ML091960040

Summary of Regulatory Audit Related to the Review of the License Renewal Application for Cooper Nuclear Station

ML091960040
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Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	08/19/2009
From:	Tam Tran License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Minahan S Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
tran t, NRR/DLR/RPB1, 415-3617
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TAC MD9763
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August 19, 2009 Mr. Stewart B. Minahan Chief Nuclear Officer, Vice President - Nuclear Cooper Nuclear Station Nebraska Public Power District 72676 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT:

AUDIT REPORT REGARDING THE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MD9763)

Dear Mr. Minahan:

By letter dated September 24, 2008, Nebraska Public Power District, submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew the operating license for Cooper Nuclear Station for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). On May 8, 2009, the NRC audit team completed the regulatory audit of the scoping and screening methodology used in the license renewal application. The audit report is enclosed.

If you have any questions, please contact Tam Tran at 301-415-3617 or by e-mail at Tam.Tran@nrc.gov, or Emmanuel Sayoc at 301-415-1924 or by e-mail at Emmanuel.Sayoc@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Tam Tran, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations Docket No. 50-298

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Letter to Stewart B. Minahan from Tam Tran dated August 19, 2009

SUBJECT:

AUDIT REPORT REGARDING THE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MD9763)

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Mr. Ronald D. Asche Deputy Director for Policy President and Chief Executive Officer Missouri Department of Natural Resources Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 176 1414 15th Street Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 Columbus, NE 68601 Senior Resident Inspector Mr. Gene Mace U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Asset Manager P.O. Box 218 Nebraska Public Power District Brownville, NE 68321 P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. John C. McClure 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Vice President and General Counsel Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Director, Missouri State Emergency Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Mr. David Van Der Kamp Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District Chief, Radiation and Asbestos P.O. Box 98 Control Section Brownville, NE 68321 Kansas Department of Health and Environment Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director Bureau of Air and Radiation Nebraska Department of Environmental 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Quality Topeka, KS 66612-1366 P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Ms. Melanie Rasmussen Radiation Control Program Director Chairman Bureau of Radiological Health Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Iowa Department of Public Health Nemaha County Courthouse Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 1824 N Street 321 East 12th Street Auburn, NE 68305 Des Moines, IA 50319 Ms. Julia Schmitt, Manager Mr. Keith G. Henke, Planner Radiation Control Program Division of Community and Public Health Nebraska Health & Human Services R&L Office of Emergency Coordination Public Health Assurance 930 Wildwood Drive 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 570 P.O. Box 95007 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007

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Mr. Art Zaremba, Director of Nuclear Mr. Alan Cox Safety Assurance License Renewal Technical Manager Nebraska Public Power District Entergy Nuclear P.O. Box 98 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Brownville, NE 68321 Russellville, AK 72802 Mr. John F. McCann, Director Mr. Dave Lach Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Northeast LRP Entergy Project Manager Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear 440 Hamilton Avenue 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 White Plains, NY 10601-1813 Russellville, AK 72802 Mr. Mike Boyce Cooper Strategic Initiatives Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Dave Bremer License Renewal Project Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Bill Victor License Renewal Project Licensing Lead Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Jim Loynes License Renewal Project Engineer Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Garry Young License Renewal Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION - DIVISION OF LICENSE RENEWAL Docket No: 50-298 License No: DPR-46 Licensee: Nebraska Public Power District Facility: Cooper Nuclear Station Location: Nebraska Public Power District 72676 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Dates: May 4-8, 2009 Approved By: Rajender Auluck, Chief Engineering Review Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ENCLOSURE

SCOPING AND SCREENING METHODOLOGY TRIP REPORT FOR THE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION I. Introduction During the week of May 4-8, 2009, the Division of License Renewal, Engineering Review Branch 2, performed an audit of the Nebraska Public Power District (the applicant) license renewal scoping and screening methodology developed to support the license renewal application (LRA) for the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS). The audit was performed at the applicants facility located in Brownville, Nebraska. The focus of the staffs audit was the applicants administrative controls governing implementation of the LRA scoping and screening methodology and review of the technical basis for selected scoping and screening results for various plant systems, structures, and components (SSCs). The audit team also reviewed quality attributes for aging management programs (AMPs), quality practices used by the applicant to develop the LRA, and training of personnel that developed the LRA.

The regulatory bases for the audit were Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, and NUREG-1800, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants, Revision 1 (SRP-LR). In addition, the applicant developed the LRA in accordance with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 95-10, Industry Guidelines for Implementing the Requirements of 10 CFR 54 - The License Renewal Rule, Revision 6 (NEI 95-10) which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has endorsed via Regulatory Guide 1.188, Standard Format and Content for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses (RG 1.188).

