ML13094A213
| ML13094A213 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 04/03/2013 |
| From: | Nease R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB1 |
| To: | Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-13-007 | |
| Download: ML13094A213 (10) | |
See also: IR 05000424/2013007
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
April 3, 2013
Mr. Tom E. Tynan
Vice President
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT
05000424/2013007 AND 05000425/2013007
Dear Mr. Tynan:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Region II staff will conduct a component design bases inspection (CDBI) at your Vogtle Electric Generating Plant during the weeks of July 15 - 19, July 29 - August 2, and August 12 - 16, 2013. The inspection team will be led by Geoffrey
Ottenberg, a Senior Reactor Inspector from the NRC's Region II Office. This inspection will be conducted in accordance with the baseline
inspection procedure, Procedure 71111.21, "Component Design Bases Inspection," issued
August 14, 2012.
The inspection will evaluate the capability of risk significant / low margin components to function
as designed and to support proper system operation. The inspection will also include a review
of selected operator actions, operating experience, and modifications.
During a telephone conversation on March 28, 2013, Mr. Ottenberg confirmed with George Gunn of your staff, arrangements for an information-gathering site visit and the three-week
onsite inspection. The schedule is as follows:
- Information-gathering visit: Week of June 24 - 28, 2013
- Onsite weeks: July 15 - 19, July 29 - August 2, and August 12 - 16, 2013
The purpose of the information-gathering visit is to meet with members of your staff to identify
risk-significant components and operator actions. Information and documentation needed to
support the inspection will also be identified. Mr. George Macdonald, a Region II Senior Reactor Analyst, will support Mr. Ottenberg during the information-gathering visit to review probabilistic risk assessment data and identify risk significant components, which will be examined during the inspection.
The Enclosure lists documents that will be needed prior to the information-gathering visit. Please provide the referenced information to the Region II office by June 10, 2013. The inspectors will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying only those documents required for inspection preparation.
T. Tynan 2
Additional documents will be requested during the information-gathering visit. The additional information will need to be made available to the team in the Region II office prior to the
inspection teams' preparation week of July 8, 2013. Mr. Ottenberg will also discuss the following inspection support administrative details: (1) availability of knowledgeable plant engineering and licensing personnel to serve as points of contact during the inspection, (2)
method of tracking inspector requests during the inspection, (3) licensee computer access, (4)
working space, (5) arrangements for site access, and (6) other applicable information.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its
Enclosure will be available electr
onically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC
Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the information requested or the inspection, please contact Mr. Ottenberg at 404-997-4658 or me at
404-997-4530.
Sincerely, /RA/ Rebecca L. Nease, Chief
Engineering Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-424, 50-425
Enclosure:
Information Request for Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant - Component Design
Bases Inspection
cc: (See page 3)
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GX SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE
G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII: DRS RII: DRS SIGNATURE RA RA NAME Ottenberg Nease DATE 4/3/2012 4/3/2013 4/ /2013 4/ /2013 4/ /2013 4/ /2013 4/ /2013 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
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S. Kuczynski
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Todd L. Youngblood
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W. L. Bargeron
Plant Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
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Licensing Manager
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T. A. Lynch
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Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Leigh Perry SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC
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T. E. Tynan
Site Vice President
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution
C. R. Pierce
Nuclear Licensing Director
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B. D. McKinney, Jr.
Regulatory Response Manager
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L. L. Crumpton
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Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution
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Site Vice President
Vogtle Units 3 and 4
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S. C. Swanson
Site Support Manager
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution
Senior Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant U.S. NRC 7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830
Arthur H. Domby, Esq.
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Letter to Tom E. Tynan from Rebecca L. Nease dated April 3, 2013
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT
05000424/2013007 AND 05000425/2013007
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Enclosure
INFORMATION REQUEST FOR VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION
Please provide the information electronically in ".pdf" files, Excel, or other searchable format on CDROM. (or FTP site, SharePoint, etc.) The CDROM (or website) should be indexed and
hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use.
1. From your most-recent probabilistic safety analysis (PSA)
excluding external events and fires: a. Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific probabilistic safety
analysis (PSA): one sorted by Risk Achievement Worth (RAW), and the other sorted by Birnbaum Importance
b. A list of the top 500 cutsets
2. From your most-recent probabilistic safety analysis (PSA)
including external events and fires:
a. Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific probabilistic safety
analysis (PSA): one sorted by Risk Achievement Worth (RAW), and the other sorted by Birnbaum Importance
b. A list of the top 500 cutsets
3. Risk ranking of operator actions from y
our site-specific PSA sorted by RAW. Provide human reliability worksheets for these items.
4. List of time critical operator actions with a brief description of each action.
5. List of Emergency and Abnormal Operating Procedures revised (significant) since June 14, 2010, with a brief description of each revision.
6. List of components with low design margins (i.e., pumps closest to the design limit for flow or pressure, diesel generator close to design-required output, heat exchangers close to
rated design heat removal, and MOV risk-margin rankings, etc.), and associated
evaluations or calculations.
7. List of station operating experience evaluations/reviews performed, and documented in the station's corrective action program, fo
r industry events and safety related equipment failures/vulnerabilities [as communicated by NRC Generic Communications, Industry Communications, 10 CFR Part 21 Notifications, etc.] since June 14, 2010.
8. List and brief description of safety related SSC design modifications implemented since June 14, 2010.
9. List and brief description of common-cause component failures that have occurred since June 14, 2010.
2 Enclosure 10. List and brief description of operability evaluations completed since June 14, 2010.
11. List of equipment on the site's Station Equipment Reliability Issues List, including a description of the reason(s) why each component is on that list, and summaries (if available) of your plans to address the issue(s).
12. List and brief description of equipment currently in degraded or nonconforming status as described in RIS 05-020.
13. List and reason for equipment classified in maintenance rule (a)(1) status since June 14, 2010, to present.
14. Copies of System Descriptions (or the like design basis documents) for Safety-Related Systems. 15. Copy of UFSAR(s).
16. Copy of Technical Specification(s).
17. Copy of Technical Specifications Bases.
18. Copy of Technical Requirements Manual(s).
19. List and brief description of Root Cause Evaluations that have been performed since June
14, 2010.
20. In-service Testing Program Procedure(s).
21. Corrective Action Program Procedure(s).
22. One line diagram of electrical plant. (Electronic and full size - hard copy week of June 24, 2013) 23. Index and legend for electrical plant one-line diagrams.
24. Primary AC calculation(s) for safety-related buses.
25. Primary DC calculation(s) for safety-related buses.
26. PI&D's for Safety-Related systems. (Electronic and 1/2 size - hard copy week of June 24, 2013)
27. Index and Legend for PI&Ds.
28. Copy of Operability determination procedure(s).
30. Copies of condition reports associated with findings from previous CDBI. (If applicable)
3 Enclosure 31. Index (procedure number, titles, and current revision) of station Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs), Abnormal Operating Procedures (AOPs), and Annunciator Response Procedures (ARPs).
32. Copy of any self-assessments performed in preparation for this inspection.
33. List of any condition reports generated in preparation for this inspection.
34. Copies of condition reports generated from previous CDBI (2010).
35. Contact information for a person to discuss PRA information prior to and during the information-gathering trip. (Name, title, phone number, and e-mail address)