ML11243A100

Information Request for the Triennial Permanent Plant Modifications and Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments (MOD/50.59) Baseline Inspection 05000282-11-012(DRS); 05000306-11-012(DRS)

ML11243A100
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	08/31/2011
From:	Robert Daley Engineering Branch 3
To:	Schimmel M Northern States Power Co
References
IR-11-012
Download: ML11243A100 (9)

See also: IR 05000282/2011012

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION III

2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210

LISLE, IL 60532-4352

August 31, 2011

Mr. Mark A. Schimmel

Site Vice President

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant

Northern States Power Company, Minnesota

1717 Wakonade Drive East

Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT: PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -

INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THE TRIENNIAL PERMANENT PLANT

MODIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS, OR

EXPERIMENTS (MOD/50.59) BASELINE INSPECTION

05000282/2011012(DRS); 05000306/2011012(DRS)

Dear Mr. Schimmel:

On October 31, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a MOD/50.59

baseline inspection at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. This inspection

will be performed in accordance with the NRC baseline Inspection Procedure (IP) 71111.17. The

on-site portion of the inspection will take place on October 31 - November 4, 2011, and

November 14 - 18, 2011.

Experience has shown that these baseline inspections are extremely resource intensive, both for

the NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. 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 documents

needed for the inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups.

The first group of information is necessary to ensure that the inspection team is adequately

prepared for the inspection. This information should be made available via compact disc and

delivered to the regional office no later than September 26, 2011. The inspection team will review

this information and, by September 30, 2011, will request specific items that should be provided for

review in the regional office by October 14, 2011.

The second group of requested documents contains additional items that the inspection team will

review, or need access to, during the inspection. Certain documents contained within this group,

i.e., Item (1), will be requested for review in the regional office prior to the inspection by

October 14, 2011, as identified above. The remaining documents should be available by the first

day of the on-site inspection, October 31, 2011.

M. Schimmel -2-

The third group lists information necessary to aid the inspection team in tracking issues identified

as a result of the inspection. The remaining documents in group three should be available by the

first day of the on-site inspection, October 31, 2011. It is requested that this information be

provided to the lead inspector as the information is generated during 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 on-site portions of the

inspection.

The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. George M. Hausman. We understand that our

regulatory contact for this inspection is Mr. Sam J. DiPasquale of your organization. If there are

any questions about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at

(630) 829-9743 or via e-mail at George.Hausman@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.

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 NRCs document system (ADAMS),

accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public

Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA by G. M. Hausman for/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-282; 50-306

License Nos.: DPR-42; DPR-60

Enclosure: MODIFICATION 50.59 BASELINE INSPECTION INITIAL DOCUMENT REQUEST

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MODIFICATION 50.59 BASELINE INSPECTION

INITIAL DOCUMENT REQUEST

Inspection Report: 05000282/2011012(DRS); 05000306/2011012(DRS)

Inspection Dates: October 31 - November 4, 2011, and November 14 - 18, 2011

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

Permanent Plant Modifications"

Inspection Team Leader: George M. Hausman

(630) 829-9743

George.Hausman@nrc.gov

I. Information Requested for In-Office Preparation Week

The following information is requested by September 26, 2011, or sooner, to facilitate the

selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the on-site inspection week. The

inspection team will select specific items from the information requested below and submit

a list to your staff by September 30, 2011. We will request that certain items be made

available to the regional office prior to the inspection by October 14, 2011. We request that

the remaining items selected from the lists be available and ready for review on the first day

of inspection (i.e., January 10, 2011). All requested information should identify the

associated system and cover the time frame from the receipt of information for the last

MOD/50.59 Inspection on December 5, 2008, to the present.

The required information identified below should be provided on compact disc (CD). Please

provide three copies of each CD submitted (i.e., one for each inspector). The preferred file

format is a searchable pdf file. The CDs should be indexed and hyper-linked to facilitate

ease of use, if possible. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call

the inspection team leader as soon as possible.

(1) List of permanent plant modifications to systems, structures, or components that

are field work complete. (For the purpose of this inspection, permanent plant

modifications include permanent: plant changes, design changes, set point

changes, equivalency evaluations, suitability analyses, and commercial grade

dedications.)

The list should contain the number of each document, the title, the revision (or date),

and the affected system. In addition to the list, please provide a description of each

modification and a list of associated calculations and affected procedures.

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(2) List of all 10 CFR 50.59 completed evaluations involving (a) calculations,

(b) procedure revisions, (c) changes to the facility (modifications), (d) non-routine

operating configurations, or (e) departures in methods of analyses. This list should

include 50.59 evaluations for the following:

a. Changes that have been made under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59

that have been updated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) since

July 1, 2007;

b. Modifications that are field work complete; and

c. Changes to calculations (or initiation of new calculations) that have been

issued. The list should contain the number and title of each document, a

brief description of the change, and the corresponding number and type of

the affected document (i.e., the modification or procedure to which the

evaluation applies). The list should NOT include any evaluations in

which prior NRC approval was sought and obtained.