II. Background 10 CFR 54.21, Contents of Application - Technical Information, requires that each application for license renewal contain an integrated plant assessment (IPA). Furthermore, the IPA must list and identify those structures and components (SCs) subject to an aging management review (AMR) from the SSCs that are included within the scope of license renewal. 10 CFR 54.4(a) identifies the plant SSCs within the scope of license renewal. SSCs within the scope of license renewal are screened to determine if they are long-lived, passive equipment that is subject to an AMR in accordance with 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1).

III. Scoping Methodology The scoping evaluations for the CNS LRA were performed by the applicants license renewal project personnel. The audit team conducted detailed discussions with the applicants license renewal project personnel and reviewed documentation pertinent to the scoping process. The audit team assessed whether the scoping methodology outlined in the LRA and implementation procedures were appropriately implemented and whether the scoping results were consistent with current licensing basis requirements.

The audit team also reviewed a sample of system scoping results for the following systems and structures: (1) plant drains, (2) emergency diesel generator, (3) main steam, and (4) the turbine building. The audit team determined that the applicants scoping methodology was generally consistent with the requirements of the Rule for the identification of SSCs that meet the scoping criteria of 10 CFR 54.4(a). However, the audit team determined that additional information was required in order for the staff to complete its review:

• The staff performed a walk-down of the turbine building and determined that the basement portion, which contains high-energy, fluid-filled, nonsafety-related systems, was not included within the scope of license renewal although there is a direct open path from the basement to higher elevations, which contain safety-related SSCs. The staff determined that the nonsafety-related, fluid-filled SSCs were not located in a separate space from safety-related SSCs as described in LRA Section 2.1.1.2.2. The staff requested that the applicant describe the methods used and the basis for conclusions, in determining to not include nonsafety-related, fluid-filled SSCs within the scope of license renewal when located in the same space as safety-related SSCs.

• The staff determined that the license renewal drawings identified certain piping as being within the scope of license renewal in accordance with 10 CFR 54.4(a)(1) up to a room or building boundary (wall). However, the drawing does not indicate that the attached piping on the opposite side of the wall is within the scope of license. The staff requested that the applicant address whether all nonsafety-related piping, attached to safety-related piping at room boundaries and extending beyond the room which contains the safety-related piping, was included within the scope of license renewal up to and including a seismic anchor or bounding condition.

IV. Screening Methodology The audit team reviewed the methodology used by the applicant to determine if mechanical, structural, and electrical components within the scope of license renewal would be subject to further AMR (screening). The applicant provided the audit team with a detailed discussion of the processes used for each discipline and provided administrative documentation that described the screening methodology. The audit team also reviewed the screening results reports for the (1) plant drains, (2) emergency diesel generator, (3) main steam, and (4) the turbine building. The audit team noted that the applicants screening process was performed in accordance with its written requirements and was consistent with the guidance provided in the SRP-LR and NEI 95-10. The audit team determined that the screening methodology was consistent with the requirements of the Rule for the identification of SSCs that meet the screening criteria of 10 CFR 54.21(a)(1).

V. Aging Management Program Quality Assurance Attributes The audit team reviewed the applicants AMPs described in Appendix A, Updated Safety Analysis Report Supplement, and Appendix B, Aging Management Programs and Activities, of the CNS LRA for inclusion of the appropriate quality assurance (QA) requirements for elements No. 7 (corrective action), No. 8 (confirmation process), and No. 9 (administrative controls). In addition, the audit team reviewed each individual AMP basis document to ensure consistency in the use of the QA attributes for each program. The purpose of this review was to ensure that the aging management activities were consistent with the staffs guidance described in SRP-LR, Section A.2, Quality Assurance for Aging Management Program (Branch Technical Position IQMB-1).

Based on the audit teams evaluation, the descriptions and applicability of the AMPs and their associated quality attributes, provided in Appendix A, Section A.1.1, Aging Management Programs, and Appendix B, Section B.0.3, Corrective Actions, Confirmation Process and Administrative Controls, of the LRA, were determined to be generally consistent with the staffs position regarding QA for aging management.

VI. Quality Assurance Controls Applied to LRA Development The staff reviewed the quality controls used by the applicant to ensure that scoping and screening methodologies used to develop the LRA were adequately implemented. The applicant utilized the following quality control processes during the LRA development:

• The scoping and screening methodology was governed by written procedures and guidelines.

