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                            NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                              REGION IV
                                          1600 E. LAMAR BLVD
Mr. Ken Higginbotham, Vice President-Nuclear
                                      ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511
  and Chief Nuclear Officer  
                                          June 26, 2017
Nebraska Public Power District  
Mr. Ken Higginbotham, Vice President-Nuclear
Cooper Nuclear Station  
  and Chief Nuclear Officer
72676 648A Avenue  
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98  
Cooper Nuclear Station
Brownville, NE 68321  
72676 648A Avenue
P.O. Box 98
SUBJECT:  
Brownville, NE 68321
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC DESIGN BASES  
SUBJECT:       COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC DESIGN BASES
ASSURANCE INSPECTION (PROGRAMS) (05000298/2017007) AND INITIAL  
                ASSURANCE INSPECTION (PROGRAMS) (05000298/2017007) AND INITIAL
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION  
                REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Higginbotham:
Dear Mr. Higginbotham:  
On August 2, 2017, the NRC will begin an inspection at the Cooper Nuclear Station. A
three-person team will perform this inspection using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.21N,
On August 2, 2017, the NRC will begin an inspection at the Cooper Nuclear Station. A
Design Bases Inspection (Programs), Attachment 1, Environmental Qualification Under
three-person team will perform this inspection using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.21N,  
10 CFR 50.49 Programs, Processes, and Procedures.
Design Bases Inspection (Programs), Attachment 1, Environmental Qualification Under  
This inspection will evaluate the implementation of the environmental qualification of electrical
10 CFR 50.49 Programs, Processes, and Procedures.  
equipment program, as implemented by the Cooper Nuclear Station Operating License.
Additionally, the team will perform an inspection of the environmental qualification
This inspection will evaluate the implementation of the environmental qualification of electrical  
documentation files to verify that electrical equipment important to safety meets the
equipment program, as implemented by the Cooper Nuclear Station Operating License.
requirements of 10 CFR 50.49. The team will select components that will be subjected to harsh
Additionally, the team will perform an inspection of the environmental qualification  
environments and required mitigate the consequences of a design basis accident.
documentation files to verify that electrical equipment important to safety meets the  
The inspection will include an information gathering site visit by the team leader and two weeks
requirements of 10 CFR 50.49. The team will select components that will be subjected to harsh  
of on-site inspection by the team. The inspection team will consist of three NRC inspectors.
environments and required mitigate the consequences of a design basis accident.  
The current inspection schedule is as follows:
        On-site Information Gathering Visit: August 2, 2017
The inspection will include an information gathering site visit by the team leader and two weeks  
        Preparation Week: August 7, 2017
of on-site inspection by the team. The inspection team will consist of three NRC inspectors.
        On-site Weeks: August 14-18, 2017, and August 28-August 31, 2017
The current inspection schedule is as follows:  
The purpose of the information gathering visit is to meet with members of your staff to become
familiar with the Cooper Nuclear Station environmental qualification program. The lead
On-site Information Gathering Visit: August 2, 2017  
inspector will request a meeting with your personnel to discuss the site environmental
Preparation Week: August 7, 2017  
qualification program and procedures. Additionally, the lead inspector will request a discussion
On-site Weeks: August 14-18, 2017, and August 28-August 31, 2017  
with your staff to become familiar with the environmental qualification regulations and standards
to which the site is committed. Additional information and documentation needed to support the
The purpose of the information gathering visit is to meet with members of your staff to become  
familiar with the Cooper Nuclear Station environmental qualification program. The lead  
inspector will request a meeting with your personnel to discuss the site environmental  
qualification program and procedures. Additionally, the lead inspector will request a discussion  
with your staff to become familiar with the environmental qualification regulations and standards  
to which the site is committed. Additional information and documentation needed to support the  
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
1600 E. LAMAR BLVD
ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511


