ML12165A389
| ML12165A389 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/21/2012 |
| From: | Mahesh Chawla Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Chawla M | |
| References | |
| TAC ME8129 | |
| Download: ML12165A389 (13) | |
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UNrrED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20555-0001 June 21, 2012 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT -
SUMMARY
OF CONFERENCE CALL REGARDING THE SPRING 2012 STEAM GENERATOR INSPECTIONS (TAC NO. ME8129)
Dear Sir or Madam:
On April 23, 2012, the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) participated in a conference call with representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) regarding the ongoing steam generator (SG) inspection activities at Palisades Nuclear Plant. In support of the conference call, the licensee provided the document attached to the enclosed conference call summary. The NRC staff formally reviews all SG inspection summary report(s) submitted by licensees in accordance with the plant's technical specification (TS) requirements.
The licensees submit the summary report(s) following the completion of the SG tube inspections at a frequency defined by their TSs. Attached enclosure provides the results of the NRC staff summary of the subject inspection activities.
The staff did not identify any issues that required follow-up action at this time; however, the staff asked to be notified in the event that any unusual conditions were detected during the remainder of the outage. If you have any further questions or concerns, you can contact me at 301-415-8371 or Mahesh.chawla@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, (NJ)(/1/~
Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255
Enclosure:
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CONFERENCE CALL
SUMMARY
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT SPRING 2012 (1R22) OUTAGE STEAM GENERATOR INSPECTIONS On April 23, 2012, the staff of the Steam Generator Tube Integrity and Chemical Engineering Branch of the Division of Engineering participated in a conference call with Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) regarding the ongoing steam generator (SG) inspection activities at Palisades Nuclear Plant.
Palisades Nuclear Plant has two Combustion Engineering Model 2530 replacement SGs. There are 8,219 mill annealed Alloy 600 tubes in each SG. The tubes have a nominal outside diameter of 0.75 inches and a nominal wall thickness of 0.042 inches. The tubes are supported at various locations by stainless steel egg crate lattice type tube supports, diagonal straps and vertical straps. The tubes were expanded through the full depth of the tubesheet using an explosive process.
Additional clarifying information or information not included in the document provided by the licensee is summarized below.
- Secondary side inspection activities included removal of some chevron dryers.
- The staff asked if the old sizing methods had been used to size the axially oriented outside diameter stress corrosion cracking whether the results of the condition monitoring would be different. The licensee indicated that one indication would be close to the condition monitoring limit (0.5 inches long, 60 percent through wall); however, indications more severe than this had been successfully in-situ pressure tested in prior outages at pressures about 1000 pounds per square inch greater than the three times normal operating differential pressure. As a result, no change in the Condition Monitoring results were expected.
The staff did not identify any issues that required follow-up action at this time; however, the staff asked to be notified in the event that any unusual conditions were detected during the remainder of the outage. The staff had provided some feedback to the licensee regarding their deviation to the industry guidelines (see attached for a discussion on the deviation which is related to the method used to size axially oriented outside diameter stress corrosion cracking).
Additional discussion may be warranted regarding this deviation.
Enclosure
STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INSPECTION DISCUSSION DURING PALISADES 2012 (1R22)
OUTAGE
- 1. Discuss any trends in the amount of primary-to-secondary leakage observed during the recently completed cycle.
Refer to attached Primary to Secondary Leak Rate for Operational Cycle 22 Primary to Secondary Leak Rate graph. Leakage has been minimal all cycle
- 2. Discuss whether any secondary side pressure tests were performed during the outage and the associated results.
No secondary side pressure tests were performed in the 2012 refueling outage (1 R22).
- 3. Discuss any exceptions taken to the industry guidelines.
Palisades has submitted this deviation to the NRC: Technical Justification Supporting Deviation from the EPRI Appendix I ETSS for OOSCC Sizing Palisades will deviate from the "needed" requirement to use an approved Examination Technique Specification Sheet (ETSS) contained in The "EPRI PWR Steam Generator Examination Guidelines - Revision 7", Section 6.2 for OOSCC sizing. Palisades will instead use a modified ETSS for OOSCC. The modified ETSS will be identical to the ETSS approved per Appendix I of the examination guidelines with the exception that only the sub-set of data from CE plants will be used instead of the combined fleet data set used in the approved ETSS.
A comprehensive review of axial OOSCC in Palisades steam generators shows that Appendix 128432 over sizes maximum depth values for axial OOSCC at Palisades. There is a reasonable basis to submit a deviation request for maximum depth sizing of axial OOSCC indications at Palisades. The request is relatively modest since it uses the Combustion Engineering (CE) subset of the well vetted data of Appendix 128432. The regression slope and standard error of regression are retained. Only the intercept parameter is changed. This provides an across the board reduction of NOE maximum depth sizing of 11.23% TW. This will lead to about a 1000 psi increase in calculated condition monitoring burst pressures and much better matching of projected and measured NOE maximum depths.
The deviation will be in effect starting in the 2012 (1 R22) refueling outage steam generator inspection for the remaining life of the existing Palisade steam generators.
- 4. For each steam generator, provide a description of the inspections performed including the areas examined and the probes used (e.g., dents/dings, sleeves, expansion-transition, U-bends with a rotating probe), the scope of the inspection (e.g.,
100% of dents/dings greater than 5 volts and a 20% sample between 2 and 5 volts), and the expansion criteria.
Attachment
-2 Refer to attached 2012 Steam Generator Degradation Assessment Summary Table for a description of inspections performed, expansion criteria and a description of the probe used for the inspections performed.
- 5. For each area examined (e.g., tube supports, dent/dings, sleeves, etc), provide a summary of the number of indications identified to-date of each degradation mode (e.g.,
number of circumferential primary water stress corrosion cracking indications at the expansion transition). For the most significant indications in each area, provide an estimate of the severity of the indication (e.g., provide the voltage, depth, and length of the indication). In particular, address whether tube integrity (structural and accident induced leakage integrity) was maintained during the previous operating cycle. In addition, discuss whether any location exhibited a degradation mode that had not previously been observed at this location at this unit (e.g., observed circumferential primary water stress corrosion cracking at the expansion transition for the first time at this unit).
As of 4/2212012, (INDICATIONS)
SG Location Type Number i Axial A TSH oosee 6 I Axial A TSH pwsee 0 eirc A TSH pwsee 0 eirc i A TSH oosee 3 I A TSH Wear 0 9 Total i I
SG Location Type Number Axial i
B TSH oosee 4 Axial I B TSH pwsee 0 eirc I I B TSH pwsee 0 eirc I B TSH oosee 1 B TSe Wear a 5 Total I SG Location Type Number I Axial A Tube Supports oosee 29 A Tube Supports Wear 2 31 Total
- 3 SG Location Type Number Axial I B Tube Supports ODSCC 6 B Tube Supports Wear 0
- Axial B Freespan ODSCC 1 7 Total Total Indicati .* Grand Total
- Some tubes have multiple indications Tubesheet and Sludge Pile The most significant axial OOSCC indication is 0.71V using the +Point 300 kHz channel (61%
TW using the regression method). The longest length reported from resolution analysis is 0.58 inches (same indication). This indication's profiled length and depth is 0.48 inches and 49% TW respectively.
All circumferential OOSCC indications are less than 110 degrees total flaw arc length. The maximum depth from phase analysis is 77% TW.
Supports The largest P4 (300/100 kHz mix channel) +Point amplitude is 0.61V. Several indications have flaw lengths exceeding 1 inch but none greater than 2 inches (contact length of eggcrate). The average flaw length is 0.65 inches.
Freespan One tube is reported to contain axial OOSCC at a freespan ding. The ding voltage is less than the bobbin reporting voltage of 2.0V. The indication was reported by bobbin.
U-Bends Nothing to report.
- 6. Describe repair/plugging plans.
Currently there are 37 potential tubes requiring tube plugging in SG E-50A and 12 potential tubes in SG E-50B.
All stress corrosion cracking (SCC) indications will be plugged. Any circumferential SCC indications near the top-of-tubesheet (TIS) will be stabilized and plugged.
-4 All wear indications (at support structures) greater than or equal to 40% TW will be plugged.
- 7. Describe in-situ pressure test and tube pull plans and results (as applicable and if available).
Based on the available data to date, no tubes will require in-situ pressure testing.
- 8. Discuss the following regarding loose parts:
- What inspections are performed to detect loose parts?
The hot leg top of tube sheet (TIS) region is inspected with +Pt up to 3 inches above TTS.
A similar inspection is performed for the cold leg TIS region (3 tubes deep along periphery and tube lane. Foreign object search and retrieval (FOSAR) is performed for the periphery, tube lane annulus, and stay cavity areas.
