ML16057A121

Ltr. 02/25/16 Palisades Nuclear Plant - Information Request for and NRC Triennial Permanent Modifications and 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59) Baseline Inspection 05000255/2016007

ML16057A121
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	02/25/2016
From:	Robert Daley Engineering Branch 3
To:	Vitale A Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
IR 2016007
Download: ML16057A121 (7)

See also: IR 05000255/2016007

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION III

2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210

LISLE, IL 60532-4352

February 25, 2016

Mr. Anthony Vitale

Vice President, Operations

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant

27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway

Covert, MI 49043-9530

SUBJECT: PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT - INFORMATION REQUEST FOR AN NRC

TRIENNIAL PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS AND 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59)

BASELINE INSPECTION 05000255/2016007

Dear Mr. Vitale:

On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a MOD/50.59

baseline inspection at the Palisades Nuclear Plant. This inspection will be performed in

accordance with the NRC baseline Inspection Procedure 71111.17T. The onsite portions

of the inspection will take place on June 27 - July 1, 2016, and July 11 - 15, 2016.

Experience has shown that these baseline inspections are extremely resource intensive, both

for the NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on

the site and to ensure a productive inspection for both parties, we have enclosed a request for

documents needed for the inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups.

The first group of information is necessary to ensure that the inspection team is adequately

prepared for the inspection. This information should be made available via compact disc and

delivered to the regional office no later than May 13, 2016. The inspection team will review this

information and, by May 27, 2016, will request specific items that should be provided for review

in the regional office by June 10, 2016.

The second group of requested documents contains additional items that the team will

review, or need access to, during the inspection. Certain documents contained within Group II

(i.e., Item (1)), will be requested for review in the regional office prior to the inspection by

June 10, 2016, as identified above. The remaining documents should be available by the

first day of the onsite inspection, June 27, 2016.

The third group lists information necessary to aid the inspection team in tracking issues

identified as a result of the inspection. It is requested that this information be provided to the

lead inspector as the information is generated during the inspection. 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.

The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. Atif Shaikh. We understand that our regulatory

contact for this inspection is Ms. Barb Dotson of your organization. If there are any questions

about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at

(630) 829-9824, or via e-mail at Atif.Shaikh@nrc.gov.

A. Vitale -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 3150-0011. 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 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public

Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy

of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public

inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS)

component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-255

License No. DPR-20

Enclosure:

Information Request for MOD 50.59 Inspection

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - MOD 50.59 INSPECTION

Inspection Report: 05000255/2016007

Inspection Dates: June 27 - July 1, 2016, and July 11 - 15, 2016

Inspection Procedure: IP 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments

and Permanent Plant Modifications

Lead Inspector: Atif Shaikh

(630) 829-9824

Atif.Shaikh@nrc.gov

I. Information Requested for In-Office Preparation Week

The following information is requested by May 13, 2016, or sooner, to facilitate the

selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week.

The inspection team will select specific items from the information requested below and

submit a list to your staff by May 27, 2016. We will request that certain items be made

available to the regional office prior to the inspection by June 10, 2016. We request that

the remaining items selected from the lists be available and ready for review on the first

day of inspection. All requested information should identify the associated system and

cover the time frame from the receipt of information for the last MOD/50.59 inspection to

the present.

The required information identified below should be provided on compact disc (CD).

Please provide three copies of each CD submitted (i.e., one for each inspector).

The preferred file format is a searchable pdf file. The CDs should be indexed and

hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use, if possible. If you have any questions regarding

this information, please call the inspection team leader as soon as possible.

(1) List of permanent plant modifications to systems, structures or components that

are field work complete. (For the purpose of this inspection, permanent plant

modifications include permanent: plant changes, design changes, set point

changes, equivalency evaluations, suitability analyses, and commercial grade

dedications.)

The list should contain the number of each document, the title, the revision

(or date), and the affected system. In addition to the list, please provide a

description of each modification and a list of associated calculations and affected

procedures.