K. Higginbotham                                 2
K. Higginbotham  
inspection will be identified during the inspection, including interviews with engineering
2  
managers and engineers.
inspection will be identified during the inspection, including interviews with engineering  
Our experience with these inspections has shown that they are resource intensive, both for the
managers and engineers.
NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site
and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for information needed for
Our experience with these inspections has shown that they are resource intensive, both for the  
the inspection. This information should be made available to the lead inspector by July 31,
NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site  
2017. Since the inspection will be concentrated on the environmental qualification of the
and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for information needed for  
equipment, the equipment qualification master list should be available to review prior to the
the inspection. This information should be made available to the lead inspector by July 31,  
information gathering visit to assist in our selection of components.
2017. Since the inspection will be concentrated on the environmental qualification of the  
It is requested that this information be provided to the team leader as the information is
equipment, the equipment qualification master list should be available to review prior to the  
generated during the inspection. Additional requests by inspectors will be made during the
information gathering visit to assist in our selection of components.  
on-site weeks for specific documents needed to complete the review of that
component/selection. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in
It is requested that this information be provided to the team leader as the information is  
order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or
generated during the inspection. Additional requests by inspectors will be made during the  
the on-site portions of the inspection. In order to facilitate the inspection, we request that a
on-site weeks for specific documents needed to complete the review of that  
contact individual be assigned to each inspector to ensure information requests, questions, and
component/selection. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in  
concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or  
The team leader for this inspection is Gerond A. George, Senior Reactor Inspector. We
the on-site portions of the inspection. In order to facilitate the inspection, we request that a  
understand that our licensing engineer contact for this inspection is D. W. Van Der Kamp.
contact individual be assigned to each inspector to ensure information requests, questions, and  
If there are any questions about the inspection or the requested materials, please contact the
concerns are addressed in a timely manner.  
team leader by telephone at 817-200-1562 or by e-mail at Gerond.George@nrc.gov.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject
The team leader for this inspection is Gerond A. George, Senior Reactor Inspector. We  
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information
understand that our licensing engineer contact for this inspection is D. W. Van Der Kamp.
collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control
If there are any questions about the inspection or the requested materials, please contact the  
number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
team leader by telephone at 817-200-1562 or by e-mail at Gerond.George@nrc.gov.
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
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject
number.
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information  
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be
collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control  
made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from
number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to  
the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).
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 will be  
made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from  
the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).


K. Higginbotham                           3
K. Higginbotham  
ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the
3  
Public Electronic Reading Room).
ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the  
                                          Sincerely,
Public Electronic Reading Room).  
                                          /RA/
                                          Thomas R. Farnholtz, Chief
Sincerely,  
                                          Engineering Branch 1
                                          Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-298
/RA/  
License No. DPR-46
Enclosure:
Design Bases Inspection (Programs)
Thomas R. Farnholtz, Chief  
Environmental Qualification
Engineering Branch 1  
Request for Information
Division of Reactor Safety  
cc: Electronic Distribution
Docket No. 50-298  
License No. DPR-46  
Enclosure:  
Design Bases Inspection (Programs)
  Environmental Qualification
  Request for Information  
cc: Electronic Distribution  




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  SUNSI Review           ADAMS:           Non-Publicly Available  Non-Sensitive Keyword:
  SUNSI Review  
  By: TFarnholtz         Yes  No        Publicly Available     Sensitive     NRC-002
ADAMS:  
OFFICE           RI:EB1       C:EB1         C:PBC
Non-Publicly Available  
  NAME             GGeorge       TFarnholtz     JKozal
  Non-Sensitive  
  SIGNATURE       /RA/         /RA/           /RA/
Keyword:
  DATE             6/15/17       6/26/17       6/15/17
By: TFarnholtz  
                                       
Yes     No
                                  Initial Request for Information
  Publicly Available  
      Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs), Environmental Qualification
Sensitive
                                      Cooper Nuclear Station
NRC-002  
Inspection Report:                      05000298/2017007
OFFICE  
Information Gathering Dates:            August 2, 2017
RI:EB1  
Inspection Dates:                      August 14-18, 2017
C:EB1  
                                        August 28-31, 2017
C:PBC  
Inspection Procedure:                  IP 71111, Attachment 21N, Design Bases Assurance
   
                                        Inspection (Programs)
Team Leader:                    Gerond A. George, Senior Reactor Inspector
I.    Information Requested for Information Gathering Visit (July 31, 2017)
NAME  
      The following information should be provided to the lead inspector in hard copy or
GGeorge  
      electronic format (Certrec IMS preferred), to the attention of Gerond A. George, Senior
TFarnholtz  
      Reactor Inspector, by July 31, 2017, to facilitate the reduction in the items to be selected
JKozal  
      for a final list of components. The inspection team will finalize the selected list during the
   
