ML082381282
| ML082381282 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 08/25/2008 |
| From: | Russ Bywater Region 4 Engineering Branch 1 |
| To: | Douet J Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML082381282 (8) | |
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UNITE D S TATES NUC LEAR RE GULATOR Y C OMMIS SI ON R EG I O N I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU ITE 400 AR L IN GTON , TEXAS 7 6 011 - 4125 August 25, 2008 James R. Douet, Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Port Gibson, MS 39150
SUBJECT:
GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Douet:
From September 22-26, 2008, reactor inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline inservice inspection at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.08. Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection 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) identified 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. Steve Osborn 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 Breck Henderson at (817) 276-6569 or breck.henderson@nrc.gov.
Entergy Operations, Inc. 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 Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice President, Oversight Entergy Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Chief, Energy and Transportation Branch Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Division Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 10385 Jackson, MS 39289-0385 President Claiborne County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 339 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Senior Manager Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Entergy Operations, Inc. Manager, Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Attorney General Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 Office of the Governor State of Mississippi Jackson, MS 39201 Attorney General Asst. Attorney General State of Mississippi P.O. Box 22947 Jackson, MS 39225-2947 State Health Officer State Health Board P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215 Associate General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Scientist/State Liaison Officer Office of Environmental Services Northwestern State University Russell Hall, Room 201 Natchitoches, LA 71497
Entergy Operations, Inc. Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov )
DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov )
DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov )
DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov )
DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector Rich.Smith@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Andy.Barrett@nrc.gov )
Branch Chief, DRP/C (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov )
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov )
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov )
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov )
Mark Cox, OEDO RIV Coordinator (Mark.Cox@nrc.gov )
ROPreports GG Site Secretary (Nancy.Spivey@nrc.gov )
SUNSI Review Completed: __BWH_ ADAMS: Yes Initials: __BWH_
Publicly Available Non-Sensitive S:/DRS/REPORTS/GG request info - BWH. ML EB 1 EB 1 C:EB 1 BWHenderson STMakor RLBywater
/RA/ /RA/ Kelly Clayton for 8/ 22/08 8/25/08 8/25/08 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates: September 22 - 26, 2008 Inspection Procedures: IP 71111.08 "Inservice Inspection (ISI) Activities" Inspectors: B. Henderson, Reactor Inspector (Lead Inspector - ISI)
S. Makor, Reactor Inspector A. Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week The following information (Section A of this enclosure) should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic format (ims.certrec.com preferred), in care of Breck Henderson, by September 15, 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 day indicated in this request. *Please provide requested documentation electronically if possible. If requested documents are large and only hard copy formats are available, please inform the inspector(s), 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) Reactor pressure vessel head (RPVH) examinations planned for the upcoming outage. (If applicable) iii) Examinations planned for Alloy 82/182/600 components that are not included in the Section XI scope. (If applicable) v) 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.
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c) A list of NDE reports (ultrasonic, radiography, magnetic particle, dye penetrate, 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. This should include the previousSection XI pressure test(s) conducted during start up and any evaluations associated with the results of the pressure tests. Also, include in the list the NDE reports with relevant conditions in the RPVH penetration nozzles which have been accepted for continued service. The list of NDE reports should include a brief description of the SSC where the relevant condition was identified.
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, Welding, and Alloy 600 Programs.
A.2 Additional information related to all ISI activities a) A list with a brief description of ISI inspection related issues (e.g., condition reports) entered into your corrective action program since the beginning of the last refueling outage.
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 inspector(s) at the entrance meeting (September 22, 2008):
B.1 ISI / Welding Programs and Schedule Information a) Updated schedules for ISI/NDE including planned welding activities, and schedule showing contingency repair plans, if available.
Enclosure
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:
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 NDEs selected by the inspector from section A of this enclosure, provide 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.
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B.2 Codes and Standards a) 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):
i) Applicable Editions of the ASME Code (Sections V, IX and XI) for the inservice inspection program and the repair/replacement program.
ii) Any other applicable industry standards.
Inspector Contact Information:
Breck Henderson Reactor Inspector 817-276-6569 breck.henderson@nrc.gov Mailing Address:
US NRC Region IV Attn: Breck Henderson 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Enclosure