Issue Date: 01/17/02 - 1 - 02-001

NRC INSPECTION MANUAL IIPB

Change Notice 02-001

DELETED: TRANSMITTED:

Number Date Number Date

1. ____ ____ IMC 1202 01/17/02

2. IMC 2515 03/06/01 IMC 2515 01/17/02

3. IMC 2515, App A 03/06/01 IMC 2515, App A 01/17/02

4. IMC 2515, App B 03/06/01 IMC 2515, App B 01/17/02

5. IMC 2515, App D 04/03/00 IMC 2515, App D 01/17/02

6. ---- ---- IP 62710 01/17/02

7. IP 71111.01 04/03/00 IP 71111.01 01/17/02

8. IP 71111.02 09/12/00 IP 71111.02 01/17/02

9. IP 71111.04 04/03/00 IP 71111.04 01/17/02

10. IP 71111.06 04/03/00 IP 71111.06 01/17/02

11. IP 71111.07 04/03/00 IP 71111.07 01/17/02

12. IP 71111.13 11/30/00 IP 71111.13 01/17/02

13. IP 71111.15 04/03/00 IP 71111.15 01/17/02

14. IP 71111.16 04/03/00 IP 71111.16 01/17/02

15. IP 71111.17 09/12/00 IP 71111.17 01/17/02

16. IP 71111.19 04/03/00 IP 71111.19 01/17/02

17. IP 71111.20 03/06/01 IP 71111.20 01/17/02

18. IP 71111.22 04/03/00 IP 71111.22 01/17/02

19. IP 71111.23 04/03/00 IP 71111.23 01/17/02

20. IP 71152 03/06/01 IP 71152 01/17/02
02-001 - 2 - Issue Date: 01/17/02

21. IP 71153 03/06/01 IP 71153 01/17/02

22. IP 95001 03/06/01 IP 95001 01/17/02

23. IP 95002 03/06/01 IP 95002 01/17/02

24. IP 95003 04/03/00 IP 95003 01/17/02

25. IP 95003.01 04/03/00 IP 95003.01 01/17/02

26. 9900 Tech Guidance 04/20/99 9900 Tech Guidance 01/17/02

Maintenance - LCO Maintenance - LCO

TRAINING: No special training requirements have been identified for any documents

issued with this change notice.

REMARKS: IMC 1202 (Senior Resident Inspector Site Turnover) is issued to assure that

a comprehensive and effective turnover process is conducted in a uniform

manner at all reactor sites.

IMC 2515 (Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase) has

been revised to incorporate changes based on input from focus groups,

following the first year of implementing the Reactor Oversight Process.

Changes were made in guidance related to planning significant alterations

to the baseline inspection program and individual sites, communicating

inspection observations to licensees, and plant status as a deep backshift

activity.

IMC 2515, Appendix A (Risk-Informed Baseline Inspection Program) has

been revised to clarify guidance for distributing inspection effort across units

at multi-unit sites, and focusing efforts if no inspection opportunities are

available.

IMC 2515, Appendix B (Supplemental Inspection Program) has been revised

to include new Inspection Procedure 62710, ìPower-Operated Gate Valve

Pressure Locking and Thermal Binding.î

IMC 2515. Appendix D (Plant Status) has been revised to promote more

uniform understanding and implementation. Additionally, this revision

emphasizes that inspectors must transition to the appropriate baseline

inspection when their effort shifts from collecting status information to

evaluating a potential inspection issue.

IP 62710 (Power-Operated Gate Valve Pressure Locking and Thermal

Binding) is issued to be used in conjunction with supplemental inspection

procedure 95002 to evaluate the extent of condition of performance issues

associated with power operated valves.

IP 71111.01 (Adverse Weather Protection) has been revised to provide

detailed inspection requirements and guidance for evaluating licensee's

readiness for seasonal susceptibilities and impending weather conditions.

In addition, the inspection resource estimate is revised to provide a band for

more inspection flexibility.
Issue Date: 01/17/02 - 3 - 02-001

IP 71111.02 (Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments) has been

revised to change the frequency of inspection from ìannualî to ìbiennialî

review, and to allow some latitude in sample size and estimated resources.

