ML23191A456

Notification of Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection (050003822023010) and Request for Information

ML23191A456
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	07/10/2023
From:	Vincent Gaddy NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/EB1
To:	Ferrick J Entergy Operations
References
IR 2023010
Download: ML23191A456 (1)

See also: IR 05000382/2023010

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July 10, 2023

Mr. John Ferrick

Site Vice President

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057

SUBJECT: WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NOTIFICATION OF

COMPREHENSIVE ENGINEERING TEAM INSPECTION (05000382/2023010)

AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Ferrick:

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff

will conduct the comprehensive engineering team inspection at Waterford Steam Electric

Station, Unit 3, beginning on November 27, 2023. The inspection team will be composed of

seven personnel from the NRC Region IV office. The inspection will be conducted in

accordance with NRC inspection procedure (IP) 71111.21M, Comprehensive Engineering

Team Inspection, dated October 7, 2022.

The objectives of the inspection are to verify that risk-significant structures, systems, and

components (SSCs) have been maintained and will operate within their design and licensing

bases requirements; modifications to risk-significant SSCs did not introduce conditions that

adversely impact the ability of SSCs to perform their design and licensing bases functions; the

design basis, licensing basis, and performance capability of SSCs have not been adversely

impacted by changes introduced through degraded conditions and other activities; and that

requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.59 have been

appropriately implemented.

The inspection will include an onsite information gathering visit by the team lead and two weeks

of onsite inspection by the team. The schedule for the inspection is as follows:

Onsite Information Gathering Visit: August 28 - September 1, 2023

Offsite Preparation Week: November 13 - 17, 2023

Onsite Inspection Weeks: November 27- December 1, 2023, and December 11 -15,

2023

The purpose of the information gathering visit is to meet with your staff to become familiar with

the Waterford Steam Electric Plant, Unit 3, SSCs, programs, processes, and procedures and to

ensure the resources needed to support the team, as necessary, to conduct an effective and

efficient inspection. This visit may include a tour of installed plant SSCs associated with

potential inspection samples. During the visit, the team lead will also review the information

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provided in the initial information request to select a list of potential inspection samples. The

team lead may also identify other information needed to support the inspection during this visit.

To minimize the impact on your staff and to ensure an effective and efficient inspection, we

have enclosed two separate requests for information needed prior to the onsite information

gathering visit and offsite inspection preparation week. The first request (Enclosure 1) is

generally for information that will be used to choose the inspection samples or information that

will be applicable to all inspection samples throughout the inspection. This information should be

made available to the team lead prior to the information gathering visit. The second request

(Enclosure 2) is for information that is specific to an individual sample and should be made

available prior to the offsite preparation week.

Additional information requests, interviews with your staff, and/or tours of facilities or installed

plant components will be made by the team throughout the inspection to complete their review

of the selected inspection samples. It is important that all documentation provided to the team is

complete and up to date to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the

preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection. Additionally, to facilitate an efficient

inspection, we request that a contact individual be assigned to each inspector to ensure

information requests, questions, and concerns are addressed in a timely manner.

We understand that Ms. Monica Peak from your Regulatory Assurance organization is our

contact for this inspection. If there are any questions about the inspection or the information

requested, please contact the team lead, Mr. Wes Cullum, by telephone at 817-200-1563 or by

e-mail at wes.cullum@nrc.gov. Enclosure 3 contains additional contact information for the

inspection team.

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, under 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 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC rules and practices, a copy of this letter and its

enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC public document

room or from the publicly available records (PARS) component of NRCs document system

(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site.

