ML090050450
| ML090050450 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 01/05/2009 |
| From: | Ann Marie Stone NRC/RGN-III/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Meyer L Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach |
| References | |
| IR-09-002 | |
| Download: ML090050450 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000266/2009002
Text
January 5, 2009
Mr. Larry Meyer
Site Vice President
6610 Nuclear Road
Two Rivers, WI 54241
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT-NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL
HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION-INSPECTION REPORT 05000266/2009002;
Dear Mr. Meyer:
On February 23, 2009, the NRC will begin the onsite portion of the Triennial Heat Sink
Performance Inspection at your Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant. This inspection will be
performed in accordance with NRC baseline inspection procedure (IP) 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 January 19, 2009. By
January 26, 2009, the inspector will communicate the initial selected set of approximately
2-3 risk significant heat exchangers.
The second group of documents requested includes those items 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
February 9, 2009. 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 onsite to the inspector on
February 23, 2009. 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.
The lead inspector for this inspection is Nestor Feliz-Adorno. If there are questions about the
material requested, or the inspection, please call him at (630) 829-9739. Please send the
information to the following e-mail address Nestor.Feliz-Adorno@nrc.gov. A hard-copy with the
required information is also an acceptable option. 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.
L. Meyer
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All requested documents are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection period back to
the last Heat Sink Performance Inspection. If no actions addressing a request were performed
in that time period, then the request applies to the last applicable document in the previous time
period.
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 (PARS) component of NRC's document 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. 50-266; 50-301
Enclosure:
TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT
REQUEST
cc w/encl:
M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear
Chief Operating Officer
J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and
Chief Nuclear Officer
A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support
Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant
R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement
M. Ross, Managing Attorney
A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney
T. O. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations,
Mid-West Region
P. Wells, (Acting) Vice President, Nuclear
Training and Performance Improvement
J. McCarthy, Vice President, Point Beach Recovery
J. Bjorseth, Plant General Manager
K. Duveneck, Town Chairman, Town of Two Creeks
Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
J. Kitsembel, Electric Division, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer
L. Meyer
-2-
All requested documents are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection period back to the last
Heat Sink Performance Inspection. If no actions addressing a request were performed in that time
period, then the request applies to the last applicable document in the previous time period.
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 (PARS) component of NRC's document 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. 50-266; 50-301
Enclosure:
TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
cc w/encl:
M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear
Chief Operating Officer
J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and
Chief Nuclear Officer
A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support
Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant
R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement
M. Ross, Managing Attorney
A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney
T. O. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations,
Mid-West Region
P. Wells, (Acting) Vice President, Nuclear
Training and Performance Improvement
J. McCarthy, Vice President, Point Beach Recovery
J. Bjorseth, Plant General Manager
K. Duveneck, Town Chairman, Town of Two Creeks
Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
J. Kitsembel, Electric Division, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer
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9 Non-Publicly Available 9 Sensitive 9 Non-Sensitive
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Letter to Mr. Larry Meyer from Ms. A. M. Stone dated January 5, 2009.
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL
HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION - INSPECTION REPORT 05000266/2009002;
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Inspection Report: 05000266/2009002; 05000301/2009002
Inspection Dates:
February 23-27, 2009
Inspection Procedure:
IP 71111.07, Triennial AHeat Sink Performance Inspection@
Lead Inspector:
(630) 829-9739, Nestor.Feliz-Adorno@nrc.gov
I.
Information Requested By January 19, 2009
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, or heat
exchanger testing, for the previous two years, or since the last heat sink performance
inspection.
4. Copy of any self-assessment of GL 89-13 heat exchangers conducted since last
heat sink performance inspection.
5. System health report(s) and maintenance rule system notebooks for all the GL 89-13
heat exchangers.
6. Copy of your responses for GL 89-13.
II.
Information Requested By February 9, 2009
1. For the specific heat exchangers selected:
a. Copies of the two most recent completed tests confirming thermal performance
for those heat exchangers, which are performance tested.
b. Copy of system description and design basis document for the heat exchangers
(as applicable).
c. 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.
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d. Copy of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) sections applicable
for each heat exchanger.
e. Provide a list of calculations with a description, which currently apply to each
heat exchanger.
2. A schedule of all inspections, cleanings, maintenance, or testing of any plant heat
exchanger to be done during the onsite portion of the inspection.
3. Copies of procedures developed to implement the recommendations of GL 89-13,
(e.g., the GL 89-13 Heat Exchanger Program) description.
