ML110280303

Notification of Inspection (NRC IR 05000298-11-003) and Request for Information

ML110280303
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	01/27/2011
From:	Greg Werner NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/PSB-2
To:	O'Grady B Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
Download: ML110280303 (9)

See also: IR 05000298/2011003

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400

ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

January 27, 2011

Brian J. OGrady, Vice President-Nuclear

and Chief Nuclear Officer

Nebraska Public Power District - Cooper

Nuclear Station

72676 648A Avenue

Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000298/2011003) AND REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION

Dear Mr. OGrady:

From March 28 through April 1, 2011, reactor inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory

Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline inservice inspection at Cooper

Nuclear Station using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.08. Experience has shown that this

inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In

order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we

have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. These documents have

been divided into two groups. The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies information

to be provided prior to the inspection to ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared.

The second group (Section B of the enclosure) identifies the information the inspectors 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 these inspection activities with your staff and understand

that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. Dave Madsen of your licensing

organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of

outage activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested,

please contact the lead inspector Matthew Young at (817) 276-6545 (matt.young@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.

Nebraska Public Power District

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs 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 NRCs 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/ James F. Drake for

Gregory E. Werner, Chief

Plant Support Branch 2

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket: 50-298

License: DPR-46

Enclosure:

Inservice Inspection Document Request

cc w/enclosure:

Gene Mace

Nuclear Asset Manager

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, NE 68321

John C. McClure, Vice President

and General Counsel

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 499

Columbus, NE 68601

David Van Der Kamp

Licensing Manager

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, NE 68321

Michael J. Linder, Director

Nebraska Department of

Environmental Quality

P.O. Box 98922

Lincoln, NE 68509-8922

Nebraska Public Power District

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Randy Rohrs, Chairman

Nemaha County Board of Commissioners

Nemaha County Courthouse

1824 N Street, Suite 201

Auburn, NE 68305

Julia Schmitt, Manager

Nebraska Department of Health

and Human Services

Division of Public Health

Nebraska State Office Building, 3rd Fl

Lincoln, NE 68509-5026

Deputy Director for Policy

Missouri Department of Natural Resources

P.O. Box 176

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

Director, Missouri State Emergency

Management Agency

P.O. Box 116

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116

Chief, Radiation and Asbestos

Control Section

Kansas Department of Health

and Environment

Bureau of Air and Radiation

1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310

Topeka, KS 66612-1366

Melanie Rasmussen, State Liaison Officer

Radiation Control Program Director

Bureau of Radiological Health

Iowa Department of Public Health

Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor

321 East 12th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319

John F. McCann, Director, Licensing

Entergy Nuclear Northeast

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601-1813

Nebraska Public Power District

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Keith G. Henke, Planner

Division of Community and Public Health

Office of Emergency Coordination

P.O. Box 570

Jefferson City, MO 65102

Art Zaremba

Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, NE 68321

Ronald D. Asche, President

and Chief Executive Officer

Nebraska Public Power District

1414 15th Street

Columbus, NE 68601

Chief, Technological Hazards

Branch

FEMA, Region VII

9221 Ward Parkway

Suite 300

Kansas City, MO 64114-3372

Nebraska Public Power District

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Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Vacant)

Senior Resident Inspector (Jeffrey.Josey@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Michael.Chambers@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (Vincent.Gaddy@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (Bob.Hagar@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/C (Rayomand.Kumana@nrc.gov)

CNS Administrative Assistant (Amy.Elam@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Lynnea.Wilkins@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

OEMail Resource

OEDO RIV Coordinator (James.Trapp@nrc.gov)

DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)

SUNSI Review Completed: ___Y___

ADAMS: 7 Yes

No Initials: ___MRY_

7 Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive

7 Non-Sensitive

RI:EB1

C:PSB2

MRYoung

GEWerner

/RA/ by email

/RA/ JFD for

1/27/2011

1/27/2011

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

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Enclosure

INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

Inspection Dates:

March 28 through April 1, 2011

Inspection Procedures:

IP 71111.08 Inservice Inspection (ISI) Activities

Inspectors:

Matthew Young, Reactor Inspector (Lead Inspector - ISI)

A.

Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week

The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or

electronic format (ims.certrec.com preferred), in care of Matthew Young, by March 7,

2011, 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 then request from your staff additional documents needed during the onsite

inspection week (Section B of this enclosure). We ask that the specific items selected

from the lists be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. Please

provide requested documentation electronically if possible. If requested documents are

large and only hard copy formats are available, please inform the inspector, and provide

subject documentation during the first day of the onsite inspection. If you have any

questions regarding this information request, please call the inspector as soon as

possible.

A.1

ISI/Welding Programs and Schedule Information

a)

A detailed schedule (including preliminary dates) of:

i)

Nondestructive examinations (NDEs) planned for Class 1 and 2 systems

and containment, performed as part of your ASME Section XI, Risk

Informed (if applicable), and augmented ISI programs during the

upcoming outage.

