ML092040242
| ML092040242 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 07/23/2009 |
| From: | Thomas Farnholtz Region 4 Engineering Branch 1 |
| To: | Minahan S Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| References | |
| IR-09-005 | |
| Download: ML092040242 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000298/2009005
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
R E GI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
July 23, 2009
Stewart B. Minahan, Vice
President-Nuclear and CNO
Nebraska Public Power District
72676 648A Avenue
Brownville, NE 68321
SUBJECT:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC
INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/2009005) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Minahan:
From October 1 through October 8, 2009, a reactor inspector from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline inservice inspection at Cooper
Nuclear Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.08. Experience has shown that this
inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for the NRC inspector 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. These documents have been
divided into two groups. The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identified 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 Mr. Madsen of your licensing 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 Michael Bloodgood at (817) 276-6544 (Michael.Bloodgood@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 NRCs 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).
Nebraska Public Power District
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Sincerely,
/RA/
Thomas Farnholtz, Chief
Engineering Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-298
License: DPR-46
Enclosure:
Inservice Inspection Document Request
Gene Mace
Nuclear Asset Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
John C. McClure, Vice President
and General Counsel
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, NE 68602-0499
David Van Der Kamp
Licensing Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
Michael J. Linder, Director
Nebraska Department of
Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
Chairman
Nemaha County Board of Commissioners
Nemaha County Courthouse
1824 N Street
Auburn, NE 68305
Nebraska Public Power District
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Julia Schmitt, Manager
Radiation Control Program
Nebraska Health & Human Services
Division of Public Health Assurance
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Deputy Director for Policy
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
Director, Missouri State Emergency
Management Agency
P.O. Box 116
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116
Chief, Radiation and Asbestos
Control Section
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment
Bureau of Air and Radiation
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310
Topeka, KS 66612-1366
Melanie Rasmussen, State Liaison Officer/
Radiation Control Program Director
Bureau of Radiological Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
John F. McCann, Director, Licensing
Entergy Nuclear Northeast
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601-1813
Keith G. Henke, Planner
Division of Community and Public Health
Office of Emergency Coordination
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Art Zaremba
Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
Nebraska Public Power District
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Ronald D. Asche, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Nebraska Public Power District
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA, Region VII
9221 Ward Parkway
Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64114-3372
Nebraska Public Power District
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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 (Nick.Taylor@nrc.gov )
Resident Inspector (Michael.Chambers@nrc.gov )
Branch Chief, DRP/C (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (David.Proulx@nrc.gov )
CNS Site Secretary (Amy.Elam@nrc.gov )
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov )
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov )
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov )
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov )
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov )
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DRS STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov )
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/RA/
/RA/
7/22/09
7/22/09
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Enclosure
INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
Inspection Dates:
October 1 through October 8, 2009
Inspection Procedures:
IP 71111.08 Inservice Inspection (ISI) Activities
Inspectors:
Michael Bloodgood, Reactor Inspector (Lead Inspector - ISI)
A.
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 Michael Bloodgood, by
September 21, 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 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
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 penetrate,
Visual VT-1, VT-2, and VT-3), which have identified relevant conditions on Code
Class 1 & 2 systems since the beginning of the last refueling outage. This should
include the previousSection XI pressure test(s) conducted during start up and
any evaluations associated with the results of the pressure tests.
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The list of NDE reports should include a brief description of the SSC where the
relevant condition was identified.
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.6
Additional information related to all ISI activities
a)
A list with a brief description of ISI inspection related issues (e.g., condition
reports) entered into your corrective action program since the beginning of the
last refueling outage (for the applicable unit). 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/NDE examinations.
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
B.
Information to be provided onsite to the inspector at the entrance meeting
(October 1, 2009):
B.1
ISI / Welding Programs and Schedule Information
a)
Updated schedules for ISI/NDE activities, planned welding activities, and
schedule showing contingency repair plans, if available.
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b)
For ASME Code 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 the
selected welds, including documentation that welder maintained
proficiency in the applicable welding processes specified in the WPS (at
least six months prior to the date of 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(s) from
section A of this enclosure, provide a copy of the corrective actions and
supporting documentation.
d)
For the NDE reports with relevant conditions 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). Also,
include qualification documentation of the specific equipment to be used (e.g.,
ultrasonic unit, cables, and transducers including serial numbers) and NDE
personnel qualification records.
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B.5
Codes and Standards
a)
Ready access to (i.e., copies provided to the inspector for use during the
inspection at the onsite 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.
ii)
Any other applicable EPRI and industry standards referenced in the plant
procedures for welding and NDE activities.
Inspector Contact Information:
Reactor Inspector
817-276-6544
Michael.Bloodgood@nrc.gov
Mailing Address:
US NRC Region IV
Attn: Michael Bloodgood
612 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 400
Arlington, TX 76011