ML080560506
| ML080560506 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 02/25/2008 |
| From: | Russ Bywater Region 4 Engineering Branch 1 |
| To: | Minahan S Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| References | |
| IR-08-003 | |
| Download: ML080560506 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000298/2008003
Text
February 25, 2008
Stewart B. Minahan, Vice
President-Nuclear and CNO
Nebraska Public Power District
72676 648A Avenue
Brownville, NE 68321
Subject:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC
INSPECTION REPORT 05000298/2008003) AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Minahan:
From April 15 - 18, 2008, reactor inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs)
Region IV office will perform the baseline inservice inspection at Cooper Nuclear Station using
NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.08. Experience has shown that this inspection is resource
intensive both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your
onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for
documents needed for this inspection. These documents have been divided into two groups.
The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies information to be provided prior to the
inspection to ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared. The second group (Section B
of the enclosure) identifies the information the inspectors 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 have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand
that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. David Madsen of your licensing
organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of
outage activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested,
please contact the lead inspector W. Sifre at (817) 860-8193 (wcs@nrc.gov).
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/
Russell L. Bywater, Chief
Engineering Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
R E GI ON I V
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIV E, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005
Docket: 50-298
License: DPR-46
Enclosure:
Inservice Inspection Document Request
cc w/enclosure:
Gene Mace
Nuclear Asset Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
John C. McClure, Vice President
and General Counsel
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, NE 68602-0499
David Van Der Kamp
Licensing Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
Michael J. Linder, Director
Nebraska Department of
Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
Chairman
Nemaha County Board of Commissioners
Nemaha County Courthouse
1824 N Street
Auburn, NE 68305
Julia Schmitt, Manager
Radiation Control Program
Nebraska Health & Human Services
Dept. of Regulation & Licensing
Division of Public Health Assurance
301 Centennial Mall, South
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Nebraska Public Power District
- 3 -
H. Floyd Gilzow
Deputy Director for Policy
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
P. O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
Director, Missouri State Emergency
Management Agency
P.O. Box 116
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116
Chief, Radiation and Asbestos
Control Section
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment
Bureau of Air and Radiation
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310
Topeka, KS 66612-1366
Melanie Rasmussen, State Liaison Officer/
Radiation Control Program Director
Bureau of Radiological Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
John F. McCann, Director, Licensing
Entergy Nuclear Northeast
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601-1813
Keith G. Henke, Planner
Division of Community and Public Health
Office of Emergency Coordination
930 Wildwood, P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Paul V. Fleming, Director of Nuclear
Safety Assurance
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
Nebraska Public Power District
- 4 -
Ronald L. McCabe, Chief
Technological Hazards Branch
National Preparedness Division
DHS/FEMA
9221 Ward Parkway
Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64114-3372
Daniel K. McGhee, State Liaison Officer
Bureau of Radiological Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Ronald D. Asche, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Nebraska Public Power District
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
Nebraska Public Power District
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Enclosure
1
INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
Inspection Dates:
April 15, 2008 - April 18, 2008
Inspection Procedures:
IP 71111.08 Inservice Inspection (ISI) Activities
Inspectors:
W. Sifre, Senior Reactor Inspector (Lead Inspector - ISI)
M. Bloodgood, Reactor Inspector
A.
Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week
The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic format
(ims.certrec.com preferred), in care of W. Sifre, by March 31, 2008, 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 then request from your staff additional
documents needed during the onsite inspection week (Section B of this enclosure). We ask that
the specific items selected from the lists be available and ready for review on the first day of
inspection. *Please provide requested documentation electronically if possible. If requested
documents are large and only hard copy formats are available, please inform the inspectors, and
provide subject documentation during the first day of the onsite inspection. If you have any
questions regarding this information request, please call the inspector as soon as possible.
A.1
ISI/Welding Programs and Schedule Information
a)
A detailed schedule (including preliminary dates) of:
i)
Nondestructive examinations (NDEs) planned for Class 1 & 2 systems
and containment, performed as part of your ASME Section XI, Risk
Informed (if applicable), and augmented ISI programs during the
upcoming outage.
Provide a status summary of the NDE inspection activities vs. the required
inspection period percentages for this Interval by category per ASME
Section XI, IWX-2400 (Do not provide separately if other documentation
requested contains this information)
ii)
Welding activities that are scheduled to be completed during the
upcoming outage (ASME Class 1, 2, or 3 structures, systems, or
components (SSCs))
b)
A copy of ASME Section XI Code Relief Requests and associated NRC Safety
Evaluations applicable to the examinations identified above.
c)
A list of NDE reports (ultrasonic, radiography, magnetic particle, dye penetrant,
Visual VT-1, VT-2, and VT-3), which have identified relevant conditions on Code
Class 1 & 2 systems since the beginning of the last refueling outage.
