ML042730031

Clinton Power Station Announcement of Baseline Inspection

ML042730031
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	09/29/2004
From:	Dave Hills NRC/RGN-III/DRS/MEB
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-04-009
Download: ML042730031 (6)

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September 29, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

CLINTON POWER STATION ANNOUNCEMENT OF BASELINE INSPECTION

Dear Mr. Crane:

On November 1, 2004, the NRC will begin a Modifications and 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59) baseline inspection at the Clinton Power Station. This inspection will be performed in accordance with the NRC baseline Inspection Procedures IP 71111.02 and IP 71111.17.

Experience has shown that these baseline inspections can be resource intensive, both for the NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site and to ensure a productive inspection for both parties, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for the inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups.

The first group is necessary to ensure that the inspection team is adequately prepared for the inspection. This information should be available to the Regional Office by no later than October 12, 2004. The inspection team will review this information and, by October 15, 2004, will request specific items that should be available for review when the team arrives on site.

The second group of requested documents contains additional items that the team will review, or need access to, during the inspection. Certain documents in Group II will be requested for review in the Regional Office the week prior to the inspection, i.e., in the office by October 22, 2004. The remaining documents should be available by the first day of the on-site inspection, November 1, 2004. The third group lists information necessary to aid the inspection team in tracking issues identified as a result of the inspection. It is requested that this information be provided to the lead inspector as the information is generated during the inspection. 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 on-site portions of the inspection.

The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. Ronald A. Langstaff. We understand that our contact for this inspection is Mr. R. Frantz of your organization. If there are any questions about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at (630) 829-9747 or via e-mail at RAL4@nrc.gov.

C. Crane In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 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/

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

Enclosure:

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

C. Crane In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 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/

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

Enclosure:

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

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Inspection Report: 05000461/2004009(DRS)

Inspection Dates: November 1 - 5, 2004 Inspection Procedures: IP 71111-02, Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 71111-17, Permanent Plant Modifications Lead Inspector: R. Langstaff (630) 829-9747 Team Members: G. O'Dwyer R. Ruiz I. Information Requested for In-Office Preparation Week The following information is requested by October 12, 2004, or sooner, to facilitate the selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week. The team will select specific items from the information requested below and submit a list to your staff by October 15, 2004. We may also request that certain items be made available to the regional office during the week prior to the inspection, i.e., by October 22, 2004. We request that the remaining items selected from the lists be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. All requested information should cover the time frame from the last Permanent Modification inspection exit (December 2002) to the present. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the lead inspector as soon as possible. All information should be sent electronically, if at all possible to RAL4@nrc.gov.

(1) List of "permanent plant modifications" to systems, structures, or components.

(For the purpose of this inspection, permanent plant modifications include permanent: plant changes, design changes, set point changes, design information transmittals, engineering evaluations, equivalency evaluations, suitability analyses, modifications, commercial grade dedications, and any other plant specific documents used to affect changes to plant systems, structures or components.)

The list should be sorted by the number of each document and the type of document. The list should include the title, the revision (or date), the affected system, and, if at all possible, the risk significance of the modification. In addition to the list, please provide a brief (one paragraph) description of each modification and a list of associated calculations and affected procedures.

(2) List of all 10 CFR 50.59 completed evaluations involving: (a) changes to the facility (modifications); (b) procedure revisions; (c) non-routine operating configurations; (d) tests or experiments; (e) departures in methods of analyses; or (f) any other evaluations done pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59 for any reason.

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The list should be sorted by the document number and should contain the title of each document, as well as the corresponding number and type of the affected document (i.e., the modification or procedure to which the evaluation applies).

The list should NOT include any evaluations in which prior NRC approval was sought and obtained.

(3) List of all 10 CFR 50.59 changes that have been screened out as not requiring a full evaluation involving: (a) changes to the facility (modifications); (b) procedure revisions; (c) non-routine operating configurations; (d) tests or experiments; (e) departures in methods of analyses; or (f) any other screenings done pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59 for any reason.

The list should be sorted by the document number and should contain the title of each document and the corresponding number and type of the affected document (i.e., the modification or procedure to which the evaluation applies).

(4) List of any modifications, procedure revisions, UFSAR changes, tests, or experiments where it was determined that 10 CFR 50.59 did not apply.

(5) List of corrective action documents (open and closed) that address permanent plant modification or 10 CFR 50.59 issues, concerns, or processes.

The list should be sorted first by order of significance and then by the document number and should contain the title and revision (or date) of each document, the affected system and corresponding documentation (if applicable).

(6) List of any modifications performed "at risk" (i.e., without all engineering paperwork being completed).

(7) Copies of procedures addressing the following: modifications, design changes, set point changes, equivalency evaluations or suitability analyses, commercial grade dedications, post-modification testing, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations and screenings, and UFSAR updates.

(8) Name(s) and phone numbers for the regulatory and technical contacts.

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II. Information Requested to be Available the Week Prior to Inspection or on First Day of Inspection (1) Copies of items which will be selected from Group I. This includes copies of associated documents such as calculations, post-modification test packages, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations or screenings and any corrective action documents.

Some items may be requested to be transmitted to the NRC during the preparation week (i.e., by October 22, 2004), the remainder is to be available in the inspection area when the team arrives on site on November 1, 2004.

(2) Copies of these documents do not need to be solely available to the team as long as the inspectors have easy and unrestrained access to them.

• Updated Final Safety Analysis Report;

• Technical Specifications;

• Latest IPE/PRA Report;

• Vendor Manuals; and

• The latest 10 CFR 50.59 UFSAR update submittal.

(3) Please ensure that other supporting documents for the selected items have been located and are readily retrievable as the team will likely be requesting these documents during the inspections. Examples of supporting documents are:

• Drawings supporting the modifications;

• Calculations associated with the modifications;

• Procedures affected by the modifications; and

• UFSAR change papers generated due to a 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation.

(4) Current management and engineering organizational chart.

III. Information Requested to be provided throughout the inspection (1) Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the teams questions or queries during this inspection.

(2) Copies of the list of questions submitted by the team members and the status/resolution of the information requested (provide daily during the inspection to each team member).

If you have questions regarding the information requested, please contact the lead inspector.

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