ML13081A391
| ML13081A391 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 03/22/2013 |
| From: | Ann Marie Stone NRC/RGN-III/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Plona J Detroit Edison |
| James Neurauter | |
| References | |
| IR-13-008 | |
| Download: ML13081A391 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000341/2013008
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210
LISLE, IL 60532-4352
March 22, 2013
Mr. Joseph H. Plona
Senior Vice President and
Chief Nuclear Officer
Detroit Edison Company
Fermi 2 - 210 NOC
6400 North Dixie Highway
Newport, MI 48166
SUBJECT: FERMI POWER PLANT, UNIT 2, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR AN NRC
TRIENNIAL BASELINE COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION;
INSPECTION REPORT 05000341/2013008
Dear Mr. Allen:
On July 8, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a Triennial Baseline
Component Design Bases Inspection (CDBI) at Fermi Power Plant. A team of six inspectors will
perform this 3-week inspection. This inspection will be performed in accordance with NRC
Baseline Inspection Procedure (IP) 71111.21.
The CDBI focuses on the design, maintenance, and operation of risk significant components
associated with one or more accident scenario. The components to be reviewed during this
baseline inspection will be identified during the inoffice preparation week that occurs prior to the
first on-site inspection week. In addition, operating experience issues, associated with the
component samples, will also be selected for review. The inspection team may request scenarios
to be performed on the simulator. This request would require support from your simulator staff to
validate scenarios, simulator time, and a crew to perform the actions which would most likely occur
during the second on-site week. The team will work closely with your staff early on during the
inspection process to ensure this activity can be accomplished with minimal impact.
The inspection will include three weeks on-site. The inspection team will consist of six NRC
inspectors, of which five will focus on engineering/maintenance and one on operations. The
current inspection schedule is as follows:
- On-site weeks: July 8 - 12, 2013;
July 22 - 26, 2013; and
August 5 - 9, 2013.
The team will be preparing for the inspection, mainly during the week of June 24, 2013, as
discussed in the attached enclosure. A Region III Senior Reactor Analyst may accompany the
inspection team, to review probabilistic risk-assessment data, and assist in identifying risk
significant components and/or specific component functions, which will be reviewed during the
inspection.
Experience with previous baseline design inspections of similar depth and length has shown that
this type of inspection is extremely resource intensive, both for the NRC inspectors and the
licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site and to ensure a productive
inspection for both parties, we have enclosed a request for information needed for the inspection.
J. Plona -2-
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 on-site portions of the
inspection. Insofar as possible, this information should be provided electronically to the lead
inspector. The information request has been divided into three groups:
- The first group lists information necessary for our initial inspection scoping activities.
This information should be provided to the lead inspector no later than May 17, 2013. By
June 7, 2013, the lead inspector will communicate the initial selected set of approximately 20
components.
- The second group of documents requested is those items needed to support our in-office
preparation activities. This set of documents, including the calculations associated with the
initial selected components, should be provided to the lead inspector at the Regional Office no
later than June 21, 2013. During the in-office preparation activities, the team may identify
additional information needed to support the inspection.
- The last group includes the additional information above, as well as plant specific reference
material. This information should be available to the team onsite on July 8, 2013. It is also
requested that corrective action documents and/or questions developed during the inspection
be provided to the lead inspector as the documents are generated.
The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. James Neurauter. We understand that our licensing
contact for this inspection is Mr. Joe Pendergast of your organization. If you have questions
regarding the information requested, please contact Mr. Neurauter at (630) 829-9828 or via e-mail
at james.neurauter@nrc.gov.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection
requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-0011.
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for
information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
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 electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ann Marie Stone, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-341
License No. NPF-43
Enclosure: INFORMATION REQUEST FOR COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION
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INFORMATION REQUEST FOR COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION
Inspection Report: 05000341/2013008
Inspection Dates: July 8 - 12, 2013;
July 22 - 26, 2013; and
August 5 - 9, 2013.
Inspection Procedure: Inspection Procedure (IP) 71111.21 Component Design Bases
Inspection
Lead Inspector: James Neurauter, Lead Inspector
(630) 829-9748
james.neurauter@nrc.gov
I. Information Requested Prior to the On-site Information Gathering/Inspection Week
The following information is requested by May 17, 2013, or sooner, to facilitate inspection
preparation. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the team
leader as soon as possible. (Please provide the information electronically in pdf files,
Excel, or other searchable formats, preferably on some portable electronic media (e.g.,
CDROM, DVD, flash drive, etc.). The portable electronic media should contain descriptive
names, and be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use. Information in lists
should contain enough information to be easily understood by someone who has
knowledge of light water reactor technology).
1. Risk-ranking of top 250 components from your site specific probabilistic safety
analysis (PSA) sorted by Risk-Achievement Worth (RAW). Include values for
Birnbaum Importance, Risk-Reduction Worth (RRW), and Fussell-Veseley (FV)
(as applicable).
2. Risk-ranking of top 100 containment-related components from your site specific
PSA sorted by Large Early Release Frequency (LERF).
3. Provide a list of the top 200 cut-sets from your PSA.
4. Provide a list of the top 100 cut-sets for each initiator modeled in the PSA that
contributes more than 5 percent to the baseline plant core damage frequency
(CDF).
5. Copies of PSA system notebooks and latest PSA summary document.
6. List of time critical operator actions. Identify those actions that do not have job
performance measures (JPMs).
7. Provide copies of the emergency operating procedures (EOPs).
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8. If you have an External Events or Fire PSA Model, provide the information
requested in Items 1 and 2 for external events and fire. Provide narrative
description of each coded event (including fire, flood zone description).
