ML031681086

Regulatory Conference Summary Letter (and Enclosure 2) to Discuss Preliminary Red Inspection Finding

ML031681086
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	06/16/2003
From:	Grant G Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Cowan J Nuclear Management Co
References
EA-03-057, IR-02-015
Download: ML031681086 (5)

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June 16, 2003 EA-03-057 Mr. John Paul Cowan Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016

SUBJECT:

REGULATORY CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS PRELIMINARY RED INSPECTION FINDING AT THE POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT (INSPECTION REPORT 50-266/02-15(DRP); 50-301/02-15(DRP))

Dear Mr. Cowan:

This letter refers to the Regulatory Conference held on June 6, 2003, at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III office in Lisle, Illinois. The purpose of the Regulatory Conference was for the Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) to provide its perspective on the significance of the preliminary Red inspection finding at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant related to the potential for a common mode failure of the auxiliary feedwater pumps from the plugging by debris of orifices in the pump recirculation lines. In addition, the Regulatory Conference was an opportunity for NMC to provide any revised or new information associated with the original risk analysis, any other information related to the finding, and whether NMC agreed with the apparent violation of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, Design Control, that was identified during the inspection. The preliminary Red inspection finding and the apparent violation are discussed in Inspection Report 50-266/02-15(DRP);

50-301/02-15(DRP), issued on April 2, 2003.

At the Regulatory Conference, NMC presented an overview of the auxiliary feedwater system orifice issue, the results of the associated root cause evaluation, related corrective actions, and the methodology and status of the NMC/Point Beach significance determination process.

During the meeting, NRC and NMC staff held extensive discussions regarding specific technical issues related to NMCs analysis. NMC stated that the analysis of the risk from internal events associated with the orifice plugging issue would be completed in about two weeks and that the analysis of the risk from fire would be completed in August 2003. NMC committed to submit the results of those two analyses to the NRC when they are completed. NMC also stated that it agreed with the characterization of the apparent violation. If our understanding of the expected completion of the analyses and NMCs position on the apparent violation is incorrect, please notify us promptly. The results of our final significance determination and enforcement deliberations will be provided to NMC after completion of our review of the results of NMCs analyses. The handout provided by NMC at the Regulatory Conference and a listing of principal NMC and NRC attendees are attached as Enclosures 1 and 2 to this letter.

J. Cowan During the Regulatory Conference, the NRC staff questioned the installation date for the A motor driven auxiliary feedwater pump orifice. Specifically, the installation date presented by your staff was not consistent with the date documented in the related NRC inspection report.

Your staff subsequently reviewed this discrepancy and corrected the error as described in the letter from A. J. Cayia dated June 10, 2003, which is attached as Enclosure 3.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rule of Practice, a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs 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).

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. Anton Vegel at (630) 829-9620.

Sincerely,

/RA by Steven A. Reynolds Acting for/

Geoff E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosures:

1) NMC Handout

2) List of Principal Attendees

3) Letter from A. J. Cayia to NRC dated June 10, 2003 See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: C:\ORPCheckout\FileNET\ML031681086.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII RIII NAME MKunowski/trn* KLambert for AVegel* SReynolds for BClayton* GGrant DATE 6/13/03 6/13/03 6/13/03 6/16/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

J. Cowan cc: A. Cayia, Site Vice President R. Grigg, President and Chief Operating Officer, WEPCo Licensing Manager D. Weaver, Nuclear Asset Manager Joseph Jensen, Plant Manager Gordon P. Arent, Manager, Regulatory Affairs Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire, General Counsel Mano K. Nazar, Senior Vice President J. ONeill, Jr., Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks D. Graham, Director Bureau of Field Operations A. Bie, Chairperson, Wisconsin Public Service Commission S. Jenkins, Electric Division Wisconsin Public Service Commission State Liaison Officer D. Markwardt, Manitowoc County Board Chairman N. Crowley, Director, Manitowoc Emergency Management G. Novickis, Chairman, Kewaunee County Board The Honorable Darin A. Jeanquart G. Buckley, Two Rivers City Manager L. Hucek, Director, Kewaunee Emergency Management C. Meyer, President, Village of Mishicot K. Duveneck, Two Creeks Town Chairman INPO

J. Cowan ADAMS Distribution:

WDR DFT DWS H. Nieh (HKN), OEDO Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb JLC1 GEG HBC RML2 SRI Point Beach DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1

Enclosure 2 REGULATORY CONFERENCE PRINCIPAL ATTENDEES June 6, 2003 NMC, Point Beach, Wisconsin Electric John Paul Cowan Chief Nuclear Office/Executive Vice-President, NMC Mano Nazar Senior Vice-President, NMC Mark Reddemann Vice-President, Engineering, NMC Edward Weinkam Director, Regulatory Services, NMC Fred Cayia Site Vice-President, Point Beach Gordon Arent Regulatory Affairs Manager, Point Beach Jim Brander I&C General Supervisor, Point Beach Maureen Brown Public Affairs Director, NMC Dan Fadel Director of Engineering, Point Beach James Masterlark PRA Engineer John Olvera PRA Engineer Terry Sullivan Assistant to the President, We Energies Steve Mays Manager, Risk Technology (Contractor)

NRC Jim Dyer Regional Administrator Jim Caldwell Deputy Regional Administrator Geoff Grant Director, Division of Reactor Projects Brent Clayton Enforcement and Investigation Coordination Staff Team Leader Anton Vegel Chief, Branch 7, Division of Reactor Projects Ken OBrien Chief, Fuel Cycle Branch Ken Riemer Chief, Plant Support Branch Ken Lambert Enforcement Specialist Jennifer Dixon-Herrity Senior Enforcement Specialist, Office of Enforcement Paul Krohn Senior Resident Inspector Sonia Burgess Senior Reactor Analyst Russell Gibbs Senior Reactor Analyst Pat Louden Chief, Branch 5, Division of Reactor Projects Jan Strasma Public Affairs Officer Viktoria Mitlyng Public Affairs Officer Mike Kunowski Project Engineer