ML23335A011

IP 95001 Inspection Notification and Request for Information (EA-23-080)

ML23335A011
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	12/01/2023
From:	Alan Blamey NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:
References
IR 2023040, EA-23-080
Download: ML23335A011 (3)

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NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION FOR FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION (95001)

Inspection Procedure: IP 95001, Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2 (Regulatory Response) Inputs, dated August 19, 2021 (ADAMS ML21175A172)

Inspection Dates: Preparation Week: December 4-8, 2023 Onsite Week: December 11-15, 2023

Inspection Report: 05000348/2023040 (Standalone Inspection Report)

Inspectors: P. Boguszewski (Lead)

M. Donithan

By letter dated October 19, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory C ommission (NRC) communicated to you the agencys intent to perform a supplement al inspection to review your evaluation of the root and contributing cause(s) and corrective actions for the White finding associated with a failure to promptly identify and correct a co ndition adverse to quality resulting in the inoperability of the Unit 1 B train (1B) emergency die sel generator (EDG)

(ML23263B166) for your Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 1.

On November 14, 2023 (ML23318A473), your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for the agency to conduct a supplemental inspection to review the actio ns taken to address the performance issues. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct a suppl emental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspe ction Response to Action Matrix Column 2 (Regulatory Response) Inputs, beginning on Dec ember 11, 2023. This inspection procedure is conducted to provide assurance that the root and contributing causes for the performance issues are understood and to provide assura nce that the corrective actions are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent recurrence.

To minimize the impact on your staff and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for information needed prior to the inspection preparat ion week. The documents identified are those that the inspectors will need prior to arr ival at the plant. It is important that all documents are up-to-date and complete to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the inspection. If possible, we would request that this information be provided electronically to the inspectors. Please provide the informatio n requested in the Enclosure to the Region II Office or a file sharing site (i.e., Certrec) by Frid ay, December 1, 2023. Additional documents may be requested during the preparation week. The ins pectors will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying only tho se documents required for inspection preparation.

Prior to arriving onsite, Mr. Boguszewski will discuss the foll owing 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) computer access, (4) workin g space, (5) arrangements for site access, and (6) other applicable information. We have disc ussed the schedule for the inspection with your staff and understand that our regulatory c ontact for this inspection will be Mr. Ronnie (Gene) Surber of your organization. If there are any questions regarding our schedule for the inspection or the material requested, please c ontact Mr. Peter Boguszewski at 404-997-5151 or electronically at Peter.Boguszewski@nrc.gov.

Logistics:

Please schedule an entrance meeting for around 12:00 p.m. on Mo nday, December 11, 2023 (approximately 15 minutes). The date and time of the exit meeti ng will be discussed at a later date. In addition, Mr. Boguszewski would like to have a daily d ebrief with your inspection support staff at a convenient time in the afternoons of the ons ite inspection week. (Time TBD, approximately 30 minutes).

The inspectors will need a conference room as workspace for the inspectors with Wi-Fi access available. The inspectors will also need an area available for conducting interviews.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT

This letter contains voluntary information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The Office of M anagement and Budget (OMB) approved these information collections (approval number 3150-00 11). The burden to the public for these information collections is estimated to average 60 ho urs per response. Send comments regarding this information collection to the Informati on Services Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mail Stop: T6A10M, U.S. Nuclear Reg ulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to Infocollects.Resourc e@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-102 02, (3150-0011) Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

PUBLIC PROTECTION NOTIFICATION

The NRC may not conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not requir ed to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number.

This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) 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 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulat ions 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Documents Requested Prior to Inspection Preparation Week

Please provide the information electronically in.pdf files, Excel, or other searchable format on a website (Certrec site, SharePoint, etc.) to the inspectors li sted above. The website should be indexed to facilitate ease of use. Electronic format is the pre ferred media. If electronic media is made available via an internet-based remote document management system, then the remote document access must allow inspectors to download, save, and pr int the documents from NRC offices. Paper records (hard copy) are acceptable. At the end o f the inspection, the documents in our possession will not be retained. We also request that t he information provided be sorted as numbered in the list below.

Documents requested by December 1, 2023:

1. Administrative procedures gov erning the sites corrective ac tion program, including:

a. The identification and resolution of problems;

b. Root cause and apparent cause evaluations; and

c. Common cause assessments, effectiveness reviews, and self-as sessments;

2. The root cause evaluation report(s) and associated documents for the White finding.

3. A copy of any corrective action documents related to the roo t cause evaluation report(s).

4. For those documents requested in item 2 and 3 above:

a. A list of all the corrective actions including the identifyi ng number, short description, action owner, completion/estimated completion date, and status;

b. Documentation supporting comple tion of any corrective actions;

c. Current schedule and resource commitments for open correctiv e actions;

d. Schedule and status of any ongoing, planned, or completed ef fectiveness reviews; and

e. Documentation supporting comp letion of any effectiveness reviews.

5. A copy of all documents referenced in the root cause report( s) for the White finding (if uploaded electronically: with a title similar to Ref. [#] - [T itle of document]).

6. A list of all condition reports initiated after February 26, 2020, associated with Unit 1 and Unit 2 EDGs, including a title or brief description, organized by date.

7. Documents (if numerous: at least a list of documents) used b y the site to assess the extent of condition, such as completed maintenance work orders and equipment photographs.

8. Documents (if numerous: at least a list of documents) used b y the site to assess the extent of cause, such as completed maintenance work orders and equipment photographs.

9. EDG vendor manuals relating to, at least, the lube oil syste m.

10. Any internal and/or external assessments of the root cause evaluation(s) and any follow-up assessments that occurred because of the root cause evaluati on(s). This would include the results of any Quality Assurance Department assessm ents, corporate assessments, and mock 95001 assessments conducted at the plan t to assess readiness for the inspection.

11. Site Organization Charts at the Senior Leadership level and for the Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance departments.

Enclosure