ML19210D402

Ltr. 07/29/19 Palisades Nuclear Plant - Information Request for NRC Triennial Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments (50.59) Baseline Inspection; Inspection Report 05000255/2019011 (DRS-D.Szwarc)

ML19210D402
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	07/29/2019
From:	Dariusz Szwarc Division of Reactor Safety III
To:	Arnone C Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
IR 2019011
Download: ML19210D402 (6)

See also: IR 05000255/2019011

Text

July 29, 2019

Mr. Charles Arnone

Vice President, Operations

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant

27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway

Covert, MI 49043-9530

SUBJECT: PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANTINFORMATION REQUEST FOR NRC

TRIENNIAL EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS, AND EXPERIMENTS (50.59)

BASELINE INSPECTION; INSPECTION REPORT 05000255/2019011

Dear Arnone:

On October 28, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a

50.59 Baseline Inspection at the Palisades Nuclear Plant. This inspection will be performed

in accordance with the NRC baseline Inspection Procedure 71111.17T. The onsite portion of

the inspection will take place during the week of October 28, 2019.

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

CD and delivered to the regional office no later than September 16, 2019. The inspection

team will review this information and, by September 30, 2019, will request specific items

that should be provided for review in the regional office by October 14, 2019.

• 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

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

inspection by October 14, 2019, as identified above. The remaining documents should

be available by the first day of the onsite inspection, October 28, 2019.

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

identified as a result of the inspection. 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.

C. Arnone -2-

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

regulatory contact for this inspection is Ms. Barb Dotson 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.

This letter and its enclosure 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, Part 2.390, Public Inspections,

Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Sincerely,

/RA Alan Dahbur Acting for/

Dariusz Szwarc, Senior Reactor Inspector

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-255

License No. DPR-20

Enclosure:

Document Request for 50.59 Inspection

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Letter to Charles Arnone from Dariusz Szwarc dated July 29, 2019.

SUBJECT: PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANTINFORMATION REQUEST FOR NRC

TRIENNIAL EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS, AND EXPERIMENTS (50.59)

BASELINE INSPECTION; INSPECTION REPORT 05000255/2019011

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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR 50.59 INSPECTION

Inspection Report: 05000255/2019011

Inspection Dates: October 28, 2019, through November 1, 2019

Inspection Procedure: 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments

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 September 16, 2019, 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 September 30, 2019. We will request that certain items be

made available to the regional office prior to the inspection by October 14, 2019. 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 MOD/50.59

inspection to the present.

The required information identified below should be provided on 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 all Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 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 the last

MOD/50.59 inspection;

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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval was sought

and obtained.

Enclosure

DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR 50.59 INSPECTION

(2) 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, and the

corresponding number and type of the affected document (i.e., the modification

or procedure to which the evaluation applies).

(3) A list of any modifications, procedure revisions, or Updated Final Safety Analysis

Report (UFSAR) changes where it was determined that 10 CFR 50.59 did not

apply.

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

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

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.

(6) 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.

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

copies of the complete submittal.

(8) 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.

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

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

(11) Current management and engineering organizational chart.

II. Information Requested to be Available Prior to Inspection. Requests will be

Made for Specific Item (1) Documents by September 30, 2019 for Availability of

Requested Item (1) Documents in Regional Office by October 14, 2019, and Items

(2), (3) and (4) Documents on First Day of Inspection (October 28, 2019).

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

associated documents such as calculations, modification packages (including

description), 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations or screenings, and any corrective action

documents

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DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR 50.59 INSPECTION

(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. Final Safety Analysis Report 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.

(4) Assessment and Corrective Actions:

a. The most recent 50.59 Quality Assurance audit and/or self-assessment;

and

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

corrective actions) generated as a result of the most recent 50.59 Quality

Assurance 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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