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NLS2012124 Enclosure NLS2012124 ENCLOSURE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION FLOODING WALKDOWN REPORT H Nebraska Public Power District "Always there when you need us" CNS Memo 12-0002 To: Cooper Nuclear Station Licensing Department From: Cooper Nuclear Station Design Engineering Department CC: N/A Date: 11/26/2012 Re: Response to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Section 2.3 Flooding Validation and Acceptance of Vendor Provided Evaluations In response to the nuclear fuel damage at Fukushima Daiichi due to earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting information pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.54 (f). As part of this request which is as defined in the Recommendation 2.3, Flooding, Enclosure 4 of the 50.54(f) Letter dated March 12, 2012, CNS was required to perform walkdowns to verify that plant features credited in the current licensing basis (CLB) for protection and mitigation from external flood events is available, functional, and properly maintained. In addition, the purpose of the walkdowns was to identify and address plant-specific degraded, non-conforming, or unanalyzed conditions (through the corrective action program) and associated APM (Available Physical Margin) and verify the adequacy of monitoring and maintenance procedures. This information was obtained in accordance with NEI 12-07, "Guidelines for Verification Walkdowns of Plant Flood Protection Features". This memo is being written for CNS Design Engineering to formally accept the walkdown packages, and final walkdown report as being technically accurate. The walkdowns were developed with APM determined from 906', which is what CNS is committed to the NRC to protect up to. CNS licensing basis is 903'. During the walkdowns many features were found to be non-conforming to the design basis. CR's were written for all non-conforming features as is stated in the NEI 12-07 guidance. DED determined whether the feature was deficient or not. If a feature was determined deficient, a recovery plan was created to correct the deficiency. These deficiencies are included in the Final Walkdown Report. The attached walkdown packages and final walkdown report are found technically accurate with the CNS design and licensing bases and will be appropriate for a response to Recommendation 2.3, Flooding, Enclosure 4 of the 50.54(q Letter dated March 12, 2012. The information collected in this evaluation will not impact the existing design basis as recommendation 2.3 is a review of current CNS flood mitigation strategies. Any change to the licensing basis will come out of Recommendation 2.1 which will reference the material from Recommendation 2.3. CNS Memo 12-0002 Revision 0 Page 1 of 2 ATTACHMENTS: Final walkdown report Walkdown packages Walkdown team credentials CNS Design Engineer Matthew Nienaber /if26 2ý CNS Design Engineering Brian T. Wolken Supervisor IfZ~ CNS Design Engineering Roman M. Estrada Manager CNS Memo DED 12-0002 Revision 0 Page 2 of 2 Page I of 36 CNS Flooding Walkdown Submittal Report LIST OF ACROMYMS Abbreviation Description AEC Atomic Energy Commission APM Available Physical Margin B&R Burns and Roe CA Corrective Action CAP Corrective Action Program CED Change Evaluation Document CFR Code of Federal Regulation CLB Current Licensing Basis CNS Cooper Nuclear Station COE Corps of Engineers(USACE) CR Condition Report DB Design Basis ECCS Emergency Core Cooling System EE Engineering Evaluation ERP Elevated Release Point FSAR Final Safety Analysis Report HPCI High Pressure Core Injection IPEEE Individual Plant Examination of External Events IER INPO Industry Event Report MPF Multi-Purpose Facility MSL Mean Sea Level (based on NGVD29) NGVD29 National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NEI Nuclear Energy Institute NPPD Nebraska Public Power District NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission OWC Optimum Water Chemistry PM Preventative Maintenance PMF Probable Maximum Flood PMP Probable Maximum Precipitation PRA Probabilistic Risk Assessment RCA Radiological Controlled Area RCIC Reactor Core Injection Cooling RHR Residual Heat Removal RPS Reactor Protection System SER Safety Evaluation Report TRM Technical Requirements Manual TLCO Technical Requirements Manual Limiting Conditions of Operation URT Unit Reliability Team USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USAR Updated Safety Analysis Report USNRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 of 36 CNS Flooding Walkdown Submittal Report TABLE OF CONTENTS SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................ 5 2 DESIGN BASIS FLOOD HAZARD LEVEL ............................................................... 6 2.1 Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) .......................................................................... 6 2.2 Postulated Dam Failure .......................................................................................... 6 2.3 Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) ............................................................... 7 2.4 Other Evaluated Flooding Events .......................................................................... 8 2.5 Original Supporting Evaluations and Methodology ............................................. 8 2.6 Other Analysis and Evaluations ............................................................................ 9 2.7 CLB Flooding Summary Table ............................................................................. 11 3 EXTERNAL FLOOD PROTECTION AND MITIGATION FEATURES ................. 12 3.1 Flood Licensing Basis and Protected SSCs ........................................................ 12 3.2 Plant Operation During Flooding ........................................................................ 13 3.3 Flood D uration .................................................................................................... 14 3.4 Flood Protection Features ..................................................................................... 15 3.5 Procedures ................................................................................................................ 16 3.6 Adverse Weather Conditions .............................................................................. 17 3.7 Groundwater Ingress .......................................................................................... 17 4 INTERNAL WARNING SYSTEMS ..................................... 18 5 EFFECTIVENESS OF FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEMS ...................................... 22 5.1 A cceptance Criteria .............................................................................................. 22 5.2 Overall Effectiveness of Plant Flood Protection Features .................................. 23 5.3 Other Existing Plant SSCs and Procedures that May Provide Flood Mitigation ..... 23 6 IMPLEMENTATION OF WALKDOWNS ................................................................. 24 6.1 Walkdown Package Development ..................................................................... 24 6.2 Team O rganization .............................................................................................. 24 6.3 Training A pproach ............................................................................................. 25 6.4 Peer Review Process ........................................................................................... 25 7 WALKDOWN RESULTS ........................................................................................... 26 7.1 Incorporated or Exterior Passive Features .......................................................... 26 7.2 Incorporated or Exterior Active Features ............................................................ 27 7.3 Temporary Passive Features ................................................................................ 27 7.4 Temporary Active Features ................................................................................ 27 Page 3 of 36 CNS Flooding Walkdown Submittal Report 7.5 Procedural Review .............................................................................................. 28 7.6 Inaccessible Features ........................................................................................... 29 7.7 Deficient Features ................................................................................................ 29 7.8 D elayed Inspection Features ............................................................................... 32 8 AVAILABLE PHY SICA L M A RG IN .......................................................................... 33 9 NEW FLOOD PROTECTION SY STEM S ................................................................. 34 10 REFEREN CES ................................................................................................................. 35 10.1 Regulatory Docum ents, Codes and Guidance .................................................... 35 10.2 NPPD Docum ents ................................................................................................ 35 Page 4 of 36 CNS Flooding Walkdown Submittal Report 1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE This Flooding Walkdown Report is prepared in accordance with the request from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as defined in the Recommendation 2.3, Flooding, Enclosure 4 of the 50.54(f) Letter dated March 12, 2012. In response to the nuclear fuel damage at Fukushima Daiichi due to earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting information pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal