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Regcon, November 19-29, 2014: 02-Panel-3 Presentation Michael Baumann - Ope Experiences Monticello
ML14323A937
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Site: Monticello Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 11/19/2014
From: Bauman M, Haile Lindsay
Division of Spent Fuel Management, Xcel Energy
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Lindsay H
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YOUR MONTICELLO NUCLEAR UTILITY LOGO GENERATING PLANT Dry Fuel Storage Dye Penetrant Test Issue NRC Division of Spent Fuel Management REG CON 2014 Michael Baumann Director - Nuclear Fuel

YOUR Station Goal UTILITY LOGO

  • Maintain a minimum of 664 available locations in the Monticello Spent Fuel Pool to:

- Enable one full core offload (484)

- Allow pre-staging of new fuel in pool (180)

- Allow for an efficient core shuffle evolution

  • 2013 Loading Campaign - Load 10 AREVA TN NUHOMS 61 BTH Dry Shielded Canisters (DSC)

YOUR UTILITY LOGO 2013 Loading Campaign Ten canister loading campaign commenced 9/2/2014.

Some initial delays, but expected progress:

DSC # In-Service Dose (Person-mR)

Date Goal = 500; Stretch Goal = 400 11 9/9/2013 584 12 9/17/2013 510 13 9/26/2013 404 14 10/7/2013 377 15 10/14/2013 417 DSCs 11 through 15 were moved to the Horizontal Storage Modules (HSMs) following completion of loading

YOUR UTILITY LOGO 2013 Loading Campaign Monticello ISFSI

YOUR UTILITY LOGO 2013 Loading Campaign October 17, 2013: NRC Senior Resident Inspector, during break from observing ongoing furmanite repair activities via the Remote Monitoring System (RMS), observes PT exam on final pass of the Outer Top Cover Plate (OTCP) to DSC Shell weld on DSC-16 and questions dwell time(s).

YOUR UTILITY LOGO 2013 Loading Campaign RMS Viewing Station on Refueling Floor

YOUR UTILITY LOGO 2013 Loading Campaign Dye Penetrant Examination Issue DSCs 11-16 From CAP 1402246, NRC Question on DSC PT Examination Times:

On 10/17/2013 at approximately 1530 NDE was performed on the final pass of the Dry Shielded Canister Outer Top Cover Plate. An NRC inspector observed part of this activity and questioned the ISFSI project team if the dwell and development times were sufficient to meet procedural requirements.

YOUR UTILITY LOGO 2013 Loading Campaign PT Exam OTCP-to-Shell weld (DSC-15 shown)

YOUR UTILITY LOGO 2013 Loading Campaign 10/17/2013:

  • Immediate Stop Work Order Issued. Extent of Condition on DSC-16 (review via RMS video recordings) shows failure to adhere to dwell times on all welds.

10/18/2013:

  • Extent of Condition review on all DSCs shows failure to adhere to dwell times on most PT examinations (6 DSCs x 11 PT exams / DSC = 66 examinations)

YOUR UTILITY LOGO 2013 Loading Campaign NUHOMS 61 BTH Dry Shielded Canisters Tech Spec 1.2.5:

All DSC closure welds except those subjected to full volumetric inspection shall be dye penetrant tested in accordance with the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III, Division 1, Article NB-5000. The liquid penetrant test acceptance standards shall be those described in Subsection NB-5350 of the Code.

YOUR UTILITY LOGO DSC Welds Inner Top Cover Plat c Outer Top Cover Plate c

Test Port Plug Siphon & Vent Port c Cover Plates

YOUR UTILITY LOGO DSC Welds

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Path Forward Initial Path October - December 2013

  • Vendor conducts three sets of demonstration tests to qualify the PT procedure with actual dwell times taken from RMS review
  • Independent review of rigor of interpretation portion of PT exams
  • Root Cause Evaluation Team chartered
  • Consultation with AREVA TN and Structural Integrity Associates (SIA)

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Path Forward

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Path Forward

  • January - February 2014

- Xcel Energy NDE Level III review of all examinations shows many violations of strict procedural requirements beyond dwell times - no confidence or crediting of PT exams

- NRC Office of Investigation

- Independent PT of DSC-16 OTCP-to-Shell weld reveals indication determined to be non-relevant after minor conditioning

- Some OTCP weld depth areas less than 0.500 requirement (measurements taken in Oct 2013 in hot condition were all > 0.500)

- Weld head video-tapes reviewed by SIA

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Path Forward March - July 2014:

  • Weld buildup of OTCP-to-Shell weld of DSC-16 to meet minimum weld depth
  • NOS review of entire campaign
  • Public Meeting with NRC - 5/14/2014

- ISG-15, Multi-Layer PT, Stress Allowable Reduction Factor = 0.8

- ER to allow use of Stress Allowable Reduction Factor = 0.7 with valid VT, no PT

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Path Forward August 2014 - Today:

  • Request for Supplemental Information (RSI) received from NRC on September 11th
  • NRC Public Meeting to Discuss RSI on September 24th
  • Contracted SIA to develop Finite Element Model of ITCP and OTCP welds to support RSI Responses
  • Response to RSI Submitted on November 3rd
  • NRC Public Meeting held November 18th

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Lessons Learned Root Cause Evaluation Results:

Root Cause: - Xcel Energy management has not implemented adequate controls and ownership to ensure performance by the prime contractor meets Xcel standards and expectations. (RC)

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Lessons Learned RCE Results:

Contributing Cause: The roles and responsibilities of prime contractor supervision (superintendent, general foreman, foreman), including oversight responsibilities, have not been defined and effectively communicated by prime contractor management. (CC1)

Contributing Cause: Prime contractor management has not implemented controls and monitoring to adequately ensure performance by their supplemental personnel is within Xcel Energy standards and expectations. (CC2)

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Lessons Learned RCE Results:

Contributing Cause: Adequate time is not allotted for prime contractor supervision (superintendent, foremen, and general foremen) job preparation including review of work packages and pre-job walk downs prior to the commencement of work. (CC3)

Contributing Cause: Experience requirements for work planners do not include experience in planning major construction activities (e.g., constructability, demolition, construction testing, pre-operational testing). (CC4)

YOUR UTILITY LOGO Challenges DSC-16 remains in Transfer Cask on Refueling Floor Potential issue for 2015 Refueling Outage, working on Contingencies DSCs 11-15 remain in their respective HSMs