ML092680132
| ML092680132 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/25/2009 |
| From: | Robert Daley Engineering Branch 3 |
| To: | Schwarz C Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML092680132 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 25, 2009 Mr. Christopher J. Schwarz Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT, INFORMATION REQUEST FOR AN NRC TRIENNIAL PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS AND 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59)
BASELINE INSPECTION
Dear Mr. Schwarz:
On November 2, 2009, the NRC will begin a Modifications and 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59) baseline inspection at the Palisades Nuclear Plant. This inspection will be performed in accordance with the NRC baseline Inspection Procedure IP 71111.17. The on-site portion of the inspection will take place on November 2-6, 2009, and November 16-20, 2009.
Experience has shown that these baseline inspections are extremely resource intensive, both for the NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site and to ensure a productive inspection for both parties, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups. The first group of are necessary to ensure that the inspection team is adequately prepared for the inspection. This information should be made available via compact disc or other electronic media to the Regional Office no later than October 8, 2009. The inspection team will review this information, and by October 15, 2009, will request specific items that should be available for review October 22, 2009.
The second group of requested documents contains additional items that the team will review, or need access to, during the inspection. Certain documents in this group will be requested for review in the Regional Office prior to the inspection. The third group lists information necessary to aid the inspection team in tracking issues identified as a result of the inspection. The remaining documents in group three should be available by the first day of the on-site inspection, November 2, 2009. It is requested that this information be provided to the lead inspector as the information is generated during the inspection. 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.
The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. Zelig Falevits. We understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection is Ms. Barb Dotson of your organization. If there are any questions about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at (630) 829-9717 or via e-mail at zelig.falevits@nrc.gov.
C. Schwarz 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).
Sincerely,
/RA by R. A. Langstaff Acting For/
Robert C. Daley, Chief Engineering Branch 3 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20
Enclosure:
Modification and 50.59 Inspection Document Request w/Enclosure (Information for Preparation Week and Information Available On-site During Inspection) cc w/encl:
Senior Vice President Vice President Oversight Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Senior Vice President and COO Assistant General Counsel Manager, Licensing W. DiProfio W. Russell G. Randolph Supervisor, Covert Township Office of the Governor T. Strong, State Liaison Officer Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan Office of the Attorney General
C. Schwarz 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).
Sincerely,
/RA by R. A. Langstaff Acting For/
Robert C. Daley, Chief Engineering Branch 3 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20
Enclosure:
Modification and 50.59 Inspection Document Request w/Enclosure (Information for Preparation Week and Information Available On-site During Inspection) cc w/encl:
Senior Vice President Vice President Oversight Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Senior Vice President and COO Assistant General Counsel Manager, Licensing W. DiProfio W. Russell G. Randolph Supervisor, Covert Township Office of the Governor T. Strong, State Liaison Officer Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan Office of the Attorney General DISTRIBUTION:
See next page DOCUMENT NAME: Ltr. 092509 PALISADES MOD 50 59 RFI ZF.doc Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive 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 NAME ZFalevits:ls RDaley DATE 09/25/09 09/25/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to Mr. Christopher J. Schwarz from Mr. Robert C. Daley dated September 25, 2009.
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT INFORMATION REQUEST FOR AN NRC TRIENNIAL PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS AND 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59)
BASELINE INSPECTION DISTRIBUTION:
Susan Bagley RidsNrrPMPalisades RidsNrrDorlLpl3-1 Resource RidsNrrDirsIrib Resource Cynthia Pederson Steven Orth Jared Heck Allan Barker Jeannie Choe Linda Linn DRPIII DRSIII Patricia Buckley Tammy Tomczak ROPreports Resource
INITIAL MODIFICATIONS AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 1
Inspection Report: 05000255/2009006(DRS)
Inspection Dates:
November 2-6, 2009, and November 16-20, 2009 Inspection Procedure:
IP 71111.17, Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications" Lead Inspector:
Zelig Falevits (630) 829-9717 zelig.falevits@nrc.gov I.
Information Requested for In-Office Preparation Week The following information is requested by October 8, 2009, or sooner, to facilitate the selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the on-site inspection week. The team will select specific items from the information requested below and submit a list to your staff by October 15, 2009. We will request that certain items be made available to the regional office prior to the inspection by October 22, 2009. We request that the remaining items selected from the lists be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection.
All requested information should cover the time frame from July 1, 2007, to the present. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the team leader as soon as possible.