Provide a status summary of the NDE inspection activities vs. the

required inspection period percentages for this Interval by category per

ASME Section XI IWX-2400 (Do not provide separately if other

documentation requested contains this information)

ii)

Welding activities that are scheduled to be completed during the

upcoming outage (ASME Class 1, 2, or 3 structures, systems, or

components (SSCs))

b)

A copy of ASME Section XI Code Relief Requests and associated NRC Safety

Evaluations applicable to the examinations identified above.

c)

A list of NDE reports (ultrasonic, radiography, magnetic particle, dye penetrate,

Visual VT-1, VT-2, and VT-3), which have identified relevant conditions on Code

Class 1 & 2 systems since the beginning of the last refueling outage. This should

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include the previousSection XI pressure test(s) conducted during start up and

any evaluations associated with the results of the pressure tests. The list of NDE

reports should include a brief description of the SSC where the relevant condition

was identified.

d)

A list with a brief description (e.g., system, material, pipe size, weld number, and

NDE performed) of the welds in Code Class 1 and 2 systems which have been

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

the last refueling outage, or are planned to be fabricated this refueling outage.

e)

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

occur during the upcoming outage, provide a detailed description of the welds to

be examined and the extent of the planned examination. Please also provide

reference numbers for applicable procedures that will be used to conduct these

examinations.

f)

A copy of any 10 CFR Part 21 reports applicable to your SSCs within the scope

of Section XI of the ASME Code that have been identified since the beginning of

the last refueling outage.

g)

A list of any temporary non-code repairs in service (e.g., pinhole leaks).

h)

Copies of the most recent self-assessments for the ISI and Welding Programs.

A.2

Additional information related to all ISI activities

a)

A list with a brief description of ISI inspection related issues (e.g., condition

reports) entered into your corrective action program since the beginning of the

last refueling outage (for the applicable unit). For example, a list based upon

data base searches using key words related to piping such as: ISI, ASME Code,

Section XI, NDE, cracks, wear, thinning, leakage, rust, corrosion or errors in

piping/NDE examinations.

b)

Provide names and phone numbers for the following program leads:

ISI contacts (Examination, planning)

Containment Exams

Snubbers and Supports

Repair and Replacement Program Manager

Licensing Contact

Site Welding Engineer

B.

Information to be provided onsite to the inspector at the entrance meeting (March 28,

2011):

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B.1

ISI / Welding Programs and Schedule Information

a)

Updated schedules for ISI/NDE activities, planned welding activities, and

schedule showing contingency repair plans, if available.

b)

For ASME Code Class 1 and 2 welds selected by the inspector from the lists

provided from section A of this enclosure, please provide copies of the following

documentation for each subject weld:

i)

Weld data sheet (traveler)

ii)

Weld configuration and system location

iii)

Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for weldment

iv)

Applicable Code Edition and Addenda for welding procedures

v)

Applicable weld procedures (WPS) used to fabricate the welds

vi)

Copies of procedure qualification records (PQRs) supporting the WPS

from B.1.b.v

vii)

Copies of mechanical test reports identified in the PQRs above

viii)

Copies of the nonconformance reports for the selected welds

(If applicable)

ix)

Radiographs of the selected welds and access to equipment to allow

viewing radiographs (If RT was performed)

x)

Copies of the preservice examination records for the selected welds

xi)

Copies of welder performance qualifications records applicable to the

selected welds, including documentation that welder maintained

proficiency in the applicable welding processes specified in the WPS (at

least six months prior to the date of subject work)

xii)

Copies of NDE personnel qualifications (VT, PT, UT, RT), as applicable

c)

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

A of this enclosure, provide a copy of the corrective actions and supporting

documentation.

d)

For the NDE reports with relevant conditions on Code Class 1 and 2 systems

selected by the inspector from section A above, provide a copy of the

examination records, examiner qualification records, and associated corrective

action documents.

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e)

A copy of (or ready access to) most current revision of the ISI Program Manual

and Plan for the current Interval.

f)

For the NDEs selected by the inspector from section A of this enclosure, provide

copy of the NDE procedures used to perform the examinations (including

calibration and flaw characterization/sizing procedures). For ultrasonic

examination procedures qualified in accordance with ASME Code,Section XI,

Appendix VIII, provide documentation supporting the procedure qualification

(e.g., the EPRI performance demonstration qualification summary sheets). Also,

include qualification documentation of the specific equipment to be used (e.g.,

ultrasonic unit, cables, and transducers including serial numbers) and NDE

personnel qualification records.

B.2

Codes and Standards

a)

Ready access to (i.e., copies provided to the inspector for use during the

inspection at the onsite inspection location, or room number and location where

available):

i)

Applicable Editions of the ASME Code (Sections V, IX and XI) for the

inservice inspection program and the repair/replacement program.

ii)

Any other applicable EPRI and industry standards referenced in the plant

procedures for welding and NDE activities.

Inspector Contact Information:

Matthew Young

Reactor Inspector

817-276-6545

matt.young@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

US NRC Region IV

Attn: Matthew Young

612 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 400

Arlington, TX 76011