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MONTHYEARCNS-18-008, License Amendment Request to Remove the Containment Valve Injection Water System Supply from Specified Containment Isolation Valves and to Exempt These CIVs from Type-C Local Leak Rate Testing2018-07-19019 July 2018 License Amendment Request to Remove the Containment Valve Injection Water System Supply from Specified Containment Isolation Valves and to Exempt These CIVs from Type-C Local Leak Rate Testing CNS-18-032, Refueling Outage 22 (C2R22) Inservice Inspection Report Summary Report2018-07-12012 July 2018 Refueling Outage 22 (C2R22) Inservice Inspection Report Summary Report CNS-18-031, Notice of Enforcement Discretion (NOED) Request2018-06-18018 June 2018 Notice of Enforcement Discretion (NOED) Request CNS-18-028, 2017 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report2018-05-14014 May 2018 2017 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report CNS-18-026, Transmittal of 2017/2018 10 CFR 50.59 Evaluation Summary Report2018-05-10010 May 2018 Transmittal of 2017/2018 10 CFR 50.59 Evaluation Summary Report CNS-18-023, (Cns), Units 1 and 2 - Response to NRC Requests for Additional Information (Rais) License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specification Section 3.7.8, Nuclear Service Water System2018-05-0808 May 2018 (Cns), Units 1 and 2 - Response to NRC Requests for Additional Information (Rais) License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specification Section 3.7.8, Nuclear Service Water System CNS-18-025, Submittal of 2017 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report2018-04-30030 April 2018 Submittal of 2017 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report CNS-18-022, Submittal of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure2018-04-12012 April 2018 Submittal of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure CNS-18-017, Catawba, Units 1 and 2, Submittal of Emergency Plan, Revision 18-1 and 18-22018-03-24024 March 2018 Catawba, Units 1 and 2, Submittal of Emergency Plan, Revision 18-1 and 18-2 CNS-18-015, Commitment Change Evaluation Report for 20172018-03-22022 March 2018 Commitment Change Evaluation Report for 2017 CNS-18-005, Technical Specification Bases Changes and Ufsar/Selected Licensee Commitment Changes2018-02-0808 February 2018 Technical Specification Bases Changes and Ufsar/Selected Licensee Commitment Changes CNS-18-006, Submittal of Special Report 2018-01 for the Loose Parts Monitoring System Non-Functional for Greater than 30 Days2018-01-23023 January 2018 Submittal of Special Report 2018-01 for the Loose Parts Monitoring System Non-Functional for Greater than 30 Days CNS-17-058, Supplement to the High Frequency Supplement to Seismic Hazard Screening Report, Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukus2017-12-28028 December 2017 Supplement to the High Frequency Supplement to Seismic Hazard Screening Report, Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushi CNS-17-061, Third Ten-Year Inservice Inspection Plan, Limited Volumetric Examinations Response to NRC Requests for Additional Information2017-12-21021 December 2017 Third Ten-Year Inservice Inspection Plan, Limited Volumetric Examinations Response to NRC Requests for Additional Information CNS-17-056, Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, Resubmittal of Emergency Plan, Revision 17-22017-11-0101 November 2017 Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, Resubmittal of Emergency Plan, Revision 17-2 CNS-17-056, Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, Submittal of Emergency Plan, Revision 17-22017-10-23023 October 2017 Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, Submittal of Emergency Plan, Revision 17-2 CNS-17-053, Transmittal of 2016 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report - Supplement2017-10-12012 October 2017 Transmittal of 2016 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report - Supplement CNS-17-048, Supplemental Response to Preliminary White Finding, Apparent Violations, and NRC Inspection Report 05000414/2017012; Enforcement Action 17-1222017-09-29029 September 2017 Supplemental Response to Preliminary White Finding, Apparent Violations, and NRC Inspection Report 05000414/2017012; Enforcement Action 17-122 CNS-17-049, Submittal of Ufsar/Selected Licensee Commitment Changes Manual2017-09-28028 September 2017 Submittal of Ufsar/Selected Licensee Commitment Changes Manual CNS-17-051, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask2017-09-28028 September 2017 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask CNS-17-014, License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specification Section 3.7.8, Nuclear Service Water System, to Add a New Condition to Allow Single Pond Return Header Operation of the Nsws with a 30-Day Completion Time2017-09-14014 September 2017 License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specification Section 3.7.8, Nuclear Service Water System, to Add a New Condition to Allow Single Pond Return Header Operation of the Nsws with a 30-Day Completion Time CNS-17-050, ISFSI - Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask2017-09-12012 September 2017 ISFSI - Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask CNS-17-047, Response to NRC Inspection Report 