ML092330641

Riverbend, Notification of Inspection (NRC IR 05000458-09-005) and Request for Information

ML092330641
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	08/21/2009
From:	Thomas Farnholtz Region 4 Engineering Branch 1
To:	Mike Perito Entergy Operations
References
IR-09-005
Download: ML092330641 (8)

See also: IR 05000458/2009005

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UNITED STATES

NU CLE AR RE GU L AT OR Y C O M M I S S I O N

R E GI ON I V

611 R YAN PLAZA D R I V E, SU ITE 400

AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4005

August 21, 2009

Michael Perito

Vice President, Operations

Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station

5485 US Highway 61N

St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT: RIVERBEND STATION- NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION

REPORT 05000458/2009005) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Perito:

From September 28 through October 2, 2009, a reactor inspector from the U. S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline inservice inspection

at River Bend Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.08. Experience has shown that

this inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for the NRC inspector 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. These documents have

been divided into two groups. The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identified information

to be provided prior to the inspection to ensure that the inspector is adequately prepared. The

second group (Section B of the enclosure) identifies the information the inspector will need upon

arrival at the site. 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 Kristi Huffstatler of your licensing

organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of

outage activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested,

please contact the lead inspector Shiattin Makor at (817) 276-6507 (shiattin.makor@nrc.gov).

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). 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 Farnholtz, Chief

Engineering Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket: 50-458

License: NPF-47

Enclosure:

Inservice Inspection Document Request

cc w/enclosure:

Senior Vice President

Entergy Nuclear Operations

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Vice President and COO

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Vice President, Oversight

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing

Entergy Nuclear Operations

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Manager, Licensing

Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station

5485 US Highway 61N

St. Francisville, LA 70775

Attorney General

State of Louisiana

P. O. Box 94005

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005

Ms. H. Anne Plettinger

3456 Villa Rose Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

President of West Feliciana

Police Jury

P. O. Box 1921

St. Francisville, LA 70775

Mr. Brian Almon

Public Utility Commission

William B. Travis Building

P. O. Box 13326

Austin, TX 78701-3326

Mr. Jim Calloway

Public Utility

Commission of Texas

1701 N. Congress Avenue

Austin, TX 78711-3326

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Radiological Emergency Planning and

Response Division

P. O. Box 4312

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312

Associate General Counsel

Entergy Nuclear Operations

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Chief, Technological Hazards

Branch

FEMA Region VI

800 N. Loop 288

Denton, TX 76201-3698

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov )

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov )

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov )

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Grant.Larkin@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Charles.Norton@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)

RBS Site Secretary (Lisa.Day@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)

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

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

DRS STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator (John.Adams@nrc.gov)

ROPreports

SUNSI Review Completed: ___Y___ ADAMS: 7 Yes No Initials: __STM_

7 Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive 7 Non-Sensitive

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SMakor TFarnholtz

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/RA/ /RA/

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

INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

Inspection Dates: September 28 through October 2, 2009

Inspection Procedures: IP 71111.08 Inservice Inspection (ISI) Activities

Inspector: Shiattin Makor, Reactor Inspector (Lead Inspector - ISI)

A. Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week

The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or

electronic format (ims.certrec.com preferred), in care of Shiattin Makor, by

September 21, 2009, to facilitate the selection of specific items that will be reviewed

during the onsite inspection week. The inspector will select specific items from the

information requested below and then request from your staff additional documents

needed during the onsite inspection week (Section B of this enclosure). We ask that the

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

inspection. *Please provide requested documentation electronically if possible. If

requested documents are large and only hard copy formats are available, please inform

the inspector(s), and provide subject documentation during the first day of the onsite

inspection. If you have any questions regarding this information request, please call the

inspector as soon as possible.

A.1 ISI/Welding Programs and Schedule Information

a) A detailed schedule (including preliminary dates) of:

i) Nondestructive examinations (NDEs) planned for Class 1 & 2 systems

and containment, performed as part of your ASME Section XI, Risk

Informed (if applicable), and augmented ISI programs during the

upcoming outage.

