ML12152A415
| ML12152A415 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 05/31/2012 |
| From: | Mark Haire Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Edington R Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR-12-005 | |
| Download: ML12152A415 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2012005
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UNITE D S TATE S
NUC LEAR RE GULATOR Y C OMMI S SI ON
RE G IO N I V
1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD
AR L INGTON , TEXAS 7 60 11 - 4511
May 31, 2012
Randall K. Edington, Executive
Vice President, Nuclear/CNO
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034, Mail Stop 7602
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -
NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION
REPORT 05000528/2012005, 05000529/2012005 AND 05000530/2012005 AND
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Edington:
From August 27 through August 31, 2012, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory
Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification
inspection at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, using NRC Inspection
Procedure 71111.11B, Licensed Operator Requalification Program. 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 three 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. The third group (Section C of this enclosure)
identifies the items which are necessary to close out the inspection and are usually sent a few
weeks after the team has left 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. Fara Oreshack of your licensing
organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of
examination activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material
requested, please contact the lead inspector Nicholas Hernandez at (817) 200-1430
(nicholas.hernandez@nrc.gov) or Kelly Clayton at (817) 200-1216 (kelly.clayton@nrc.gov).
R. Edington -2-
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-
0018. 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). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark S. Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-328, 50-329, 50-330
License: NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-74
Enclosure:
Inservice Inspection Document Request
Electronic Distribution for PVNGS, Units 1, 2, & 3
R. Edington -3-
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)
Acting DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)
Acting DRS Deputy Director (Patrick.Louden@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Tony.Brown@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Mica.Baquera@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Dustin.Reinert@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/D (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer (Nick.Taylor@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/D (David.You@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/D (Brian.Parks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov)
Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
OEMail Resource
RIV/ETA: OEDO (Michael.McCoppin@nrc.gov)
DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)
R:\_REACTORS\_PV\2012\PV2012005 RFI LTR-nah.docx ADAMS ML12152A415
ADAMS: No 7 Yes 7 SUNSI Review Complete Reviewer Initials:NAH
7Publicly Available 7Non-Sensitive
Non-publicly Available Sensitive
NAHernandez MSHaire
/RA/ /RA/
05/29/2012 05/31/2012
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
From: Nicholas Hernandez
Operations Engineer, NRC RIV
817-200-1430
To: Scott Whitson
Requal Supervisor, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
623-393-6379
Subj: Information Request to Support July and August, 2012, Licensed Operator
Requalification Program Inspection (IP 71111.11B)
A. The following information is requested in order to support inspection preparation
activities. These items are listed by section as they appear in the inspection module
(ie 2.02, 2.04, etc). Requested materials should be sent either electronically or
hardcopy in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than July 27, 2012.
- Electronically: To: Nicholas.hernandez@nrc.gov Cc: Kelly.clayton@nrc.gov and
brian.larson@nrc.gov
- Hardcopy to: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV
1600 E. Lamar Blvd
Arlington, TX 76011
ATTN: Lead Inspector name
General Requests:
- Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified LOR
evaluators identified)
- Procedures that identify process for revising and maintaining LO continuing training
program up to date
- List of outstanding LOR program changes
- List of plant events and industry operating experience incorporated into LOR
program since last BRQ
- Audits and/or self-assessment reports addressing the licensed operator
requalification training program
- Last two years of simulator review committee (or equivalent) meeting minutes
- Last two years of CRC (or equivalent) meeting minutes
02.03: Biennial Requalification Written Examination Quality
- The current and approved biennial written examination schedule
have already been administered up to the week prior to the inspection team arrival
onsite.
- All written examinations that have been approved for administration up to and
including the week before the inspection team is onsite. This will need to have
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adequate password protection if e-mailed or double envelope protection if mailed via
regular mail per NUREG-1021.
- The current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan)
02.04: Annual Requalification Operating Test Quality
- The schedule for the operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given the week of
August 27 (week team is onsite).
- The operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) (password protected and provide separately
via telephone at later date) to be given the week of August 27 (week team is onsite)
prior to the inspection team arrival onsite.
- All of the previous years NRC required annual operating tests.