05000414/2017012 and Preliminary White Finding2017-08-29029 August 2017 Response to NRC Inspection Report 05000414/2017012 and Preliminary White Finding CNS-17-041, ISFSI - Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask2017-08-15015 August 2017 ISFSI - Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask CNS-17-040, Withdrawal of Inservice Testing Relief Request 17-CN-002 Regarding an Alternative Method to Establish New Reference Values for Testing Chemical and Volume Control Pump2017-08-14014 August 2017 Withdrawal of Inservice Testing Relief Request 17-CN-002 Regarding an Alternative Method to Establish New Reference Values for Testing Chemical and Volume Control Pump CNS-17-039, Relief Request 17-CN-002, Request for Alternative Method to Establish New Inservice Testing Values for a Chemical and Volume Control Pump2017-07-27027 July 2017 Relief Request 17-CN-002, Request for Alternative Method to Establish New Inservice Testing Values for a Chemical and Volume Control Pump CNS-17-036, Mid-Cycle Power Uprate Ascension Startup Report2017-06-29029 June 2017 Mid-Cycle Power Uprate Ascension Startup Report CNS-17-033, Technical Specification Bases Changes2017-06-27027 June 2017 Technical Specification Bases Changes CNS-17-029, Flood Hazard Mitigating Strategies Assessment Report Submittal2017-06-20020 June 2017 Flood Hazard Mitigating Strategies Assessment Report Submittal CNS-17-030, Catawba, Unit 1, Submittal of Core Operating Limits Report (Colr) for Cycle 24 Reload Core2017-06-20020 June 2017 Catawba, Unit 1, Submittal of Core Operating Limits Report (Colr) for Cycle 24 Reload Core CNS-17-024, Third Ten-Year Inservice Inspection Plan, Limited Volumetric Examinations2017-05-25025 May 2017 Third Ten-Year Inservice Inspection Plan, Limited Volumetric Examinations CNS-17-031, Response to NRC Requests for Additional Information End of Cycle 21 Refueling Outage Inservice Inspection Report and Steam Generator Inservice Inspection Summary Report2017-05-24024 May 2017 Response to NRC Requests for Additional Information End of Cycle 21 Refueling Outage Inservice Inspection Report and Steam Generator Inservice Inspection Summary Report CNS-17-027, Submittal of 2015/2016 10 CFR 50.59 Evaluation Summary Report2017-05-10010 May 2017 Submittal of 2015/2016 10 CFR 50.59 Evaluation Summary Report CNS-17-015, Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 - Submittal of 2016 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report2017-04-27027 April 2017 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 - Submittal of 2016 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report CNS-17-021, Special Report 2017-01 for the Units 1 and 2 Loose Parts Monitoring System Non-Functional for Greater than 30 Days2017-04-20020 April 2017 Special Report 2017-01 for the Units 1 and 2 Loose Parts Monitoring System Non-Functional for Greater than 30 Days CNS-17-020, Application to Adopt ASME Code Case OMN-20 (CN-GRR-01) for Pump and Valve Inservice Testing2017-04-11011 April 2017 Application to Adopt ASME Code Case OMN-20 (CN-GRR-01) for Pump and Valve Inservice Testing CNS-17-008, Commitment Change Evaluation Report for 20162017-03-16016 March 2017 Commitment Change Evaluation Report for 2016 CNS-17-004, Response to NRC Request for Additional Information on License Amendment Request to Adopt National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Generating Plants.2017-01-26026 January 2017 Response to NRC Request for Additional Information on License Amendment Request to Adopt National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Generating Plants. CNS-17-002, End of Cycle 21 Refueling Outage, Lnservice Inspection Report and Steam Generator Lnservice Inspection Summary Report2017-01-0606 January 2017 End of Cycle 21 Refueling Outage, Lnservice Inspection Report and Steam Generator Lnservice Inspection Summary Report CNS-16-080, Submittal of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure2016-12-20020 December 2016 Submittal of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure CNS-16-077, Expedited Seismic Evaluation Process Closeout, Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident2016-12-0808 December 2016 Expedited Seismic Evaluation Process Closeout, Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident CNS-16-066, Stations - Supplemental Information Regarding Reevaluated Seismic Hazard Screening and Prioritization Results - Response to NRC Request for Information, Per 10CFR50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of the Near-Term Task..2016-10-20020 October 2016 Stations - Supplemental Information Regarding Reevaluated Seismic Hazard Screening and Prioritization Results - Response to NRC Request for Information, Per 10CFR50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of the Near-Term Task.. CNS-16-069, Submittal of Emergency Plan, Revision 16-22016-10-10010 October 2016 Submittal of Emergency Plan, Revision 16-2 CNS-16-068, Submittal of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure Revisions2016-10-10010 October 2016 Submittal of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure Revisions CNS-16-064, License Amendment Request to Adopt National Fire Protection and Revised Response to Probabilistic Risk Assessment Request for Additional Information 242016-09-0707 September 2016 License Amendment