Sincerely,

Signed by Gaddy, Vincent

on 07/10/23

Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief

Engineering Branch 1

Division of Operating Reactor Safety

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Docket No. 05000382

License No. NPF-38

Enclosures:

1. Documents Requested Prior to

Information Gathering Visit

2. Documents Requested Prior to

Inspection Preparation Week

3. Inspection Team Contact Information

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Enclosure 1

Documents Requested Prior to Information Gathering Visit

The documents and information requested below should generally be made available to the

inspection team for the team's use both on-site and off-site during the information gathering

visit. Electronic format is the preferred media. If electronic media is made available via an

internet based remote document management system, then the remote document access must

allow inspectors to download, save, and print the documents in the NRC's regional office.

Electronic media on compact disc or paper records (hard copy) are acceptable. At the end of

the inspection, the documents in the team's possession will not be retained.

This document request is based on typical documents that a generic plant might have. As such,

this document request is not meant to imply that any specific plant is required to have all of the

listed documents. In addition, your plant specific document titles may vary from the document

titles listed below. We also request that the information provided be sorted by the list below.

Items should be provided, if possible, as a single zipped file under each corresponding item.

Documents requested by August 21, 2023:

1. Copy of the Waterford Electric Plant, Unit 3, probabilistic risk assessment (PRA)

summary document for the current internal events, external events (e.g., fire,

flooding, seismic), and shutdown PRA models of record.

2. From the internal events PRA, a sortable list of structures, systems, and components

(SSCs) with risk achievement worth (RAW) and Birnbaum values for both core

damage frequency (CDF) and large early release frequency (LERF). Include all basic

events with RAW values of 1.3 or greater and Birnbaum values of 1E-6 or greater.

3. From the external events PRA, a sortable list of SSCs with RAW and Birnbaum

values for both CDF and LERF. Include all basic events with RAW values of 1.3 or

greater and Birnbaum values of 1E-6 or greater.

4. From the internal events PRA, a sortable list of human failure events (HFEs) with

RAW and Birnbaum values for both CDF and LERF.

5. From the external events PRA, a sortable list of HFEs with RAW and Birnbaum

values for both CDF and LERF.

6. Sortable list of SSCs and HFEs sorted by engineering or expert panel judgement

such as those performed to identify risk significant SSCs for the Waterford Electric

Plant, Unit 3, Maintenance Rule program.

7. Sortable list of SSCs with known low analytical, operating, maintenance, or

complexity margin, if available.

8. Sortable list of temporary or permanent modifications that were implemented within

the past four years including a brief description, modification type, and whether the

modification is safety related. Implemented means accepted or placed into service

and declared functional/operable, as applicable.

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Modifications may include, but are not limited to, equivalency evaluations,

commercial grade dedications, and changes to SSCs, procedures, set points,

calculations, designs, and/or the licensing bases.

9. Sortable list of 10 CFR 50.59 applicability determinations of implemented changes,

tests, and experiments that did not result in a screening within the past four years.

10. Sortable list of 10 CFR 50.59 screenings of implemented changes, tests, and

experiments that did not result in an evaluation within the past four years.

11. Sortable list of 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations of implemented changes, tests, and

experiments that did not result in an application for a license amendment within the

past four years.

12. Sortable list of implemented changes, tests, and experiments where an alternate

process or screening criteria was applied within the past four years.

13. Copy of the last two submittals of the report containing a brief description of any

changes, tests, and experiments, including a summary of the evaluation of each,

required by 10 CFR 50.59(d)(2).

14. Sortable list of operating experience evaluations performed within the past four years

including whether the operating experience was applicable. Operating experience

sources may include, but are not limited to, NRC generic communications, licensee

event reports, plant operating experience, 10 CFR Part 21 reports, previous NRC

inspection findings, and vendor communications.

15. Sortable list of corrective action program documents associated with issues identified

during the last NRC design bases inspection.

16. Copy of implementing/program procedures, as applicable, for performing

modifications, time critical/sensitive operator actions, 10 CFR 50.59 activities,

operating experience evaluations, and the corrective action program.

17. Copy of any self-assessments or audits in preparation for this inspection or related to

activities associated with this inspection (i.e., design, modifications, 10 CFR 50.59,

operating experience) performed within the past four years.

