ML060610182
| ML060610182 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2006 |
| From: | Joel Munday NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB3 |
| To: | Stall J Florida Power & Light Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML060610175 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-06-001 | |
| Download: ML060610182 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000335/2006001
Text
March 2, 2006
Florida Power and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. J. A. Stall, Senior Vice President
Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer
P. O. Box 14000
Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000335/2006001 AND 05000389/2006001)
Dear Mr. Stall:
On February 8, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of St. Lucie Nuclear
Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and
inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. 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 physical protection
information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only - Security-Related
Information, will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 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 NRCs Action Matrix. We base this conclusion on the fact that all inspection
findings were classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicated
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 a non-ROP inspection involving a pressurized water reactor (PWR) containment sump
blockage temporary instruction (TI).
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection,
scheduled through September 30, 2007. 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. Although our intent is to maintain the enclosed
inspection plan fixed for the first nine months, a need may arise to conduct one or more
unanticipated inspections prior to issuing an updated inspection plan with the 2006 assessment
cycle mid-cycle letter. If an inspection of this type becomes necessary, we will notify you of the
planned inspection dates as soon as possible to resolve as much as we can, any scheduling
and personnel availability conflicts you may have.
2
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules 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 which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to
discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 404-562-4560 with any
questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Joel T. Munday, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 3
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No(s). 50-335, 50-389
Enclosure: St. Lucie Inspection/Activity Plan
3
cc w/encl:.
William Jefferson, Jr.
Site Vice President
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
Florida Power & Light Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
G. L. Johnston
Plant General Manager
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
Electronic Mail Distribution
Terry L. Patterson
Licensing Manager
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
Electronic Mail Distribution
Mark Warner, Vice President
Nuclear Operations Support
Florida Power & Light Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Rajiv S. Kundalkar
Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
Florida Power & Light Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney
Florida Power & Light Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Marjan Mashhadi, Senior Attorney
Florida Power & Light Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
William A. Passetti
Bureau of Radiation Control
Department of Health
Electronic Mail Distribution
Craig Fugate, Director
Division of Emergency Preparedness
Department of Community Affairs
Electronic Mail Distribution
J. Kammel
Radiological Emergency
Planning Administrator
Department of Public Safety
Electronic Mail Distribution
Douglas Anderson
County Administrator
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)
_________________________
OFFICE
RII:DRP
SIGNATURE
JTM
NAME
JMunday:rcm
DATE
03/01/06
3/ /2006
3/ /2006
3/ /2006
3/ /2006
3/ /2006
3/ /2006
E-MAIL COPY?
YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO