ML16168A359
| ML16168A359 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 06/28/2016 |
| From: | Phyllis Clark License Renewal Projects Branch 1 |
| To: | Chisum M Entergy Operations |
| Clark P, NRR/DLR, 415-6447 | |
| References | |
| DLR-16-0147 | |
| Download: ML16168A359 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 28, 2016 Mr. Michael R. Chisum Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.
Waterford 3 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093
SUBJECT:
PLAN FOR THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATORY AUDITS REGARDING THE WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Chisum:
By letter dated March 23, 2016, Entergy Operations, Inc. submitted an application for renewal of operating licenses NPF-38 for Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. The staff of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing this application in accordance with the guidance in NUREG-1800, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants.
The staff plans to conduct aging management program regulatory audits during the weeks of July 11 - 15, 2016, and July 25 - 29, 2016, in accordance with the enclosed regulatory audit plan. If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at (301) 415-6447 or by e-mail at Phyllis.Clark@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Phyllis Clark, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-382
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Letter to M. Chisum from P. Clark date June 28, 2016
SUBJECT:
PLAN FOR THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATORY AUDITS REGARDING THE WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
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Audit Plan Aging Management Program Review for the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 License Renewal Application Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
License Renewal Aging Management Program Audit Plan Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3
- 1. Background By letter dated March 23, 2016, Entergy Operations, Inc. (the applicant), submitted to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) its application for renewal of operating license no. NPF-38 for the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3). Waterford 3 requested a renewal of the operating license for an additional 20 years beyond the 40-year current license term, which expires midnight on December 18, 2024. The staff from the Division of License Renewal will lead a regulatory audit to gain a better understanding of the applicants aging management programs (AMPs), aging management reviews, and associated bases and documentation as applicable.
- 2. Regulatory Audit Bases License renewal requirements are specified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. Guidance is provided in NUREG-1800, Rev. 2, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (SRP-LR), dated December 2010, and NUREG-1801, Rev. 2, Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report, dated December 2010.
- 3. Regulatory Audit Scope The scope of this regulatory audit is to: (a) examine the applicants AMPs for Waterford 3; and (b) verify the applicants claims of consistency with the corresponding GALL Report AMPs.
Enhancements to AMPs will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Exceptions to the GALL Report AMP elements will be evaluated separately as part of the NRC staffs review of the license renewal application (LRA), and will be documented in the staffs safety evaluation report.
The SRP-LR allows an applicants LRA to reference its AMPs as being consistent with the AMPs described in the GALL Report. By referencing the GALL Report AMPs in this manner, the applicant is concluding that its AMPs correspond to those AMPs and that no further staff review should be required. If an applicant credits an AMP for being consistent with a GALL Report program, it is incumbent on the applicant to ensure that the plant program contains all of the elements of the referenced GALL Report program. The applicants determination shall be documented and maintained in an auditable, retrievable form.
During this audit, the staff will audit program elements 1 - 6 (scope, preventive actions, parameters monitored or inspected, detection of aging effects, monitoring and trending, and acceptance criteria), and program element 10 (operating experience), of the applicants AMPs claimed to be consistent with the GALL Report against the equivalent elements of the associated AMP described in the GALL Report, unless otherwise indicated. Program elements 7 - 9 (corrective actions, confirmation process, and administrative controls) are audited by another NRC project team during the scoping and screening methodology audit, and are evaluated separately. In addition, the staff will verify that the conditions at the plant are bounded by the conditions for which the GALL Report program was evaluated.
The staff will also examine the applicants program bases documents and related references for these AMPs, perform selected in-plant walkdowns, and interview applicant representatives to obtain additional clarification related to the AMPs.
- 4. Information and Other Material Necessary for the Regulatory Audit The project team will review the LRA, the AMP basis documents and other applicant supporting documents as appropriate.
The project team would like for at least one hard-copy set of AMPs, AMP basis documents, and all other relevant documentation to be available in the teams work room.
Work space and team support logistics:
One general team work area with seating and laptop space for 18 people.
Three break-out rooms for question/answer/small group sessions and meetings, so that work in the main room will not be disrupted.
Telephone access for in-plant and/or outside business-related calls. The break-out rooms should also have speaker phone capability for conference calls.
Access to printers for printing out drafts, draft requests for additional information, review comments, schedules, and so on.
Access to a copier for making duplicates for team use, meeting agendas and so on.
- 5. Team Assignments NRC staff participation is projected as follows (some deletions, additions or substitutions may occur on an as-needed basis):
Week of July 11, 2016:
Assigned Auditor Area of Review Phyllis Clark Project Manager Benjamin (Ben) Beasley Acting Deputy Director Brian Wittick Branch Chief Samuel Cuadrado De Jesus Structural Juan Lopez Structural Angela R. Buford Structural George Thomas Structural Andrew Prinaris Structural Bryce Lehman Structural
Assigned Auditor Area of Review Cliff K. Doutt Electrical Mohammad Saddollah Electrical William (Tony) A. Gardner Mechanical and Materials Aaron Mink Mechanical and Materials Huda Akhavannik Electrical Albert Wong Mechanical and Materials Alan Huynh Materials and Chemical Donald M. Brittner Operating Experience Week of July 25, 2016:
Assigned Auditor Area of Review Phyllis Clark Project Manager Dennis C. Morey Branch Chief Bart Fu Mechanical and Materials William (Bill) C. Holston Mechanical and Materials James Medoff Mechanical and Materials James A. Gavula Mechanical and Materials Seung Min Mechanical and Materials Sarah Obadina Mechanical and Materials Brian Allik Mechanical and Materials Mark Yoo Mechanical and Materials Donald M. Brittner Operating Experience
- 6. Logistics The audit will be conducted on-site during the weeks of July 11 - 15, 2016 and July 25 - 29, 2016. Entrance and exit briefings will be held at the beginning and end of this audit, respectively.
Each weeks activities will begin on Monday morning and are normally planned to extend through part of the day Friday. Normally a status briefing should be held at the close of a days activities to highlight progress and any special issues identified, and to review and/or adjust the schedule for the next days work.
- 7. Special Requests The staff requests the applicant to make available the license renewal application program basis documentation and license renewal drawings (hard copy), and their condition report database (electronic version access) for independent searches by the regulatory audit team. Electronic copies of the Key-word Search Results should be made available for the staffs use while on-site. Applicant personnel responsible for or involved with the various programs should also be available.
- 8. Deliverables An audit summary report should be issued to the applicant, normally within 90 days from the end of the audit.