ML102590458

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Letter 09/16/10 LaSalle Unit 2 Smart Sample Request for Information
ML102590458
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Site: LaSalle Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 09/16/2010
From: Dave Hills
NRC/RGN-III/DRS/EB1
To: Pacilio M
Exelon Generation Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 16, 2010 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNIT 2 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On November 29, 2010, the NRC will begin inspection of refueling and other outage activities (NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.20). This inspection will utilize NRC Operating Experience Smart Sample: (OpESS) FY2007-03, Revision 2, Crane and Heavy Lift Inspection, Supplemental Guidance for IP-71111.20, issued September 12, 2008. This inspection will focus on the impact of load handling activities on the reactor core and its cooling and plant support systems. Specifically, this inspection will review applicable design and licensing bases, engineering design and analysis, procedures, and surveillances associated with reactor vessel head removal and installation during refuel outages including: (1) reactor building crane preventative maintenance, inspections, and testing; (2) heavy load rigging equipment; (3) safe heavy load paths; and (4) single failure proof or single failure proof equivalency evaluations (or heavy load drop analyses), as applicable. The on-site inspection is scheduled to take place on November 29 through December 3, 2010, and December 13 through December 17, 2010.

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 in Region III by November 15, 2010 (preparation 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. S. Shields, of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the inspector, Mr. J. Neurauter, at (630) 829-9828.

M. Pacilio This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-0011.

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

David E. Hills, Chief Engineering Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-374 License No. NPF-18

Enclosure:

REFUELING AND OTHER OUTAGE ACTIVITIES INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

REFUELING AND OTHER OUTAGE ACTIVITIES INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Report: 05000373/2010-005; 05000374/2010-005 Inspection Dates: November 29 - December 3, 2010 and December 13 - 17, 2010 Inspection Procedures: IP 71111.20, ARefueling and Other Outage Activities@

NRC Operating Experience Smart Sample: (OpESS) FY2007-03, Revision 2, Crane and Heavy Lift Inspection, Supplemental Guidance for IP-71111.20, issued September 12, 2008 (available at NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/opess/2007/index.html)

Inspector: Jim Neurauter (630) 829-9828 A. Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week The following information (electronic copy CD ROM if possible) is requested to be available at the Region III office on November 15, 2010. 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:

a) Completed Engineering Change (EC) for upgrade of reactor building crane heavy load handling structures, systems, and components to single-failure-proof-equivalency.

b) Title 10 CFR 50.59 Evaluation for the upgrade of reactor building crane heavy load handling structures, systems, and components to single-failure-proof-equivalency.

c) Matrix (if performed) that demonstrates the completed EC upgrade to single-failure-proof-equivalency is in compliance with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 08-05, Industry Initiative on Control of Heavy Loads,@

Revision 0 (ADAMS Accession No. ML082180666) and the NRC Staff Safety Evaluation addressing NEI 08-05 (ADAMS Accession No. ML082410532).

d) Documents that establish the crane total lifted weight for movement of the shield plugs, reactor pressure vessel head, steam dryer, and steam separator.

e) Design calculations for the shield plugs, reactor pressure vessel head, steam dryer, and steam separator lifting devices.

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REFUELING AND OTHER OUTAGE ACTIVITIES INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST f) Design calculations for interfacing lift points, i.e., reactor pressure vessel head lifting lugs.

g) Design calculations and site procedures associated with control of heavy loads - safe load paths for movement of the shield plugs, reactor pressure vessel head, steam dryer, and steam separator during refueling operations.

h) Reactor building crane vendor recommendations regarding preventative maintenance, and inspections and testing prior to use.

i) Site procedures associated with reactor building crane preventative maintenance, inspection, and testing prior to lifting the reactor pressure vessel head.

j) Documentation for reactor building crane preventative maintenance, inspection, and testing performed during last refueling outage prior to lifting the reactor pressure vessel head.

k) Documentation for visual inspections performed prior to use during last refueling outage on lifting devices for shield plugs, reactor pressure vessel head, steam dryer, and steam separator.

l) Site procedures associated with non-destructive examination (NDE) of the load bearing components for the shield plugs, reactor pressure vessel head, steam dryer, and steam separator lifting devices.

m) Documentation for the last non-destructive examination (NDE) performed for all load bearing components of the shield plugs, reactor pressure vessel head, steam dryer, and steam separator lifting devices.

2) A copy of the LaSalle UFSAR.

If you have questions regarding the information requested, please contact the lead inspector.

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M. Pacilio 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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

David E. Hills, Chief Engineering Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-374 License No. NPF-18

Enclosure:

REFUELING AND OTHER OUTAGE ACTIVITIES INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:

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