ML090050450

IR 05000266-09-002, IR 05000301-09-002, on 02/23/2009, for Point Beach, NRC Triennial Heat Sink Performance Inspection and Request for Information

ML090050450
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	01/05/2009
From:	Ann Marie Stone NRC/RGN-III/DRS/EB2
To:	Meyer L Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach
References
IR-09-002
Download: ML090050450 (9)

See also: IR 05000266/2009002

Text

January 5, 2009

Mr. Larry Meyer

Site Vice President

FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC

6610 Nuclear Road

Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT-NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL

HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION-INSPECTION REPORT 05000266/2009002;

05000301/2009002(DRS)

Dear Mr. Meyer:

On February 23, 2009, the NRC will begin the onsite portion of the Triennial Heat Sink

Performance Inspection at your Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant. This inspection will be

performed in accordance with NRC baseline inspection procedure (IP) 71111.07.

In order to minimize the impact that the inspection has on the site and to ensure a productive

inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for the inspection. The

documents have been divided into three groups.

The first group lists information necessary for our initial inspection scoping activities. This

information should be available to the lead inspector no later than January 19, 2009. By

January 26, 2009, the inspector will communicate the initial selected set of approximately

2-3 risk significant heat exchangers.

The second group of documents requested includes those items needed to support our

in-office preparation activities. This set of documents, including the calculations associated

with the selected heat exchangers, should be available at the Regional Office no later than

February 9, 2009. This information should be separated for each selected component,

especially if provided electronically (e.g., folder with component name that includes

calculations, condition reports, maintenance history, etc.). During the in-office preparation

activities, the inspector may identify additional information needed to support the inspection.

The last group includes the additional information above, as well as plant specific

reference material. This information should be available onsite to the inspector on

February 23, 2009. It is also requested that corrective action documents and/or questions

developed during the inspection be provided to the inspector as the documents are

generated.

The lead inspector for this inspection is Nestor Feliz-Adorno. If there are questions about the

material requested, or the inspection, please call him at (630) 829-9739. Please send the

information to the following e-mail address Nestor.Feliz-Adorno@nrc.gov. A hard-copy with the

required information is also an acceptable option. It is important that these documents be as

complete as possible, in order to minimize the number of documents requested during the

preparation week or during the onsite inspection.

L. Meyer

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All requested documents are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection period back to

the last Heat Sink Performance Inspection. If no actions addressing a request were performed

in that time period, then the request applies to the last applicable document in the previous time

period.

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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the

Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ann Marie Stone, Chief

Engineering Branch 2

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-266; 50-301

License No. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosure:

TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT

REQUEST

cc w/encl:

M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear

Chief Operating Officer

J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and

Chief Nuclear Officer

A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support

Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant

R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement

M. Ross, Managing Attorney

A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney

T. O. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations,

Mid-West Region

P. Wells, (Acting) Vice President, Nuclear

Training and Performance Improvement

J. McCarthy, Vice President, Point Beach Recovery

J. Bjorseth, Plant General Manager

K. Duveneck, Town Chairman, Town of Two Creeks

Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

J. Kitsembel, Electric Division, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer

L. Meyer

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All requested documents are to be for the time period from the onsite inspection period back to the last

Heat Sink Performance Inspection. If no actions addressing a request were performed in that time

period, then the request applies to the last applicable document in the previous time period.

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), accessible from the

NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ann Marie Stone, Chief

Engineering Branch 2

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-266; 50-301

License No. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosure:

TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

cc w/encl:

M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear

Chief Operating Officer

J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and

Chief Nuclear Officer

A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support

Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant

R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement

M. Ross, Managing Attorney

A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney

T. O. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations,

Mid-West Region

P. Wells, (Acting) Vice President, Nuclear

Training and Performance Improvement

J. McCarthy, Vice President, Point Beach Recovery

J. Bjorseth, Plant General Manager

K. Duveneck, Town Chairman, Town of Two Creeks

Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

J. Kitsembel, Electric Division, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Engineering Branch 2\\Work in Progress\\PB 2009 HS RFI.doc

9 Publicly Available

9 Non-Publicly Available 9 Sensitive 9 Non-Sensitive

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box C = Copy without attach/encl; E = Copy with attach/encl N = No copy

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Letter to Mr. Larry Meyer from Ms. A. M. Stone dated January 5, 2009.

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL

HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION - INSPECTION REPORT 05000266/2009002;

05000301/2009002(DRS)

DISTRIBUTION:

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Mark Satorius

Kenneth Obrien

Jared Heck

Carole Ariano

Linda Linn

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Patricia Buckley

Tammy Tomczak

ROPreports@nrc.gov

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Inspection Report: 05000266/2009002; 05000301/2009002

Inspection Dates:

February 23-27, 2009

Inspection Procedure:

IP 71111.07, Triennial AHeat Sink Performance Inspection@

Lead Inspector:

Nestor Feliz-Adorno

(630) 829-9739, Nestor.Feliz-Adorno@nrc.gov

I.

Information Requested By January 19, 2009

1. List of the Generic Letter (GL) 89-13, Service Water System Problems Affecting

Safety-Related Equipment, heat exchangers in order of risk significance.

2. Copy of heat exchanger performance trending data tracked for each GL 89-13 heat

exchanger.

3. List of corrective action program documents (with a short description) associated

with GL 89-13 heat exchangers, heat sinks, silting, corrosion, fouling, or heat

exchanger testing, for the previous two years, or since the last heat sink performance

inspection.

4. Copy of any self-assessment of GL 89-13 heat exchangers conducted since last

heat sink performance inspection.

5. System health report(s) and maintenance rule system notebooks for all the GL 89-13

heat exchangers.

6. Copy of your responses for GL 89-13.

II.

