ML033580208

Ltr Dated 12/24/03 Re Clinton Station Concerning Notification of Baseline Inspection and Request for Information

ML033580208
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	12/24/2003
From:	Dave Hills NRC/RGN-III/DRS/MEB
To:	Skolds J Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IP 7111108
Download: ML033580208 (6)

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December 24, 2003 Mr. John L. Skolds, President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

CLINTON POWER STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INSERVICE BASELINE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Skolds:

On February 9, 2004, the NRC will begin the Inservice baseline inspection at the Clinton Power Station. This on-site inspection will be performed February 9-13, 2004, in accordance with the NRC baseline Inspection Procedure 71111.08.

Experience has shown that this inspection is resource intensive both for the NRC inspector and your staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site and to ensure a productive inspection for both sides, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. These documents have been divided into two groups. The first group identifies information necessary to ensure that the inspector is adequately prepared. The second group identifies the information the inspector will need upon arrival at the site. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.

We understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection is Ron Frantz of your organization.

If there are any questions about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the inspector Mel Holmberg at (630) 829-9748.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "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 NRCs

J. Skolds 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).

Sincerely,

/RA by Mel Holmberg Acting for/

David E. Hills, Chief Mechanical Engineering Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.50-461 License No. NPF-62

Enclosure:

INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Clinton Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing

J. Skolds 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).

Sincerely,

/RA by Mel Holmberg Acting for/

David E. Hills, Chief Mechanical Engineering Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.50-461 License No. NPF-62

Enclosure:

INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Clinton Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing ADAMS Distribution:

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INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates: February 9 - 13, 2004 Inspection Procedures: IP 7111108 Inservice Inspection Inspector: Mel Holmberg (630) 829-9748 A. Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week The following information (electronic copy if practicable - msh@nrc.gov) is requested by January 30, 2004, to facilitate the selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week. The inspector will select specific items from the information requested below and request a list of additional documents needed on-site to your staff.

We request that the specific items selected from the lists be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the inspector as soon as possible.

1) A detailed schedule of nondestructive examinations (NDE) planned for Class 1 and 2 systems and containment, performed as part of your ASME Code Inservice Inspection (ISI) Program during the scheduled inspection week.

2) A copy of the procedures used to perform the examinations identified in A.1. For ultrasonic examination procedures qualified in accordance with Appendix VIII, of Section XI of the ASME Code, provide documentation supporting the procedure qualification. This documentation should include the test data identifying the types of defects used in the procedure qualification, the equipment used (cables, probes, transducers including serial numbers) and the Code Edition used for qualification.

Additionally, the data supporting the detection and sizing capability of the procedure is to be provided.

3) A copy of any ASME Section XI, Code Relief Requests applicable to the examinations identified in A.1.

4) A list identifying NDE reports (ultrasonic, radiography, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, visual (VT-1, VT-2, VT-3)) which have identified relevant indications on Code Class 1 and 2 systems since the beginning of the previous refueling outage. Provide records accepting any of these relevant indications for continued service.

5) List of welds in Code Class 1 and 2 systems which have been completed since the beginning of the previous refueling outage (identify system, weld number and reference applicable documentation).

6) List with short description of ASME Code repairs or replacements which have been completed since the beginning of the last refueling outage.

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7) If reactor vessel weld examinations required by the ASME Code are scheduled to occur during the inspection period, provide a detailed description of the welds to be examined, and the extent of the planned examination.

8) List with description of pressure boundary degradation and ISI related issues (e.g.,

piping/component degradation or damage and errors in piping/component pressure boundary examinations) entered into your corrective action system beginning with the date of the last refueling outage.

9) Copy of any 10 CFR Part 21 reports applicable to your structures systems or components within the scope of Section XI of the ASME Code, that have been identified since the beginning of the last refueling outage.

10) If NDE of core shroud welds is scheduled to occur during this inspection period, identify the type of NDE, the scope of NDE planned and identify the procedures to be used.

Also, provide a copy of your responses to NRC Generic Letter 94-03, Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking of Core Shrouds in Boiling Water Reactors, and core shroud weld examination schedule.

B. Information to be provided on-site to the inspector at the entrance meeting:

1) Updated schedule for item A.1.

2) For welds selected by the inspector (A.5 above), provide copies of the following documents:

a) Document of the weld number and location (e.g., system, train, branch);

b) Document with a detail of the weld construction; c) Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for weldment; d) Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for welding procedures; e) Applicable weld procedures (WPS) used to fabricate the welds; f) Copies of procedure qualification records (PQRs) supporting the WPS on selected welds; g) Copies of mechanical test reports identified in the PQRs above; h) Copies of the nonconformance reports for the selected welds; and i) Radiographs of the selected welds and access to equipment to allow viewing radiographs.

3) For the repair/replacement activities (A.6 above) selected by the inspector provide a copy of the records of the repair or replacement required by the ASME Code Section XI, Articles IWA -4000 or IWA 7000.

4) For the ISI related issues (A.8 above) entered into your corrective action system selected by the inspector provide a copy of the corrective actions and supporting documentation.

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5) For the nondestructive examination reports (A.4 above) with relevant indications on Code Class 1 and 2 systems selected by the inspector provide a copy of the examination records and associated corrective action documents.

6) Copy of the most recent quality assurance department audit, which included the ISI program and activities. Copies of documents resolving findings in this audit.

7) For core shroud welds examined since the beginning of the previous refueling outage, provide the non-destructive examination records for the core shroud welds inspected.

8) If NDE of core shroud welds is scheduled to occur during this inspection period, provide a copy of the procedures to be used and the applicable shroud weld fabrication drawings.

9) If NDE of reactor vessel welds is scheduled to occur during this inspection period, provide a copy of the applicable vessel weld fabrication drawings.

10) Ready access to the Editions of the ASME Code (Sections V, IX and XI) applicable to the inservice inspection program and the repair/replacement program (e.g., copies provided to the inspector to use for the duration of the inspection at the on-site inspection location).

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