ML19094B118
| ML19094B118 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/2019 |
| From: | Benny Jose NRC/RGN-III/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Craven R Point Beach |
| References | |
| IR 2019013 | |
| Download: ML19094B118 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000266/2019013
Text
April 4, 2019
Mr. Robert Craven
Site Director
NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC
6610 Nuclear Road
Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516
SUBJECT: POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION FOR AN NRC DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION
(PROGRAM): IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION
PROGRAM; INSPECTION REPORT 05000266/2019013 AND 05000301/2019013
Dear Mr. Craven:
On June 24, 2019, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a triennial
baseline Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs) at Point Beach Nuclear Plant.
This inspection will be performed in accordance with NRC Baseline Inspection
Procedure 71111.21N, Attachment 1.
The Design Bases Assurance Inspection will focus on the implementation of the Electrical
Equipment Environmental Qualification (EQ) Program to verify you are maintaining the qualified
status of equipment during the life of the plant. The EQ components to be reviewed during this
baseline inspection will be identified during the inoffice preparation week that occurs prior to the
onsite inspection week.
The inspection will include two weeks of onsite inspection. The inspection team will consist of
three NRC inspectors. The current inspection schedule is as follows:
Preparation week: June 17-21, 2019;
Onsite inspection weeks: June 24-28, 2019, and July 8-12, 2019.
Experience with previous baseline design inspections of similar depth and length has shown
that this type of inspection is 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 information needed for 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. Insofar as possible, this information should be provided electronically to the lead
inspector. The information request has been divided into three groups:
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The first group lists information necessary for our initial inspection scoping activities.
This information should be provided to the lead inspector no later than May 20, 2019.
By May 31, 2019, the lead inspector will communicate the initial selected set of
approximately 12 EQ components.
The second group of documents requested is those items needed to support our
in-office preparation activities for the selected set of 9-12 EQ components. This set of
documents should be provided to the lead inspector at the Regional Office no later than
June 10, 2019. During the in-office preparation activities, the team may identify
additional information needed to support the inspection.
The last group includes the additional information above as well as plant specific
reference material. This information should be available to the team onsite on
June 24, 2019. It is also requested that corrective action documents and/or questions
developed during the inspection be provided to the lead inspector as the documents are
generated.
The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. Benny Jose. We understand that our licensing
contact for this inspection is Ms. Kim Locke of your organization. If there are any questions
about the inspection or the material requested in the enclosure, please contact the lead
inspector at 630-829-9756 or via e-mail at Benny.Jose@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.
This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in
accordance with Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390, Public Inspections,
Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Benny Jose, Senior Reactor Engineer
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-266, 50-301
Enclosure:
Document Request for Design Bases
Assurance Inspection EQ Program
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Letter to Robert Craven from Benny Jose Last dated April 4, 2019.
SUBJECT: POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION FOR AN NRC DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION
(PROGRAM): IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION
PROGRAM; INSPECTION REPORT 05000266/2019013 AND 05000301/2019013
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DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION EQ PROGRAM
Enclosure
Inspection Report: 05000266/2019013; 05000301/2019013
Inspection Dates:
June 24-28, 2019, and July 8-12, 2019
Inspection Procedure:
71111.21N, Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Program),
Attachment 1, Environmental Qualification (EQ) under
10 CFR 50.49 Programs, Processes, and Procedures
Lead Inspector:
630-829-9756
Benny.Jose@nrc.gov
I.
Information Requested for Initial Inspection Scoping Activities
The following information is requested by May 20, 2019, or sooner, to facilitate
inspection preparation. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call
the team leader as soon as possible. (Please provide the information electronically in
pdf files, Excel, or other searchable formats, preferably on some portable electronic
media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD, etc.). The portable electronic media should contain
descriptive names, and be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use. Information
in lists should contain enough information to be easily understood by someone who
has knowledge of light water reactor technology).
