ML090220347
| ML090220347 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 01/21/2009 |
| From: | Binoy Desai NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB1 |
| To: | Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-09-006 | |
| Download: ML090220347 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000321/2009006
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
January 21, 2009
Mr. Dennis R. Madison
Vice President - Hatch
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
11028 Hatch Parkway North
Baxley, GA 31513
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT - COMPONENT
DESIGN BASES INSPECTION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT
05000321/2009006 AND 05000366/2009006
Dear Mr. Madison:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Region II staff will conduct a component design bases inspection at your Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear
Plant during the weeks of May 4 - 8, May 18 - 22, and June 1 - 5, 2009. The inspection team
will be led by D. Jones, a Senior Reactor Inspector from the NRC's Region II Office. This
inspection will be conducted in accordance with the baseline inspection procedure, Procedure
71111.21, Component Design Bases Inspection, issued August 19, 2008.
The inspection will evaluate the capability of risk significant / low margin components to function
as designed and to support proper system operation. The inspection will also include a review
of selected operator actions, operating experience, and modifications.
During a telephone conversation on January 7, 2009, Mr. Jones confirmed with Mr. S. Tipps of
your staff, arrangements for an information gathering site visit and the three-week onsite
inspection. The schedule is as follows:
- Information gathering visit: Week of April 13 - 17, 2009
- Onsite weeks: May 4 - 8, May 18 - 22, and June 1 - 5, 2009
The purpose of the information gathering visit is to meet with members of your staff to identify
risk-significant components and operator actions. Information and documentation needed to
support the inspection will also be identified. Mr. R. Bernhard, a Region II Senior Reactor
Analyst, may accompany Mr. Jones during the information gathering visit to review probabilistic
risk assessment data and identify risk significant components which will be examined during the
inspection.
SNC 2
Please provide the information requested in the enclosure to the Region II office by March 30,
2009. The enclosure lists documents that will be needed prior to the information gathering visit.
The inspectors will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying only
those documents required for the inspection preparation. Contact Mr. Jones with any questions
related to the information request. During the information gathering visit, the team leader will
also discuss the following inspection support administrative details: request for supplemental
documents to be made available to the inspection team in the Region II office prior to the team
preparation week of April 27 - May 1, 2009; office space; arrangements for site access; and the
availability of knowledgeable plant engineering and licensing personnel to serve as points of
contact during the inspection.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the
information requested or the inspection, please contact Mr. Jones at (404) 562-4631 or me at
(404) 562-4519.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Binoy Desai, Chief
Engineering Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366,
Enclosure: Information Request for Hatch Component Design Bases Inspection
cc w/encl.: (See page 3)
SNC 3
cc w/encl: Bob Masse
Angela Thornhill Resident Manager
Managing Attorney and Compliance Officer Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution
Jeffrey T. Gasser Senior Resident Inspector
Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
Electronic Mail Distribution U.S. NRC
11030 Hatch Parkway N
Raymond D. Baker Baxley, GA 30334
Licensing Manager
Licensing-Hatch Arthur H. Domby, Esq.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Troutman Sanders
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L. Mike Stinson Dr. Carol Couch
Vice President Director
Fleet Operations Support Environmental Protection
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Department of Natural Resources
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution
David H. Jones Cynthia Sanders
Vice President Program Manager
Engineering Radioactive Materials Program
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Department of Natural Resources
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Moanica Caston Jim Sommerville
Vice President and General Counsel (Acting) Chief
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Environmental Protection Division
Electronic Mail Distribution Department of Natural Resources
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Steven B. Tipps
Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Mr. Steven M. Jackson
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Senior Engineer - Power Supply
Electronic Mail Distribution Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Electronic Mail Distribution
Mr. K. Rosanski
Resident Manager Mr. Reece McAlister
Oglethorpe Power Corporation Executive Secretary
Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Public Service Commission
Electronic Mail Distribution
Laurence Bergen
Oglethorpe Power Corporation Chairman
Electronic Mail Distribution Appling County Commissioners
County Courthouse
69 Tippins Street, Suite 201
Baxley, GA 31513
_________________________
OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRP RII:DRS
SIGNATURE
NAME DJONES SSHAEFFER RBERNHARD
DATE 01/ /2009 01/ /2009 01/ /2009
E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES N
Information Request for Hatch Component Design Bases Inspection
Please provide the information electronically in .pdf files, Excel, or other searchable format on
CDROM. The CDROM should be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use.
1. From your most-recent probabilistic safety analysis (PSA) excluding external events and
fires:
a. Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific probabilistic safety analysis
(PSA): one sorted by Risk Achievement Worth (RAW), and the other sorted by
Birnbaum Importance.
b. A list of the top 500 cutsets.
2. From your most-recent probabilistic safety analysis (PSA) including external events and
fires:
a. Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific probabilistic safety analysis
(PSA): one sorted by Risk Achievement Worth (RAW), and the other sorted by
Birnbaum Importance.
b. A list of the top 500 cutsets.
3. Risk ranking of operator actions from your site specific PSA sorted by RAW. Provide
human reliability worksheets for these items.
4. List of time critical operator actions with a brief description of each action.
5. List of Emergency and Abnormal Operating Procedures revised since January 1, 2006 with
a brief description of each revision.
6. List of components with low design margins (i.e., pumps closest to the design limit for flow
or pressure, diesel generator close to design required output, heat exchangers close to
rated design heat removal, MOV risk-margin rankings, etc.) and associated evaluations or
calculations.
7. List of station operating experience evaluations/reviews performed and documented in the
stations corrective action program for industry events and safety related equipment
failures/vulnerabilities [as communicated by NRC generic communications, industry
communications, 10 CFR part 21 notifications, etc.] since January 1, 2006.
8. List and brief description of safety related SSC design modifications implemented since
January 1, 2006.
9. List and brief description of common-cause component failures that have occurred since
January 1, 2004.
10. List and brief description of operability evaluations completed since January 1, 2006.
11. List of equipment on the sites Station Equipment Reliability Issues List, including a
description of the reason(s) why each component is on that list and summaries (if available)
of your plans to address the issue(s).
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12. List and brief description of equipment currently in degraded or nonconforming status as
described in RIS 05-020.
13. List and reason for equipment classified in maintenance rule (a)(1) status since January 1,
2006 to present.
14. Copies of System Descriptions (or the like) for Safety-Related Systems
15. Copy of UFSAR(s)
16. List and brief description of Root Cause Evaluations that have been performed since
January 1, 2006.
17. Contact information for a person to discuss PRA information prior to the information
gathering trip: name, title, phone number, and e-mail address.
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