ML20129J873
| ML20129J873 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/2020 |
| From: | Paul Carman NRC/RGN-II |
| To: | |
| PAUL CARMAN | |
| References | |
| IR 2020011 | |
| Download: ML20129J873 (4) | |
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Watts Bar Nuclear Plant - Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)
Initial Information Request Inspection Procedure: 71111.21N, Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs),
Attachment 21N.02, Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves Under 10 CFR 50.55a Requirements, dated January 1, 2020 (ADAMS ML19067A240)
Inspection Dates: Information Gathering Visit: August 3-7, 2020 Preparation Week: August 24-28, 2020 Onsite Week 1: August 31 - September 4, 2020 Onsite Week 2: September 21-25, 2020 Inspection Report: 05000390/2020011 AND 05000391/2020011 (Standalone Inspection Report)
Inspectors: P. Carman (Lead/Mechanical), N. Morgan (Mechanical), and M. Riley (Electrical)
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that three inspectors from Region II will conduct an inspection at your site in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.21N, Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs), Attachment 21N.02, Design-Basis Capability of Power-Operated Valves Under 10 CFR 50.55a Requirements. This is not considered a team inspection. The inspection will evaluate the implementation of the programs regarding power operated valves (POVs) for compliance with 10 CFR 50.55a at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant.
The inspectors will select samples of components that are risk significant and within the scope of the program.
On August 3, 2020, Mr. Paul Carman, a Senior Reactor Inspector from the NRCs Region II office, will begin the inspection with an information gathering visit to the site. The purpose of the visit is to become familiar with your program and procedures which are supposed to ensure your compliance with 10 CFR 50.55a for POVs. This will require meetings with members of your staff to discuss aspects of the program including any specific applicable regulatory commitments made by the site and your use of regulatory guides or industry standards.
Additional information and documentation needed to support the inspection will be identified during the inspection, including interviews with engineering managers and engineers.
The enclosure lists documents that are needed prior to the information gathering visit. Please provide the referenced information to the Region II Office by July 27, 2020. Additional documents may be requested during the information gathering visit. The inspectors will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying only those documents required for inspection preparation. The additional information should be provided to the Inspectors in the Region II office by August 21, 2020. During the information gathering visit, Mr. Carman will also discuss the following inspection support administrative details: (1) availability of knowledgeable plant engineering and licensing personnel to serve as points of contact during the inspection, (2) method of tracking inspector requests during the inspection, (3) licensee computer access, (4) working space, (5) arrangements for site access, and (6) other applicable information.
INFORMATION REQUEST FOR SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE INSPECTION (PROGRAMS)
(10 CFR 50.55a POWER OPERATED VALVE PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTATION)
Prior to the information gathering visit, please provide the information electronically in .pdf files, Excel, or other searchable format on CDROM (or FTP site, SharePoint, etc.). The CDROM (or website) should be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use.
Contact Information: Paul Carman (404) 997-4471 Paul.Carman@nrc.gov Information Gathering Visit: An information gathering visit is currently scheduled the week of August 3, 2020. During this visit, we would like to identify the component samples for this inspection. Wed like to meet with valve specialists to discuss the upcoming inspection and our sample selection process. Purposes of the site visit are to: (a) discuss the scope of the planned inspection; (b) obtain advance information to review in preparation for the inspection; (c) ensure that the information to be reviewed is available at the beginning of the inspection; and (d) verify that logistical issues (such as obtaining both site and computer system access and arranging the location of the inspection team working area) will be resolved prior to inspector arrival. Please reserve a room during the site visit. We request the room have a telephone, wireless internet access, and a licensee computer with access to procedures, corrective action program documents, and a printer.
Logistics:
Information gathering visit: August 3-7, 2020 Onsite inspection weeks: August 31 - September 4 and September 21-25, 2020 Please schedule an entrance meeting for around 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2020 (approximately 15 minutes). The date and time of the exit meeting will be discussed at a later date. In addition, Id like to have a daily debrief with your inspection support staff at a convenient time in the afternoons for both onsite inspection weeks (Time TBD, approximately 30 minutes).
We will need a conference room as workspace for the inspectors. We will also need an area available for conducting interviews.
Please provide access to your document system (preferably at least one computer in our conference room), nearby printers, and Wi-Fi access.
During the information gathering visit, please provide info on (1) conference room location &
phone number, (2) cafeteria location/hours, and (3) engineering staff normal working hours.
Also, please let me know if there are any potential resource conflicts during our onsite week (Fridays off, EOP drills, management retreats) and well do our best to accommodate.
Team Members: Paul Carman (Inspection Lead, Mechanical)
Nadiyah Morgan (Mechanical)
Marcus Riley (Electrical)
Please verify the status of access authorization and remaining requirements for unescorted access for each inspector. Please provide me with a list of exceptions, and I will take action to address them.
Info Request:
- 1. A word-searchable UFSAR. If not available in a single file per unit, please ensure a collective table of contents is provided.
- 2. All NRC correspondence regarding the stations response to Generic Letter (GL) 89-10 and GL 96-05, including any NRC requests for additional information (RAIs) and any NRC Safety Evaluation Report(s) associated with your sites MOV program. Inlcude any NRC inspection reports that were conducted to close out your GL responses.
- 3. Any NRC correspondence regarding the stations commitments for the AOV program.
- 4. Site (and corporate if applicable) procedures associated with implementation of the MOV program required by 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(3)(ii) and/or ASME OM Code Mandatory Appendix III.
- 6. List of modifications, repairs, or replacement of safety related power operated valves (motor, air, solenoid, hydraulic, and pyrotechnic operated) completed since January 1, 2015, including date completed
- 7. Any self-assessments or QA assessments of the MOV/AOV programs (performed since January 1, 2015)
- 8. List and copy of all Emergency Operating Procedures
- 9. List of Abnormal Operating Procedures
- 10. List of systems (system numbers/designators and corresponding names)
- 11. Please fill out the applicable fields in the attached custom database for Watts Bar. The final 30 power operated valves (POVs) we have already selected were entered into the database. You may have to enable content before using the forms. This is only done once and shouldnt pop up again. Please note when entering data into the various fields there is a text box at the bottom left of the data entry form that details the field requirements. For example, when on the Docket field the text at the bottom will state Enter the Docket number last 3 digits. If multiple lines are entered in the comment section, it is necessary to hit control enter to start a new line.
- For the POVs listed on the accompanying database, provide the information listed on the form as applicable to the valve type. See below for an example of the database form and fields.
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT This letter contains voluntary information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved these information collections (approval number 3150-0011). The burden to the public for these information collections is estimated to average 60 hours6.944444e-4 days <br />0.0167 hours <br />9.920635e-5 weeks <br />2.283e-5 months <br /> per response. Send comments regarding this information collection to the Information Services Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mail Stop: O-1F13, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0011) Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
Public Protection Notification The NRC may not conduct nor 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 OMB control number.