(2) List of all Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 50.59 completed

evaluations involving: (a) calculations, (b) procedure revisions, (c) changes

to the facility (modifications), (d) non-routine operating configurations, or

(e) departures in methods of analyses. This list should include 50.59 evaluations

for the following:

a. Changes that have been made under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 that

have been updated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) since the last

MOD/50.59 inspection;

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - MOD 50.59 INSPECTION

b. Modifications that are field work complete; and

c. Changes to calculations (or initiation of new calculations) that have been

issued. The list should contain the number and title of each document, a

brief description of the change, and the corresponding number and type of

the affected document (i.e., the modification or procedure to which the

evaluation applies). The list should NOT include any evaluations in

which prior NRC approval was sought and obtained.

(3) A list of all 10 CFR 50.59 changes that have been screened out as not requiring

a full evaluation involving: (a) calculations; (b) procedure revisions; (c) changes

to the facility (modifications); (d) non-routine operating configurations; or

(e) departures in methods of analyses.

The list should contain the number and title of each document, a brief description

of the change, and the corresponding number and type of the affected document

(i.e., the modification or procedure to which the evaluation applies).

(4) A list of any modifications, procedure revisions, or Updated Final Safety Analysis

Report (UFSAR) changes where it was determined that 10 CFR 50.59 did not

apply.

(5) A list of calculation changes that have been issued for use.

(6) A list of corrective action documents (open and closed) that address permanent

plant modifications or 10 CFR 50.59 issues, concerns, or processes. These

documents should also include the corrective action documents associated with

the modification and the 50.59 change implementation.

The list should contain the number, title and revision (or date) of each document,

the affected system and corresponding documentation (if applicable), and should

be sorted in order of significance.

(7) Copies of procedures addressing the following: modifications, design changes,

set point changes, equivalency evaluations or suitability analyses, commercial

grade dedications, post-modification testing, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations and

screenings, and UFSAR updates.

(8) UFSAR updates submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4). Provide

copies of the complete submittal.

(9) Copy of the UFSAR change log or a synopsis of the changes. This should

include all of the changes made to the UFSAR that were incorporated in the

last 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) submittal.

(10) Electronic copy of the UFSAR and Bases, and technical specifications, if

available.

(11) Name(s) and phone numbers for the regulatory and technical contacts.

(12) Current management and engineering organizational chart.

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MODIFICATION AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

II. Information Requested to be Available Prior to Inspection. Requests will

be Made for Specific Item (1) Documents by May 27, 2016 for Availability of

Requested Item (1) Documents in Regional Office by June 10, 2016, and Items (2),

(3) and (4) Documents on First Day of Inspection (June 27, 2016).

(1) Copies of all selected items from Section I. This includes copies of associated

documents such as calculations, post-modification test packages, 10 CFR 50.59

evaluations or screenings, and any corrective action documents.

(2) Copies of these documents do not need to be solely available to the inspection

team as long as the inspectors have easy and unrestrained access to them.

a. UFSAR, if not previously provided;

b. Original Final Safety Analysis Report Volumes;

c. Original Safety Evaluation Reports and Supplements;

d. Final Safety Analysis Report Question and Answers;

e. Quality Assurance (QA)Plan;

f. Technical Specifications, if not previously provided;

g. Latest IPE/PRA Report;

h. Vendor Manuals; and

i. The latest 10 CFR 50.59 UFSAR Update Submittal.

(3) Please ensure that other supporting documents for the selected items have been

located and are readily retrievable as the inspection team will likely be requesting

these documents during the inspection. Examples of supporting documents are:

a. Drawings supporting the modifications;

b. Procedures affected by the modifications; and

c. UFSAR change papers generated due to a 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation.

(4) Assessment and Corrective Actions:

a. The most recent MOD/50.59 QA audit and/or self-assessment; and

b. Corrective action documents (e.g., condition reports, including status of

corrective actions) generate as a result of the most recent MOD/50.59

QA audit and/or self-assessment.

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MODIFICATION AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

III. Information Requested to be provided throughout the inspection

(1) Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the

inspection teams questions or queries during this inspection.

(2) Copies of the list of questions submitted by the inspection team members and

the status/resolution of the information requested (provide daily during the

inspection to each inspection team member).

If you have any questions regarding the information requested, please contact the inspection

team leader.

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A. Vitale -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 3150-0011. 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 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public

Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy

of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public

inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS)

component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-255

License No. DPR-20

Enclosure:

Information Request for MOD 50.59 Inspection

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