ML090780900

Request for Information

ML090780900
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	03/19/2009
From:	Ann Marie Stone NRC/RGN-III/DRS/EB2
To:	Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-09-004
Download: ML090780900 (9)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 March 19, 2009 Mr. Mark Bezilla Site Vice President First Energy Nuclear Operating Company Perry Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 97, 10 Center Road, A-PY-290 Perry, OH 44081-0097

SUBJECT:

PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION INSPECTION REPORT 05000440/2009004

Dear Mr. Bezilla:

On June 1, 2009, the NRC will begin the on-site portion of the Triennial Heat Sink Performance Inspection at your Perry 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 April 24, 2009.

By May 1, 2009, the inspector will communicate the initial selected set of approximately 2-3 risk significant heat exchangers.

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 selected heat exchangers, should be available at the Regional Office no later than May 22, 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 on-site to the inspector on June 1, 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.

M. Bezilla The lead inspector for this inspection is Caroline E. Acosta Acevedo. If there are questions about the material requested, or the inspection, please call Caroline E. Acosta Acevedo at (630) 829-9718. Please send the information to the following e-mail address:

Caroline.Acosta@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 on-site inspection.

All requested documents are to be for the time period from the on-site inspection period back to the last 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.

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. 50-440 License No. NPF-58

Enclosure:

TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST cc w/encl:

J. Hagan, President and Chief Nuclear Officer - FENOC J. Lash, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer - FENOC D. Pace, Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering - FENOC K. Fili, Vice President, Fleet Oversight - FENOC P. Harden, Vice President, Nuclear Support Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs - FENOC Manager, Fleet Licensing - FENOC Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance - FENOC D. Jenkins, Attorney, FirstEnergy Corp.

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio C. OClaire, State Liaison Officer, Ohio Emergency Management Agency R. Owen, Ohio Department of Health

M. Bezilla The lead inspector for this inspection is Caroline E. Acosta Acevedo. If there are questions about the material requested, or the inspection, please call Caroline E. Acosta Acevedo at (630) 829-9718. Please send the information to the following e-mail address: Caroline.Acosta@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 on-site inspection.

All requested documents are to be for the time period from the on-site inspection period back to the last 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.

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, Ann Marie Stone, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-440 License No. NPF-58

Enclosure:

TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST cc w/encl:

J. Hagan, President and Chief Nuclear Officer - FENOC J. Lash, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer - FENOC D. Pace, Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering - FENOC K. Fili, Vice President, Fleet Oversight - FENOC P. Harden, Vice President, Nuclear Support Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs - FENOC Manager, Fleet Licensing - FENOC Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance - FENOC D. Jenkins, Attorney, FirstEnergy Corp.

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio C. OClaire, State Liaison Officer, Ohio Emergency Management Agency R. Owen, Ohio Department of Health DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRS\\Work in Progress\\Ltr 031909 Perry RFI LJJ.doc 9 Publicly Available 9 Non-Publicly Available 9 Sensitive 9 Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box C = Copy without attach/encl; E = Copy with attach/encl N = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME CAcosta:ls LJones AMStone DATE 03/12/09 03/12/09 03/19/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to Mr. Mark Bezilla from Ms. Ann Marie Stone dated March 19, 2009.

SUBJECT:

PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION INSPECTION REPORT 05000440/2009004 DISTRIBUTION:

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TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 1

Inspection Report: 05000440/2009004 Inspection Dates:

June 1 - 5, 2009 Inspection Procedure:

IP 71111.07, Heat Sink Performance Lead Inspector:

Caroline E. Acosta Acevedo (630) 829-9718 Caroline.Acosta@nrc.gov Jorge Corujo-Sandin (observer)

(630) 829-9741 Jorge.Corujo-Sandin@nrc.gov I. Information Requested By April 24, 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 done on any of GL 89-13 heat exchangers.

5.

System health report(s) and maintenance rule system notebooks for all the GL 89-13 heat exchangers.

II. Information Requested By May 22, 2009

1.

For the specific heat exchangers selected:

a. Copies of the two most recent completed tests and evaluation of data 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).

TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 2

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.

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 on-site 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 Cooling Water system inlet temperature limit that still allows full licensed power operation of the nuclear reactor. Please provide the document that states this limit (e.g., UFSAR or Technical Requirements Manual (TRM)) and the operating procedure that ensures this limit is not exceeded.

III. Information Requested to be Available on First Day of Inspection, June 1, 2009

1.

For the specific heat exchangers selected:

a. Copy of the design specification and heat exchanger data sheets for each heat exchanger.

b. Copy of the vendor manuals including component drawings for each heat exchanger.

c. 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.

d. 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).

e. Copy of the calculations or documents which evaluate the potential for water hammer or excessive tube vibration in the heat exchanger or associated piping.

TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 3

f. List of engineering-related Operator Workarounds/Temporary Modifications for these heat exchangers since the last Heat Sink Performance Inspection.

g. 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.

2.

Copies of those documents that describe the methods taken to control water chemistry in the heat exchangers.

3.

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.

4.

The cleaning and inspection maintenance schedule for each heat exchanger for the next 5 years.

5.

Copy of the document describing the inspection results for the last two clean and inspection activities completed on each heat exchanger.

6.

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.

7.

Copy of the document establishing the repair criteria (plugging limit) for degraded tubes, which are identified in each heat exchanger.

8.

Information regarding any alarms which monitor on-line performance.

9.

For the ultimate heat sink (UHS):

a.

The toe of the weir or embankment inspection procedures and results.

b.

The inspection, procedures and results of the rip rap protection placed on excavated side.

c.

Dam inspections that monitor the integrity of the heat sink.

d.

Maintenance or inspection records 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.

e.

Inspections and/or maintenance related to preventing macrofouling (silt, dead mussel shells, debris, etc.) and aquatic life such as fish, algae, grass or kelp.

f.

Inspections and/or maintenance related to preventing biotic fouling.

TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 4

g.

Copies of chemistry procedures and surveillances that monitor for pH, calcium hardness, etc.

h.

Copies of any design change performed on the system.

i.

Copies of procedures for a loss of UHS.

j.

Copies of procedures associated with operating during adverse weather conditions, e.g., icing or high temperatures or low levels.

k.

Copies of calculations and surveillances that determine the UHS reservoir capacity and heat transfer capability.

l.

Copies of surveillance procedures and testing results conducted on the level instrumentation relied upon to determine UHS reservoir capability.

10. For the safety-related service water system (or equivalent):

a.

Last two performance tests, such as the ASME in service 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 2 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.

TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Enclosure 5

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 thru wall pipe leak on the system.

l.

Copies of the procedures to monitor assess and disposition active thru wall pipe leaks, including structural evaluations and/or planned corrective actions.

If the information requested above will not be available, please contact Caroline E. Acosta Acevedo as soon as possible at (630) 829-9718 or email Caroline.Acosta@nrc.gov.