Provide a status summary of the NDE inspection activities vs. the

required inspection period percentages for this Interval by category per

ASME Section XI, IWX-2400 (Do not provide separately if other

documentation requested contains this information)

ii) Welding activities that are scheduled to be completed during the

upcoming outage (ASME Class 1, 2, or 3 structures, systems, or

components (SSCs))

b) A copy of ASME Section XI Code Relief Requests and associated NRC Safety

Evaluations applicable to the examinations identified above.

c) A list of NDE reports (ultrasonic, radiography, magnetic particle, dye penetrate,

Visual VT-1, VT-2, and VT-3), which have identified relevant conditions on Code

Class 1 & 2 systems since the beginning of the last refueling outage. This should

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include the previousSection XI pressure test(s) conducted during start up and

any evaluations associated with the results of the pressure tests. The list of NDE

reports should include a brief description of the SSC where the relevant condition

was identified.

d) A list with a brief description (e.g., system, material, pipe size, weld number, and

NDE performed) of the welds in Code Class 1 and 2 systems which have been

fabricated due to component repair/replacement activities since the beginning of

the last refueling outage, or are planned to be fabricated this refueling outage.

e) If reactor vessel weld examinations required by the ASME Code are scheduled to

occur during the upcoming outage, provide a detailed description of the welds to

be examined and the extent of the planned examination. Please also provide

reference numbers for applicable procedures that will be used to conduct these

examinations.

f) Copy of any 10 CFR Part 21 reports applicable to your SSCs within the scope of

Section XI of the ASME Code that have been identified since the beginning of the

last refueling outage.

g) A list of any temporary non-code repairs in service (e.g., pinhole leaks).

h) Please provide copies of the most recent self assessments for the ISI and

Welding programs.

A.6 Additional information related to all ISI activities

a) A list with a brief description of ISI inspection related issues (e.g., condition

reports) entered into your corrective action program since the beginning of the

last refueling outage (for the applicable unit). For example, a list based upon

data base searches using key words related to piping such as: ISI, ASME Code,

Section XI, NDE, cracks, wear, thinning, leakage, rust, corrosion or errors in

piping/NDE examinations.

b) Please provide names and phone numbers for the following program leads:

ISI contacts (Examination, planning)

Containment Exams

Snubbers and Supports

Repair and Replacement Program Manager

Licensing Contact

Site Welding Engineer

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B. Information to be provided onsite to the inspector(s) at the entrance meeting

(September 28, 2009):

B.1 ISI / Welding Programs and Schedule Information

a) Updated schedules for ISI/NDE activities, planned welding activities, and

schedule showing contingency repair plans, if available.

b) For ASME Code Class 1 and 2 welds selected by the inspector from the lists

provided from section A of this enclosure, please provide copies of the following

documentation for each subject weld:

i) Weld data sheet (traveler)

ii) Weld configuration and system location

iii) Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for weldment

iv) Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for welding procedures

v) Applicable weld procedures (WPS) used to fabricate the welds

vi) Copies of procedure qualification records (PQRs) supporting the WPS

from B.1.b.v

vii) Copies of mechanical test reports identified in the PQRs above

viii) Copies of the nonconformance reports for the selected welds (If

applicable)

ix) Radiographs of the selected welds and access to equipment to allow

viewing radiographs (If RT was performed)

x) Copies of the preservice examination records for the selected welds.

xi) Copies of welder performance qualifications records applicable to the

selected welds, including documentation that welder maintained

proficiency in the applicable welding processes specified in the WPS (at

least six months prior to the date of subject work)

xii) Copies of NDE personnel qualifications (VT, PT, UT, RT), as applicable

c) For the ISI related corrective action issues selected by the inspector(s) from

section A of this enclosure, provide a copy of the corrective actions and

supporting documentation.

d) For the NDE reports with relevant conditions on Code Class 1 & 2 systems

selected by the inspector from section A above, provide a copy of the

examination records, examiner qualification records, and associated corrective

action documents.

e) A copy of (or ready access to) most current revision of the ISI Program Manual

and Plan for the current Interval.

f) For the NDEs selected by the inspector from section A of this enclosure, provide

copy of the NDE procedures used to perform the examinations (including

calibration and flaw characterization/sizing procedures). For ultrasonic

examination procedures qualified in accordance with ASME Code,Section XI,

Appendix VIII, provide documentation supporting the procedure qualification

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(e.g., the EPRI performance demonstration qualification summary sheets). Also,

include qualification documentation of the specific equipment to be used (e.g.,

ultrasonic unit, cables, and transducers including serial numbers) and NDE

personnel qualification records.

B.5 Codes and Standards

a) Ready access to (i.e., copies provided to the inspector(s) for use during the

inspection at the onsite inspection location, or room number and location where

available):

i) Applicable Editions of the ASME Code (Sections V, IX and XI) for the

inservice inspection program and the repair/replacement program.

ii) Any other applicable EPRI and industry standards referenced in the plant

procedures for welding and NDE activities.

Inspector Contact Information:

Shiattin Makor

Reactor Inspector

817-276-6507

shiattin.makor@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

US NRC Region IV

Attn: Shiattin Makor

612 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 400

Arlington, TX 76011

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