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Request for Information for a Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection; Inspection Report 05000387/2024010 and 05000388/2024010
ML24197A098
Person / Time
Site: Susquehanna  Talen Energy icon.png
Issue date: 07/15/2024
From: Jon Greives
Division of Operating Reactors
To: Berryman B
Susquehanna
References
IR 2024010
Download: ML24197A098 (1)


See also: IR 05000387/2024010

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July 15, 2024

Brad Berryman

Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer

Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC

769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3

Berwick, PA 18603

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST

FOR INFORMATION FOR A BIENNIAL PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND

RESOLUTION INSPECTION; INSPECTION REPORT 05000387/2024010 AND

05000388/2024010

Dear Brad Berryman:

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

Region I staff will conduct a biennial problem identification and resolution (PI&R) inspection at

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station. Rodney Clagg, a Senior Project Engineer from the NRCs

Region I office, will lead the inspection team. The inspection will be conducted in accordance

with Inspection Procedure 71152, Problem Identification and Resolution, dated October 31,

2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23214A284).

The inspection will assess the effectiveness of your PI&R program in identifying, prioritizing,

evaluating, and correcting problems, including the use of operating experience, assessments,

and audits. This inspection will also assess your program for raising concerns under the

established safety conscious work environment.

The onsite inspection is scheduled for the weeks of September 16 and September 30, 2024.

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 by August 30, 2024.

If there are any questions about the inspection or the material requested in the enclosure,

please contact the lead inspector at 610-337-5145 or via e-mail at rodney.clagg@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,

B. Berryman

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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 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390, Public Inspections,

Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Sincerely,

Jonathan E. Greives, Chief

Projects Branch 4

Division of Operating Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

License Nos. NPF-14 and NPF-22

Enclosure:

Request for Information for Biennial

Problem Identification and Resolution

cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

Jonathan E.

Greives

Digitally signed by Jonathan

E. Greives

Date: 2024.07.15 12:54:49

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

BIENNIAL PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION

Enclosure

Inspection Report: 05000387/2024010 and 05000388/2024010

Onsite Inspection Dates:

September 16 through September 20, 2024; and

September 30 through October 4, 2024

Inspection Procedure:

71152, Problem Identification and Resolution,

dated October 31, 2023

Lead Inspector:

Rodney Clagg, Senior Project Engineer

610-337-5145

rodney.clagg@nrc.gov

The following information is requested by August 30, 2024, or sooner, to facilitate inspection

preparation. The requested information is for the period from July 1, 2022 through August 29,

2024, which covers the timeframe since the previous problem identification and resolution

(PI&R) inspection. The inspection procedure also specifies a five-year review for a subset of

selected program, system, or component issues. The selected samples for this five-year review

will be provided at a future date.

Feel free to contact the lead inspector as soon as possible if you have any questions regarding

this information request. Please provide the information electronically in pdf files, Excel, or

other searchable formats, preferably on an internet database system (e.g., OneDrive). The files

should contain descriptive names, 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.

I. General

1. Organization charts, phone list, and list of system engineers.

2. List of system numbers/designations and a list of system engineers assigned to those

systems.

3. Access to a hardcopy set of system prints (P&IDs) and operator training manuals for the

team room. These will be returned at the end of the inspection.

4. Technical Requirements Manual (TRM) including the bases.

5. Copy of the Quality Assurance Manual and Quality Assurance Topical Report.

6. A schedule of the date/time/location of meetings associated with implementation of the

correction action program such as Plan-of-the-Day, Station Ownership Committee

(SOC), Management Review Committee (MRC), etc.

7. PRA risk-ranking of systems, including a chart with highest risk systems/components.

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II. Corrective Actions

1. Copy of procedures related to the corrective action program (CAP), including issue

identification, cause evaluations, corrective actions, trending, self-assessments, audits,

operability determinations, work management, operating experience, etc.

2. List of all CAP deficiency reports (CRs) initiated after June 30, 2022 (last PI&R

inspection) - in electronic spreadsheet format - include the following (as applicable):

system number/designation, date initiated, significance level, status (open or closed),

title/short description, department, date closed or due, and if possible, the number of due

date extensions.

3. List of corrective action reports initiated after June 30, 2022, closed to work orders.

4. List of issues determined to be non-CAP initiated after June 30, 2022.

5. Separate list of all CAP documents (CRs) initiated on or before June 30, 2022 (last

PI&R inspection) that remain open - in electronic spreadsheet format - include the

following (as applicable): system number/designation, date initiated, significance level,

status (open or closed), title/short description, department, date closed or due, and if

possible, the number of due date extensions.

