ML062430438

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan

ML062430438
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson, 07200003, 07200060
Issue date:	08/31/2006
From:	Binoy Desai NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	Walt T Carolina Power & Light Co
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August 31, 2006 Carolina Power & Light Company ATTN: Mr. T. D. Walt Vice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - H. B.

ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT

Dear Mr. Walt:

On August 3, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Facility, Unit 2 for the first half of the calendar year 2006 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. 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 the enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and a resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Robinson Unit 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for Robinson for the most recent quarter was in 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 baseline inspections at your facility. In addition to the baseline inspections, we plan to conduct non-ROP inspections involving containment sump blockage, Mitigating System Performance Index, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and 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 twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review meeting.

CP&L 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (404) 562-4519 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Binoy Desai, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-261, 72-60, 72-03, License No.: DPR-23

Enclosure:

H. B. Robinson Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

ML062430438 OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE SON NAME SNinh DATE 08/29/2006 9/ /2006 9/ /2006 9/ /2006 9/ /2006 9/ /2006 9/ /2006 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO CP&L 3 cc w/encl:

William G. Noll David T. Conley Director, Site Operations Associate General Counsel - Legal Dept.

Carolina Power & Light Company Progress Energy Service Company, LLC H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Daniel G. Stoddard Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Plant General Manager 2300 N. Street, NW Carolina Power & Light Company Washington, DC 20037-1128 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission Chris L. Burton, Manager c/o Sam Watson, Staff Attorney Performance Evaluation and Electronic Mail Distribution Regulatory Affairs CPB 9 Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director C. T. Baucom, Supervisor Public Staff - NCUC Licensing/Regulatory Programs 4326 Mail Service Center Carolina Power & Light Company Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina J. F. Lucas, Manager P. O. Box 11649 Support Services - Nuclear Columbia, SC 29211 Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)

Electronic Mail Distribution Henry J. Porter, Director Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Dept. of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Beverly Hall, Acting Director Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

CP&L 4 Letter to T. D. Walt from Binoy Desai dated August 31, 2006

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - H. B.

ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT Distribution w/encl:

C. Patel, NRR C. Evans L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC