ML18082B381
| ML18082B381 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 03/23/2018 |
| From: | Vance Petrella NRC/RGN-III |
| To: | Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| IR 2018002 | |
| Download: ML18082B381 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000373/2018002
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210
LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352
March 23, 2018
Mr. Bryan C. Hanson
Senior VP, Exelon Generation Company, LLC
President and CNO, Exelon Nuclear
4300 Winfield Road
Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT: LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC
TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION; INSPECTION REPORT 05000373/2018002; 05000374/2018002
Dear Mr. Hanson:
On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin the onsite portion
of the Triennial Heat Sink Performance Inspection at your LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and
2. This inspection will be performed in accordance with NRC Baseline Inspection Procedure 71111.07.
In order to minimize the impact that the inspection has on the site and to ensure a productive
inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for the inspection. The
documents have been divided into three groups.
The first group lists information necessary for our initial inspection scoping activities.
This information should be available to the lead inspector no later than April 23, 2018.
By May 4, 2018, the inspector will communicate the initial selected set of approximately
2-3 risk-significant heat exchangers.
The second group is needed to support our in-office preparation activities. This set of
documents, including the calculations associated with the selected heat exchangers, should
be available at the Regional Office no later than June 4, 2018. 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.).
During the in-office preparation activities, the inspector 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 at the Regional Office no later than
June 11, 2018. It is also requested that corrective action documents and/or questions
developed during the inspection be provided to the inspector as the documents are
generated during the inspection.
All requested documents are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection period back
to the documents that were provided in response to the previous Heat Sink Performance
Inspection. If no activities were accomplished in that time period, then the request applies to the
last applicable document in the previous time period. It is important that these documents be as
complete as possible, in order to minimize the number of documents requested during the
preparation week or during the onsite inspection.
B. Hanson -2-
The lead inspector for this inspection is Vance Petrella. We understand that our licensing
contact for this inspection is Terry Lanc of your organization. If there are any questions about
the inspection or the material requested in the enclosure, please contact the lead inspector at
630-829-9847 or via e-mail at Vance.Petrella@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.
This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vance Petrella, Reactor Engineer
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-373; 50-374
Enclosure:
Document Request for Triennial Heat Sink
Performance Inspection
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Letter to Bryan C. Hanson from Vance Petrella dated March 23, 2018
SUBJECT: LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC
TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION; INSPECTION REPORT 05000373/2018002; 05000374/2018002
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DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION
Inspection Report: 05000373/2018002; 05000374/2018002
Inspection Dates: June 18-22, 2018
Inspection Procedure: IP 71111.07, Heat Sink Performance
Lead Inspector: Vance Petrella
630-829-9847
Vance.Petrella@nrc.gov
Please provide the information electronically in pdf files, Excel, or other searchable formats,
preferably on some portable electronic media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD). 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.
I. Information Requested By April 23, 2018
1. List of the Generic Letter (GL) 89-13, Service Water System Problems Affecting
Safety-Related Equipment, heat exchangers in order of risk significance.
2. Copy of heat exchanger performance trending data tracked for each GL 89-13
heat exchanger.
3. List of Corrective Action Program documents (with a short description)
associated with GL 89-13 heat exchangers, heat sinks, silting, corrosion, fouling,
aging, heat exchanger testing, and safety-related service water systems for the
previous 3 years or since the last Corrective Action Program document list was
sent to the NRC for the previous heat sink performance inspection. The list
should include all corrective action program documents not on the last Corrective
Action Program document list.
4. Copy of any self-assessment done on any of GL 89-13 heat exchangers,
Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS), and safety-related service water systems since the
last heat sink performance inspection.
5. Last two System Health Report(s) and maintenance rule system notebooks for all
the GL 89-13 heat exchangers, UHS, and safety-related service water systems.
6. List of engineering-related operator workarounds (with a short description)
associated with GL 89-13 heat exchangers. The requested documents are to be
for the time period from the onsite inspection period back to the documents that
were provided in response to the previous heat sink performance inspection.