6. List of all root cause evaluations (RCE), apparent cause evaluations (ACE), common

cause evaluations (CCE), and work group evaluations (WGE) performed after June 30,

2022 (last PI&R inspection) - include number, title, eval type, and date completed. In

addition, for any RCEs, please provide copies of all attachments and other supporting

information such as closeout documentation.

7. Matrix of the total number of condition reports generated annually and monthly for all of

2022 and 2023, and to date for 2024 by department.

8. For all non-cited violations (NCVs) and findings (FIN) issued since June 30, 2022 (last

PI&R inspection) - provide copies of the associated CRs including all attachments and

other supporting information such as closeout documentation.

9. For all licensee event reports (LERs) issued since June 30, 2022 (last PI&R

inspection) - provide copies of the associated CRs including all attachments and other

supporting information such as closeout documentation.

10. List of open temporary modifications, operability determinations, control room

deficiencies and operator workarounds\\challenges, and adverse condition monitoring

plans - in electronic spreadsheet format - include tracking no., system id., title/short

description, date initiated, and date corrective action(s) due / work order(s) scheduled.

11. List of rework and repeat maintenance items, and a list of maintenance performance

metrics including the backlog of corrective and elective maintenance issues - include

tracking no., unit/system id, work order no., title/short description, date initiated, date

corrective action(s) due / work order(s) scheduled, and department.

12. Copies of the system health reports for all (a)(1) systems and all systems pending

maintenance rule expert panel review for (a)(1) status determination.

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13. List of all maintenance rule systems, include risk significance of system (high or low) and

whether the system is considered an (a)(1) or (a)(2). The list should indicate the trend in

overall system performance since the last PI&R inspection. For all (a)(1) systems,

please include a copy of the Action Plan and expert panel minutes.

III. Operating Experience

1. List of operating experience reviews, including Part 21s and NRC generic

communications (i.e., Information Notices, Generic Letters, Bulletins) initiated since the

last PI&R inspection. Provide tracking number, title/short description, date initiated, date

due or closer, significance level, evaluation class/type, status, department, and, if

possible, the number of due date extensions.

2. List of industry operating experience issues (NSSS vendor reports, EPRI Reports, and

OPEX reports from other facilities) entered into the CAP for review since the last PI&R

Inspection. Provide tracking number, title/short description, date initiated, date due or

closed, significance level, evaluation class/type, status, department, and, if possible, the

number of due date extensions.

3. Provide list of CAP tracking items generated as a result of issues identified during the

OpE reviews and assessment. Provide tracking number, title/short description, date

initiated, date due or closer, significance level, evaluation class/type, status, department,

and, if possible, the number of due date extensions.

IV. Audits and Assessments

1. Copy of all QA reviews (audits, assessments, etc.) and self-assessments of the CAP

performed since the last PI&R inspection.

2. List of all QA reviews, self-assessments, and safety culture reviews since last PI&R

inspection.

3. Copy of the CAP trend reports and performance indicators used by management since

the last PI&R inspection.

4. A list of CRs generated as a result of identified trends (either by station or department)

initiated since the last PI&R inspection. Provide CR number, title, and open/closed

status.

5. List of reports or specific issues identified by safety review committees (such as PORC,

NSRB, etc.) or other management oversight mechanisms since the last PI&R inspection.

Indicate whether these items are being tracked in the CAP or other means.

6. Most recent PI&R functional area self-assessment (FASA) that was performed in

preparation for the upcoming PI&R inspection.

7. Hard-copy of last completed INPO evaluation and assistance report. (Will be reviewed

onsite to maintain confidentiality).

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V. Safety Conscious Work Environment and ECP

1. Procedures related to the Employee Concerns Program (ECP).

2. Procedures related to the Safety Conscious Work Environment and the stations

management of related issues.

3. Access to a list of all ECP cases and contacts initiated since the last PI&R inspection.

Include a list of CRs generated as a result of these reviews. (Will be reviewed onsite to

maintain confidentiality).

4. A copy of all safety culture reviews (audits, assessments, surveys, trend review, etc.)

initiated since the last PI&R inspection. Include a list of any CAP documents (CRs)

generated as a result of these reviews. (Will be reviewed onsite to maintain

confidentiality).