ML13042A056

Notification of Inspection (NRC Inspection Report 05000416-13-003) and Request for Information

ML13042A056
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	02/08/2013
From:	Thomas Farnholtz Region 4 Engineering Branch 1
To:	Kevin Mulligan Entergy Operations
References
Download: ML13042A056 (5)

See also: IR 05000416/2013003

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UNITE D S TATE S

NUC LEAR RE GULATOR Y C OMMI S SI ON

R E G IO N I V

1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD

AR L I NGTON , TEXAS 7 601 1- 4511

February 8, 2013

Kevin Mulligan

Site Vice President Operations

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station

P.O. Box 756

Port Gibson, MS 39150

SUBJECT: GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC

INSPECTION REPORT 05000416/2013003) AND REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Mulligan

From April 8 - April 19, 2013, Reactor Inspectors from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline inspection of changes, tests,

experiments, and permanent plant modifications at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, using NRC

Inspection Procedure 71111.17, Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and

Permanent Plant Modifications.

Experience has shown that this inspection is resource intensive both for the NRC inspectors

and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a

productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection.

Upon review of these documents, the inspectors will select additional documentation for review

upon arrival. 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.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand

that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Richard Scarbrough of your regulatory

affairs organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested,

please contact the lead inspector Matt Young at 817-200-1545 or by email

Matt.Young@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.

K. Mulligan -2-

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its

enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document

Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system

(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-

rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas R. Farnholtz, Chief

Engineering Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Dockets: 50-416

Licenses: NPF-29

Enclosure:

Information Request for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or

Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications Inspection

Electronic Distribution for Grand Gulf

K. Mulligan -3-

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Steven.Reynolds@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

Acting DRP Deputy Director (Michael.Scott@nrc.gov)

Acting DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)

Acting DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Thomas.Hipschman@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Laura.Micewski@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (Michael.Bloodgood@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/B (David.You@nrc.gov)

DC Administrative Assistant (Madeleine.Arel-Davis@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Joseph.Sebrosky@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

OEMail Resource

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ADAMS: No Yes SUNSI Review Complete Reviewer Initials: MRY

Publicly Available Non-Sensitive

Non-publicly Available Sensitive

EB1 C:EB1

M. Young T. Farnholtz

/E/ /RA/

2/7/13 2/8/13

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

Inspection Dates: April 8 - April 19, 2013

Inspection Procedures: IP 71111.17 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and

Permanent Plant Modifications

Inspectors: Matthew Young, Reactor Inspector (Lead)

Eduardo Uribe, Reactor Inspector

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Information Requested for sample selection and the In-Office Preparation Week

The information in Section I and Section II should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or

electronic format (Certrec database preferred), in care of Matt Young. To facilitate the selection

of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week, please submit Section I

by March 11, 2013, and Section II by April 1, 2013. We ask that you categorize the documents

in your response with the numbered list below. If requested documents are large and only hard

copy formats are available, please inform the inspectors. If you have any questions regarding

this information request, please call the lead inspector as soon as possible.

Section I (Information by March 11, 2013)

The first group lists information necessary for our initial inspection scoping. Upon review of

these documents, the inspectors will select a number of samples greater than required sample

size. This will allow for the inspectors to focus on the most safety significant requests.

Note: Description of screenings should be of sufficient detail that inspectors can determine the

significance of the issue.

1. A list with descriptions, of all 10 CFR 50.59 screenings (or equivalent) performed since

February 11, 2010, which did not result in an evaluation.

2. A list with descriptions, of all 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations performed which did not result in

an application for license amendment to NRC and meet the following criteria from

February 11, 2010, to the present.

• Updated Final Safety Analysis Report changes that have been updated in

accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4)

• Modifications that are field work complete

• Changes to calculations that have been issued

3. A list with descriptions of all permanent plant modifications dating from

February 11, 2010. For this inspection, permanent plant modifications include

permanent plant changes, design changes, setpoint changes, procedure changes,

equivalency evaluations, suitability analyses, calculations, and commercial grade

dedications.

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4. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to 50.59 activities,

including screenings and evaluations and your permanent plant modification program

and its implementation since February 11, 2010.

Section II (Information by April 1, 2013)

The second group of documents requested is needed to support our in-office preparation week

and our on-site inspection activities. It is also requested that corrective action documents and

responses to questions developed during the inspection be provided to the inspector as the

documents are generated.

5. Complete documentation/packages pertaining to the requested 50.59 screens, 50.59

evaluations, modifications, and corrective action documents to support final sample

selection.

6. Grand Gulf Nuclear Station procedures for conducting 10 CFR 50.59 screenings and

evaluations.

7. A listing of personnel qualified to prepare 10 CFR 50.59 screenings and evaluations,

including qualification dates.

8. A listing of personnel qualified to review and approve 10 CFR 50.59 screenings and/or

evaluations, including qualification dates.

9. Grand Gulf Nuclear Station procedures for implementing and controlling permanent plant

modifications.

Inspector Contact Information:

Matthew Young Eduardo Uribe

Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector

817-200-1545 817-200-1534

Matt.Young@nrc.gov Eduardo.Uribe@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

US NRC Region IV

Attn: Matt Young

1600 E. Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4511

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