1. Risk-ranking of top 50 to 75 components required to meet Environmental
Qualifications (EQ) from your site-specific probabilistic safety analysis sorted by
Fussell Vesely Importance. Please list the component ID, Description and its
installed location (e.g., Turbine Bldg., Aux. Bldg., Containment etc.)
2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Safety Evaluation Report(s) associated with
EQ.
3. Electronic copies of Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Technical Specifications,
and Technical Specifications Bases. Specifically identify which Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report sections address EQ (including seismic).
4. Identify the various EQ standards (including year, edition, or revision) that the station
is committed to.
5. Site (and corporate if applicable) procedures associated with the Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 50.49, EQ Program for electrical components. Include
procedures for procurement of qualified equipment, maintenance of qualified
equipment, modification to qualified equipment (including Equivalency or Commercial
Grade Dedication (CGD) Programs), and material storage and shelf life controls.
6. Copy of EQ Design Basis Document, if applicable.
7. Copy of any open licensing commitments related to EQ, if applicable.
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8. Equipment Qualification Master List. Specific issues to be identified include: safety
classification (safety-related or nonsafety-related), Regulatory Guide 1.97
instrumentation, EQ (e.g., DOR, NUREG 588, 50.49), original or replaced after
implementation of 50.49, and plant location.
9. List of any installed equipment removed from the Equipment Qualification Master List
and basis for removal.
10. List of EQ solenoid valves that are normally continuously energized.
11. For units that have entered the period of extended operation if EQ files were
reviewed for aging management effects of license renewal, identify which EQ files
were modified/changed to incorporate appropriate actions for the period of extended
operation. Copies of any EQ Aging Management Programs.
12. List or drawings of plant areas that are subjected to EQ, identifying design (limiting)
temperature, both normal and accident, high energy line break, radiation levels, etc.
that the associated equipment will have to be qualified to meet EQ. If unit has
obtained a power uprate (greater than 5 percent) provide same information
pre-update (earliest available if multiple uprates).
13. List of CGD evaluations performed, for which the dedicated parts have been issued
for installation (parts issued for the last 10 years) on EQ applications in the plant.
Include CGD evaluation number, name of part, component ID or description of the
component the part was issued to repair, work order, and date issued or installed.
14. List of Corrective Action Documents related to the EQ Program or EQ of specific
components for the last 3 years.
15. Current management and engineering organizational chart.
II.
Information Requested (for the approximate 9-12 selected components) to be
Available by June 10, 2019
1. EQ summary report for each component/subcomponent.
2. Qualification Maintenance Requirement Sheet or equivalent.
3. List of corrective action documents associated with each of the selected components
for the last 3 years.
4. Photos of any component in containment or high radiation areas, if available.
5. EQ file, including associated Qualification Test Reports.
6. Vendor manual (electronic copy or availability of hard copy during inspection).
7. Preventive maintenance template.
8. Last performed work order (WO) for each associated EQ preventive maintenance.
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9. List of corrective maintenance WOs for the last 5 years. Include WO number, date
performed, and brief one line description.
10. If repair work (e.g., a motor rewind) was performed under a purchase order, provide
copy of the purchase order.
11. Thermal life calculation.
12. Any self-assessments of the EQ Program in the last 3 years.
This information should be separated for each selected component, especially if
provided electronically (e.g., folder with component name that includes EQ files,
Qualification Test Reports, calculations, corrective action documents, maintenance
history, etc.).
III.
Additional Information to be Provided on June 24, 2019, Onsite
1. During the in-office preparation activities, the team may identify additional
information needed to support the inspection. The lead inspector will provide
a list of the additional information needed during the week of June 17, 2019.
V.
Information Requested to be Provided Throughout the Inspection
1. Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the teams
questions or queries during this inspection.
2. Copies of the list of questions submitted by the team members and the
status/resolution of the information requested (provide daily by 2:00 p.m.
during the inspection to each team member).
If you have questions regarding the information requested, please contact the lead inspector.