      prep week using the documents requested in this enclosure. The specific items selected
      from the lists shall be available and ready for review on the day indicated in this request.
      *Please provide requested documentation electronically in pdf files, Excel, or other
SIGNATURE  
      searchable formats, if possible. The information should contain descriptive names, and
/RA/  
      be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use. Information in "lists" should contain
/RA/  
      enough information to be easily understood by someone who has knowledge of boiling
/RA/  
      water reactor technology. If requested documents are large and only hard copy formats
   
      are available, please inform the inspector(s), and provide subject documentation during
      the first day of the on-site inspection.
      1. List of components that are in equipment qualification master list. If the plant is
DATE  
          approved to categorize structures, systems, and component in accordance with
6/15/17  
          10 CFR 50.69, please provide the Risk Informed Safety Category of the component.
6/26/17  
      2. Listing of the equipment qualification master list components sorted by Birnbaum risk
6/15/17  
          importance.
      3. List of all post-accident monitoring instrumentation components and locations.
      4. Documents which show the environmental service conditions expected for areas in
          which the environmentally qualified components are located.
      5. Cooper Nuclear Station, word-searchable updated final safety analysis report
          (UFSAR), license conditions, and technical specifications. Specifically identify which
          UFSAR sections address environmental (including seismic) qualification.
                                                                                  Enclosure


    6. NRC Safety Evaluation Report(s) associated with Cooper Nuclear Station
        environmental qualification program.
    7. Identify the various environmental qualification standards (including year, edition, or
Enclosure
        revision) that Cooper Nuclear Station is committed.
Initial Request for Information
    8. Identify whether Cooper Nuclear Station has entered its period of extended operation
Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs), Environmental Qualification
        (i.e., operation past the original 40 year license period).
Cooper Nuclear Station  
    9. Site (and corporate if applicable) procedures associated with the 10 CFR 50.49
 
        environmental qualification program for electrical components. Additionally, please
 
        provide similar procedures used to verify mechanical components meet their
Inspection Report: 
        10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 4, Environmental and Dynamic Effects
05000298/2017007 
        Design Bases. Include procedures for procurement of qualified equipment,
 
        maintenance of qualified equipment, and modification to qualified equipment
Information Gathering Dates:
        (including equivalency or commercial grade dedication programs).
August 2, 2017 
    10. Site high energy line break analyses, including associated plant area drawings.
 
    11. Procedures for material storage and shelf life controls.
Inspection Dates:
    12. List of commercial grade dedication evaluations performed, for which the dedicated
August 14-18, 2017
        parts have been issued for installation on environmental qualification applications in
August 28-31, 2017
        the plant, for the previous 5 years. Include description of the component the part
 
        was issued to repair, work order, and date issued or installed.
Inspection Procedure:
    13. List of condition reports related to the environmental qualification program or
IP 71111, Attachment 21N, Design Bases Assurance
        environmental qualification of components (both electrical and mechanical) for the
Inspection (Programs)  
        previous 5 years.
    14. Lists of modifications, repairs, or replacement of equipment qualification master list
Team Leader: 
        components completed for the previous 5 years.
    15. List of modifications, repairs, or replacements of containment penetrations for the
Gerond A. George, Senior Reactor Inspector
        previous 5 years.
    16. List of components removed from the environmental qualification program since
        beginning of operation.
I.  
    17. Any self-assessments and quality assurance assessments of the environmental
Information Requested for Information Gathering Visit (July 31, 2017)
        qualification program performed in the previous 5 years.
    18. List of systems, system numbers/designators, and corresponding names.
The following information should be provided to the lead inspector in hard copy or
II. Discussions Requested during Information Gathering Visit
electronic format (Certrec IMS preferred), to the attention of Gerond A. George, Senior
    1. Interview with representative to discuss site environmental qualification service
Reactor Inspector, by July 31, 2017, to facilitate the reduction in the items to be selected
        condition analyses for plant areas, including plant drawings and assumptions. This
for a final list of components. The inspection team will finalize the selected list during the
        includes analysis for areas that are subject to high energy line breaks (HELB).
prep week using the documents requested in this enclosure.  The specific items selected
                                              2
from the lists shall be available and ready for review on the day indicated in this request.
*Please provide requested documentation electronically in pdf files, Excel, or other
searchable formats, if possible. The information should contain descriptive names, and
be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use. Information in "lists" should contain
enough information to be easily understood by someone who has knowledge of boiling
water reactor technology.  If requested documents are large and only hard copy formats
are available, please inform the inspector(s), and provide subject documentation during
the first day of the on-site inspection. 
1. List of components that are in equipment qualification master list.  If the plant is
approved to categorize structures, systems, and component in accordance with
10 CFR 50.69, please provide the Risk Informed Safety Category of the component.
2. Listing of the equipment qualification master list components sorted by Birnbaum risk
importance.  
3. List of all post-accident monitoring instrumentation components and locations.  
4. Documents which show the environmental service conditions expected for areas in
which the environmentally qualified components are located.
5. Cooper Nuclear Station, word-searchable updated final safety analysis report
(UFSAR), license conditions, and technical specifications. Specifically identify which
UFSAR sections address environmental (including seismic) qualification.  


