ML082910484

IR 05000397-08-005, December 2-11, 2008, Columbia Generating Station, Notification of Inspection and Request for Information

ML082910484
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	10/17/2008
From:	Russ Bywater Region 4 Engineering Branch 1
To:	Parrish J Energy Northwest
References
IR-08-005
Download: ML082910484 (6)

See also: IR 05000397/2008005

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UNITED STATES

NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400

AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125

October 17, 2008

J. V. Parrish

Chief Executive Officer

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968(Mail Drop 1023)

Richland, WA 99352-0968

SUBJECT: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC

INSPECTION REPORT 05000397/2008005) AND REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Parrish:

From December 2-11, 2008, Reactor Inspectors from NRCs Region IV office will perform the

baseline inspection of changes, tests, experiments, and permanent plant modifications at

Columbia Generating Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.17, Evaluations of

Changes, Tests, Experiments, and Permanent Plant Modifications. 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. Upon review of these documents,

the inspectors will select additional documentation for review upon arrival. 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. Don Gregoire of your licensing

organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please

contact the lead inspector Wayne Sifre at (817) 860-8193 (Wayne.Sifre@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 NRC's 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

Docket: 50-397

License: NPF-21

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Enclosure:

Evaluations of Changes, Tests/Experiments and

Permanent Plant Modifications Document Request

Chairman

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council

P.O. Box 43172

Olympia, WA 98504-3172

Gregory V. Cullen

Manager, Regulatory Programs

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop PE20

Richland, WA 99352-0968

Chairman

Benton County Board of Commissioners

P.O. Box 190

Prosser, WA 99350-0190

William A. Horin, Esq.

Winston & Strawn

1700 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006-3817

Matt Steuerwalt

Executive Policy Division

Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 43113

Olympia, WA 98504-3113

Lynn Albin

Washington State Department of Health

P.O. Box 7827

Olympia, WA 98504-7827

Technical Services Branch Chief

FEMA Region X

130 228th Street S.W.

Bothell, WA 98201-9796

Ken Niles

Assistant Director

Nuclear Safety and Energy Siting Division

Oregon Department of Energy

625 Marion Street NE

Salem, OR 97301-3742

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Special Hazards Program Manager

Washington Emergency Management Division

127 W. Clark Street

Pasco, WA 99301

Mike Hammond

Department of Homeland Security

FEMA/REP

130 228th Street S.W.

Bothell, WA 98201-9796

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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 (Zachary.Dunham@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Ronald.Cohen@nrc.gov )

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Claude.Johnson@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

Columbia Site Secretary (Crystal.Myers@nrc.gov )

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov )

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov )

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov )

SUNSI Review Completed: _RLB__ ADAMS: X Yes No Initials: _RLB__

X Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive X Non-Sensitive

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WCSifre RLBywater

/RA/ /RA/

10/6/08 10/17/08

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modification

Inspection Dates: December 2-11, 2008

Inspection Procedures: IP 71111.17 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and

Permanent Plant Modifications

Inspectors: W. Sifre, Senior Reactor Inspector, Lead Inspector

M. Bloodgood, Reactor Inspector

B. Henderson, Reactor Inspector

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 November 3, 2008, to facilitate the selection

of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week. The inspectors will

select specific items from the information requested below and then request from your staff

additional documents needed during the onsite inspection weeks. We ask that the specific

items requested be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. Also, we

request that you categorize the documents in your response with the numbered list below.

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 lead inspector as soon as possible.

1. A list with descriptions, of all 50.59 screenings performed since December, 2005, which

did not result in an evaluation. Note: Description of screenings should be brief, but of

sufficient detail so that inspectors can determine the significance of the issue.

2. A list with descriptions, of all 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations performed which did not result in

an application for license amendment to NRC from December, 2005, to the present.

Note: Description of evaluations should be brief, but of sufficient detail so that inspectors

can determine the significance of the issue.

3. Columbia Generating Station procedure for conducting 10 CFR 50.59 screenings and

evaluations.

4. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to 10 CFR 50.59

activities, including screenings and evaluations from December, 2005, to the present.

5. A list with descriptions of all permanent plant modifications dating from December, 2005.

Include sufficient detail to enable the inspector to determine the significance of each

modification.

6. Columbia Generating Station procedure for implementing and controlling permanent

plant modifications.

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7. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to your permanent plant

modification program and its implementation since December, 2005. Include sufficient

detail to enable the inspector to determine the significance of each modification.

8. A listing of personnel qualified to prepare 50.59 screenings and evaluations, including

qualification dates.

9. A listing of personnel qualified to review and approve 50.59 screenings and/or

evaluations, including qualification dates.

Inspector Contact Information:

W. Sifre M. Bloodgood B. Henderson

Senior Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector

817-860-8193 817-276-6544 817-276-6569

Wayne.Sifre@nrc.gov Michael.Bloodgood@nrc.gov Breck.Henderson@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

US NRC Region IV

Attn: W. Sifre

612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400

Arlington, TX 76011-4125

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