Request to Adopt National Fire Protection and Revised Response to Probabilistic Risk Assessment Request for Additional Information 24 CNS-16-061, Submittal of Design Basis Specification for the Plant Fire Protection Revision 252016-08-12012 August 2016 Submittal of Design Basis Specification for the Plant Fire Protection Revision 25 CNS-16-051, License Amendment Request (LAR) to Adopt National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Generating Plants, Response to NRC Request for Additional Information (RAI) an2016-08-0202 August 2016 License Amendment Request (LAR) to Adopt National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Generating Plants, Response to NRC Request for Additional Information (RAI) and CNS-16-049, ISFSI Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask2016-07-14014 July 2016 ISFSI Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask CNS-16-056, Transmittal of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures, Including Revision 034 to RP/0/A/5000/006A and Revision 038 to RP/0/A/5000/00682016-07-13013 July 2016 Transmittal of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures, Including Revision 034 to RP/0/A/5000/006A and Revision 038 to RP/0/A/5000/0068 CNS-16-050, Unit 2 - Ufsar/Selected Licensee Commitment Changes2016-07-12012 July 2016 Unit 2 - Ufsar/Selected Licensee Commitment Changes 2018-07-19
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tENERGY.Kelvin Henderson Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station 803-701-4251 Duke Energy CN01VP 1 4800 Concord Rd.York, SC 29745 CNS-13-006 November 8, 2013 10 CFR 21.21 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention:
Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
Subject:
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy)Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 10 CFR 21 Notification
-Identification of Defect Pursuant to 10 CFR 21.21(d)(3)(ii), Duke Energy is providing the required written notification of the identification of a defect. This information was initially reported to the NRC Operations Center on October 10, 2013.The attachment to this letter provides the information required by 10 CFR 21.21. In addition, the attachment discusses the relevance of this issue to Duke Energy's Catawba Nuclear Station. There are no commitments contained in this letter or its attachment.
Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact L.J. Rudy at (803) 701-3084.
- Very truly yours, 7xcl-Kelvin Henderson LJR/s Attachment www.duke-energy.com Document Control Desk Page 2 November 8, 2013 xc (with attachment):
V.M. McCree Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
-Region II Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 J.C. Paige (addressee only)NRC Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 8 G9A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 G.A. Hutto, III NRC Senior Resident Inspector Catawba Nuclear Station ATTACHMENT 10 CFR 21.21 NOTIFICATION EATON CUTLER-HAMMER MODEL 9575H3A000 RELAYS This notification follows the format of and addresses the considerations contained in 10 CFR 21.21(d)(4)(i)-(viii).(i) Name and address of the individual or individuals informing the Commission:
Kelvin Henderson, Vice President Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745 (ii) Identification of the facility, the activity, or the basic component supplied for such facility or such activity within the United States which fails to comply or contains a defect: The basic component which is the subject of this notification is an Eaton Cutler-Hammer Model 9575H3A000 relay, purchased commercial grade and dedicated by Duke Energy for use in nuclear safety related applications.(iii) Identification of the firm constructing the facility or supplying the basic component which fails to comply or contains a defect: The affected relays were supplied as commercial grade items by Eaton Cutler-Hammer and were manufactured by an overseas manufacturer (China).(iv) Nature of the defect or failure to comply and the safety hazard which is created or could be created by such defect or failure to comply: The Model 9575H3A000 relay is a vendor-recommended replacement for the obsolete Model 9575H2612A relay utilized in certain safety related motor starter circuits.
The replacement relay was purchased by Duke Energy as a commercial grade item and was dedicated by Duke Energy for use in safety related applications.
The affected relay batch number is 1111AF (old stock). In addition, it was discovered that there is also a potentially affected batch of similar relays from 2005 (batch number 0421AF).On August 5, 2013, annunciators were received for diesel generator (DG) 2B low lube oil inlet and outlet temperature.
Investigation revealed that the control relay in motor control center cubicle 2EMXF F02D was not operating as expected.
A work order was generated to replace the failed relay. While working the work order, a relay contact pad was found resting next to the relay. An inspection of the relay revealed that the contact pad came from the backside of the left movable contact. With the relay coil in the energized state and the contact pad missing, the relay contact would not engage. This prevented the lube oil heaters from energizing.
The failed relay was sent to the Duke Energy Metallurgical Laboratory.