        2. Interview with representative to discuss environmental qualification mandated
            maintenance elements integrated into plant programs and procedures.
        3. Interview with representative to discuss maintaining qualification for plant/equipment
2
            that has entered its period of extended operation, if applicable.
III.   Information Requested for Inspection Preparation (August 7, 2017)
6. NRC Safety Evaluation Report(s) associated with Cooper Nuclear Station
        1. Equipment qualification documentation files, including test reports, for the electrical
environmental qualification program. 
            components selected by the team leader listed from the equipment qualification
            master list.
7. Identify the various environmental qualification standards (including year, edition, or
        2. References associated with the electrical components equipment qualification
revision) that Cooper Nuclear Station is committed. 
            document files.
        3. Vendor manuals and technical sheets associated with the selected electrical
8. Identify whether Cooper Nuclear Station has entered its period of extended operation
            components.
(i.e., operation past the original 40 year license period).
        4. Tours of the rooms in which the selected electrical components are installed.
        5. Tour of stored selected electrical components in the warehouse.
9. Site (and corporate if applicable) procedures associated with the 10 CFR 50.49
Inspector Contact Information:
environmental qualification program for electrical components.  Additionally, please
Gerond A. George                     Robert M. Latta                    W. Chris Smith
provide similar procedures used to verify mechanical components meet their
Senior Reactor Inspector            Senior Reactor Inspector          Reactor Inspector
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 4, Environmental and Dynamic Effects
817-200-1562                         817-200-1532                      817-200-1095
Design Bases.  Include procedures for procurement of qualified equipment,
Gerond.George@nrc.gov               Robert.Lattal@nrc.gov             Chris.Smith@nrc.gov
maintenance of qualified equipment, and modification to qualified equipment
Mailing Address:
(including equivalency or commercial grade dedication programs).
U.S. NRC, Region IV
Attn: Gerond A. George
10. Site high energy line break analyses, including associated plant area drawings.
1600 East Lamar Blvd.
11. Procedures for material storage and shelf life controls.
12. List of commercial grade dedication evaluations performed, for which the dedicated
parts have been issued for installation on environmental qualification applications in
the plant, for the previous 5 years.  Include description of the component the part
was issued to repair, work order, and date issued or installed.
13. List of condition reports related to the environmental qualification program or
environmental qualification of components (both electrical and mechanical) for the
previous 5 years. 
14. Lists of modifications, repairs, or replacement of equipment qualification master list
components completed for the previous 5 years.
15. List of modifications, repairs, or replacements of containment penetrations for the
previous 5 years.
16. List of components removed from the environmental qualification program since
beginning of operation.
17. Any self-assessments and quality assurance assessments of the environmental
qualification program performed in the previous 5 years.
18. List of systems, system numbers/designators, and corresponding names.
II.
Discussions Requested during Information Gathering Visit
1. Interview with representative to discuss site environmental qualification service
condition analyses for plant areas, including plant drawings and assumptions.  This
includes analysis for areas that are subject to high energy line breaks (HELB). 
 
3
2. Interview with representative to discuss environmental qualification mandated  
maintenance elements integrated into plant programs and procedures.  
3. Interview with representative to discuss maintaining qualification for plant/equipment  
that has entered its period of extended operation, if applicable.  
III.  
Information Requested for Inspection Preparation (August 7, 2017)  
1. Equipment qualification documentation files, including test reports, for the electrical  
components selected by the team leader listed from the equipment qualification  
master list.
2. References associated with the electrical components equipment qualification  
document files.  
3. Vendor manuals and technical sheets associated with the selected electrical  
components.  
4. Tours of the rooms in which the selected electrical components are installed.  
5. Tour of stored selected electrical components in the warehouse.  
Inspector Contact Information:  
Gerond A. George  
Senior Reactor Inspector  
817-200-1562  
Gerond.George@nrc.gov
Robert M. Latta
Senior Reactor Inspector
817-200-1532
Robert.Lattal@nrc.gov
W. Chris Smith
Reactor Inspector
817-200-1095
Chris.Smith@nrc.gov
Mailing Address:  
U.S. NRC, Region IV  
Attn: Gerond A. George  
1600 East Lamar Blvd.  
Arlington, TX 76011-4511
Arlington, TX 76011-4511
                                                3
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Notification of NRC Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs) (05000298/2017007) and Initial Request for Information
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Issue date: 06/26/2017
From: Thomas Farnholtz
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To: Higginbotham K
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
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Text

