ML101810132

Letter Duane Arnold Energy Center Information Requests for an NRC Triennal Permanent Modifications and 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59) Baseline Inspection 05000331-10-007(DRS)

ML101810132
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	06/30/2010
From:	Robert Daley Engineering Branch 3
To:	Costanzo C NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
References
IR-10-007
Download: ML101810132 (7)

See also: IR 05000331/2010007

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION III

2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210

LISLE, IL 60532-4352

June 30, 2010

Mr. Christopher R. Costanzo

Vice President

NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC

3277 DAEC Road

Palo, IA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER INFORMATION REQUEST FOR AN NRC

TRIENNIAL PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS AND 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59)

BASELINE INSPECTION 05000331/2010-007(DRS)

Dear Mr. Costanzo:

On September 13, 2010, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a Permanent

Plant Modifications 10 CFR 50.59 (MOD/50.59) baseline inspection at your Duane Arnold

Energy Center. This inspection will be performed in accordance with the NRC baseline

Inspection Procedure IP 71111.17. The on-site portion of the inspection will take place on

September 13 - 17, 2010, and September 27 - October 1, 2010.

Experience has shown that these baseline inspections are resource intensive, both for the NRC

inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site and to

ensure a productive inspection for both parties, we have enclosed a request for documents

needed for the inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups. The first

group is necessary to ensure that the inspection team is adequately prepared for the inspection.

This information should be made available via compact disc to the Regional Office no later than

August 13, 2010. The inspection team will review this information and, by August 20, 2010, will

request specific items (second group of documents requested) that should be available for

review by September 3, 2010. The third group lists information that should be available by the

first day of the on-site inspection and/or is necessary to aid the inspection team in tracking

issues identified as a result of the inspection. 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 on-site portions of the inspection.

The lead inspector for this inspection is Ms. Caroline Tilton. We understand that our regulatory

contact for this inspection is Mr. B. Murell of your organization. If there are any questions about

the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at (630) 829-9718 or

via e-mail at caroline.tilton@nrc.gov.

C. Costanzo -2-

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.

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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-331

License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

Initial Document Request Modifications and 50.59 Inspection Document Request

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INITIAL MODIFICATIONS AND 50.59 INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

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Inspection Report: 05000331/2010007(DRS)

Inspection Dates:

September 13 - 17, 2010 and September 27 - October 1, 2010

Inspection Procedures:

IP 71111.17, Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and

Permanent Plant Modifications

Lead Inspector:

Caroline Tilton

(630) 829-9718

I.

Information Requested for In-Office Preparation Week

The following information is requested by August 13, 2010, or sooner, to facilitate the

selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the on-site inspection week. The

team will select specific items from the information requested below and submit a list to

your staff by August 20, 2010. We will request that certain items be made available to

the regional office prior to the inspection by September 3, 2010. We request that the

remaining items selected from the lists be available and ready for review on the first day

of inspection. All requested information should cover the time frame from the receipt of

information for the last Permanent Modification inspection on June 25, 2007, to the

present. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the lead

inspector as soon as possible.

(1)

List of permanent plant modifications to systems, structures, or components

that are field work complete. (For the purpose of this inspection, permanent plant

modifications include permanent: plant changes, design changes, set point

changes, equivalency evaluations, suitability analyses, and commercial grade

dedications.)

The list should contain the number of each document, the title, the revision (or

date), and the affected system. In addition to the list, please provide a

description of each modification and a list of associated calculations and affected

procedures.

(2)

List of all 10 CFR 50.59 completed evaluations involving: (a) calculations;

(b) procedure revisions; (c) changes to the facility (modifications); (d) non-routine

operating configurations; or (e) departures in methods of analyses. This list

should include 50.59 evaluations for the following:

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a.

Changes that have been made under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 that have

been updated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) since June 25, 2007;

b.

Modifications that are field work complete; and

c.

Changes to calculations (or initiation of new calculations) that have been

issued.

The list should contain the number and title of each document, a brief

description of the change, and the corresponding number and type of the

affected document (i.e., the modification or procedure to which the evaluation

applies). The list should NOT include any evaluations in which prior NRC

approval was sought and obtained.

(3)

List of all 10 CFR 50.59 changes that have been screened out as not requiring a full

evaluation involving: (a) calculations; (b) procedure revisions; (c) changes to the

facility (modifications); (d) non-routine operating configurations; or (e) departures in

methods of analyses.

The list should contain the number and title of each document, a brief description of

the change, and the corresponding number and type of the affected document (i.e.,

the modification or procedure to which the evaluation applies).

(4)

List of any modifications, procedure revisions, or UFSAR changes where it was

determined that 10 CFR 50.59 did not apply.

(5)

List of calculation changes that have been issued for use.

(6)

List of corrective action documents (open and closed) that address plant permanent

modification or 10 CFR 50.59 issues, concerns, or processes. These documents

should also include corrective action documents associated with modification and

MOD 50.59 change implementation.

The list should contain the number, title and revision (or date) of each document, the

affected system and corresponding documentation (if applicable), and should be

sorted in order of significance,

(7)

Copies of procedures addressing the following: modifications, design changes, set

point changes, equivalency evaluations or suitability analyses, commercial grade

dedications, post-modification testing, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation and screenings, and

UFSAR updates.

(8)

UFSAR updates submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4). Provide copies

of the complete submittal.

(9)

Copy of the UFSAR change log (or a synopsis of changes). This should include

all of the changes made to the UFSAR that were incorporated in the last

10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) submittal.

(10)

Name(s) and phone numbers for the regulatory and technical contacts.

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(11)

Current management and engineering organizational chart.

II.

Information Requested to be Provided Prior to Inspection. Request will be made by

August 20, 2010 for availability of documents by September 3, 2010

(1)

Copies of all selected items from Section I. This includes copies of associated

documents such as calculations, post-modification test packages, 10 CFR 50.59

evaluations, or screenings, and any corrective action documents (need in Regional

Office by September 3, 2010).

III. Information Requested to be provided on the first day of on-site inspection

(September 13, 2010) and/or throughout the inspection

(1)

Copies of these documents do not need to be solely available to the team as long as

the inspectors have easy and unrestrained access to them.

a.

Updated Final Safety Analysis Report;

b.

Original FSAR Volumes;

c.

Original SER and Supplements;

d.

FSAR Question and Answers;

e.

Quality Assurance Plan;

f. Technical

Specifications;

g.

Latest IPE/PRA Report;

h.

Vendor Manuals; and

i.

The Latest 10 CFR 50.59 FSAR Update Submittal.

(2)

Please ensure that other supporting documents for the selected items have been

located and are readily retrievable as the team will likely be requesting these

documents during the inspections. Examples of supporting documents are:

a.

Drawings supporting the modifications;

b.

Procedures affected by the modifications; and

c.

UFSAR change papers generated due to a 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation.

(3)

Assessment and Corrective Actions:

a.

The most recent modification (MOD)/50.59 Quality Assurance (QA) audit

and/or self-assessment; and

b.

Corrective action documents (e.g., condition reports, including status of

corrective actions) generate as a result of the most recent MOD/50.59 Quality

Assurance (QA) audit and/or self-assessment.

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It is requested that the following two items be provided to the lead inspector as the information

is generated during the inspection.

(4)

Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the teams

questions or queries during this inspection.

(5)

Copies of the list of questions submitted by the team members and the

status/resolution of the information requested (provide daily during the inspection to

each team member).

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

C. Costanzo

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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.

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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-331

License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

Initial Document Request Modifications and 50.59 Inspection Document Request

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