ML11161A148

Information Request for an NRC Triennial Permanent Modifications and 10 CFR 50.59 (Mod/50.59) Baseline Inspection 05000456/2011008; 05000457/2011008

ML11161A148
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	06/10/2011
From:	Robert Daley Engineering Branch 3
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Nuclear Generation Corp, Exelon Nuclear
Loretta Sellers
References
IR-11-008
Download: ML11161A148 (8)

See also: IR 05000456/2011008

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION III

2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210

LISLE, IL 60532-4352

June 10, 2011

Mr. Michael J. Pacilio

Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC

President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear

4300 Winfield Road

Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT: BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - INFORMATION REQUEST FOR

AN NRC TRIENNIAL PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS AND 10 CFR 50.59

(MOD/50.59) BASELINE INSPECTION 05000456/2011008; 05000457/2011008

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On September 12, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a

MOD/50.59 baseline inspection at the Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2. This inspection

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

The onsite portion of the inspection will take place on September 12 - 16 and

September 26 - 30, 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 July 15, 2011. The inspection team will review this

information by July 29, 2011, and will request specific items that should be provided for review

in the regional office by August 26, 2011.

The second group of requested documents contains additional items that the 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

August 26, 2011, as identified above. The remaining documents should be available by the first

day of the onsite inspection, September 12, 2011.

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 onsite inspection, September 12, 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

onsite portions of the inspection.

M. Pacilio -2-

The lead inspector for this inspection is Dariusz Szwarc. We understand that our regulatory

contact for this inspection is Mr. James Gerrity of your organization. If there are any

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

(630) 829-9803 or via e-mail at Dariusz.Szwarc@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 R. A. Langstaff For/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457

License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77

Enclosure: Modification and 50.59 Inspection Document Request

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MODIFICATION AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

Inspection Report: 05000456/2011008; 05000457/2011008

Inspection Dates: September 12 - 16 and September 26 - 30, 2011

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

Permanent Plant Modifications

Lead Inspector: Dariusz Szwarc

(630) 829-9803

Dariusz.Szwarc@nrc.gov

I. Information Requested for in-Office Preparation Week

The following information is requested by July 15, 2011, or sooner, to facilitate the

selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week. The

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

submit a list to your staff by July 29, 2011. We will request that certain items be made

available to the regional office prior to the inspection by August 26, 2011. We request

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

first day of inspection. All requested information should identify the associated system

and cover the time frame from the receipt of information for the last inspection on

February 23, 2007, 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.

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:

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MODIFICATION AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

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

February 23, 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.

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

copies of the complete submittal.

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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 July 29, 2011 for availability of documents by August 26, 2011) or

on First Day of Inspection (September 12, 2011)

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:

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.

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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 Quality Assurance (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. Pacilio -2-

The lead inspector for this inspection is Dariusz Szwarc. We understand that our regulatory

contact for this inspection is Mr. James Gerrity of your organization. If there are any

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

(630) 829-9803 or via e-mail at Dariusz.Szwarc@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 R. A. Langstaff For/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457

License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77

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Letter to Mr. Michael J. Pacilio from Mr. Robert C. Daley dated June 10, 2011.

SUBJECT: BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - INFORMATION REQUEST

FOR AN NRC TRIENNIAL PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS AND 10 CFR

50.59 (MOD/50.59) BASELINE INSPECTION 05000456/2011008;

05000457/2011008

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