Information Requested By February 9, 2009

1. For the specific heat exchangers selected:

a. Copies of the two most recent completed tests confirming thermal performance

for those heat exchangers, which are performance tested.

b. Copy of system description and design basis document for the heat exchangers

(as applicable).

c. Copy of any operability determinations or other documentation of degradation

associated with the heat exchangers or the systems that support the operation

for the selected heat exchangers.

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d. Copy of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) sections applicable

for each heat exchanger.

e. Provide a list of calculations with a description, which currently apply to each

heat exchanger.

2. A schedule of all inspections, cleanings, maintenance, or testing of any plant heat

exchanger to be done during the onsite portion of the inspection.

3. Copies of procedures developed to implement the recommendations of GL 89-13,

(e.g., the GL 89-13 Heat Exchanger Program) description.

4. Pages from the UFSAR for the GL 89-13 Heat Exchanger Program.

5. Maximum GL 89-13 heat exchanger inlet temperatures that still allow full licensed

power operation of the nuclear reactor. Please provide the documents that state

these limits (e.g., UFSAR or Technical Requirements Manual (TRM)) and the

operating procedures that ensure these limits are not exceeded.

III.

Information Requested to be Available on First Day of Inspection,

February 23, 2009

1. For the specific heat exchangers selected:

a. Provide the Design Basis Documents and Updated Final Safety Analysis Report

pages for the selected heat exchangers.

b. Copy of the design specification and heat exchanger data sheets for each heat

exchanger.

c. Copy of the vendor manuals including component drawings for each heat

exchanger.

d. Copy of the calculation which establishes the limiting (maximum) design basis

heat load, which is required to be removed by each of these heat exchangers.

e. Copy of the calculation which correlates surveillance testing results from these

heat exchangers with design basis heat removal capability (e.g., basis for

surveillance test acceptance criteria).

f. Copy of the calculations or documents, which evaluate the potential for water

hammer or excessive tube vibration in the heat exchanger or associated piping.

g. List of engineering-related Operator Workarounds/Temporary Modifications for

these heat exchangers since the last Heat Sink Performance Inspection.

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h. Copy of the evaluations of data for the two most recent completed tests

confirming the thermal performance of each heat exchanger.

i.

Documentation and procedures that identify the types, accuracy, and location of

any special instrumentation used for the two most recent completed thermal

performance tests for the heat exchangers (e.g., high accuracy ultrasonic flow

instruments or temperature instruments). Include calibration records for the

instruments used during these tests.

j.

Copies of those documents that describe the methods taken to control water

chemistry in the heat exchangers.

k. Copies of the documents that verify the structural integrity of the heat exchanger,

(e.g., eddy current summary sheets, ultrasonic testing results, and visual

inspection results).

l.

The cleaning and inspection maintenance schedule for each heat exchanger for

the next 5 years.

m. Copy of the document describing the inspection results for the last two cleaning

and inspection activities completed on each heat exchanger.

n. Copy of the document which identifies the current number of tubes in service for

each heat exchanger and the supporting calculation, which establishes the

maximum number of tubes which can be plugged in each heat exchanger.

o. Copy of the document establishing the repair criteria (plugging limit) for degraded

tubes, which are identified in each heat exchanger.

p. Information regarding any alarms, which monitor on-line performance.

2. For the ultimate heat sink:

a.

Maintenance or inspection of inaccessible below-water portions of the UHS

system including results of underwater diving inspections and assessments of

sediment intrusion and/or removal of sediment.

b.

Inspections and/or maintenance-related to preventing macrofouling (silt, dead

mussel shells, debris, etc.), and aquatic life such as fish, algae, grass or kelp;

c.

inspections and/or maintenance-related to preventing biotic fouling;

d.

Copies of chemistry procedures and surveillances that monitor for pH, calcium

hardness, etc.

e.

Copies of any design change performed on the system.

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f.

Copies of procedures for a loss of UHS.

g.

Copies of procedures associated with operating during adverse weather

conditions, (e.g., icing or high temperatures or low levels).

h.

Copies of calculations and surveillances that determine the UHS reservoir

capacity and heat transfer capability.

i.

Copies of surveillance procedures and testing results conducted on the level

instrumentation relied upon to determine UHS reservoir capability.

3. For the safety-related service water system (or equivalent):

a. Last two performance tests, such as the ASME inservice test, for all pumps, all

valves and the cooling towers, if applicable, in the safety-related service water

system. If the components are not performance tested, please provide

documentation verifying performance by the methods actually used.

b. Copies of the documents that verify flow testing was done at maximum design flow

during the last two years or since the last time it was done. Copies of the

documents that verify maximum design flow testing will continue to be periodically

done in the future.

c. Copies of any design changes performed on the system.

d. Copies of procedures for a loss of service water system.

e. Copies of inspections and/or maintenance-related to macrofouling (silt, dead

mussel shells, debris, etc.), and aquatic life such as fish, algae, grass, or kelp.

f. Copies of inspections and/or maintenance-related to preventing biotic fouling.

g. Copies of chemistry procedures and surveillances that monitor for pH, calcium

hardness, etc.

h. Copies of procedures and/or test results to survey or monitor interface

valves between the safety-related section of the service water system and the

non-safety-related section.

i.

Copies of the pipe testing and/or inspection program procedures and surveillances.

j.

Copies of the documents that verify the structural integrity of the heat exchanger,

(e.g., eddy current summary sheets, ultrasonic testing results, and visual

inspection results).

k. History of any through wall pipe leak on the system.

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l.

Copies of the procedures to monitor assess and disposition active through wall

pipe leaks, including structural evaluations, and/or planned corrective actions.

If the information requested above will not be available, please contact Nestor Feliz-Adorno as

soon as possible at (630) 829-9739 or email him at Nestor.Feliz-Adorno@nrc.gov.