• The LRA was examined by the applicants team in a structured self assessment.

• The LRA was examined by internal assessment teams including a plant operation review committee, and a peer review validation; both of which included different levels of plant and organizational management.

• The LRA was examined by external assessment teams including peer reviews done by teams of personnel from other license renewal applicants.

• Comments received through the assessment process were addressed and managed by peer and management review.

The audit team determined, on the basis of its review of reports and LRA development guidance, discussion with the applicants license renewal personnel, and a review of the applicants documentation of the activities performed to assess the quality of the LRA, that the applicants quality assurance activities provide assurance that LRA development activities were performed consistently with the applicants license renewal program requirements.

VII. Training for License Renewal Project Personnel The audit team reviewed the applicants training process to ensure the guidelines and methodology for the scoping and screening activities were applied in a consistent and appropriate manner. The applicant required training for all personnel participating in the development of the LRA and used only trained and qualified personnel to prepare the scoping and screening implementing procedures. The training included the following activities:

• Engineering supervisors had prior experience supplemented with classroom training and computer based training.

• Contractor staff had previous license renewal experience from other sites and performed a general review of the CNS License Renewal Project Guidelines and industry documents.

• Each member of the license renewal staff completed general license renewal requirements, project procedures, training in discipline-specific areas, as well as classroom and computer based training.

• Initial qualification was completed before the project started and included the review of the license renewal process, license renewal project guidelines, and relevant industry documents such as 10 CFR Part 54 regulations, NEI 95-10, RG 1.188, Standard Format and Content for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses, SRP-LR, and NUREG-1801, Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report, Revision 1 (GALL Report).

• Electric Power Research Institute training on the fundamentals of aging degradation and management was provided to engineering supervisors and staff.

The staff reviewed the applicants written procedures and documentation of training activities and determined that the applicant had developed and implemented adequate procedures to control the training of personnel performing LRA activities.

VIII. Final Briefing A final briefing was held with the applicant on May 8, 2009, to discuss the results of the scoping and screening methodology audit. The audit team identified preliminary areas where additional information would be required to support completion of the staffs LRA review.

IX. Documents Reviewed

1. NUREG-1800, Standard Review Plant for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants, Revision 1

2. NEI 95-10, Industry Guideline for Implementing the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 54 -

The License Renewal Rule, Revision 6

3. Cooper Nuclear Station - Updated Safety Analysis Report

4. Cooper Nuclear Station - Fire Hazard Analysis

5. Safe Shutdown Analysis Report

6. Technical Specifications Bases

7. LRD-01, System & Structures Scoping Results

8. CNS-RPT-07-AMC03, Turbine Bldg, Process Facilities & Yard Structures

9. CNS-RPT-07-AMC04, Bulk Commodities

10. CNS-RPT-07-AME01, Electrical Screening and Aging Management Review

11. CNS-RPT-07-AMM03, Reactor Coolant System Pressure Boundary

12. CNS-RPT-07-AMM06, Residual Heat Removal System

13. CNS-RPT-07-AMM07, High Pressure Core Injection System

14. CNS-RPT-07-AMM08, Automatic Depressurization System

15. CNS-RPT-07-AMM11, Plant Drains

16. CNS-RPT-07-AMM13, Diesel Generator System

17. CNS-RPT-07-AMM19, MSIV Leakage Pathway

18. CNS-RPT-07-AMM20, Aging Management Review of the Nonsafety-Related Systems and Components Affecting Safety-Related Systems X. NRC Audit Team Members Bill Rogers Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)/Division of License Renewal (DLR)

Alice Paulsen NRR/DLR Donald Brittner NRR/DLR James Shea NRR/DLR Edward Smith NRR/Division of Safety Systems (DSS)

Stanley Gardocki NRR/DSS Ogbonna Hopkins NRR/DSS Garry Armstrong NRR/DSS Gerard Purciarello NRR/DSS

XI. Applicant Personnel Contacted During Audit Mike Boyce Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)

Dave Bremmer NPPD Scott Freeborg NPPD Gene Mace NPPD Dan Bauman NPPD Gary Kline NPPD John Furr NPPD Andrew Taylor NPPD Kent Sulton NPPD Marg Coulter NPPD James Loynes NPPD David NanDerkamp NPPD Julie Robinson Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy)

David Loch Entergy Roger Rucker Entergy Don Fronabarger Entergy Reza Ahrable Entergy Alan Cox Entergy