June 26, 2017

Mr. Ken Higginbotham, Vice President-Nuclear

and Chief Nuclear Officer

Nebraska Public Power District

Cooper Nuclear Station

72676 648A Avenue

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC DESIGN BASES

ASSURANCE INSPECTION (PROGRAMS) (05000298/2017007) AND INITIAL

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Higginbotham:

On August 2, 2017, the NRC will begin an inspection at the Cooper Nuclear Station. A

three-person team will perform this inspection using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.21N,

Design Bases Inspection (Programs), Attachment 1, Environmental Qualification Under

10 CFR 50.49 Programs, Processes, and Procedures.

This inspection will evaluate the implementation of the environmental qualification of electrical

equipment program, as implemented by the Cooper Nuclear Station Operating License.

Additionally, the team will perform an inspection of the environmental qualification

documentation files to verify that electrical equipment important to safety meets the

requirements of 10 CFR 50.49. The team will select components that will be subjected to harsh

environments and required mitigate the consequences of a design basis accident.

The inspection will include an information gathering site visit by the team leader and two weeks

of on-site inspection by the team. The inspection team will consist of three NRC inspectors.

The current inspection schedule is as follows:

On-site Information Gathering Visit: August 2, 2017

Preparation Week: August 7, 2017

On-site Weeks: August 14-18, 2017, and August 28-August 31, 2017

The purpose of the information gathering visit is to meet with members of your staff to become

familiar with the Cooper Nuclear Station environmental qualification program. The lead

inspector will request a meeting with your personnel to discuss the site environmental

qualification program and procedures. Additionally, the lead inspector will request a discussion

with your staff to become familiar with the environmental qualification regulations and standards

to which the site is committed. Additional information and documentation needed to support the

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E. LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

K. Higginbotham

2

inspection will be identified during the inspection, including interviews with engineering

managers and engineers.

Our experience with these inspections has shown that they 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, we have enclosed a request for information needed for

the inspection. This information should be made available to the lead inspector by July 31,

2017. Since the inspection will be concentrated on the environmental qualification of the

equipment, the equipment qualification master list should be available to review prior to the

information gathering visit to assist in our selection of components.

It is requested that this information be provided to the team leader as the information is

generated during the inspection. Additional requests by inspectors will be made during the

on-site weeks for specific documents needed to complete the review of that

component/selection. 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. In order to facilitate the inspection, we request that a

contact individual be assigned to each inspector to ensure information requests, questions, and

concerns are addressed in a timely manner.

The team leader for this inspection is Gerond A. George, Senior Reactor Inspector. We

understand that our licensing engineer contact for this inspection is D. W. Van Der Kamp.

If there are any questions about the inspection or the requested materials, please contact the

team leader by telephone at 817-200-1562 or by e-mail at Gerond.George@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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be

made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from

the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

K. Higginbotham

3

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

Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas R. Farnholtz, Chief

Engineering Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-298

License No. DPR-46

Enclosure:

Design Bases Inspection (Programs)

Environmental Qualification

Request for Information

cc: Electronic Distribution

ML17177A243

SUNSI Review

ADAMS:

Non-Publicly Available

Non-Sensitive

Keyword:

By: TFarnholtz

Yes No

Publicly Available

Sensitive

NRC-002

OFFICE

RI:EB1

C:EB1

C:PBC

NAME

GGeorge

TFarnholtz

JKozal

SIGNATURE

/RA/

/RA/

/RA/

DATE

6/15/17

6/26/17

6/15/17

Enclosure

Initial Request for Information

Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs), Environmental Qualification

Cooper Nuclear Station

Inspection Report: 05000298/2017007

Information Gathering Dates:

August 2, 2017

Inspection Dates:

August 14-18, 2017

August 28-31, 2017

Inspection Procedure:

IP 71111, Attachment 21N, Design Bases Assurance

Inspection (Programs)

Team Leader:

Gerond A. George, Senior Reactor Inspector

I.

