ML091040139
| ML091040139 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 04/13/2009 |
| From: | Geissner J NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB4 |
| To: | Wadley M Northern States Power Co |
| References | |
| IR-09-003 | |
| Download: ML091040139 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 April 13, 2009 Mr. Michael D. Wadley Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company-Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089
SUBJECT:
PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
NOTIFICATION OF NRC INPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION INSPECTION REPORT 05000282/2009003; 05000306/2009003
Dear Mr. Wadley:
On June 22, 2009, the NRC will begin inspection of refueling and other outage activities (NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.20) prior to the 2009 refueling outage scheduled for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1. Specifically, this inspection will review applicable design and licensing bases, engineering design and analysis, procedures, and surveillances associated with the reactor vessel head removal and installation during refueling outages including: (1) polar crane preventative maintenance, inspections, and testing; (2) reactor vessel head rigging equipment; (3) reactor vessel head drop analysis; and (4) reactor vessel head safe load paths. This inspection will focus on the impact of load handling activities on the reactor core and its cooling and plant support systems. This inspection will also utilize NRC Operating Experience Smart Sample 2007-003. The on-site inspection is scheduled to take place on June 22 through June 26, 2009, and July 6 through July 10, 2009.
Experience has shown that inspection of these activities is resource intensive both for the NRC inspector and licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact to the site and to ensure a productive inspection for both parties, we have enclosed a request for information needed for the inspection. This information should be available at the Region III office by June 15, 2009, (preparatory week). 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 on-site 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. J. OFarrill, of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the inspector, Mr. R. P. Jones, at (630) 829-9879.
M. Wadley In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure and your response (if any) 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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
John B. Geissner, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. NPR-42; NPR-60
Enclosure:
Refueling and Other Outage Activities Inspection Document Request cc w/encl:
D. Koehl, Chief Nuclear Officer J. Anderson, Regulatory Affairs Manager P. Glass, Assistant General Counsel Nuclear Asset Manager J. Stine, State Liaison Officer, Minnesota Department of Health Tribal Council, Prairie Island Indian Community Administrator, Goodhue County Courthouse Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager, Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General of Minnesota Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Dakota County Law Enforcement Center
M. Wadley In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure and your response (if any) 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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, John B. Geissner, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. NPR-42; NPR-60
Enclosure:
Refueling and Other Outage Activities Inspection Document Request cc w/encl:
D. Koehl, Chief Nuclear Officer J. Anderson, Regulatory Affairs Manager P. Glass, Assistant General Counsel Nuclear Asset Manager J. Stine, State Liaison Officer, Minnesota Department of Health Tribal Council, Prairie Island Indian Community Administrator, Goodhue County Courthouse Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager, Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General of Minnesota Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Dakota County Law Enforcement Center DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Prai\\Prairie Island OpESS RFI.doc G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII NAME RJones:dtp JNeurauter JGiessner DATE 04/02/09 04/13/09 04/13/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
REFUELING AND OTHER OUTAGE ACTIVITIES INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates:
June 22 - 26 and July 6 - 10, 2009 Inspection Procedures:
IP 71111.20, Refueling and Other Outage Activities OpESS 207-003, Crane and Heavy Lift Inspection, Supplemental Guidance for IP-71111.20 Inspector:
Robert Jones (630) 829-9879 A.
Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week The following information (paper copy if practicable, unless otherwise indicated) is requested to be available at Region III on June 15, 2009. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the inspector as soon as possible.
- 1)
A copy of the following documents related to heavy load control during removal or installation of the reactor vessel head:
- i.
Prairie Island submittals as a result of NRC December 22, 1980, unnumbered Generic Letter (GL) (now NRC numbered as GL 80-113) and GL 81-07, Control of Heavy Loads regarding NUREG-0612, Control of Heavy Loads at Nuclear Power Plants, 6 month response (Phase I) and 9 month response (Phase II).
ii.
Reactor head drop analysis associated with above Phase II submittals, if applicable, and current reactor head drop analysis, if revised.
iii.
Documents establishing the safety bases for reactor vessel head lifts per NEI 08-05 guidance.
iv.
Any design or modification packages revising the polar crane design regarding NEI 08-05 guidance.
- v.
Any design or engineering evaluation packages revising the reactor head drop analysis regarding NEI 08-05 guidance.
vi.
Other supporting documents that demonstrate equipment to maintain safe shutdown will be unaffected (i.e. calculations associated with the reactor head drop analysis) and that potential offsite releases at the exclusion boundary will be within 10 CFR part 100 limits after a postulated reactor vessel head drop.
vii.
Calculations for rigging and special lifting devices associated with lifting the reactor vessel head.
viii.
Documents that establish the total lift weight for the existing reactor vessel head.
ix.
Site procedures associated with Control of Heavy Loads, removal of the reactor vessel head during refueling operations, installation of the reactor vessel head during refueling operations, and any contingency actions taken to mitigate the consequences of a postulated reactor vessel head drop.
- x.
Polar crane vendor recommendations regarding preventative maintenance, and inspections and testing prior to use.
xi.
Site procedures associated with polar crane preventative maintenance, inspection, and testing prior to lifting the reactor vessel head.
xii.
Documentation for polar crane preventative maintenance, inspection, and testing performed during last refueling outage prior to lifting the reactor vessel head.
- 2)
An electronic copy of the Prairie Island UFSAR.
Letter to Wadley from R. Skokowski dated April 13, 2009
SUBJECT:
PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
NOTIFICATION OF NRC INPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION INSPECTION REPORT 05000282/2009003; 05000306/2009003 DISTRIBUTION:
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