(1)
List of permanent plant modifications to systems, structures or components that are field work complete. (For the purpose of this inspection, permanent plant modifications include permanent: plant changes, design changes, set point changes, equivalency evaluations, suitability analyses, and commercial grade dedications.)
The list should contain the number of each document, the title, the revision (or date),
and the affected system. In addition to the list, please provide a description of each modification and a list of associated calculations and affected procedures.
(2)
List of all 10 CFR 50.59 completed evaluations involving: (a) calculations; (b) procedure revisions; (c) changes to the facility (modifications); (d) non-routine operating configurations; or (e) departures in methods of analyses. This list should include MOD 50.59 evaluations for the following:
- a. Changes that have been made under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 that have been updated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) since Juluy 1, 2007;
INITIAL MODIFICATIONS AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 2
- b. Modifications that are field work complete; and
- c. Changes to calculations (or initiation of new calculations) that have been issued.
The list should contain the number and title of each document, a brief description of the change, and the corresponding number and type of the affected document (i.e., the modification or procedure to which the evaluation applies). The list should NOT include any evaluations in which prior NRC approval was sought and obtained.
(3)
List of all 10 CFR 50.59 changes that have been screened out as not requiring a full evaluation involving: (a) calculations; (b) procedure revisions; (c) changes to the facility (modifications); (d) non-routine operating configurations; or (e) departures in methods of analyses.
The list should contain the number and title of each document, a brief description of the change, and the corresponding number and type of the affected document (i.e., the modification or procedure to which the evaluation applies).
(4)
List of any modifications, procedure revisions, or FSAR changes where it was determined that 10 CFR 50.59 did not apply.
(5)
List of calculation changes that have been issued for use.
(6)
List of corrective action documents (open and closed) that address plant permanent modification or 10 CFR 50.59 issues, concerns, or processes.
These documents should also include corrective action documents associated with modification and MOD 50.59 change implementation.
The list should contain the number, title and revision (or date) of each document, the affected system and corresponding documentation (if applicable), and should be sorted in order of significance.
(7)
Copies of procedures addressing the following: modifications, design changes, set point changes, equivalency evaluations or suitability analyses, commercial grade dedications, post-modification testing, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation and screenings, and FSAR updates.
(8)
FSAR updates submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4). Provide copies of the complete submittal.
(9)
Copy of the FSAR change log (or a synopsis of changes). This should include all of the changes made to the FSAR that were incorporated in the last 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) submittal.
(10)
Electronic copy of the UFSAR, if available.
(11)
Name(s) and phone numbers for the regulatory and technical contacts.
(12)
Current management and engineering organizational chart.
INITIAL MODIFICATIONS AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 3
II.
Information Requested to be Available Prior to Inspection (Request will be made by October 15, 2009, for availability of documents by October 22, 2009, [Item 1]) or on First Day of Inspection (November 2, 2009) [Items 2, 3 and 4]
(1)
Copies of all selected items from Section I. This includes copies of associated documents such as calculations, post-modification test packages, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations or screenings, and any corrective action documents.
(2)
Copies of these documents do not need to be solely available to the team as long as the inspectors have easy and unrestrained access to them.
- a. Final Safety Analysis Report (if not previously provided);
- b. Original FSAR Volumes;
- c. Original SER and Supplements;
- d. FSAR Question and Answers;
- e. Quality Assurance Plan;
- f. Technical Specifications;
- g. Latest IPE/PRA Report;
- h. Vendor Manuals; and
- i.
The latest 10 CFR 50.59 FSAR Update Submittal.
(3)
Please ensure that other supporting documents for the selected items have been located and are readily retrievable as the team will likely be requesting these documents during the inspections. Examples of supporting documents are:
- a. Drawings supporting the modifications;
- b. Procedures affected by the modifications; and
- c. FSAR change papers generated due to a 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation.
(4). Assessment and Corrective Actions:
- a. The most recent modification (MOD)/50.59 Quality Assurance (QA) audit and/or self-assessment; and
- b. Corrective action documents (e.g., condition reports, including status of corrective actions) generate as a result of the most recent MOD/50.59 Quality Assurance (QA) audit and/or self-assessment.
INITIAL MODIFICATIONS AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 4
III.
Information Requested to be provided throughout the inspection (1)
Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the teams questions or queries during this inspection.
(2)
Copies of the list of questions submitted by the team members and the status/resolution of the information requested (provide daily during the inspection to each team member).
If you have questions regarding the information requested, please contact the team leader.