Information Requested for Information Gathering Visit (July 31, 2017)

The following information should be provided to the lead inspector in hard copy or

electronic format (Certrec IMS preferred), to the attention of Gerond A. George, Senior

Reactor Inspector, by July 31, 2017, to facilitate the reduction in the items to be selected

for a final list of components. The inspection team will finalize the selected list during the

prep week using the documents requested in this enclosure. The specific items selected

from the lists shall be available and ready for review on the day indicated in this request.

  • Please provide requested documentation electronically in pdf files, Excel, or other

searchable formats, if possible. The information should contain descriptive names, and

be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use. Information in "lists" should contain

enough information to be easily understood by someone who has knowledge of boiling

water reactor technology. If requested documents are large and only hard copy formats

are available, please inform the inspector(s), and provide subject documentation during

the first day of the on-site inspection.

1. List of components that are in equipment qualification master list. If the plant is

approved to categorize structures, systems, and component in accordance with

10 CFR 50.69, please provide the Risk Informed Safety Category of the component.

2. Listing of the equipment qualification master list components sorted by Birnbaum risk

importance.

3. List of all post-accident monitoring instrumentation components and locations.

4. Documents which show the environmental service conditions expected for areas in

which the environmentally qualified components are located.

5. Cooper Nuclear Station, word-searchable updated final safety analysis report

(UFSAR), license conditions, and technical specifications. Specifically identify which

UFSAR sections address environmental (including seismic) qualification.

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6. NRC Safety Evaluation Report(s) associated with Cooper Nuclear Station

environmental qualification program.

7. Identify the various environmental qualification standards (including year, edition, or

revision) that Cooper Nuclear Station is committed.

8. Identify whether Cooper Nuclear Station has entered its period of extended operation

(i.e., operation past the original 40 year license period).

9. Site (and corporate if applicable) procedures associated with the 10 CFR 50.49

environmental qualification program for electrical components. Additionally, please

provide similar procedures used to verify mechanical components meet their

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 4, Environmental and Dynamic Effects

Design Bases. Include procedures for procurement of qualified equipment,

maintenance of qualified equipment, and modification to qualified equipment

(including equivalency or commercial grade dedication programs).

10. Site high energy line break analyses, including associated plant area drawings.

11. Procedures for material storage and shelf life controls.

12. List of commercial grade dedication evaluations performed, for which the dedicated

parts have been issued for installation on environmental qualification applications in

the plant, for the previous 5 years. Include description of the component the part

was issued to repair, work order, and date issued or installed.

13. List of condition reports related to the environmental qualification program or

environmental qualification of components (both electrical and mechanical) for the

previous 5 years.

14. Lists of modifications, repairs, or replacement of equipment qualification master list

components completed for the previous 5 years.

15. List of modifications, repairs, or replacements of containment penetrations for the

previous 5 years.

16. List of components removed from the environmental qualification program since

beginning of operation.

17. Any self-assessments and quality assurance assessments of the environmental

qualification program performed in the previous 5 years.

18. List of systems, system numbers/designators, and corresponding names.

II.

Discussions Requested during Information Gathering Visit

1. Interview with representative to discuss site environmental qualification service

condition analyses for plant areas, including plant drawings and assumptions. This

includes analysis for areas that are subject to high energy line breaks (HELB).

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2. Interview with representative to discuss environmental qualification mandated

maintenance elements integrated into plant programs and procedures.

3. Interview with representative to discuss maintaining qualification for plant/equipment

that has entered its period of extended operation, if applicable.

III.

Information Requested for Inspection Preparation (August 7, 2017)

1. Equipment qualification documentation files, including test reports, for the electrical

components selected by the team leader listed from the equipment qualification

master list.

2. References associated with the electrical components equipment qualification

document files.

3. Vendor manuals and technical sheets associated with the selected electrical

components.

4. Tours of the rooms in which the selected electrical components are installed.

5. Tour of stored selected electrical components in the warehouse.

Inspector Contact Information:

Gerond A. George

Senior Reactor Inspector

817-200-1562

Gerond.George@nrc.gov

Robert M. Latta

Senior Reactor Inspector

817-200-1532

Robert.Lattal@nrc.gov

W. Chris Smith

Reactor Inspector

817-200-1095

Chris.Smith@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

U.S. NRC, Region IV

Attn: Gerond A. George

1600 East Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4511

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