IR 05000335/2010007

Summary of Public Regulatory Performance Meeting with Florida Power and Light Company to Discuss Corrective Actions Associated with the Yellow Finding That Was Documented in the NRC Inspection Report IR 05000335-10-007

ML103210564
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	11/17/2010
From:	Rich D NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB3
To:	Nazar M Florida Power & Light Co
References
IR-10-007
Download: ML103210564 (40)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ber 17, 2010

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC REGULATORY PERFORMANCE MEETING SUMMARY - ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 - DOCKET NO. 50-335

Dear Mr. Nazar:

This refers to the meeting conducted on November 4, 2010, in Jensen Beach, Florida. The purpose of this Regulatory Performance Meeting was to discuss corrective actions associated with the Yellow finding that was documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000335/2010007.

The finding dealt with the failure to identify and correct the source of air in-leakage into the component cooling water (CCW) system. Your staffs presentation adequately described their evaluation of the root causes of the issue and corrective actions proposed to prevent recurrence. The NRC reviewed those corrective actions and documented closure of the finding in NRC Inspection Report 05000335/2010009. The meeting was beneficial in that it furthered both NRC and public understanding of your St. Lucie facility. Details of the meeting are provided in the Enclosures to this letter.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and Enclosures will be made 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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Daniel W. Rich, Chief Rector Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-335 License No.: DPR-67 Enclosures: 1. List of Attendees 2. NRC Presentation 3. Licensee Presentation

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FP&L 2 cc w/encl: William A. Passetti Richard L. Anderson Chief Site Vice President Florida Bureau of Radiation Control St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Department of Health Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Robert J. Hughes Ruben D. Almaguer Plant General Manager Director St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Division of Emergency Preparedness Electronic Mail Distribution Department of Community Affairs Electronic Mail Distribution Gene St. Pierre Vice President, Fleet Support J. Kammel Florida Power & Light Company Radiological Emergency Planning Electronic Mail Distribution Administrator Department of Public Safety Ronnie Lingle Electronic Mail Distribution Operations Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Mano Nazar Electronic Mail Distribution Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Eric Katzman Florida Power & Light Company Licensing Manager P. O. Box 14000 St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Juno Beach, FL 33408 Electronic Mail Distribution Seth B. Duston Larry Nicholson Training Manager Director St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Licensing Electronic Mail Distribution Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Faye Outlaw County Administrator Alison Brown St. Lucie County Nuclear Licensing Electronic Mail Distribution Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Jack Southard Director Mitch S. Ross Public Safety Department Vice President and Associate General St. Lucie County Counsel Electronic Mail Distribution Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Marjan Mashhadi Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution

FP&L 3 Letter to Mano Nazar from Daniel W. Rich dated November 17, 2010 SUBJECT: PUBLIC REGULATORY PERFORMANCE MEETING SUMMARY - ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 - DOCKET NO. 50-335 Distribution w/encl:

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Regulatory l P Performance f M Meetingi Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Jensen Beach, Beach FL November 4, 2010 Enclosure 2

Agenda Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process Discussion of current plant performance Performance deficiency Licensee discussion of corrective actions Supplemental Inspection results NRC Closing Remarks Enclosure 2

• NRC available after presentation to address public questions

• NRC Public Meeting Feedback Forms

• Please sign attendance list Enclosure 2

Region II Organization Luis Reyes Regional Administrator Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Division of Reactor Safety P j t Projects J lM Joel Munday, d Di Director t

Len Wert, Director Harold Christensen, Bill Jones, Deputy Director Deputy Director Projects Branch 3 Regional Specialist Daniel Rich, Chief Inspectors ((404)) 997-4721 Resident Inspectors (RI) Project Engineers (PE)

Tim Hoeg, Senior RI Son Ninh, Senior PE Steven Sanchez, RI Patrick Higgins, PE RI Office: (772) 464-7822 Natasha Childs, PE Enclosure 2

Our Mission

• To license and regulate l t the th nations ti civilian use of byproduct source byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security and protect security, the environment.

