ML23013A150

Notification of NRC Baseline Inspection and Request for Information; Inspection Report 05000254/2023002

ML23013A150
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	01/17/2023
From:	John Bozga NRC/RGN-III/DORS/ERPB
To:	Rhoades D Constellation Energy Generation, Constellation Nuclear
References
IR 2023002
Download: ML23013A150 (1)

See also: IR 05000254/2023002

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David Rhoades

Senior Vice President

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC

President and Chief Nuclear Office (CNO)

Constellation Nuclear

4300 Winfield Road

Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC

BASELINE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; INSPECTION

REPORT 05000254/2023002

Dear David Rhoades:

On March 27, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin the Baseline

Inservice Inspection Procedure 71111.08. This inspection is scheduled to be performed March

27, 2023, through March 31, 2023.

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 R. Swart, of your organization. If there are any

questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector

John V. Bozga at 630-829-9613.

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.

January 17, 2023

D. Rhoades

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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,

John V. Bozga, Senior

Reactor Inspector

Division of Operating Reactor Safety

Engineering Reactor Projects Branch

Docket No. 50-254

License No. DPR-29

Enclosure:

Document Request for Baseline

Inservice Inspection

cc: Distribution via LISTSERV

Signed by Bozga, John

on 01/17/23

D. Rhoades

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Letter to David Rhoades from John V. Bozga dated January 17, 2023.

SUBJECT:

QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC

BASELINE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; INSPECTION

REPORT 05000254/2023002

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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

BASELINE INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

Enclosure

Inspection Report: 05000254/2023002

Inspection Dates:

March 27, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Inspection Procedures:

Inspection Procedure 71111-08, Inservice Inspection

Lead Inspector:

John V. Bozga, DORS

630-829-9613

john.bozga@nrc.gov

A.

Information for the In-Office Preparation Week

The following information (electronic copy) is requested by March 13, 2023, 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. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the inspector

as soon as possible.

1.

For the upcoming outage, a detailed schedule and description of:

a.

Non-Destructive Examinations (NDEs) planned for Class 1 and 2

Systems and containment, 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 commitments, as

part of an industry initiative; and

b.

Welding on Code Class 1, 2, or 3 components. For each weld

examination, include the weld identification number, description of weld

(component name), category, class, type of exam and procedure number,

and date of examination.

2.

A copy of the NDE procedures and welding procedures used to perform the activities

identified in A.1 (including NDE calibration and flaw characterization/sizing

procedures and Welding Procedure Qualification Records). For ultrasonic

examination procedures qualified in accordance with Appendix VIII, of Section XI

of the ASME Code, provide documentation supporting the procedure qualification

(e.g., the Electric Power Research Institute performance demonstration qualification

summary sheets).

3.

A copy of ASME Section XI, Code Relief Requests applicable to the examinations

identified in A.1.

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4.

A copy of the 10-year ISI Program showing those required exams scheduled to be

performed this outage, and those which have been completed.

5.

A list identifying NDE reports (ultrasonic, radiography, magnetic particle, or dye

penetrant), which have identified relevant indications on Code Class 1 and 2 systems

since the beginning of the last refueling outage.

6.

List with short description of the welds in Code Class 1, 2 and 3 systems, which have

been fabricated due to component repair/replacement activities since the beginning

of the last refueling outage and identify the system, weld number, and reference

applicable documentation (e.g., NIS-2 forms with definitions of system and

component acronyms).

7.

If reactor vessel weld examinations required by the ASME Code are scheduled to

occur during the inspection period, provide a detailed description of the welds to be

examined, and the extent of the planned examination.

8.

List with description of ISI-related issues such as piping degradation or damage

(e.g., cracks, wall thinning, wear, microbiologically induced corrosion) or errors

identified in piping examinations that have been entered into your corrective action

system since the beginning of the last refueling outage. Also, include a list of

corrective action records associated with foreign material introduced/identified in the

reactor vessel or reactor coolant system since the beginning of the last refueling

outage. In addition, include a list of corrective action records associated with reactor

vessel and internals inspections since the beginning of the last refueling outage.

9.

Copy of any Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 21 reports applicable to

your structures, systems, or components within the scope of Section XI of the ASME

Code that have been identified since the beginning of the last refueling outage.

10. Point of contact information (name and site number) for the Inservice Inspection

Program, Aging Management Programs, Site Welding Engineer, and Reactor

Internals Inspection ProgramsSite and vendor leads.

B.

Onsite Information to Be Provided to the Inspector on the First Day of the

Inspection (e.g., Following the Entrance Meeting). Please Provide Hard

Copies (e.g., Paper Records) of the Following Documents:

1.

For welds selected by the inspector from A.1.b and A.6 above, provide copies

of the following documents:

a.

Document of the weld number and location (e.g., system, train, branch);

b.

Document with a detail of the weld construction (e.g., drawing);

c.

Applicable portions of the Design Specification and applicable

Code of construction for the weldment (e.g., B31.1 or ASME

Section III);

d.

Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for weld procedure qualification;

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e.

Applicable weld procedure specifications and completed weld data sheets

used to fabricate the welds;

f.

Copies of procedure qualification records supporting the weld

procedure specifications;

g.

Copies of welders performance qualification records;

h.

Copies of mechanical test reports identified in the procedure

qualification records above;

i.

Copies of the non-conformance reports for the selected welds;

j.

Access to radiographs and equipment to view radiographs of the selected

welds;

k.

ASME Code Section XI repair replacement plan and

reconciliation for replacement components/materials;

l.

Certified Material Test Reports for replacement pressure boundary materials;

and

m. Copies of the NDE required by the construction Code and the pre-service

examination records required by the ASME Code Section XI for the selected

welds.

2.

For the ISI-related corrective action issues selected by the inspector from

Item A.8 above, provide a copy of the corrective actions and supporting

documentation.

3. For the NDE reports with relevant indications on Code Class 1 and 2

systems selected by the inspector from Item A.5 above, provide a copy of

the examination records and associated corrective action documents.

4. Updated schedules for Item A.1 (including schedule showing contingency

repair plans if available).

5. Fabrication Drawings (D size) of the reactor vessel welds if any are to be

examined during the outage. Also provide any drawings used by NDE vendors

to locate these welds.

6. Provide copies of the following standards at the onsite U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission inspection location for the duration of the

inspection:

a. Sections V, IX, and XI of the ASME Code with Editions applicable to

the ISI Program and the Repair/Replacement Program; and

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b. Copy of the performance demonstration initiative (PDI) generic procedures

with the latest applicable Revisions that support site qualified ultrasonic

examination of piping welds and components (e.g., PDI-UT-1, PDI-UT-2,

PDI-UT-3, PDI-UT-10 etc.).

If you have questions regarding the information requested, please contact the lead inspector.