18. Copy of the updated final safety analysis report, technical specifications, and

technical requirements manual, including applicable bases documents.

19. Sortable list of normal, abnormal, or emergency procedures.

20. Sortable list of systems, including identifying designators and corresponding names.

21. List of personnel who will be assisting with the inspection, including contact

information.

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Enclosure 2

Documents Requested Prior to Inspection Preparation Week

For the samples identified by the team lead, the documents and information requested below

should generally be made available to the inspection team for the team's use both on-site and

off-site during the inspection. Electronic format is the preferred media. If electronic media is

made available via an internet based remote document management system, then the remote

document access must allow inspectors to download, save, and print the documents in the

NRC's regional office. Electronic media on compact disc or paper records (hard copy) are

acceptable. At the end of the inspection, the documents in the team's possession will not be

retained.

This document request is based on typical documents that a generic plant might have. As such,

this document request is not meant to imply that any specific plant is required to have all of the

listed documents. In addition, your plant specific document titles may vary from the document

titles listed below. We also request that the information provided be sorted by the list below for

each sample. Items should be provided, if possible, as a single zipped file under each

corresponding item.

Documents requested for each sample type by November 6, 2023:

1. Structure, System, and Component (SSC) Samples

a. Copy of relevant design bases document, system description, etc.

b. Copy of relevant vendor manuals (i.e., installation, operation, maintenance).

c. Copy of relevant calculations and drawings.

d. List of preventive maintenance activities and frequency. Include

procedures/instructions and most recently completed work order/job for each

activity.

e. List of inspections/tests and frequency. Include procedures/instructions and

most recently completed work order/job for each inspection/test.

f. Copy of the relevant PRA system notebook.

g. Copy of the system health notebook.

h. Sortable list of relevant corrective action program documents, including a

brief description, within the past four years. Alternatively, if the number of

documents is few, provide complete copies of these documents with any

attachments.

2. Modification Samples

a. Copy of the complete change package.

b. Copy of the completed implementing work order.

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c. Copy of any post-modification tests, etc.

d. Copy of any relevant corrective action program documents.

e. Copy of relevant vendor manuals (i.e., installation, operation, maintenance).

f. Copy of affected procedures, training materials, preventive maintenance or

inspection/testing activities, calculations, design specifications, drawings,

updated final safety analysis report, technical specifications, etc.

3. 10 CFR 50.59 Samples

a. Copy of the relevant 10 CFR 50.59 applicability determination, screening, or

evaluation.

b. Copy of training/qualification record/status of personnel who performed the

10 CFR 50.59 activity.

c. Copy of any relevant corrective action program documents.

d. Copy of any affected procedures, training materials, preventive maintenance

or inspection/testing activities, calculations, design specifications, drawings,

updated final safety analysis report, technical specifications, etc.

4. Operating Experience Samples

a. Copy of the complete operating experience evaluation.

b. Copy of any relevant corrective action program documents.

c. Copy of any affected procedures, training materials, preventive maintenance

or inspection/testing activities, calculations, design specifications, drawings,

updated final safety analysis report, technical specifications, etc.

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Enclosure 3

Inspection Team Contact Information

Wes Cullum (Lead) Jonathan Braisted Dustin Bryen

Senior Reactor Inspector Senior Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector

Region IV Region IV Region IV

817-200-1563 817-200-1469 817-200-1078

wes.cullum@nrc.gov jonathan.braisted@nrc.gov dustin.bryen@nrc.gov

Fabian Thomas Chase Franklin Nate Mentzer

Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector

Region IV Region II Region I

817-200-1126 404-997-4717 610-337-5284

fabian.thomas@nrc.gov chase.franklin.gov nathaniel.mentzer@nrc.gov

Eucherius Rosario

Reactor Inspector

Region III

630-829-9577

eucherius.rosario@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

U.S. NRC, Region IV

Attn: Wes Cullum

1600 East Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4511

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