ML110280419
| ML110280419 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 01/27/2011 |
| From: | Greg Werner NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/PSB-2 |
| To: | Reddemann M Energy Northwest |
| References | |
| Download: ML110280419 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000397/2011003
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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
January 27, 2011
Mr. Mark E. Reddemann
Chief, Executive Officer
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023)
Richland, WA 99352-0968
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000397/2011003) AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Reddemann:
From April 25 to April 29, 2011, reactor inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory
Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline inservice inspection at
Columbia Generating Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.08. Experience has
shown that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for the NRC inspectors 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)
identifies 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 Ms. Cherie Sonoda 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 Jim Drake at (817) 276-6558 (James.Drake@nrc.gov) .
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 31500011. 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.
Energy Northwest
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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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Gregory E. Werner, Chief
Plant Support Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-397
License: NPF-21
Enclosure:
Inservice Inspection Document Request
cc w/enclosure:
Chairman
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
P.O. Box 43172
Olympia, WA 98504-3172
Don Gregoire
Acting Manager, Regulatory Programs
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop PE20
Richland, WA 99352-0968
Chairman
Benton County Board of Commissioners
P.O. Box 190
Prosser, WA 99350-0190
Richard Cowley
Washington State Department of Health
111 Israel Road, SE
Tumwater, WA 98504-7827
William A. Horin, Esq.
Winston and Strawn
1700 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-3817
Energy Northwest
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Lynn Albin
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 7827
Olympia, WA 98504-7827
Ken Niles
Assistant Director
Nuclear Safety and Energy Siting Division
Oregon Department of Energy
625 Marion Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-3737
Special Hazards Program Manager
Washington Emergency Management Division
127 W. Clark Street
Pasco, WA 99301
Chief, Technological Hazards Branch
FEMA Region X
Federal Regional Center
130 228th Street, SW
Bothell, WA 98021-9796
Energy Northwest
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Vacant)
Senior Resident Inspector (Ronald.Cohen@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/A (Laura.Micewski@nrc.gov)
Site Administrative Assistant (Crystal.Myers@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
OEMail Resource
OEDO RIV Coordinator (James.Trapp@nrc.gov)
DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)
SUNSI Review Completed: ___Y___
ADAMS: 7 Yes
No Initials: ___JFD_
7 Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive
7 Non-Sensitive
RI:PSB2
C:PSB2
J. Drake
G. Werner
/RA/
/RA/
1/27/2011
1/27/2011
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
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INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
Inspection Dates:
April 25 through April 29, 2011
Inspection Procedures:
IP 71111.08, Inservice Inspection (ISI) Activities
Inspectors:
Jim Drake, 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 Jim Drake, by March 15, 2011,
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 and 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
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include the previousSection XI pressure test(s) conducted during start up and
any evaluations associated with the results of the pressure tests. 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)
A 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)
Copies of the most recent self assessments for the ISI, Welding, and Alloy 600
Programs.
A.2
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)
Provide names and phone numbers for the following program leads:
Inservice Testing (Examination, planning)
Containment Exams
Snubbers and Supports
Repair and Replacement Program
Licensing
Site Welding Engineer
B.
Information to be provided onsite to the inspector(s) at the entrance meeting (April 25,
2011):
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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.
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.
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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.
B.2
Codes and Standards
a)
Ready access to (i.e., copies provided to the inspector(s) 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
817-276-6558
James.Drake@nrc.gov
Mailing Address:
US NRC Region IV
Attn: James Drake
612 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 400
Arlington, TX 76011-4125