- A description of any loose parts detected and their location within the SG As of 4/22/2012 at 1300 hours0.015 days <br />0.361 hours <br />0.00215 weeks <br />4.9465e-4 months <br />, the following are the number of potential loose parts identified with the plus point inspection:
E-50A 198 PLP Calls in 176 Tube Locations (30 are new)
E-50B 96 PLP Calls in 86 Tube Locations (11 are new)
The majority of the indications is historical and has not changed. The new indications are predominantly in the center of the bundle. It should be noted that the plus point examination is not complete at this time. These numbers are consistent with last outage.
- If the loose parts were removed from the SG SG E-50A It is antiCipated that FOSAR will start in SG E-50A on 4/23/2012.
SG E-50B FOSAR was performed initially on SG E-50B on 4/21/2012. Once the plus point inspection is complete, additional inspections may be required. Three specific areas were inspected in detail due to the location of the PLP and its history. One part at location R1 01 C28 was removed which was a piece of weld slag. There was no wear associated with this part and was approximately 0.25 inches by 0.25 inches and round in shape. Additionally at this location there was a sludge rock and what appears to be a wire screen. Both were attempted to be removed without success. A second and third location was visually inspected with no parts being identified.
The visual inspection was performed around the periphery of both the hot leg and cold leg and along both sides of the tube lane approximately 3 tubes deep.
-5
- Indications of tube damage associated with the loose parts Currently there are no PLP indications in either generator that also have wear.
- 9. Discuss the scope and results of any secondary side inspection and maintenance activities (e.g., in-bundle visual inspections, feedring inspections, sludge lancing, assessment deposit loading, etc).
Visual inspection scheduled both SG E-50A and SG E-50B tubesheet periphery regions and foreign object search and retrieval (FOSAR) of the top of cold and hot leg tubesheets. Visual inspection and FOSAR has been completed on SG E-50B SG E-50B only is scheduled for visual inspection above the moisture separator can deck will include the inspections above the dryer deck, the steam separator cans and the feedwater ring.
- 10. Discuss any unexpected or unusual results.
Currently no unexpected or unusual results. Currently there are no tubes that have failed the screening criteria requiring in-situ pressure testing
- 11. Provide the schedule for steam generator-related activities during the remainder of the current outage.
Currently bobbin and top of tubesheet +Pt RPC are essentially complete in both steam generators. Special interest is in progress and will be completed by April 24th in both steam generators (this includes dings/dents, u-bend, cold leg top of tubesheet, eggcrate etc.). Tube plugging will start as early as April 24th.
SG E-50A foreign object search and retrieval (FOSAR) will start when tagging is available.
SG E-50B secondary side inspection will start after hand holes have been installed and steam generator is filled to the feedring to provide shielding on April 24th.
-7 2012 Stl G tor 0 daf A tS Tabl Damage E/P Location Probel ETSS CMOA Regressionl POD Scope Expansionl Comments Mech. D/C/S i Depth = 0.98*NDE + 2.89 Bobbinl 100% Bobbin +Point all New Wear E/D/S CMOA Sy,x=4.19 I I
96004.1 R13 except Row 1-3 U-bends. +Point all Bobbin I-Codes N = 76, R = 0.98 Depth = 1.06*NDE + 0.13
+Point 300/100 Eggcrates EIDIS 10908.4 CMOA SY,x = 3.78 +Point Row 1-3 U-bends.
DBNS N = 49, R = 0.99
+Point All Eggcrate Wear If ODSCC is coincident with Technique to determine if
+Point 1 and 25% of DBNS Wear not DBNS wear, then +Point all PID None (Wear+ODSCC) are CDME-07-119 previously inspected DBNS wear in the affected coincident.
Technique to determine if +Point all bobbin I-codes Bobbinl 100% Bobbin E/D None (Dent+Wear) are at the same (dents >2V will already be Dented DB TRC-1708 except Row 1-3 U-bends.
axial location. spun from ODSSS scope).
< 5Vpp
+Point 1 Technique to determine if E/D None +Point Row 1-3 U-bends.
CDME-07-119 (Dent+Wear) are coincident.
Dented VS Depth = 1.06*NDE + 0.13 If wear can not be sized Wear < 3.5Vpp +Point 300/100 +Point all (Dent+Wear) for E/S CM SY,x = 3.78 sizing of Wear.