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d)
A list with a brief description (e.g., system, material, pipe size, weld number, and
NDE performed) of the welds in Code Class 1 and 2 systems which have been
fabricated due to component repair/replacement activities since the beginning of
the last refueling outage, or are planned to be fabricated this refueling outage.
e)
If reactor vessel weld examinations required by the ASME Code are scheduled to
occur during the upcoming outage, provide a detailed description of the welds to
be examined and the extent of the planned examination. Please also provide
reference numbers for applicable procedures that will be used to conduct these
examinations.
f)
Copy of any 10 CFR Part 21 reports applicable to your SSCs within the scope of
Section XI of the ASME Code that have been identified since the beginning of the
last refueling outage.
g)
A list of any temporary non-code repairs in service (e.g., pinhole leaks).
h)
Please provide copies of the most recent self assessments for the ISI and
Welding Programs.
A.2
Additional information related to all ISI activities
a)
A list with a brief description of ISI related issues (e.g., condition reports) entered
into your corrective action program since the beginning of the last refueling
outage. For example, a list based upon data base searches using key words
related to piping or degradation such as: ISI, ASME Code,Section XI, NDE,
cracks, wear, thinning, leakage, rust, corrosion, or errors in piping examinations.
b)
Please provide names and phone numbers for the following program leads:
ISI contacts (Examination, planning)
Containment Exams
Snubbers and Supports
Repair and Replacement Program Manager
Licensing Contact
Site Welding Engineer
B.
Information to be provided onsite to the inspectors at the entrance meeting
(April 15, 2008):
B.1
ISI / Welding Programs and Schedule Information
a)
Updated schedules for ISI/NDE activities, including planned welding activities,
and schedule showing contingency repair plans, if available.
b)
For ASME Code Class 1 and 2 welds selected by the inspector from the lists
provided from section A of this enclosure, please provide copies of the following
documentation for each subject weld:
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i)
Weld data sheet (traveler)
ii)
Weld configuration and system location
iii)
Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for weldment
iv)
Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for welding procedures
v)
Applicable weld procedures (WPS) used to fabricate the welds
vi)
Copies of procedure qualification records (PQRs) supporting the WPS
from B.1.b.v
vii)
Copies of mechanical test reports identified in the PQRs above
viii)
Copies of the nonconformance reports for the selected welds (If
applicable)
ix)
Radiographs of the selected welds and access to equipment to allow
viewing radiographs (If RT was performed)
x)
Copies of the preservice examination records for the selected welds.
xi)
Copies of welder performance qualifications records applicable to the
selected welds, including documentation that welder maintained
proficiency in the applicable welding processes specified in the WPS (at
least six months prior to the date of subject work)
xii)
Copies of NDE personnel qualifications (VT, PT, UT, RT), as applicable
c)
For the ISI related corrective action issues selected by the inspector(s) from
section A of this enclosure, provide a copy of the corrective actions and
supporting documentation.
d)
For the NDE reports with relevant conditions on Code Class 1 & 2 systems
selected by the inspector from section A above, provide a copy of the
examination records, examiner qualification records, and associated corrective
action documents.
e)
A copy of (or ready access to) most current revision of the ISI Program Manual
and Plan for the current Interval.
f)
For the NDE activities selected by the inspector from section A of this enclosure,
provide a copy of the NDE procedures used to perform the examinations
(including calibration and flaw characterization/sizing procedures). For ultrasonic
examination procedures qualified in accordance with ASME Code,Section XI,
Appendix VIII, provide documentation supporting the procedure qualification (e.g.,
the EPRI performance demonstration qualification summary sheets). Also,
include qualification documentation of the specific equipment to be used (e.g.,
ultrasonic unit, cables, and transducers including serial numbers) and NDE
personnel qualification records.
B.2
Codes and Standards
Ready access to (i.e., copies provided to the inspector(s) for use during the inspection at
the onsite inspection location, or room number and location where available) applicable
Editions of the ASME Code (Sections V, IX and XI) for the inservice inspection program
and the repair/replacement program.
Enclosure
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Inspector Contact Information:
W. C. Sifre
Senior Reactor Inspector
Reactor Inspector
817-860-8193
817-276-6544
wcs@nrc.gov
mrb4@nrc.gov
Mailing Address:
US NRC Region IV
Attn: W. Sifre
611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400
Arlington, TX 76011