ML090900043
| ML090900043 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/2009 |
| From: | Thomas Farnholtz Region 4 Engineering Branch 1 |
| To: | Parrish J Energy Northwest |
| References | |
| Download: ML090900043 (7) | |
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March 31, 2009 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 AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Parrish,
From May 18-22, the NRC will perform the baseline inservice inspection (ISI) at the Columbia Generating Station (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 on-site 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 Fred A. Schill of your 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.
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/
Thomas Farnholtz, Chief, Engineering Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
Energy Northwest 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 Ken Niles Assistant Director Nuclear Safety and Energy Siting Division Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3737 Special Hazards Program Manager Washington Emergency Management Division 127 W. Clark Street Pasco, WA 99301 Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region X Federal Regional Center 130 228th Street, SW Bothell, WA 98021-9796
Energy Northwest Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@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 (Ron.Cohen@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector ( @nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (George.Replogle@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)
File located: R:Reactors\\CO RFI - BWH ML090900043 SUNSI Rev Compl.
x Yes No ADAMS x Yes No Reviewer Initials TRF Publicly Avail x Yes No Sensitive Yes x No Sens. Type Initials TRF EB1 EB1 C:EB1 B. Henderson J. Adams T. Farnholtz
/RA/
/RA/
/RA/
3/30/09 3/30/09 3/31/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
Enclosure INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates:
May 18-22, 2009 Inspection Procedures:
IP 71111.08 Inservice Inspection (ISI) Activities Inspectors:
Breck Henderson Reactor Inspector (Lead Inspector - ISI)
James Adams, Reactor Inspector A.
Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week The following information should be posted onto the Inspection Management System (IMS), or sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic format (CD preferred), in care of Breck Henderson by May 1, 2009, 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 recordable indications (geometric or flaw) on Code Class 1 & 2 systems since the beginning of the last refueling outage. The list of NDE reports should include a brief description of the SSC where the recordable indication was identified.
Enclosure 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 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 such as: ISI, ASME Code,Section XI, NDE, cracks, wear, thinning, leakage, rust, corrosion, or errors in piping.
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
Enclosure B.
Information to be provided on-site to the inspector at the entrance meeting (May 18, 2009):
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 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 WPS, including documentation that welder maintained proficiency in the applicable welding processes specified in the WPS (At least six months prior to date 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 from section A of this enclosure, provide a copy of the corrective actions and supporting documentation.
d)
For the NDE reports with recordable indications 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).
Enclosure Also, include 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 a)
Ready access to: (i.e. copies provided to the inspector to use for the duration of the inspection at the on-site 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.
Inspector Contact Information:
Breck Henderson James Adams Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector 817-276-6569 817-860-8294 breck.henderson@nrc.gov james.adams@nrc.gov Mailing Address:
US NRC Region IV Attn: Breck Henderson 612 East Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76011