7. List of permanent and temporary modifications (with a short description)
associated with GL 89-13 heat exchangers, UHS, and safety-related service
water systems. The requested documents are to be for the time period from the
onsite inspection period back to the documents that were provided in response to
the previous heat sink performance inspection.
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DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION
8. Electronic copies of the current Final Safety Analysis Report, Technical
Specifications, Technical Specifications Basis, and Technical Report Manual.
9. List of enhancements and/or commitments made during license renewal for
GL 89-13 heat exchangers, UHS, and safety-related service and closed cooling
water systems (as applicable).
II. Information Requested By June 4, 2018
1. Copies of the GL 89-13 responses.
2. Copies of procedures developed to implement the recommendations of GL 89-13
(e.g., the GL 89-13 Heat Exchanger Program description).
3. Copies of the selected corrective action program documents.
4. For the specific heat exchangers selected:
a. Copies of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) sections
applicable for each heat exchanger.
b. Copy of system description and design basis document for the heat
exchangers (as applicable).
c. Provide the calculations or evaluations that:
i. establish the limiting design basis heat load required to be removed by
each of these heat exchangers;
ii. demonstrate the heat exchangers capacity to remove the limiting heat
load;
iii. correlate surveillance testing and/or inspection results from these heat
exchangers with design basis heat removal capability (e.g., basis for
surveillance test and/or inspection acceptance criteria);
iv. evaluate the potential for water hammer in each heat exchanger or
associated piping; and
v. evaluate excessive tube vibration in each heat exchanger.
d. Copy of any operability determinations or other documentation of degradation
associated with the heat exchangers or the systems that support the
operation for the selected heat exchangers.
e. Copy of the construction code, design specification, heat exchanger data
sheets, and vendor documents including component drawings applicable for
the heat exchangers.
f. Copies of normal, abnormal, and emergency operating procedures
associated with the selected heat exchangers.
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g. Copies of the Aging Management Programs (AMP) and the implementing
procedures that manage aging of the selected heat exchangers (as
applicable).
5. For the UHS and the safety-related service water system (or equivalent):
a. Copies of the applicable UFSAR sections.
b. Copy of system description and design basis document (as applicable).
c. Copy of any operability determinations or other documentation of degradation
associated with the UHS and the safety-related service water system.
d. Copy of the document (e.g., UFSAR or Technical Requirements Manual) that
states the maximum cooling water system inlet temperature limit that still
allows full licensed power operation of the nuclear reactor.
e. Copy of system description and design basis document (as applicable).
f. Copy of the construction code and design specification.
g. Copies of normal, abnormal, and emergency operating procedures
associated with the UHS and safety-related service water systems including
procedures for loss of these systems.
h. Copies of corrective action documents associated with waterhammer or
hydraulic transients in the service water system since the last Heat Sink
Inspection.
i. If available, provide an electronic copy of piping and instrumentation
diagrams for the service water system, including the intake structure.
j. Provide a list of calculations (with a short description), which currently apply
to UHS and safety-related service water system.
k. Provide a list of instruments (with a short description) associated with
automatic or alarm functions for the safety-related service water system
and/or UHS.
l. Provide a list of any design change (with a short description) performed on
the UHS or safety-related service water system since the last heat sink
performance inspection.
m. Copies of the AMPs and the implementing procedures that manage aging of
the UHS (including the intake structure) and the safety-related service and
closed cooling water systems (as applicable).
6. A schedule of all inspections, cleanings, maintenance, or testing of any
safety-related plant heat exchanger to be performed during the onsite portion
of the inspection.
