ML12009A105

Plan for the Aging Management Program Regulatory Audit Regarding the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1, License Renewal Application Review

ML12009A105
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	01/18/2012
From:	Ferrer N License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Mike Perito Entergy Operations
Ferrer N
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TAC ME7493
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 18, 2012 Mr. Michael Perito Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150

SUBJECT:

PLAN FOR THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATORY AUDIT REGARDING THE GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NO. ME7493)

Dear Mr. Perito:

By letter, dated October 28, 2011, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the applicant) submitted an application for renewal of operating license NPF-29 for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS). The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing this application in accordance with the guidance in NUREG-1800, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants."

The staff plans to conduct its Aging Management Program regulatory audit at GGNS during the weeks of January 23 and January 30, 2012, in accordance with the enclosed regulatory audit plan. If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at 301-415-1045 or bye-mail at nathaniel. ferrer@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, athaniel Ferrer, Project Manager Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-416

Enclosure:

Audit Plan cc w/encl: Listserv

Audit Plan Aging Management Program Review for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 License Renewal Application January 23 - February 3, 2012 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ENCLOSURE

License Renewal Aging Management Program Audit Plan Grand Gulf Nuclear Station

1.

Background

By letter dated October 28, 2011, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the applicant), submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) its application for renewal of Operating License No. NPF-29 for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS) Unit 1. The applicant requested renewal of the operating license for an additional 20 years beyond the 40-year current license term, which expires on November 1, 2024. The staff from the Division of License Renewal will lead a regulatory audit to gain a better understanding of applicant's Aging Management Programs, Aging Management Reviews, and associated bases and documentation as applicable.

2.

Regulatory Audit Bases License renewal requirements are specified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), "Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants." Guidance is provided in NUREG-1800, Rev. 2, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants" (SRP-LR), dated December 2010, and in NUREG-1801, Rev. 2, "Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report," dated December 2010.

3.

Regulatory Audit Scope The scope of this regulatory audit is to: (a) examine the applicant's Aging Management Programs (AMPs) for GGNS; and (b) verify the applicant's claims of consistency with the corresponding GALL Report AMPs. Enhancements to AMPs will be evaluated on a case-by case basis. Exceptions to the GALL Report AMP elements will be evaluated separately as part of the NRC staff's review of the license renewal application (LRA), and will be documented in the staff's Safety Evaluation Report (SER).

The SRP-LR allows an applicant's LRA to reference its AMPs as being consistent with the AMPs described in the GALL Report. By referencing the GALL Report AMPs in this manner, the applicant is concluding that its AMPs correspond to those AMPs and that no further staff review should be required. If an applicant credits an AMP for being consistent with a GALL Report program, it is incumbent on the applicant to ensure that the plant program contains all of the elements of the referenced GALL Report program. The applicant's determination shall be documented and maintained in an auditable, retrievable form.

During this audit, the staff will audit program elements 1 - 6 (scope, preventive actions, parameters monitored or inspected, detection of aging effects, monitoring and trending, and acceptance criteria), and program element 10, (operating experience), of the applicant's AMPs claimed to be consistent with the GALL Report against the equivalent elements of the associated AMP described in the GALL Report, unless otherwise indicated. Program elements 7 - 9 (corrective actions, confirmation process, and administrative controls) are audited by another NRC project team during the scoping and screening methodology audit, and are evaluated separately. In addition, the staff will verify that the conditions at the plant are bounded by the conditions for which the GALL Report program was evaluated.

The staff will also examine the applicant's program bases documents and related references for these AMPs, perform selected in-plant walkdowns, and interview applicant representatives to obtain additional clarification related to the AMPs

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4.

Information and Other Material Necessary for the Regulatory Audit The project team will review the LRA, the AMP basis documents and other applicant supporting documents as appropriate.

The project team would like for at least one hard-copy set of AMPs, AMP basis documents, and all other relevant documentation to be available in the team's work room.

Work space and team support logistics:

• One general team work area with seating and laptop space for the audit team.

• Break-out rooms for question/answer/small group sessions and meetings, so that work in the main room will not be disrupted.

• Telephone access for in-plant and/or outside business-related calls. The break-out rooms should also have speaker phone capability for conference calls.

• Access to printers.

• Access to a copier.

5.

Team Assignments Staff participation is projected as follows. Some deletions, additions or substitutions may occur on an as-needed basis:

Week of January 23,2012 Branch Chief Bo Pham Jim Gavula Bill Holston John Klos Cirnberly Nickell Robert Sun John Wise Aloysius Obodoako Mechanical Emma Wong Bart Fu Matt Homiack Roger Kalikian Seung Min Ching Ng OnYee Pat Purtchser Operating Experience Don Brittner

- 3 Week of January 30,2012 Area ofRev:iew~,

Assigned,~uditor Project Manager Nathaniel Ferrer Branch Chief Raj Auluck Dan Naus (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Abdul Sheikh Structural Bryce Lehman Angela Buford Andrew Prinaris Ata Istar Cliff Doutt Electrical Duc Nguyen Rui Li I

Operating Experience Don Brittner

6.

Logistics The audit will be conducted at GGNS during the weeks of January 23 and January 30, 2012.

Entrance and exit briefings will be held at the beginning and end of this audit, respectively.

7.

Special Requests The staff requests the applicant to make available their condition report database for independent searches by the regulatory audit team.

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Deliverables An audit report should be issued to the applicant within 90 days from the end of the audit.

Mr. Michael Perito Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 SUB~IECT:

PLAN FOR THE AGING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATORY AUDIT REGARDING THE GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (TAC NO. ME7493)

Dear Mr. Perito:

By letter, dated October 28, 2011, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the applicant) submitted an application for renewal of operating license NPF-29 for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS). The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing this application in accordance with the guidance in NUREG-1800, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants."

The staff plans to conduct its Aging Management Program regulatory audit at GGNS during the weeks of January 23 and January 30, 2012, in accordance with the enclosed regulatory audit plan. If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at 301-415-1045 or bye-mail at nathanieIJerrer@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, IRAI Nathaniel Ferrer, Project Manager Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-416

Enclosure:

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