It was observed that the gold brazing material was miniscule where the pad should have been attached.The laboratory observed the same brazing issue with the adjacent relay contact/pads that were still attached on the failed relay. The material could barely be seen under the pads, whereas it should have protruded out the edges for good brazing. It was determined that the overseas manufacturer of the relays had insufficiently bonded the 1 relay contact pads to the movable contact arms for at least this one known batch of relays./The Metallurgical Laboratory analyzed relays from two newer batches and observed that the overseas manufacturer has since improved the process for attaching the contact pads, in batch numbers 1142AF and 1150AF (new stock). The process change involved using silver instead of gold to make the brazing connection of the pad to the brass contact arm. The use of gold was specific to batch number 111 1AF. The use of silver is specific to batch numbers 1142AF and 1150AF. It was noted that the contact pads (both old stock and new stock) are designed to be pressed into the brass contact arm and brazed into place. Regarding the failed relay, there was an extremely small amount of gold brazing present on the loose contact pad. Additionally, the old stock pad's steel boss was thinner than the new stock pad's steel boss. The thicker steel boss of the new stock pad allows for a better press fit.Duke Energy receipt testing on batch number 111 1AF resulted in six out of ten relays failing the contact resistance measurement of less than 50 mOhms. Four of six relays failed resistance testing in 2012. The four failed relays were returned to Eaton Cutler-Hammer, who provided four new relays; two of these four new relays failed resistance testing as well. All of these relays were from batch number 111 1AF. A corrective action program report was generated for each instance where relays from this batch number failed inspection, one in 2012 and one in 2013. However, at the time, these reports were not recognized as potentially reportable per 10 CFR 21 due to insufficient information being contained in them. Because the second set of relays also experienced a high failure rate, action should have been taken to evaluate this issue before releasing the remaining "passed" items into inventory for use in the plant.Relays of this type had been installed in the DG lube oil sump tank heater and the DG jacket water heater applications for DGs 2A and 2B. Duke Energy concluded that for these two installed applications, no substantial safety hazard existed, as DGs 2A and 2B were determined to be operable. (The heaters operate while the DGs are in standby to maintain required lube oil and jacket water temperature.
Failure of these heaters to automatically start would be detected by alarms and action would be taken to mitigate the condition.
The heaters are not required for DG operability when the engines are running.)
However, because similar relays were in inventory, they theoretically could have been utilized in other safety related applications (even though they were not actually utilized in any other safety related applications).
The most significant safety related applications where the relays could have been utilized were in circuitry associated with safety related ventilation system fans. Had they been utilized in these systems, a failure could have prevented the affected ventilation system fan from starting on an actuation signal.(v) The date on which the information of such defect or failure to comply was obtained: Following internal technical evaluation, Duke Energy performed the evaluations required by 10 CFR 21 and Duke Energy procedures and determined that this issue is 10 CFR 21 reportable on October 7, 2013. The responsible company officer was formally notified on October 9, 2013.2 (vi) In the case of a basic component which contains a defect or fails to comply, the number and location of these components in use at, supplied for, being supplied for, or may be supplied for, manufactured, or being manufactured for one or more facilities or activities subject to the regulations in this part: Catawba is the only Duke Energy facility that had any of the affected relays. Duke Energy did not sell or transfer any of the affected relays to any other utility. There were four of the potentially affected relays previously installed in safety related applications at Catawba, two from affected batch number 1111AF and two from 2005 potentially affected batch number 0421AF. All four relays have since been replaced as shown below.2EMXF F02A (DG 2B Jacket Water Heater Relay (batch number 1111 AF)) --Replaced August 28, 2013 2EMXF F02D (DG 2B Lube Oil Heater Relay (batch number 1111AF)) --Replaced August 27, 2013 2EMXE F02A (DG 2A Jacket Water Heater Relay (batch number 0421AF)) --Replaced September 30, 2013 2EMXE F02D (DG 2A Lube Oil Heater Relay (batch number 0421AF)) --Replaced September 30, 2013 The affected and potentially affected relays have been removed from inventory.(vii) The corrective action which has been, is being, or will be taken; the name of the individual or organization responsible for the action; and the length of time that has been or will be taken to complete the action: The remaining affected and potentially affected relays were removed from use in safety related applications during the Unit 2 Fall 2013 refueling outage. None of the affected or potentially affected relays are contained in inventory.
The procedure governing quality assurance receipt inspection was revised in June 2013 to require that disposition information is included in corrective action program reports if any items fail receipt inspection.
This will ensure that corrective action is taken to evaluate and address the issue prior to releasing the remaining "passed" items into inventory for use in the plant.Organizations participating in the above corrective actions included Engineering, Maintenance, and Nuclear Supply Chain.(viii) Any advice related to the defect or failure to comply about the facility, activity, or basic component that has been, is being, or will be given to purchasers or licensees:
Institute for Nuclear Power Operations Consolidated Event System (ICES) report number 307897 was generated concerning this issue. Following the determination that this issue is 10 CFR 21 reportable, Duke Energy made an initial notification concerning this subject to the NRC Operations Center on October 10, 2013 (Event Number 49426).3