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III. Information Requested By June 11, 2018
1. For the specific heat exchangers selected.
a. Copies of the two most recent completed tests and evaluation data
confirming thermal performance for those heat exchangers which are
performance tested.
b. Documentation and procedures that identify the types, accuracy, and location
of any special instrumentation used for the two most recently completed
thermal performance tests for the heat exchangers (e.g., high accuracy
ultrasonic flow instruments or temperature instruments). Include calibration
records for the instruments used during these tests.
c. Information regarding any alarms which monitor on-line performance.
d. Copy of the document describing the inspection results of each heat
exchanger. The requested documents are to be for the time period from the
onsite inspection period back to the documents that were provided in
response to the previous heat sink performance inspection.
e. The cleaning and inspection maintenance schedule for each heat exchanger
for the next 5 years.
f. Copy of the operating procedure that ensures that the maximum cooling
water system inlet temperature limit is not exceeded.
g. The documents that describe the controls that prevent heat exchanger
degradation due to excessive flow induced vibration during operation.
h. Copy of the periodic flow testing at or near maximum design flow. The
requested documents are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection
period back to the documents that were provided in response to the previous
heat sink performance inspection.
i. Copy of the document which identifies the current number of tubes in service
for each heat exchanger and the supporting calculation which establishes the
maximum number of tubes which can be plugged in each heat exchanger.
j. Copy of the document establishing the repair criteria (plugging limit) for
degraded tubes which are identified in each heat exchanger.
k. Copies of the documents that verify the structural integrity of the heat
exchanger (e.g. eddy current summary sheets, ultrasonic testing results, and
visual inspection results).
l. Copies of those documents that describe the methods taken to control water
chemistry in the heat exchangers, including those credited by any AMPs (as
applicable).
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m. Copies of any credited AMP monitoring/inspection results for the selected
heat exchangers (as applicable). The requested documents are to be for any
completed monitoring/inspection in the time period from the onsite inspection
period back to the documents that were provided in response to the previous
heat sink performance inspection.
2. For the UHS:
a. Copies of the inspection procedures for the verification of the structural
integrity of underwater UHS and the associated results. The requested
documents are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection period
back to the documents that were provided in response to the previous heat
sink performance inspection.
b. Copies of the maintenance and/or inspection procedures for underwater UHS
sediment intrusion and the associated results including underwater diving
inspections and/or sediment removal activities. The requested documents
are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection period back to the
documents that were provided in response to the previous heat sink
performance inspection.
c. Copies of calculations and surveillances that determine the UHS reservoir
capacity and heat transfer capability.
d. Copies of surveillance procedures and testing results performed on the
instrumentation relied upon to determine UHS reservoir capability. The
requested documents are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection
period back to the documents that were provided in response to the previous
heat sink performance inspection.
3. For the review associated with the system walkdown of the service water intake
structure:
a. Copies of corrective maintenance for the last 6 years associated with service
water strainers, traveling screens and trash racks.
b. Copies of the last two inspections and/or surveillances associated with
service water strainers, traveling screens and trash racks.
c. List of preventive maintenance, including frequency, associated with service
water strainers, traveling screens and trash racks.
d. Copies of abnormal procedures for the traveling screens and service water
strainers.
e. Copies of the last two inspections and/or surveillances documenting that
component mounts have not excessively degraded (i.e., due to corrosion).
For example, inspections for the mounts for the, Service water pumps,
service water strainers, traveling screens and trash racks.
f. Copies of the documents associated with the monitoring, trending, and
remediation of silt accumulation at the service water pump bay.
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g. Copies of surveillance procedures and testing results performed on the
service water pump bay water level instruments. The requested documents
are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection period back to the
documents that were provided in response to the previous heat sink
performance inspection.
h. Copies of procedures associated with operating during adverse weather
conditions (e.g. icing, high temperatures, or low level).
i. Copy of the evaluation for the potential effects of low flow/level on underwater
weir walls intended to limit silt or sand intake, if applicable.
j. Copies of any credited AMP monitoring/inspection results for the
safety-related service and closed cooling water systems, and the UHS (as
applicable). The requested documents are to be for any completed
monitoring/inspection in the time period from the onsite inspection period
back to the documents that were provided in response to the previous heat
sink performance inspection.
If the information requested above will not be available, please contact Vance Petrella as soon
as possible at 630-829-9847 or e-mail Vance.Petrella@nrc.gov.
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