ML26048A264
| ML26048A264 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 02/18/2026 |
| From: | Saunders A NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/EB2 |
| To: | Schuetz R Energy Northwest |
| Saunders A | |
| References | |
| IR 2026012 | |
| Download: ML26048A264 (0) | |
See also: IR 05000397/2026012
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February 18, 2026
Robert Schuetz, Chief Executive Officer
Energy Northwest
MD 1023
76 North Power Plant Loop
PO Box 968
Richland, WA 99352
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF POST-APPROVAL
SITE INSPECTION FOR LICENSE RENEWAL AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION (05000397/2026012)
Dear Robert Schuetz:
On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a Post-Approval
Site Inspection, Phase 3, for License Renewal for your facility. One inspector will perform this
one-week inspection remotely in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71003. This
inspection focuses on activities associated with license renewal: implementation of aging
management programs, regulatory commitments, as well as any tests or inspections of
structures, systems, or components which are only accessible at reduced power levels.
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 these documents are up to date and complete to minimize the number of additional
documents requested during the preparation and/or the on-site portions of the inspection.
Please provide this information electronically to the lead inspector. The information request has
two groups:
The first group lists information necessary for our inspection scoping and in-office
preparation activities. During the in-office preparation activities, the inspector will identify as
much as possible the information and activities to be reviewed during the inspection.
This information should be provided to the lead inspector.
The schedule for the inspection is as follows:
Off-site Preparation Week: April 13, 2026
Off-site Inspection Weeks: April 20, 2026
R. Schuetz
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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
This letter contains mandatory 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). Send comments
regarding this information collection to the Information Services Branch, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T6 A10M, 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.
This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) 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 2.390, Public
Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Sincerely,
Andrew Saunders, Reactor Inspector
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Operating Reactor Safety
Docket No. 05000397
License No. NPF-21
Enclosure:
1.
License Renewal Phase 3 Document Request
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Enclosure
Enclosure 1
License Renewal Phase 1 Document Requests
Inspection Report: 05000397/2026012
Inspection Dates:
April 20-24, 2026
Inspection Procedure:
IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License
Renewal Phase 3
The documents and information requested below should generally be made available to the
inspector for use off-site. Electronic format is the preferred media, preferably in a searchable
format. 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. 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.
I.
Documents requested prior to off-site inspection April 13, 2026, (Week Prior to
Inspection week)
1.
Provide a list of license renewal commitments linked to the applicable aging
management programs (Lube Oil System, Selective Leaching, Water Control Structures,
and IWE containment ISI), including the completion status for each commitment.
2.
Provide a comprehensive list of aging management programs, along with copies of the
program basis documents and a summary of tracking items for the programs detailed
above.
3.
For aging management programs that were previously open, provide documentation of
completed actions as specified in COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - LICENSE
RENEWAL PHASE 2 REPORT 05000397/2023011 ML23277A181.
4.
Provide details of Lube Oil System aging management program components that have
been inspected or replaced since the Phase 2 inspection referenced in ML23277A181.
5.
Provide documentation of the Water Control System programs resolution of CR 449773
and procedure ENG-PRG-09.
6.
Provide all procedures, work orders, examination data, drawings, and corrective actions
related to the outer containment vessel shell inspection, as detailed in ML23277A181.
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II.
Documents requested through the inspection
1.
Copies of any corrective action documents generated because of the inspectors
questions or queries during this inspection.
2.
Copies of the list of questions submitted by the inspector and the status/resolution of the
information requested (please provide daily during the inspection).
If you have questions regarding the information requested, please contact the lead inspector.
Inspector Contact Information:
Andrew Saunders
Reactor Inspector
817-200-1275
Andrew.saunders@nrc.gov
U.S. NRC, Region IV
Attn: Andrew Saunders
1600 East Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76011-4511