(depth or voltage), then in-10908.4 N = 49, R = 0.99 situ testing will be required Technique to determine if Apply this technique to Dented DB +Point 1 dents >2V will already be EID None (Dent+Wear) are at the same applicable DenU Dings
> 5Vpp CDME-07-119 spun from ODSSS scope axial location. detected with Bobbin Depth = 1.06*NDE + 0.13 If wear can not be sized Dented VS +Point 300/100 +Point all (Dent+Wear) for
> 3.5Vpp E/S 10908.4 CMOA SY,x = 3.78 sizing of Wear.
(depth or voltage), then in-N = 49, R = 0.99 situ testing will be required Depth = 0.98*NDE + 2.89 Bobbinl 100% Bobbin +Point all New Wear E/D CMOA SY,x = 4.19 96004.1 R13 except Row 1-3 U-bends. +Point all Bobbin I-Codes N = 76, R = 0.98 Tube to Tube +Point Row 1-3 U-bends.
Contact Wear Depth = 1.06*NDE + 0.13 +Point highest eggcrate
+Point 300/100 EIDIS 10908.4 CMOA SY,x = 3.78 through the square bend for N = 49, R = 0.99 the tubes surrounding R99 C140 in SGB
+Point all bounding tubes This technique can be used for Bobbinl 100% Bobbin. with loose part wear or loose Loose Part E/D CM depth sizing; however, the 27091.2 RO + FOSAR Both SGs. part indication or visually Wear +Point yields better results.
detected loose part E/S +Point CMOAI Sizing will be based on the 27091.1 thru 27097.1 when loose part not present (CMOA)
-8 Damage :/P Probel ETSS Mech.
Location IC/S D.----
27091.1-27097.1 CMOA CM Regressionl POD
+Point technique selected to Scope I Expansionl Comments 96910.1 when loose part present (CM) 96910.1 match the loose part geometry Damage E/P --- ---
Location Probel ETSS CMOA Regressionl POD Scope Expansionl Comments Mech. ----
D/C/S -----
POD: Log-Logistic Bobbinl 100% Bobbin EID None Slope = 4.296 +Point all Bobbin I-Codes 128413 R3 except Row 1-3 U-bends.
Intercept = -5.679 Non-dented r--------
POD: Log-Logistic and +Point I +Point confirmation of all s 2Vpp Dented E/C 128425 R3 None Slope:::: 6.7176 Bobbin I-Codes Interc~ = -9.146 Eggcrates -- --
BED:::: 0.972*NDE + 3.698 DBNS SY,x = 12.153 Freespan N = 676, R = 0.859 Using +Point I CM +Point sizing of Bobbin Probe S 128432 R2 Bobbin I-Codes BEL = 0.516*NDE + 0.208
=
SY,x 0.2
=
N 676, R = 0.592
+Point Depth =1.16*NDE -10.4
+Pointl +Point sizing of any low row Row 1-3 P/D/S 10411.1 RO CM SY,x = 19.02 +Point Row 1-3 U-bends.
indications.
U-bends N=17, R=0.69 Axial -- --
Bobbinl 100% Bobbin ODSCC E/D 24013.1 R2
+Point all Bobbin I-Codes exceQt Row 1-3 U-bends.
+Point confirmation of Freespan Bobbin I-Codes at Dinged Ding S 5Vpp +Pointl CIS 22401.1 R4 CM Depth = 0.13*NDE + 74.55 Freespan locations.
SY,x:= 14.44
=:- --
-- N=22,R=0.13 +Point length sizing Freespan Ding >5Vpp Length =0.74*NDE + 0.27 +Point to Detect and Length
+Pointl SY,x 0.27 Dented> 2Vpp E/D/S CM N :: 22, R =0.62 Size Axial ODSCC at dinged 22401.1 R4 and dented locations.
Eggcrates DBNS Quantity of H/L indications Sludge Pile POD: Log-Logistic +Point 100% H/L
+Point I may force 20% C/L and E/D None Slope = 11.4155 TTS +3 to-12.5 below the 128424 R3 TIS +3 to-12.5 below the Exp Transition Intercept = -17.7154 bottom of the exp transition bottom of the exp transition
- 9 BED 0.9941*NDE + 2.7324 Sy.x:::: 10.685 +Point to Depth and length N :::: 589, R :::: 0.895 Size Confirmed Axial
+Point I CM E/S ODSCC indications at the 128431 R2 BEL:::: 0.6451*NDE + 0.0785 sludge pile and expansion Sy.x:::: 0.106 transitions.
