ML11293A039

Aging Management Programs Audit at the R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Station

ML11293A039
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	02/10/2012
From:	Bennett Brady NRC/NRR/DLR/RARB
To:	Joseph Pacher Constellation Energy Nuclear Group
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TAC ME6075
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 10, 2012 Mr. Joseph Pacher Site Vice President RE. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Constellation Energy, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AUDIT AT THE RE. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. ME6075)

Dear Mr. Pacher:

On May 19, 2004, the R E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna) was granted a renewed operating license to operate an additional twenty years from September 18, 2009, to September 18, 2029. On August 3D-September 1, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission visited Ginna to review the implementation of its aging management programs for license renewal since Ginna entered the period of extended operation. The summary of the audit is enclosed.

If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at 301-415-2981 or bye-mail at bennett.brady@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Bennett M. Brady, Senior Project Manager Aging Management of Reactor Systems and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-244

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: Listserv

SUMMARY

OF AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AUDIT AT THE R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER STATION I. Summary During the week of August 30 - September 1,2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff performed an audit of aging management programs (AMPs) at the Constellation Energy, LLC's R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna). The purpose of the audit was to review the implementation of AMPs that had been reviewed by the NRC during Ginna's application for license renewal. Ginna entered its period of extended operation on September 19, 2009. The audit was performed at the Ginna facility located in the Town of Ontario, New York. The primary focus of the staff's audit was a sample review of the implementation results of the AMPs and the licensee's assessment of the AMPS.

Prior to the audit, Constellation Energy set up a portal on the Internet and provided the NRC staff web access to the portal. The staff examined the license renewal application for Ginna, the staff's Safety Evaluation Report, the Program Basis Document for each AMP, and the Condition Reports Trends Reports which were available on the portal. During the audit, the staff further examined the implementing procedure documents which implemented the AMPs, the condition reports, and work orders related to each AMP. The staff interviewed AMP owners and staff responsible for the implementation of each of the AMPs.

A final briefing was held with the licensee on September 1, 2011, to discuss the preliminary findings of the audit. The audit team provided general observations regarding the licensee's implementation of AMPs.

• The AMPs at Ginna are implemented through various plant procedures with specific personnel assigned as AMP owners.

• AMP owners were generally knowledgeable about their specific programs and the documentations required for implementation of each program.

• Controls were in place to maintain documentation, such as procedures that are "hardened" so that those specifically associated with license renewal can't be changed without approval from the Program Owner or License Renewal Program Manager.

• In trying to gain an understanding of how AMPs have changed since implementation and any aging related issues that may have led to such changes, the staff was not able to easily trace the issues in Condition Reports or the licensee's Corrective Action Program, as aging degradation was not specifically singled out as a category.

The information collected from this audit, and from similar audits of other plants in their period of extended operation, will be used by the NRC in assessing the technical and regulatory needs for subsequent license renewal reviews.

-2 II. Major Documents Reviewed

a. license Renewal Program Basis Documents for all AMPs

b. Inspection Procedures for all AMPs

c. 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations

d. Selected Condition Reports

e. Updated Final Safety Analysis Report

f. Technical Specifications

g. Aging Management Trend Reports

h. GALL Report R2 Delta Evaluation

i. Use of Operating Experience Procedures

j. Fleet Trend Codes

k. Commitment Management Procedures III. NRC Audit Team Members Bennett Brady NRR/DLR Amy Hull RESIDE Cliff Doutt NRRIDLR Seung Min NRR/DLR Jim Gavula NRR/DLR Abdul Sheikh NRR/DLR Allen Hiser NRR/DLR IV. Applicant Personnel Contacted During Audit J. Wells F. Klepacki K. Kemp G. Herrick A. Guillermo J. Fischer A. Patrzalek J. Sperr B. Dahl K. Connor B.John M Bodine B. Weaver M. Canny D. Lovgren M. Fallin D. Markowski M. Fitzsimmons D. Magar M. McGraw D. Peters M. Sweigle R. Bahai R Marcello R. Dautel S. Baylor R Fett W. Tono R Hellems

February 10, 2012 Mr. Joseph Pacher Site Vice President RE. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Constellation Energy, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AUDIT AT THE RE. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. ME6075)

Dear Mr. Pacher:

On May 19, 2004, the R E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna) was granted a renewed operating license to operate an additional twenty years from September 18, 2009, to September 18, 2029. On August 30 - September 1, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission visited Ginna to review the implementation of its aging management programs for license renewal since Ginna entered the period of extended operation. The summary of the audit is enclosed.

If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at 301-415-2981 or bye-mail at bennett. brady@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, IRA!

Bennett M. Brady, Senior Project Manager Aging Management of Reactor Systems and Guidance Update Branch Division of license Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-244

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Letter to Joseph Pacher from Bennett M. Brady dated February 10, 2012

SUBJECT:

AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AUDIT AT THE R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. ME6075)

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