ML091250239
| ML091250239 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 05/04/2009 |
| From: | Binoy Desai NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB1 |
| To: | Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co |
| References | |
| IR-09-006 | |
| Download: ML091250239 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000413/2009006
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
May 4, 2009
Mr. J. R. Morris
Site Vice President
Duke Power Company, LLC
d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Catawba Nuclear Station
4800 Concord Road
York, SC 29745-9635
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES
INSPECTION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2009006 AND
Dear Mr. Morris:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Region II staff will conduct a component design bases inspection at your Catawba Nuclear
Station during the period of July 6 - August 28, 2009. The inspection team will be led by W. R.
Lewis, a Senior Reactor Inspector from the NRC's Region II Office. This inspection will be
conducted in accordance with the baseline inspection procedure, Procedure 71111.21,
Component Design Bases Inspection, issued August 19, 2008.
The inspection will evaluate the capability of risk significant / low margin components to function
as designed and to support proper system operation. The inspection will also include a review
of selected operator actions, operating experience, and modifications.
During a telephone conversation on April 27, 2009, Mr. Lewis confirmed, with Mr. Mark Sawicki
of your staff, arrangements for an information gathering site visit and the three-week onsite
inspection. The schedule is as follows:
Information gathering visit: Week of July 6 - 10, 2009.
Onsite weeks: Weeks of July 27 - 31, August 10 - 14, and August 24 - 28, 2009.
The purpose of the information gathering visit is to meet with members of your staff to identify
risk-significant components and operator actions. Information and documentation needed to
support the inspection will also be identified and gathered or requested. Mr. G. MacDonald, a
Region II Senior Reactor Analyst, may accompany Mr. Lewis during the information gathering
visit to review probabilistic risk assessment data and identify risk significant components which
will be examined during the inspection.
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The enclosure lists documents that will be needed prior to the information gathering visit. Please
contact Mr. Lewis with any questions prior to preparing materials listed in the enclosure and
provide the referenced information to the Region II office by June 19, 2009. The inspectors will
try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying only those documents
required for the inspection preparation.
During the information gathering visit, the team leader will also discuss the following inspection
support administrative details: office space; site, plant and information system access; required
resources; and information exchange protocol.
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). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the
information requested or the inspection, please contact Mr. Lewis at (404) 562-4541 or me at
(404) 562-4519.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Binoy B. Desai, Chief
Engineering Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414,72-045
Enclosure: Information Request For Catawba Nuclear Station Component Design Bases
Inspection
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B. Desai
DATE
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Randy D. Hart
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke
Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Manager
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Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke
Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Duke Energy Corporation
526 South Church Street-EC07H
Charlotte, NC 28202
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Duke Energy Corporation
526 South Church Street-EC07H
Charlotte, NC 28202
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Duke Energy Corporation
Catawba Nuclear Station
U.S. NRC
4830 Concord Road
York, SC 29745
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Letter to J. R. Morris from Binoy B. Desai, dated May 4, 2009.
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES
INSPECTION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2009006 AND
Distribution w/encl:
Jon Thompson, NRR
PUBLIC
RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Enclosure
INFORMATION REQUEST FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION
COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION
Please provide the information electronically in .pdf files, Excel, or other searchable format on
CDROM. The CDROM should be indexed and possibly hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use.
Information in lists should contain enough information to be easily understood to someone who
has knowledge of pressurized water reactor technology.
1.
From your most recent probabilistic safety analysis (PSA) excluding external events and
fires, please provide:
a.
Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific probabilistic safety
analysis (PSA) - one sorted by Risk Achievement Worth (RAW), and the other
sorted by Birnbaum Importance.
b.
A list of the top 500 cutsets.
2.
From your most recent probabilistic safety analysis (PSA) including external events and
fires, please provide:
a.
Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific probabilistic safety
analysis (PSA) - one sorted by Risk Achievement Worth (RAW), and the other
sorted by Birnbaum Importance.
b.
A list of the top 500 cutsets.
3.
Risk ranking of operator actions from your site specific PSA sorted by RAW. Provide
copies of your human reliability worksheets for these items.
4.
Any pre-existing evaluation or list of components and 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, MOV risk-
margin rankings, etc.).
5.
A list of station applicability evaluations/reviews performed and documented in the station
corrective action program in the past two years for industry events, critical equipment
failures, and safety related equipment vulnerabilities (as communicated by NRC generic
communications, industry communications, 10 CFR Part 21 notifications, etc.).
6.
A list of operability evaluations completed within the last two years, sorted by associated
component or system.
7.
A list of common-cause failures of components that have occurred at Catawba Nuclear
Station and have been identified within the last five years.
8.
A list of equipment currently planned for upgrade/improvement by the site (e.g. ONE
List), including a description of the reason(s) why each component (i.e. not a
programmatic or system level concern) is on that list and summaries (if available) of your
plans to address those reasons.
9.
A list of equipment currently in RIS 05-020 (formerly GL 91-18) status, or in MR (a)(1)
status.
10.
Contact information for a person to discuss PRA information prior to the information
gathering trip: name, title, phone number, and e-mail address.