IR 05000443/2006001

Annual Assessment Letter - Seabrook Nuclear Power Station (Report 05000443/2006001)

ML060610726
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Paul Krohn NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:	St.Pierre G Florida Power & Light Energy Seabrook
Krohn P, RI/DRP/PB6/610-337-5120
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 2, 2006

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - SEABROOK NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000443/2006001)

Dear Mr. St. Pierre On February 8, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station. 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, 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 NRCs 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.

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.

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).

G. St. Pierre 2 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 610-337-5120 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Paul G. Krohn, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Enclosure: 50-443 License No: NPF-86 Enclosure: Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant Inspection/Activity Docket No.

cc w/encl:

J. A. Stall, FPL Senior Vice President, Nuclear & CNO J. M. Peschel, Manager - Regulatory Programs M. Kiley, Plant General Manager - Seabrook Station J. Dent, Assistant Plant Manager R. S. Kundalkar, FPL Vice President - Nuclear Engineering D. G. Roy, Nuclear Training Manager - Seabrook Station Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts P. McLaughlin, Attorney General, State of New Hampshire P. Brann, Assistant Attorney General, State of Maine M. S. Ross, Attorney, Florida Power & Light Company R. Walker, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts B. Cheney, Director, Bureau of Emergency Management C. McCombs, Acting Director, MEMA Health Physicist, Office of Community & Public Health, State of New Hampshire Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire J. Roy, Director of Operations, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company T. Crimmins, Polestar Applied Technology R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, New Hampshire Town of Exeter Board of Selectmen S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff M. Metcalf, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League

G. St. Pierre 3 Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA B. Holian, DRP R. Blough, DRS D. Lew, DRP M. Gamberoni, DRS P. Krohn, DRP G. Barber, DRP G. Dentel, DRP - Senior Resident Inspector S. Nelson, DRP - Resident OA B. Sosa, RI OEDO D. Roberts, NRR V. Nerses, NRR, PM E. Miller, NRR DRS Branch Chiefs ROPreports@nrc.gov (All Inspection Reports)

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

RidsNrrDirsIpab@nrc.gov Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

SISP Review Complete: __PGK_____ (Reviewers Initials)

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Page 1 of 2 Seabrook 03/02/2006 13:34:18 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7111401 - EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATOIN 5 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 Baseline Inspections MODS - MODS & 50.59 3 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 2515/150 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC ORDER EA-03 10/02/2006 10/20/2006 Safety Issues 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/02/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 12/11/2006 12/15/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/29/2007 02/02/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111121 - CDBI (COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION) 7 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 04/23/2007 04/27/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111107 - HEAT SINK INSP 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 Baseline Inspections 7/9+EXM - LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMS 4 1 U01666 FY07-SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 06/11/2007 06/15/2007 Not Applicable 1 U01666 FY07-SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Not Applicable 71114 - EP PRGM INSP 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 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 03/02/2006 13:34:18 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71114 - EP PRGM INSP 1 1 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 09/03/2007 09/07/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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