IR 05000324/2022006

Annual Assessment Letter for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 – NRC Inspection Reports 05000324/2022006 and 05000325/2022006

ML23054A461
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	03/01/2023
From:	Matthew Fannon Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Krakuszeski J Duke Energy Progress
References
IR 2022006
Download: ML23054A461 (6)

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ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC INSPECTION REPORTS 05000324/2022006 AND 05000325/2022006

Dear John Krakuszeski:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety. The baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.

The NRC determined the performance at Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2024.

The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the NRC adjusted inspection plans and schedules in order to safeguard the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while still effectively implementing the ROP. While the PHE continues, overall conditions throughout the country support performance of our inspection and oversight activities to return to normal onsite presence by our resident and region-based inspectors and completion of nominal baseline inspection samples. We continue to monitor site-specific conditions and as discussed in our November 2, 2021, memo, Implementation of Inspection Programs FollowingMarch 1, 2023 Re-Entry from the Public Health Emergency for the Reactor Safety Program (ML21295A302),

it may be necessary to alter how and when we perform our inspection and oversight activities as we balance the importance of protecting the health and safety of our staff with the need to conduct effective oversight that supports the NRCs critical safety mission. For inspections requiring extensive coordination with offsite organizations, such as evaluated emergency preparedness exercises, NRC guidance and frequently asked questions for security and emergency preparedness can be found here: https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/security-ep/. Similarly, the NRC has developed guidance if force-on-force inspections cannot be completed as scheduled due to an emergency, such as the COVID-19 PHE. These changes help ensure the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while maintaining the NRCs important safety and security mission during the COVID-19 PHE. The attached inspection plan is accurate on the date of issuance but remains subject to change based on approval of potential exemption requests or other changes needed due to changing conditions in the COVID-19 PHE. NRC staff will contact your appropriate regulatory affairs staff in order to coordinate inspection planning and scheduling.

Additionally, during this inspection period the NRC will conduct an additional inspection using Inspection Procedure 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal.

Beginning on January 1, 2023, the engineering inspection frequency will transition from a triennial (3-year) to a quadrennial (4-year) cycle. The new engineering inspection program will consist of a Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection (CETI)1and three Focused Engineering Inspections (FEIs) that will be performed in each quadrennial cycle. For the cycle beginning in 2023, the FEIs will be: Fire Protection Team Inspection, Commercial Grade Dedication, and Age-Related Degradation.2

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter 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). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

1 Aspects of the Design Basis Assurance Inspection (DBAI), Evaluations of Changes, Tests, & Experiments, and Heat Sink inspections will be included in the new CETI inspection. Previously scheduled Evaluation of Changes, Tests, & Experiments and Heat Sink inspections have been cancelled and removed from attached Report 22.

2 The Age-Related Degradation procedure is publicly available, and the NRC plans to implement the first inspection of this type beginning in July 2023. Please contact me at 404-997-4547 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, Matthew S. Fannon, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 5000324, 5000325 License Nos.: DPR-62, DPR-71 Enclosure: Brunswick Inspection Plan (3/1/2023 - 12/31/2024)

cc: Distribution via ListServ Signed by Fannon, Matthew on 03/01/23

ML23054A461 X SUNSI Review X Non-Sensitive X Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RII/DRP RII/DRP NAME A. Wilson M. Fannon DATE 2/27/2023 3/1/2023

Site Inspection Activity Plan Brunswick

03/01/2023 - 12/31/2024

Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count

RP OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY BASELINE INSPECTION 2

1,2 4/3/2023 4/7/2023 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment

1,2 4/3/2023 4/7/2023 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

1,2 4/3/2023 4/7/2023 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION 4

1,2 8/28/2023 9/1/2023 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution

1,2 9/11/2023 9/15/2023 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 2

1,2 9/25/2023 9/29/2023 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing

1,2 9/25/2023 9/29/2023 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

1,2 9/25/2023 9/29/2023 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1,2 9/25/2023 9/29/2023 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness

1,2 9/25/2023 9/29/2023 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification

SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 3

1,2 10/2/2023 10/6/2023 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control

1,2 10/2/2023 10/6/2023 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance

1,2 10/2/2023 10/6/2023 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training

1,2 10/2/2023 10/6/2023 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes

1,2 10/2/2023 10/6/2023 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification

POST-APPROVAL LICENSE RENEWAL PHASE 4 4

1,2 11/13/2023 11/17/2023 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal

FOCUSED ENGINEERING INSPECTION (FPTI) 4

1,2 11/27/2023 12/1/2023 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)

1,2 12/11/2023 12/15/2023 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)

BRUNSWICK INITIAL EXAM 4

1,2 1/7/2024 1/12/2024 OV 000956 FB-OR-ONSITE VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1,2 2/11/2024 2/24/2024 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

UNIT 1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION 1

1 3/4/2024 3/8/2024 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)

RP RAD SAFETY OCCUPATIONAL AND TRANSPORTATION BASELINE INSPECTION 2

1,2 3/4/2024 3/8/2024 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1,2 3/4/2024 3/8/2024 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation 1,2 3/4/2024 3/8/2024 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification

Enclosure Site Inspection Activity Plan

CYBER SECURITY INSPECTION 4

1,2 5/6/2024 5/10/2024 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity

FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS - BRU 5

1,2 5/13/2024 5/17/2024 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing

1,2 6/3/2024 6/7/2024 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing

RP RAD SAFETY PUBLIC BASELINE INSPECTION 2

1,2 5/20/2024 5/24/2024 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

1,2 5/20/2024 5/24/2024 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

1,2 5/20/2024 5/24/2024 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification

MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING 1

1,2 6/3/2024 6/7/2024 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

OPERATION ON AN ISFSI 2

1,2 7/8/2024 7/12/2024 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE INSPECTION 5

1,2 7/29/2024 8/2/2024 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1,2 7/29/2024 8/2/2024 IP 71114.07 000722 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event

1,2 7/29/2024 8/2/2024 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification

BRUNSWICK REQUAL INSPECTION 2

1,2 9/9/2024 9/13/2024 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance

FOCUSED ENGINEERING INSPECTIONS (CGD) 3

1,2 9/16/2024 9/20/2024 IP 71111.21N.03 001808 Commercial Grade Dedication

1,2 9/30/2024 10/4/2024 IP 71111.21N.03 001808 Commercial Grade Dedication

SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION 1

1,2 11/18/2024 11/22/2024 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control

1,2 11/18/2024 11/22/2024 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes

1,2 11/18/2024 11/22/2024 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification

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