IR 05000333/2016008

IR 05000333/2016008; 2/22/2016 to 2/25/2016; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Component Design Bases Inspection (Programs)

ML16078A132
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	03/17/2016
From:	Halter M Engineering Region 1 Branch 2
To:	Brian Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Northeast
References
IR 2016008
Download: ML16078A132 (12)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 March 17, 2016 Mr. Brian Sullivan Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Northeast James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 SUBJECT: JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES (ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION PROGRAM)

INSPECTION REPORT 050003 33/201 6 0 08

Dear Mr. Sullivan:

On February 25, 2016

, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick)

. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on February 25, 2016

, with you and other members of your staff. NRC inspectors examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. In conducting the inspection, the team examined Entergy's implementation of the electrical equipment environmental qualification program required by Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.49 for maintaining the qualified status of equipment during the life of the plant. The inspection involved field walkdowns, examination of selected procedures, calculations and records, and interviews with station personnel.

No NRC-identified or self-revealing findings were identified during this inspection.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Docket Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's document system, Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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/ Mandy K. Halter , Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Mr. Brian Sullivan Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Northeast James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 SUBJECT: JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES (ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION PROGRAM)

INSPECTION REPORT 05000333/2016008

Dear Mr. Sullivan:

On February 25, 2016

, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick)

. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on February 25, 2016, with you and other members of your staff.

NRC inspectors examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. In conducting the inspection, the team examined Entergy's implementation of the electrical equipment environmental qualification program required by Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.49 for maintaining the qualified status of equipment during the life of the plant. The inspection involved field walkdowns, examination of selected procedures, calculations and records, and interviews with station personnel.

No NRC-identified or self-revealing findings were identified during this inspection.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Docket Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's document system, Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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/ Mandy K. Halter, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety DISTRIBUTION: See Next Page DOCUMENT NAME:

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ML16078A132 SUNSI Review Non-Sensitive Sensitive Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRS RI/DRP RI/DRS NAME SPindale ABurritt MHalter DATE 3/15/16 3/15/16 3/17/16 OFFICIAL RECORD CO PY Docket No. 50-3 33 License No. DPR-59

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 050003 33/201 6 00 8 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information

REGION I Docket No: 50-3 33 License No: DPR-5 9 Report No: 05000333/201 6 0 08 Licensee: Entergy Nuclear Northeast (Entergy

) Facility: James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Location: Scriba , NY Inspection Period: February 22

- 2 5 , 201 6 Inspectors:

S. Pindale

, Senior Reactor Inspector, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), Team Leader D. Orr , Senior Reactor Inspector, DRS J. Ayala , Reactor Inspector, DRS Approved By: Mandy K. Halter , Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

IR 050003 33/201 6 00 8; 2/22/201 6 - 2/2 5/201 6; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

Component Design Bases Inspection (Programs)

. The report covers the Component Design Bases Inspection (Programs)conducted by a team of three U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspectors.

The significance of most findings is indicated by their color (Green, White, Yellow, Red) using Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0609, "Significance Determination Process." Cross-cutting aspects associated with findings are determined using IMC 0310, "Components Within the Cross-Cutting Areas." The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, "Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 5, dated February 2014.

No findings were identified.

REPORT DETAILS

REACTOR SAFETY

Cornerstones: Initiating Events, Mitigating Systems, and Barrier Integrity

1R21 Component Design Bases Inspection (Programs)

(IP 71111.21N - 8 samples)

.1 Inspection

Sample Selection Process The inspection team assessed the implementation of Entergy's Environmental Qualification (EQ) program, established to meet the requirements of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 50.49, "Environmental Qualification of Electrical Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants." The scope of this rule includes safety-related equipment relied upon to remain functional during and following design basis events, non

-safety-related equipment whose failure under postulated environmental conditions could prevent safety

-related equipment from performing design functions, and certain post

-accident monitoring equipment. The team selected risk significant components for review usi ng information contained in the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick)

Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Standardized Plant Analysis Risk (SPAR) model for Fitz Patrick. Additionally, the team referenced the FitzPatrick Risk-Informed Inspection Notebook in the selection of potential components for review. The NRC originally verified FitzPatrick's EQ program implementation through a series of onsite inspections in the 1980's. The EQ program at that time established measures to ensure EQ through the 40

-year operating license period. Since that time, Entergy ha d renewed FitzPatrick's operating licenses for an additional 20 years. The team initially compiled a list of components based on the risk factors previously mentioned.

