IR 05000443/2008001

2007 Annual Assessment Letter - Seabrook Station 05000443-08-001)

ML080600389
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/03/2008
From:	Arthur Burritt Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	St.Pierre G Florida Power & Light Energy Seabrook
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 3, 2008

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - SEABROOK STATION (05000443/2008001)

Dear Mr. St. Pierre:

On February 12, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Seabrook Station (Seabrook). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2007. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only--Security Information" will include the Security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Seabrook operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC=s Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan to conduct inspections to review corrective actions to address alloy 82/182 pressurizer butt welds, containment sump modifications and preoperational testing and operation of your independent spent fuel storage installation.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security scheduled through June 30, 2009. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite.

Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

G. S In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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).

If circumstances arise that cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-443 License Nos. NPF-86 Enclosure: Seabrook Station Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:

J. A. Stall, FPL Senior Vice President, Nuclear & CNO M. Warner, Vice President, Nuclear Operations R. S. Kundalkar, FPL Vice President, Nuclear Technical Svcs M. Mashhadi, Senior Attorney, Florida Power & Light Company M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney, Florida Power & Light Company J. M. Peschel, Manager, Regulatory Programs P. Freeman, Plant General Manager K. Wright, Manager, Nuclear Training, Seabrook Station R. Poole, FEMA, Region I Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Mass K. Ayotte, Attorney General, State of NH O. Fitch, Deputy Attorney General, State of NH P. Brann, Assistant Attorney General, State of Maine R. Walker, Director, Radiation Control Program, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of MA C. Pope, Director, Homeland Security & Emergency Management, State of NH J. Giarrusso, MEMA, Commonwealth of Mass D. O'Dowd, Administrator, Radiological Health Section, DPHS, DHHS, State of NH J. Roy, Director of Operations, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company T. Crimmins, Polestar Applied Technology R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, NH Town of Exeter, State of New Hampshire Board of Selectmen, Town of Amesbury S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff M. Metcalf, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

G. S If circumstances arise that cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely, Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Distribution w/encl: (via e-mail) DRS Branch Chiefs S. Collins, RA G. West, RI OEDO M. Dapas, DRA H. Chernoff, NRR D. Lew, DRP J. Lubinski, NRR J. Clifford, DRP E. Miller, NRR, PM A. Burritt, DRP R. Ennis, NRR, Backup L. Cline, DRP T. Valentine, NRR W. Raymond, DRP, Sr. Resident Inspector Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

P. Presby, DRP, Actg Resident Inspector JWT1@nrc.gov M. Gamberoni, DRS RidsNrrDirslpab@nrc.gov D. Roberts, DRS ROPreports@nrc.gov D. Screnci, PLO N. Sheehan, PLO SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE: _LC____(Reviewers Initials)

DOCUMENT NAME: S:\ROP-8 EOC REVIEW\ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTERS\BRANCH 3\SEABROOK EOC LETTER.DOC After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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Page 1 of 2 Seabrook 02/28/2008 10:25:41 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7112101 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 Baseline Inspections ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTIONS 1 1 IP 60854.1 Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants 01/28/2008 10/31/2008 Other Routine 1 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 01/28/2008 10/31/2008 Other Routine 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/14/2008 04/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/14/2008 04/18/2008 Baseline Inspections TI-172 - TI-172 RCS DISSIMILIAR METAL WELDS 1 1 IP 2515/172 Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 04/14/2008 04/18/2008 Generic Safety Inspectio 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/21/2008 04/25/2008 Baseline Inspections TI-166 - CONTAINMENT SUMP MODIFICATIONS 1 1 IP 2515/166 Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage [NRC GENERIC LETTER 2004-02] 04/21/2008 04/25/2008 Safety Issues TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 07/28/2008 08/01/2008 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 Baseline Inspections TI 171 - TI 171 3 1 IP 2515/171 Verification of Site Specific Implementation Of B.5.b Phase 2 & 3 Mitigating Strategies 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 Generic Safety Inspectio 7112103 - OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections EP - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 EP Baseline Inspection 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 EP Baseline Inspection 1 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 11/17/2008 11/21/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 12/01/2008 12/05/2008 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/26/2009 01/30/2009 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Seabrook 02/28/2008 10:25:41 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 01/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/26/2009 01/30/2009 Baseline Inspections 6/15EXAM - OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS 4 1 U01759 FY-09 SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 05/11/2009 05/15/2009 Not Applicable 1 U01759 FY-09 SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 06/15/2009 06/26/2009 Not Applicable MODS - PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS 3 1 IP 7111117B Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments & Permanent Plant Modifications 03/09/2009 03/13/2009 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments & Permanent Plant Modifications 03/23/2009 03/27/2009 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.