ML11350A053

Plan for the Scoping and Screening Regulatory Audit Regarding the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 License Renewal Application Review

ML11350A053
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	01/04/2012
From:	Ferrer N License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Mike Perito Entergy Operations
Ferrer N
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TAC ME7493
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 4, 2012 Mr. Michael Perito Vice President, Site Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150

SUBJECT:

PLAN FOR THE SCOPING AND SCREENING REGULATORY AUDIT REGARDING THE GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NO. ME7493)

Dear Mr. Perito:

By letter, dated October 28, 2011, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the applicant) submitted an application for renewal of operating license NPF-29 for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS). The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing this application in accordance with the guidance in NUREG-1800, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants."

The staff plans to conduct its scoping and screening regulatory audit at GGNS during the week of January 9,2012, in accordance with the enclosed regulatory audit plan. If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at (301) 415-1045 or bye-mail at Nathaniel. Ferrer@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Nathaniel B. Ferrer, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-416

Enclosure:

Audit Plan cc w/encl: Listserv

Audit Plan Scoping and Screening Review for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station License Renewal Application January 9, 2012 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ENCLOSURE

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1. Background By letter dated October 28, 2011, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the applicant), submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff), its application for renewal of operating license no. NPF-29 for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS). Entergy requested renewal of the operating license for an additional 20 years beyond the 40-year current license term, which expires on November 1, 2024. The staff from the Division of License Renewal will lead a regulatory audit to gain a better understanding of the documentation and methodology used by Entergy to identify the systems, structures and components to be included within the scope of license renewal and subject to an aging management review, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 54.4(a) for scoping and 10 CFR 54.21 for screening.

2. Regulatory Audit Bases License renewal requirements are specified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), "Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants." Guidance is provided in NUREG-1800, Rev. 2, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants" (SRP-LR), dated December 2010, and NUREG-1801, Rev. 2, "Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report,"

dated December 2010.

3. Regulatory Audit Scope The scope of this regulatory audit for GGNS is a review of the methodology used by Entergy to identify the systems, structures and components to be included within the scope of license renewal and subject to an aging management review, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 54.4{a) for scoping and 10 CFR 54.21 for screening.

4. Information and Other Material Necessary for the Regulatory Audit The project team will review the scoping and screening process as documented in the license renewal application, implementing procedures, reports and drawings. The project team will review:

• Engineering reports and procedures which contain requirements or guidelines for the implementation of scoping and screening methodology.

• 10 CFR 54.4(a){1) plant evaluations and implementing procedures.

• 10 CFR 54.4(a)(2) plant evaluations and implementing procedures.

• 10 CFR 54.4(a){3) plant evaluations, implementing procedures and any specific analyses performed.

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• Description of the design basis events included in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR), and all other additional events (e.g., high energy line break, fire, high wind, earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes), which were evaluated during the scoping process.

• License renewal drawings.

• System design basis documents and system and component level scoping and screening reports for the selected systems and structures.

• Documentation of quality assurance activities associated with license renewal application development.

• Documentation of training activities associated with license renewal application development.

• Assisted access to the plant equipment database and administrative controls procedure.

• Assisted access to the corrective action and operating experience programs database.

5. Team ASSignments

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6. LogistiCS The audit will be conducted at GGNS during the week of January 9,2012. Entrance and exit briefings will be held at the beginning and end of this audit, respectively.

7. Special Requests The staff requests that the applicant make available the condition report database for independent searches by the regulatory audit team.

8. Deliverables An audit report should be issued to the applicant within 90 days from the end of the audit.

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Letter to Michael Perito from Nathaniel Ferrer dated January 4, 2012

SUBJECT:

PLAN FOR THE SCOPING AND SCREENING REGULATORY AUDIT REGARDING THE GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NO. ME7493)

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