The team then interviewed plant staff, and reviewed procurement, maintenance, and design records. Based on these additional reviews, the team focused the inspection on eight EQ program elements and components. The components that were selected included pump motors, motor

-operated valves (MOV), solenoid valves, limit switches and flow/level transmitters located both inside and outside of containment

. The team also evaluated the EQ of selected supporting sub

-compo nents , including seals and lubricants

.

.2 Results of Detailed Reviews

a. Inspection Scope

The inspection was a pilot inspection, conducted as outlined in NRC Inspection Procedure (IP) 71111.21N.

The team assess ed Entergy's implementation of the EQ program as required by 10 CFR 50.49. The team evaluated whether Entergy staff properly maintained the EQ of electrical equipment important to safety through plant life (repair, replacement, modification, and plant life extension), established and maintained required EQ documentation records, and implemented an effective corrective action program to identify and correct EQ

-related deficiencies and evaluate EQ

-related industry operating experience.

This inspection effort included review of EQ program

-related procedures, component EQ files, EQ test records, equipment maintenance and operating history, maintenance and operating procedures, vendor documents, design documents, and calculations. The team also interview ed plant staff knowledgeable with the design, maintenance, and operation of the selected components. Additionally

, the team performed physical in-plant walkdowns (where accessible)to verify the installed equipment 1) was consistent with the EQ component documentation files, 2) was installed in their tested configuration, and 3) could be impacted by the failure of surrounding equipment. The team reviewed procurement records and inspected a sample of replacement parts stored in the warehouse to verify EQ parts approved for installation in the plant were properly identified and controlled; and that storage time and environmental conditions did not adversely affect the components' qualified life or service life

. The team also reviewed Entergy's evaluation of applicable operating experience t o determine whether industry EQ

-related issues were understood and addressed through Entergy's corrective action program. Documents reviewed for this inspection are listed in the Attachment.

Component samples selected for this inspection are listed below.

Six of the eight components were qualified in accordance with 10 CFR 50.49; and two components, which are original plant equipment, were qualified in accordance with the NRC's Division of Operating Reactor s (DOR) Guidelines, as indicated below.

Main Steam Isolation Valve (MSIV) 'A' Inboard Solenoid Valve Cluster Assembly Safety/Relief Valve 'A' Pilot Solenoid Valve Residual Heat Removal System 'A' Pump Motor (DOR)

High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) System Inboard Isolation Valve 23MOV19 Residual Heat Removal System 'D' Torus Isolation Valve 10MOV13D (DOR) HPCI/Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System Level Transmitter 02

-3LT-72A MSIV 'A' Position Indication Limit Switches (Open, Closed, 85% Open)

Residual Heat Removal System 'A' Flow Transmitter 10

-FT-109A

b. Findings

No findings were identified.

4OA2 Identification

and Resolution of Problems (IP 71152)

a. Inspection Scope

The team reviewed a sample of problems that Entergy had previously identified and entered into the corrective action program. The team reviewed a sample of these issues to verify an appropriate threshold for identifying issues and to evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions. T he specific corrective action documents that were sampled a nd reviewed by the team are listed in the Attachment.

B Findings No findings were identified.

4OA6 Meetings, including Exit

On February 25, 2016

, the team presented the inspection results to Mr. Brian Sullivan , Site Vice President, and other members of Entergy staff. T he team reviewed proprietary information, which was returned to Entergy at the end of the inspection.

The team verified that no proprietary information was documented in the report.

ATTACHMENT

=SUPPLEMENTAL

INFORMATION=

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Entergy Personnel

V. Bacanskas, Director, Chief Engineer

J. Eckman, Senior Design Engineer

M. Hawes, Regulatory Compliance Engi

n eer

A. Lauzon, EQ Engineer

LIST OF ITEMS

OPENED, CLOSED , DISCUSSED, AND UPDATED

None

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

EQ Files

QDR 03.01, Limitorque