- Current requalification cycle operating test methodology (sample plan)
- All portions of the UFSAR that identify operator response times for time critical
operator actions
02.05: Licensee Admin of Requal Exams
- All procedures used to administer the annual operating test
- All procedures used to assess operator performance
- All procedures that describe conduct of simulator training
- All Procedures used to test, operate, and maintain the simulator
02.06: Requalification Examination Security
- Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap on
the written examinations and also meet the intent of sampling all required topics on a
periodic basis.
- Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap on
the operating tests and also meet the intent of sampling all required malfunctions
(including major events, instrument/component malfunctions, TS calls, etc) on a
periodic basis.
- All Procedures that describe examination security, including procedures used to
develop the examinations that include guidelines on overlap between examinations
in current exam cycle tests and prior year examinations
- List of all Condition Reports since the last biennial requal inspection related to
examination security and overlap
02.07: Licensee Remedial Training Program
- List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requal exams (includes
training provided to operators to enable passing requal exams and training provided
to correct generic or individual weaknesses observed during previous requal exam
cycle)
- Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance
documentation)
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02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions
- All Procedures and Program documentation for maintaining active operator licenses,
tracking training attendance, and ensuring medical fitness of licensed operators
- All Procedures and associated documentation that supports reactivation of any
SRO/RO license (operating or staff crew) since the last biennial inspection
02.09: Simulator Performance
- For the following cases, send the most recent transient test packages, which may be
electronic or in paper single test packages and shall be complete with test
procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test,
the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review
versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI 3.5
standard requirements:
o Transient test 8, Max RCS rupture with LOSP
o Transient test 6, Main turbine trip (no reactor trip)
o Transient test 10, Stuck open PORV
o Steady State tests for 50% and 100% power
- All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures if not already provided
for section 02.05 above.
- Simulator Discrepancy Report summary list for all open DRs. For closed DRs,
summary list for those items closed between August 2010 and August 2012.
- Malfunction Tests for Main Steam and Main Feed Line breaks. If these are included
in an SBT package then the review of that package would be acceptable.
- Test packages for Moderator Temperature Coefficient and Integral Rod Worth
(tested in order to verify core physics parameters). The applicable reference graphs
from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other means as available) should also
be included as well as the test procedures used and the acceptance criteria with
results.
02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution
- A summary report of all condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the
control room
- Any revised requalification training that was based on licensed operator performance
issues
B. The following information is requested in order to support the onsite inspection
activities. Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either
electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on August 27, 2012.
02.02: Exam Results / 02.03 and 02.04: Written Exam and Op Test Quality
- All Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after
onsite week
- All results up to the day the team leaves the site.
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02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions
- Access to licensed operators records (operating and staff crews)
- Access to licensed operators training attendance records
- Access to licensed operators medical records
02.09: Simulator Performance
- Simulator discrepancies (DRs) from August 2010 to August 2012. This should
include all open DRs and DRs that have been closed, including the
documentation/justification for closure.
- Acceptance test documentation, including hardware and software model revisions at
the time of acceptance (as available).
- Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics and
neutronics models, to the actual plant.
- All current model deficiencies, including FSAR vs Design differences in the simulator
(any documentation on this)
- Summary list of modifications from August 2010 to August 2012.
- Plant Modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the Simulator by due
date from August 2010 to August 2012.
- Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to August 27, 2012).
- The complete book of all Simulator annual performance test packages (usually in a
single book, but may be electronic or in single test packages), complete with all
transient tests, steady state tests, and malfunction tests. This should also include the
test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient
test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert
review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the
ANSI standard requirements.
- All test packages used to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC, IRW). The
applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other
means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and
the acceptance criteria with results.
- All Simulator test, configuration management, and related documents available in the
room for inspectors to review. This includes training needs analysis packages,
simulator review committee meeting minutes, etc.
- Current copy of ANSI 3.5 standard you are committed to for Simulator testing.
02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution
- All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the control room
C. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is required to send the final results summary
and any remaining exams and operating tests that have not been reviewed to the
regional office lead inspector for this inspection for final review and comparison
against the Significance Determination Tools in order to communicate the exit results
for the inspection.
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