Enclosure 2

The NRC Regulates g

• Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research andd ttestt reactors, t new reactor t designs d i

• Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use

• Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities

• Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks Enclosure 2

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results R Results lt Significance Significance Significance gg Threshold Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response Enclosure 2

Significance Threshold Inspection Findings & Performance Indicators Green: Veryy Low Safetyy Significance g

White: Low to Moderate Safety Significance Yellow: Substantial Safety Significance Red: High Safety Significance NRC Response:

Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: Requires additional NRC oversight Yellow: Requires additional NRC oversight R d Red: R Requires i additional dditi l NRC oversight i ht Enclosure 2

Action Matrix Concept Multiple/Rep Licensee Regulatory Degraded Unacceptable Degraded g

Response Response Cornerstone Performance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Enclosure 2

St Lucie Unit 1 Performance Unit 1 Entered the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the Action Matrix in the 4th Quarter, 2009, Due to identification of a Yellow Finding g Enclosure 2

Unit 1 Action Matrix st 1 Qtr 2009 2nd Qtr 2009 3rd Qtr 2009 4th Qtr 2009 1st Qtr 2010 2nd Qtr 2010 3rd Qtr 2010 4th Qtr 2010 Yellow finding for Yellow finding for Yellow finding for Yellow finding for air-in leakage into air-in leakage into air-in leakage into air-in leakage into CCW CCW CCW CCW Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1)

Degraded Degraded Degraded Degraded Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1)

(Column 3) (Column 3) (Column 3) (Column 3)

NRC Action Matrix Key Regulatory Degraded Multiple /Repetitive Unacceptable Licensee Response Response (Column Cornerstone Degraded (Column Performance (Column 1)

2)) ((Column 3)) 4)) ((Column 5))

Enclosure 2

Unit 2 Action Matrix Unit 2 for the 3rd qtr 2010 was within the Licensee Response Column

- All inspection findings being Green

- All PIs being Green requiring no additional NRC oversight Enclosure 2

Unit 2 Action Matrix st 1 Qtr 2009 2nd Qtr 2009 3rd Qtr 2009 4th Qtr 2009 1st Qtr 2010 2nd Qtr 2010 3rd Qtr 2010 4th Qtr 2010 Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1)

Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1) (Column 1)

NRC Action Matrix Key Unacceptable Licensee Response Regulatory Response Degraded Cornerstone Multiple /Repetitive Performance (Column (Column 1) (Column 2) (Column 3) Degraded (Column 4)

5)

Enclosure 2

Performance Deficiency

• Air in-leakage g into the Unit 1 CCW system y occurred in October 2008. The licensee did not identify the root cause.

• NRC Inspection found the failure to identify and correct the root cause was a performance deficiency.

• The risk significance was evaluated by the Significance Determination Process, and a Yellow finding was issued.

Enclosure 2

Component Cooling Water System (Simplified)

Enclosure 2

Licensee discussion of corrective ti actions ti Enclosure 2

IP 95002 Supplemental Inspection Objectives Ensure Root and Contributing Causes are understood Independently Assess Extent of Condition and the Extent of Cause Evaluate Safety Culture Corrective Actions Enclosure 2

Supplemental pp Inspection p Results The licensees Root Cause Evaluation (RCE)

was Broad B d ini Scope; S Appropriate A i t L Levell off Detail The root and contributing causes of the event were well understood C

Corrective ti AActions ti A Appropriate i t anddSSufficient ffi i t to address the Root and Contributing Causes Enclosure 2

Supplemental pp Inspection p Results The licensees extent of condition and the extent of cause were sufficient in breadth and scope Appropriately Considered Safety Culture Enclosure 2

Supplemental pp Inspection p Results

• Corrective Actions were Comprehensive:

- Operability Determination Process

- Corrective Action Program g

- Plant Procedures

- Equipment Design Changes Enclosure 2

Assessment St St. Lucie Unit 1 Performance transitioned from Degraded Cornerstone to Licensee Response; Oct 1, 2010 St St. Lucie Unit 2 Performance remained in the Licensee Response Column for CY 2010 Enclosure 2

Contacting the NRC Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov g @ g General information or questions www www.nrc.gov nrc gov Select About NRC for Public Affairs Enclosure 2

Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 1 800 397 4209 (Toll Free)

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