ML25336A016
| ML25336A016 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 12/03/2025 |
| From: | Hobbs A NRC/RGN-III/DORS/ERPB |
| To: | Edmonds T Point Beach |
| References | |
| IR 2026002 | |
| Download: ML25336A016 (0) | |
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Thad Edmonds Site Vice President NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 2 NOTIFICATION OF NRC BASELINE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Thad Edmonds:
On March 16, 2026, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin the Baseline Inservice Inspection Procedure 71111.08. This onsite inspection is scheduled to be performed March 16, 2026, through March 27, 2026.
Experience has shown that this inspection is resource intensive both for the NRC inspector and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources, and to ensure a productive inspection for both sides, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection.
These documents have been divided into two groups.
The first group identifies information necessary to ensure that the inspector is adequately prepared. The second group identifies the information the inspector will need upon arrival at the site. It is important that all of these documents are up-to-date, and complete, in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Kim Locke of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Atif Shaikh at (630) 829-9824, or via email at Atif.Shaikh@nrc.gov.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, Control Number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget Control Number.
December 3, 2025
T. Edmonds 2
This letter and its enclosure 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 Regulations, Part 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Sincerely, Alec Hobbs, Reactor Inspector Engineering Reactor and Projects Branch Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 05000266 and 05000301 License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27
Enclosure:
Document Request for Inservice Inspection cc: Distribution via LISTSERV Signed by Hobbs, Alec on 12/03/25
T. Edmonds 3
Letter to Thad Edmonds from Alec Hobbs dated December 3, 2025.
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 2 NOTIFICATION OF NRC BASELINE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION:
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DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR INSERVICE INSPECTION Enclosure Inspection Report: 05000301/2026002 Inspection Dates:
March 16, 2026, through March 27, 2026 Inspection Procedures:
Inspection Procedure 71111-08, Inservice Inspection Lead Inspector:
Atif Shaikh, DORS/ERPB (630) 829-9824 Atif.Shaikh@nrc.gov A.
Information for the In-Office Preparation Week The following information (electronic copy) is requested by February 9, 2026, to facilitate the selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week.
The inspector will select specific items from the information requested below and request a list of additional documents needed onsite to your staff. We request that the specific items selected from the lists be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. The following information is applicable to the outage Unit unless otherwise indicated. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the inspector as soon as possible.
For the upcoming outage, a detailed schedule (including dates, is possible) and description of:
a.
List of all Non-Destructive Examinations (NDEs) planned to be performed as part of your American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code Inservice Inspection (ISI) Program (include edition and addenda of Code committed to),
and NDEs planned for other systems performed as part of a Risk-Informed ISI Program, or other augmented inspection programs (e.g., ASME Code Case N-770 examination of dissimilar metal welds and examinations to meet an industry initiative). Description shall include component ASME Code Class, component IDs, categorization (Section XI, Risk Informed, or Augmented, etc.),
and dates/times the NDEs are scheduled to be performed.
b.
Reactor pressure vessel upper head (RPVUH) examinations required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(D) and Code Case N-729; c.
Steam generator (SG) tube inspection and repair activities for the upcoming outage or SG secondary side examinations; and 1 Note 1 - If no SG examinations are planned for this outage, please confirm when the next SG examination will occur and no further information is required for the items identified above requesting SG related information.
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d.
List of Welding on Code Class 1, 2, or 3 components to be performed during the outage.
e.
List identifying NDE reports (Volumetric, Surface, and Visual), which have identified relevant indications on ASME Code Class 1 and 2 Systems since the beginning of the last refueling outage. For indications that were accepted as-is for continued service, provide schedule of successive exams required by Code.
f.
List of repair/replacement welds in ASME Code Class 1, 2 and 3 Systems, which have been fabricated since the beginning of the last refueling outage.
g.
List of Title 10 CFR Part 21 reports applicable to your structures, systems, or components within the scope of ASME Code Section XI that have been identified since the beginning of the last refueling outage.
h.
List of corrective action documents related to ISI and SG issues such as piping or SG tube degradation or damage or errors identified during piping/SG tube examinations since the beginning of the last refueling outage.
i.
List of Boric Acid Corrosion Control (BACC) program corrective action documents identified since the beginning of the last refueling outage.
j.
Copy of latest revision to the Inservice Inspection Program Plan.
k.
Point of contact information (names and site numbers) for ISI/SG/BACC/Welding.
B.
Onsite Information to be provided to the inspector on the first onsite date.
The following information is requested for only specific items that are selected by the inspector from list A above:
a) A copy of ASME Section XI, Code Relief Requests applicable to the selected items.
b) Copies of applicable NDE procedures, weld procedure specifications (WPS),
NDE procedure qualification records, WPS qualification records, NDE personnel performance qualification records, welder performance qualification records, BACC corrective action documents and associated screenings/evaluations, ISI and SG related corrective action documents.
c)
Copy of the ASME Section XI, Code of record for the selected items.
d) Copy of the applicable Code of Construction for repair/replacement activities on selected items.
e) If SG ECT examination is being conducted during the outage, provide copies of the following:
1 Note 1 - If no SG examinations are planned for this outage, please confirm when the next SG examination will occur and no further information is required for the items identified above requesting SG related information.
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Copy of SG history documentation given to vendors performing ET of the SGs during the upcoming outage.
Copy of procedure containing screening criteria used for selecting tubes for in-situ pressure testing and the procedure to be used for in-situ pressure testing.
Copy of previous outage SG tube operational assessment completed following ET of the SGs (provide this document even if no SG ET is planned for current outage).
Copy of most recent SG Degradation Assessment (provide this document even if no SG ET is planned for current outage).
Copy of most recent SG Condition Monitoring Assessments.1 Copy of the document describing the ET acquisition equipment to be applied including ET probe types. Also identify the extent of planned tube examination coverage with each probe type.
Provide procedures with guidance/instructions for identifying and plugging SG tubes.
Identify and quantify any SG tube leakage experienced during the previous operating cycle. Also provide documentation identifying which SG was leaking and corrective actions completed or planned for this condition.
f)
If RPVUH examinations are being conducted during the outage, provide copies of the following:
Last performed volumetric and/or surface examination reports Procedures used during examinations.
History of past RPVUH indications 1 Note 1 - If no SG examinations are planned for this outage, please confirm when the next SG examination will occur and no further information is required for the items identified above requesting SG related information.