4. Pages from the UFSAR for the GL 89-13 Heat Exchanger Program.
5. Maximum GL 89-13 heat exchanger inlet temperatures that still allow full licensed
power operation of the nuclear reactor. Please provide the documents that state
these limits (e.g., UFSAR or Technical Requirements Manual (TRM)) and the
operating procedures that ensure these limits are not exceeded.
III.
Information Requested to be Available on First Day of Inspection,
February 23, 2009
1. For the specific heat exchangers selected:
a. Provide the Design Basis Documents and Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
pages for the selected heat exchangers.
b. Copy of the design specification and heat exchanger data sheets for each heat
exchanger.
c. Copy of the vendor manuals including component drawings for each heat
exchanger.
d. Copy of the calculation which establishes the limiting (maximum) design basis
heat load, which is required to be removed by each of these heat exchangers.
e. Copy of the calculation which correlates surveillance testing results from these
heat exchangers with design basis heat removal capability (e.g., basis for
surveillance test acceptance criteria).
f. Copy of the calculations or documents, which evaluate the potential for water
hammer or excessive tube vibration in the heat exchanger or associated piping.
g. List of engineering-related Operator Workarounds/Temporary Modifications for
these heat exchangers since the last Heat Sink Performance Inspection.
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h. Copy of the evaluations of data for the two most recent completed tests
confirming the thermal performance of each heat exchanger.
i.
Documentation and procedures that identify the types, accuracy, and location of
any special instrumentation used for the two most recent 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.
j.
Copies of those documents that describe the methods taken to control water
chemistry in the heat exchangers.
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.
The cleaning and inspection maintenance schedule for each heat exchanger for
the next 5 years.
m. Copy of the document describing the inspection results for the last two cleaning
and inspection activities completed on each heat exchanger.
n. 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.
o. Copy of the document establishing the repair criteria (plugging limit) for degraded
tubes, which are identified in each heat exchanger.
p. Information regarding any alarms, which monitor on-line performance.
2. For the ultimate heat sink:
a.
Maintenance or inspection of inaccessible below-water portions of the UHS
system including results of underwater diving inspections and assessments of
sediment intrusion and/or removal of sediment.
b.
Inspections and/or maintenance-related to preventing macrofouling (silt, dead
mussel shells, debris, etc.), and aquatic life such as fish, algae, grass or kelp;
c.
inspections and/or maintenance-related to preventing biotic fouling;
d.
Copies of chemistry procedures and surveillances that monitor for pH, calcium
hardness, etc.
e.
Copies of any design change performed on the system.
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f.
Copies of procedures for a loss of UHS.
g.
Copies of procedures associated with operating during adverse weather
conditions, (e.g., icing or high temperatures or low levels).
h.
Copies of calculations and surveillances that determine the UHS reservoir
capacity and heat transfer capability.
i.
Copies of surveillance procedures and testing results conducted on the level
instrumentation relied upon to determine UHS reservoir capability.
3. For the safety-related service water system (or equivalent):
a. Last two performance tests, such as the ASME inservice test, for all pumps, all
valves and the cooling towers, if applicable, in the safety-related service water
system. If the components are not performance tested, please provide
documentation verifying performance by the methods actually used.
b. Copies of the documents that verify flow testing was done at maximum design flow
during the last two years or since the last time it was done. Copies of the
documents that verify maximum design flow testing will continue to be periodically
done in the future.
c. Copies of any design changes performed on the system.
d. Copies of procedures for a loss of service water system.
e. Copies of inspections and/or maintenance-related to macrofouling (silt, dead
mussel shells, debris, etc.), and aquatic life such as fish, algae, grass, or kelp.
f. Copies of inspections and/or maintenance-related to preventing biotic fouling.
g. Copies of chemistry procedures and surveillances that monitor for pH, calcium
hardness, etc.
h. Copies of procedures and/or test results to survey or monitor interface
valves between the safety-related section of the service water system and the
non-safety-related section.
i.
Copies of the pipe testing and/or inspection program procedures and surveillances.
j.
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).
k. History of any through wall pipe leak on the system.
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l.
Copies of the procedures to monitor assess and disposition active through wall
pipe leaks, including structural evaluations, and/or planned corrective actions.
If the information requested above will not be available, please contact Nestor Feliz-Adorno as
soon as possible at (630) 829-9739 or email him at Nestor.Feliz-Adorno@nrc.gov.