9. Electronic copy of the site IPEEE, if available.
10. Any pre-existing evaluation or list of components and associated calculations 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 etc.).
11. List of available design (setup) margins in both the open and closed direction
(identify safety-related direction) for valves in the motor-operated valve (MOV) and
air-operated valve (AOV) programs. Identify the basis for how the margin was
determined.
12. List of high risk Maintenance Rule systems/components based on engineering or
expert panel judgment (i.e., those systems/components not identified in the PRA).
13. Structures, systems, and components (SSCs) in the Maintenance Rule (a)(1)
category for the last three years.
14. Site top ten issues list (if applicable).
15. A list of operating experience evaluations for the last three years.
16. Information of any common cause failure of components experienced in the last five
years at your facility.
17. List of Root Cause Evaluations associated with component failures or design issues
initiated/completed in the last five years.
18. List of open operability evaluations.
19. List of components/systems considered operable but degraded/nonconforming.
20. Current management and engineering organizational chart.
21. Electronic copies of Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Technical Specifications,
Technical Specifications Bases, and Technical Requirements Manual.
22. Major one line electrical drawings (ac and dc) and key diagrams (paper copies).
23. Electronic copy of P&IDs (if available).
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II. Information Requested (for the approx. 20 selected components) to be Available by
June 21, 2013, (will be reviewed by the team in the Regional Office during the week of
June 24, 2013)
This information should be separated for each selected component, especially if provided
electronically (e.g., folder with component name that includes calculations, condition
reports, maintenance history, etc.).
1. List of condition reports (corrective action documents) associated with each of the
selected components for the last four years.
2. The maintenance history (corrective, preventive, and elective) associated with each
of the selected components for the last 10 years. Identify frequency of preventive
maintenance activities.
3. Copies of calculations associated with each of the selected components (if not
previously provided), excluding data files. Please review the calculations and also
provide copies of important referenced material (such as drawings, engineering
requests, and vendor letters).
4. System Health Reports, System Descriptions, Design Basis Documents, and/or
Training Lesson Plans that are associated with each of the selected components.
5. A list of modifications, including equivalency evaluations and setpoint changes,
associated with each of the selected components. This list should include a
descriptive paragraph on the purpose of the modification. Please ensure this list
only includes design completed (not canceled) modifications.
6. Copies of operability evaluations (open/closed for last three years) associated with
each of the selected components and plans for restoring operability, if applicable.
7. Copies of selected operator work-around evaluations associated with each of the
selected components and plans for resolution, if applicable.
8. Copies of any open temporary modifications associated with each of the selected
components, if applicable.
9. Trend data on the selected electrical/mechanical components performance for last
three years (For example, pumps performance including in-service testing, other
vibration monitoring, oil sample results, etc., for valves stroke time and leak rate
results, etc.).
10. Copy of latest completed surveillance tests for each component (for example, for
pumps this would include: comprehensive test, quarterly test, flow balance, etc., for
valves: stroke time testing, diagnostic testing, leak testing, etc.). Acceptance criteria
basis calculations should also be included.
11. Provide copies of the normal and abnormal operating procedures associated with
the selected components and selected scenarios.
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12. A copy of any internal/external self-assessments and associated corrective action
documents generated in preparation for the inspection.
13. A copy of engineering/operations related audits completed in the last two years.
III. Additional Information to be Provided on July 8, 2013, On-Site (for final selected
components)
During the in-office preparation activities, the team will be making final selections and may
identify additional information needed to support the inspection. The lead inspector will
provide a list of the additional information needed during the week of July 1, 2013.
IV. Information Requested to be Provided Throughout the Inspection
1. Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the teams
questions or queries during this inspection.
2. Copies of the list of questions submitted by the team members and the
status/resolution of the information requested (provide daily during the inspection to
each team member).
3. One complete set of P&IDs (paper copies).
4. Reference materials. (make available if needed during all on-site weeks):
- IPE/PRA report;
- Procurement documents for components selected (verify retrievable);
- Plant procedures (normal, abnormal, emergency, surveillance, etc.); and
- Vendor manuals.
If you have any questions regarding the information requested, please contact the lead inspector.
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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 on-site portions of the inspection. Insofar as possible, this
information should be provided electronically to the lead inspector. The information request has been divided into three
groups:
- The first group lists information necessary for our initial inspection scoping activities. This information should be
provided to the lead inspector no later than May 3, 2013. The team lead will arrive on-site during the week of
May 13, 2013, to validate the components selected for inspection and by May 17, 2013, the lead inspector will
communicate the initial selected set of approximately 20 components.
- The second group of documents requested is those items needed to support our in-office preparation activities. This
set of documents, including the calculations associated with the initial selected components, should be provided to
the lead inspector at the Regional Office no later than June 21, 2013. During the in-office preparation activities, the
team may identify additional information needed to support the inspection.
- The last group includes the additional information above, as well as plant specific reference material. This
information should be available to the team onsite on July 8, 2013. It is also requested that corrective action
documents and/or questions developed during the inspection be provided to the lead inspector as the documents
are generated.
The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. Mel Holmberg. We understand that our licensing contact for this inspection is
Mr. Joe Pendergast of your organization. If you have questions regarding the information requested, please contact Mr.
Holmberg at (630) 829-9748 or via e-mail at mel.holmberg@nrc.gov.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of
Management and Budget, control number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document
displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
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
electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System
(PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the
NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ann Marie Stone, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-341
License No. NPF-43
Enclosure: INFORMATION REQUEST FOR COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION
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INSPECTION REPORT 05000341/2013008
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