(3) A list of all 10 CFR 50.59 changes that have been screened out as not requiring a

full evaluation involving: (a) calculations; (b) procedure revisions; (c) changes to the

facility (modifications); (d) non-routine operating configurations; or (e) departures in

methods of analyses.

The list should contain the number and title of each document, a brief description of

the change, and the corresponding number and type of the affected document

(i.e., the modification or procedure to which the evaluation applies).

(4) A list of any modifications, procedure revisions, or UFSAR changes where it was

determined that 10 CFR 50.59 did not apply.

(5) A list of calculation changes that have been issued for use.

(6) A list of corrective action documents (open and closed) that address permanent

plant modifications or 10 CFR 50.59 issues, concerns, or processes. These

documents should also include the corrective action documents associated with the

modification and the 50.59 change implementation.

The list should contain the number, title and revision (or date) of each document, the

affected system and corresponding documentation (if applicable), and should be

sorted in order of significance.

(7) Copies of procedures addressing the following: modifications, design changes, set

point changes, equivalency evaluations or suitability analyses, commercial grade

dedications, post-modification testing, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations and screenings,

and UFSAR updates.

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(8) UFSAR updates submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4). Provide copies

of the complete submittal.

(9) Copy of the UFSAR change log or a synopsis of the changes. This should include

all of the changes made to the UFSAR that were incorporated in the last

10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) submittal.

(10) Electronic copy of the UFSAR and technical specifications, if available.

(11) Name(s) and phone numbers for the regulatory and technical contacts.

(12) Current management and engineering organizational chart.

II. Information Requested to be Available Prior to Inspection (Request will be Made by

September 30, 2011, for Availability of Documents by October 14, 2011, [Item 1]) or

on First Day of Inspection (October 31, 2011) [Items 2, 3 and 4]

(1) Copies of all selected items from Section I. This includes copies of associated

documents such as calculations, post-modification test packages, 10 CFR 50.59

evaluations or screenings, and any corrective action documents.

(2) Copies of these documents do not need to be solely available to the inspection team

as long as the inspectors have easy and unrestrained access to them.

a. Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, if not previously provided;

b. Original FSAR Volumes;

c. Original SER and Supplements;

d. FSAR Question and Answers;

e. Quality Assurance Plan;

f. Technical Specifications, if not previously provided;

g. Latest IPE/PRA Report;

h. Vendor Manuals; and

i. The latest 10 CFR 50.59 UFSAR Update Submittal

(3) Please ensure that other supporting documents for the selected items have been

located and are readily retrievable as the inspection team will likely be requesting

these documents during the inspection. Examples of supporting documents are:

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a. Drawings supporting the modifications;

b. Procedures affected by the modifications; and

c. UFSAR change papers generated due to a 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation.

(4) Assessment and Corrective Actions:

a. The most recent MOD/50.59 Quality Assurance (QA) audit and/or self-

assessment; and

b. Corrective action documents (e.g., condition reports, including status of

corrective actions) generate as a result of the most recent MOD/50.59 QA

audit and/or self-assessment.

III. Information Requested to be provided throughout the inspection

(1) Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the inspection

teams questions or queries during this inspection.

(2) Copies of the list of questions submitted by the inspection team members and the

status/resolution of the information requested (provide daily during the inspection to

each inspection team member).

If you have any questions regarding the information requested, please contact the

inspection team leader.

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M. Schimmel -2-

The third group lists information necessary to aid the inspection team in tracking issues identified as a result

of the inspection. The remaining documents in group three should be available by the first day of the on-site

inspection, October 31, 2011. It is requested that this information be provided to the lead inspector as the

information is generated during 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 on-site portions of the inspection.

The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. George M. Hausman. We understand that our regulatory contact

for this inspection is Mr. Sam J. DiPasquale of your organization. If there are any questions about the

inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at (630) 829-9743 or via e-mail at

George.Hausman@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.

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 NRCs document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web

site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA by G. M. Hausman for/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-282; 50-306

License Nos.: DPR-42; DPR-60

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Letter to Mr. Mark A. Schimmel from Mr. Robert C. Daley dated August 31, 2011.

SUBJECT: PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -

INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THE TRIENNIAL PERMANENT PLANT

MODIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS, OR

EXPERIMENTS (MOD/50.59) BASELINE INSPECTION

05000282/2011012(DRS); 05000306/2011012(DRS)

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