Box 817 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Charles Korman Presiding Commissioner Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, Missouri 63361 Bob Bishop Emergency Management Director Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, Missouri 63361 Robert Davis Sheriff, Montgomery County Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, Missouri 63361

Union Electric Company Charles Schlottach Presiding Commissioner Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, Missouri 65041 Richard Hudson Emergency Preparedness Director Gasconade County Courthouse P.O. Box 295 Hermann, Missouri 65041 Glenn Ebker Sheriff, Gasconade County Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, Missouri 65041 Fay Owsley Gasconade County Public Administrator Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, Missouri 65041 The Honorable Robert Craghead Mayor of Fulton Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Roger Rice Deputy Chief of Police Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, Missouri 65251 William Johnson Fulton City Administrator Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, Missouri 65251 The Honorable Samuel Birk Mayor of Morrison Route 1 Morrison, Missouri 65061

Union Electric Company The Honorable Tom Shackelford Mayor of Mokane P.O. Box 41 Mokane, Missouri 65059 The Honorable Steve Wehrle Mayor of Rhineland P.O. Box 384 Rhineland, Missouri 65069 Robert Rankin Eastern District Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East 5th Street Fulton, Missouri 65251 Rodney Garnett Western District Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East 5th Street Fulton, Missouri 65251 Lee Fritz Presiding Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East 5th Street Fulton, Missouri 65251

Union Electric Company Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (EWM)

DRP Director (KEB)

DRS Director (EEC)

Senior Resident Inspector (VGG)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (DNG)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (RAKI)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

RidsNrrDipmlipb B. Henderson, PAO (BWH)

W. A. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. J. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (GMG, ATG, CSM)

W. D. Travers, EDO (WDT)

C. A. Carpenter, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (CAC)

R. K. Frahm, PPR Program Manager, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (RKF)

R. W. Borchrdt, Associate Dir. for Inspection and Programs (RWBI)

B. W. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)

J. Shea, Chief, Regional Operations Staff, OEDO (JWS1)

W. Ruland, NRR Project Director (WHR)

S. Dembek, Chief, Section 2, NRR/DLPM (SXD)

J. Donohew, Project Manager (JND)

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Page 1 of 2 Callaway 08/09/2002 12:52:04 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/18/2002 - 09/30/2003 No. of Staff Planned Dates I Inspection F Unit l Lýe r Inspection Activity .... Title on Site Start End Type 95002 AU - 95002 AUXILLIARY FEEDWATER INSPECTION 4 IP 95002 Inspection For One Degraded Cornerstone Or Any Three White Inputs In A Strategic Performan 08/19/2002 08/23/2002 Supplemental Program ACCESSPI - ACRSA AND PIV IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Baseline Inspections EMB - ISI/SG 2 IP 7111108 Inservice Inspection Activities 10/28/2002 11/07/2002 Baseline Inspections 1

EMB -IS1 IP 7111108 Inservice Inspection Activities 11/04/2002 11/08/2002 Baseline Inspections T1145 - TI 2515/145 2 IP 2515/145 Circumferential Cracking of Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2 11/18/2002 11/22/2002 Safety Issues PSB-S1 - ACCESS AUTH/CONTROL, SEC PLAN AND PIV I IP 7113001 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only) 12/02/2002 12/06/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 7113002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization) 12/02/2002 12/06/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 7113004 Security Plan Changes 12/02/2002 12/06/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 12/02/2002 12/06/2002 Baseline Inspections PBB-PIR - CW PIR INSPECTION 4 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 12/02/2002 12/13/2002 Baseline Inspections ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS I IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/27/2003 01/31/2003 Baseline Inspections PSB-EP1 - EP EXERCISE BASELINE INSPECTION 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 04/15/2003 04/16/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 04/15/2003 04/16/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/15/2003 04/16/2003 Baseline Inspections RP-TM - RAD SAFETY TEAM 4 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB - HEAT SINKS 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 06/16/2003 06/20/2003 Baseline Inspections 1

ALARA3 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/21/2003 07/25/2003 Baseline Inspections 1

ACCESSPI, - ACRSA/PI IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 07/28/2003 08/01/2003 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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1 ACCESSPI - ACRSAIPI IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/28/2003 08/01/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB - BIENNIAL MR & PERM MODS 4 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 08/18/2003 08/22/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 08/18/2003 08/22/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 OB-RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 3 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 09/08/2003 09/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 5 711105T - TRIENNIAL FP IP 7111105T Fire Protection 09/02/2003 09/05/2003 Baseline Inspections Fire Protection 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 7111105T IP 7111105T Fire Protection 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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