IP 71111.04 (Equipment Alignment) has been revised to provide

clarifications to the inspection requirements concerning partial walkdowns

and identification and resolution of problems. In addition, inspection

resource estimates and level of effort are revised to provide a band for more

inspection flexibility.

IP 71111.06 (Flood Protection Measures) has been revised to provide

additional clarifications to the inspection activities concerning underground

bunkers/manholes and walkdown of selected areas or rooms. In addition,

the inspection resource estimate is revised to provide a band for more

inspection flexibility and the inspection frequency is specified for flooding due

to internal causes.

IP 71111.07 (Heat Sink Performance) has been revised to differentiate

between heat sinks and heat exchangers, including their independent

performance requirements. In addition, inspection resource estimates and

level of effort are revised to provide a band for more inspection flexibility.

IP 71111.13 (Maintenance Risk Assessments and Emergent Work Control)

has been revised to provide bands for inspection resource estimates and

sample sizes and guidance for inspection procedure status.

IP 71111.15 (Operability Evaluations) has been revised to provide minor

clarifications to inspection requirements and additional inspection guidance

concerning operability evaluations. In addition, inspection resource

estimates and inspection level of effort are revised to provide a band for

more inspection flexibility.

IP 71111.16 (Operator Workarounds) has been revised to address how and

what to inspect for generic and risk-significant operator workarounds. In

addition, inspection resource estimates and inspection level of effort are

revised to provide a band for more inspection flexibility.

IP 71111.17 (Permanent Plant Modifications) has been revised to include a

pre-inspection visit and more accurately identify sample size. In addition,

inspection resource estimates and inspection level of effort are revised to

provide a band for more inspection flexibility.

IP 71111.19 (Post-Maintenance Testing) has been revised to provide

detailed inspection requirements concerning inspection activity. In addition,

inspection resource estimates and inspection level of effort are revised to

provide a band for more inspection flexibility.

IP 71111.20 (Refueling and Other Outage Activities) has been revised to

integrate with IMC 0609, Appendix G, ìShutdown Operations Significance

Determination Process,î regarding risk insights and how to evaluate

inspection findings. It also addresses refueling controls, improper

sequencing of control rods or fuel assemblies, reactivity control, and

methods to ensure fuel assembles are loaded in correct positions.
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IP 71111.22 (Surveillance Testing) has been revised to incorporate minor

changes to the inspection requirements. In addition, inspection resource

estimates and inspection level of effort are revised to provide a band for

more inspection flexibility.

IP 71111.23 (Temporary Plant Modifications) has been revised to address

regional comments on how to adequately determine the combined effects of

several temporary modifications on the safe operation of the plant, and to

provide some latitude in sample sizes and estimated resources.

IP 71152 (Identification and Resolution of Problems) has been revised to

include changing the inspection frequency to biennial and add guidance on

the conduct of inspections of 3 to 6 samples per year outside of the team

inspections.

IP 71153 (Event Followup) has been revised to delete the previous Appendix

A since that material was included in Management Directive 8.3. It also

clarifies that written LERs are to be reviewed, but not telephone notifications

to the NRC Operations Center for invalid actuations, as allowed in 10 CFR

50.73. 

IP 95001 (Inspection For One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic

Performance Area) has been revised to include minor editorial changes.

IP 95002 (Inspection For One Degraded Cornerstone of Any three White

Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area) has been revised to include minor

editorial changes.

IP 95003 (Supplemental Inspection For Repetitive Degraded Cornerstones,

Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inputs, or One Red Input)

has been revised to incorporate lessons learned from Indian Point 2

inspections, and adds a section on security, which was not included in the

initial version of this procedure.

IP 95003.01 (Emergency Preparedness) has been revised to reflect lessons

learned from Indian Point 2 inspections.

9900 Technical Guidance - Maintenance (Voluntary Entry Into Limiting

Conditions For Operation Action Statements To Perform Preventive

Maintenance) has been revised to incorporate a discussion of 10 CFR 50.65

(a)(4) requirements and guidance.

DISTRIBUTION: Standard

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