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Information Request for an NRC Triennial Permanent Modifications and 10 CFR 50.59 Baseline Inspection 05000456/2017007; 05000457/2017007 (Gmh)
	ML16309A529
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	11/04/2016
From:	Hausman G; Engineering Branch 3
To:	Bryan Hanson; Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
	IR 2017007
	Download: ML16309A529 (7)
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION III

2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210

LISLE, IL 60532-4352

November 4, 2016

Mr. Bryan C. Hanson

Senior VP, Exelon Generation Company, LLC

President and CNO, Exelon Nuclear

4300 Winfield Road

Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT: BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - INFORMATION REQUEST FOR AN

NRC TRIENNIAL PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS AND 10 CFR 50.59 BASELINE

INSPECTION 05000456/2017007; 05000457/2017007

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On February 6, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a Triennial

Permanent Modifications and Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 50.59 Baseline

Inspection at the Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2. This inspection will be performed in

accordance with the NRC Baseline Inspection Procedure 71111.17T. The onsite portion of the

inspection will take place on February 6 - 10, 2017, and February 20 - 24, 2017.

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 December 19, 2016.

The inspection team will review this information and, by January 9, 2017, will

request specific items that should be provided for review in the regional office by

January 23, 2017.

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 January 23, 2017, as identified above. The remaining documents should

be available by the first day of the onsite inspection, February 6, 2017.

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.

B. Hanson -2-

The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. George M. Hausman. We understand that our

regulatory contact for this inspection is Mr. Richard Schliessman of your organization. If there

are any questions about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead

inspector at 630-829-9743, or via e-mail at George.Hausman@nrc.gov.

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/

George M. Hausman, Senior Reactor Inspector

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457

License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77

Enclosure:

MOD/50.59 Inspection Document Request

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MOD/50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

Inspection Report: 05000456/2017007; 05000457/2017007

Inspection Dates: February 6 - 10, 2017

February 20 - 24, 2017

Inspection Procedure: Inspection Procedure 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests,

and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

Inspectors: George M. Hausman (Lead)

630-829-9743

George.Hausman@nrc.gov

Joon S. Park John S. Robbins

630-829-9715 630-829-9744

Joon.Park@nrc.gov John.Robbins@nrc.gov

I. Information Requested for In-Office Preparation Week

The following information is requested by December 19, 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 January 9, 2017. We will request that certain items

be made available to the regional office prior to the inspection by January 23, 2017. 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

hyper-linked 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:

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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;

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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission 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 Technical Specifications, if available.

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

12. Current management and engineering organizational chart.

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

for Specific Item (1) Documents by January 9, 2017, for Availability of Requested

Item (1) Documents in Regional Office by January 23, 2017, and Items (2), (3),

and (4) Documents on First Day of Inspection (February 6, 2017)

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 Individual Plant Examination/Probabilistic Risk Assessment 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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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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