L ____ --'--_---.:...::.N_=-=-589. R:::: 0.723 Damage Location E/P Probe! ETSS CMOA Regression! POD Scope Expansionl Comments Mech. D!C!S Depth:::: O.56*NDE + 19.06
+Point I (MR) If SCC is detected in Row 3, E/D/S CM Sy,x:::: 14.97 96511.2R16 then inspect all U-bends in Row 1-3 N :::: 24, R- 0.66
+Point Row 1-3 U-bends Row 4 of the affected SG U-bends Depth = O.95*NDE 5.61 Sy,x
+Point I (HF) and 20% of Row 4 in the E/D/S CM = 10.50 unaffected SG.
99997.2 R10
~--- ------
N :::: 24, R= 0.85 Dented Depth - 0.90*NDE + 7.56
+Point All >2Vpp Dentsl If Axial PWSCC is detected.
Eggcrates Sy,x = 15.28 Dings. then a sufficient sample of DBNS N :::: 46, R= 0.81
+Point I dents S2Vpp (typically 20%)
P/D/S CM 96703.1 R17 (this scope will be satisfied will also be examined using Dinged len =1.00*NDE + 0.13 per the requirements of the the Axial Freespan Sy,x:::: 0.28 Axial ODSSS scope.) +Point probe.
PWSCC N :::: 46, R- 0.91 Depth = 0.68*NDE + 14.45 Sy,x:::: 12.44 N :::: 33. R= 0.64 Quantity of HIL indications TTS
+Point 100% H/l may force 20% random PDA 0.21*NDE + 28.77
+Point I TTS +3" to 12.5" below the sample on the C/l And E/D/S CM Sy,x = 7.95 20511.1 R8 bottom of the expansion TTS +3" to 12.5" below the N = 32. R:::: 0.33 transition bottom of the expansion Exp Transition transition len =1.1 O*NDE - 0.01 Sy,x:::: 0.13
_ N:::: 32. R:::: 0.87 --
- 10 E/P Damage Location D/CI Probel ETSS CMOA Regressionl POD Scope Expansiornl Comments Mech.
S Depth 100%TW If SCC is d etected in Row Row 1-3 P/DI +Point I 3, then inspect all U CM Len = 0.52*NDE + 0.03 +Point Row 1-3 U-bends U-bends S 22842.1 R4 bends in Row 4 of the SY,x = 0.26 affel ted SG.
N = 18, R= 0.75
+Point All >2Vpp Dentsl If an ir dication is Dented Depth = 100%TW Dings. detect! d, then an Eggcrates expani ion will be DBNS PIOI +Point I S 22842.1 R4 CM len =0.52*NDE + 0.03 (this scope will be required based on the SY,x =0.26 satisfied per the dent voltage and Dinged N = 18, R= 0.75 requirements of the Axial significance of the Circ Freespan ODSSS scope.) circumferential indication.
ODSCC Depth = 0.13*NDE + 60.10 SY,x = 24.50 N = 40, R= 0.14 Quar tity of H/l TTS indications may force
+Point 100% H/l PDA = 1.02*NDE + 21.84 20% rand om sample on and E/DI +Point I TTS +3" to 12.5" below S 21410.1 R6 CM =
SY,x 23.58 the bottom of the tt e C/l N = 38, R= 0.47 TTS +3" I o 12.5" below Exp expansion transition the be ttom of the Transition Len =1.24*NDE + 0.42 expansion transition SY,x = 0.69
=
N 38, R- 0.69
June21,2012 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT -
SUMMARY
OF CONFERENCE CALL REGARDING THE SPRING 2012 STEAM GENERATOR INSPECTIONS (TAC NO. ME8129)
Dear Sir or Madam:
On April 23, 2012, the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) participated in a conference call with representatives of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) regarding the ongoing steam generator (SG) inspection activities at Palisades Nuclear Plant. In support of the conference call, the licensee provided the document attached to the enclosed conference call summary. The NRC staff formally reviews all SG inspection summary report(s) submitted by licensees in accordance with the plant's technical specification (TS) requirements.
The licensees submit the summary report(s) following the completion of the SG tube inspections at a frequency defined by their TSs. Attached enclosure provides the results of the NRC staff summary of the subject inspection activities.
The staff did not identify any issues that required follow-up action at this time; however, the staff asked to be notified in the event that any unusual conditions were detected during the remainder of the outage. If you have any further questions or concerns, you can contact me at 301-415-8371 or Mahesh.chawla@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, IRAJ Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255
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