ML071080399

Summary of Public Meeting with Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Regarding the Trip of Emergency Diesel Generator #1 and Failure of Engine Crankshaft Bearing on 11/02/2006

ML071080399
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	04/18/2007
From:	Randy Musser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	Scarola J Carolina Power & Light Co
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EA-07-024
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April 18, 2007 EA-07-024 Carolina Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. James Scarola Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY ONE REGULATORY CONFERENCE MEETING - BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT -

DOCKET NO. 05000325 AND 05000324

Dear Mr. Scarola:

This refers to the Regulatory Conference meeting conducted at your request at the Region II Office in Atlanta, Georgia on April 5, 2007. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the trip of emergency diesel generator (EDG) #1 and failure of engine crankshaft bearing on November 2, 2006. Enclosed are a list of attendees and Progress Energys presentation slides.

The discussions focused on the following topics: Event Review, Diesel Generator Reliability, Mitigating Systems, and Keys Lessons Learned. During the conference, Progress Energy agreed with the NRCs characterization of the finding and preliminary significance determination. Results of the NRCs review and final decision on this issue will be discussed in NRC Inspection Report 05000325, 324/2007009.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be 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). Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at 404-562-4603.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

As stated Docket Nos.: 50-325, 50-324 License Nos.: DPR-71, DPR-62

OFFICE RII:DRP SIGNATURE SON NAME SNinh DATE 04/18/2007 4/ /2007 4/ /2007 4/ /2007 4/ /2007 4/ /2007 4/ /2007 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO CP&L 2 cc w/encl.:

Benjamin C. Waldrep, Director Annette H. Pope, Supervisor Site Operations Licensing/Regulatory Programs Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power and Light Company Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution David T. Conley James W. Holt, Manager Associate General Counsel - Legal Dept.

Performance Evaluation and Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Electronic Mail Distribution Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute Terry Hobbs, Plant Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company John H. O'Neill, Jr.

P. O. Box 10429 Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Southport, NC 28461 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Paul Fulford, Manager Performance Evaluation and Beverly Hall, Chief, Radiation Regulatory Affairs PEB 5 Protection Section Carolina Power & Light Company N. C. Department of Environment P. O. Box 1551 and Natural Resources Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 Electronic Mail Distribution Edward T. O'Neil, Manager Peggy Force Training Assistant Attorney General Carolina Power & Light Company State of North Carolina Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman of the North Carolina Randy C. Ivey, Manager Utilities Commission Support Services c/o Sam Watson, Staff Attorney Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electric Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Garry D. Miller, Manager Public Staff NCUC License Renewal 4326 Mail Service Center Progress Energy Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P. O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211

CP&L 3 cc w/encl.: (Continued)

David R. Sandifer Brunswick County Board of Commissioners P. O. Box 249 Bolivia, NC 28422 Warren Lee Emergency Management Director New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management P. O. Box 1525 Wilmington, NC 28402-1525 Distribution (See page 4)

CP&L 4 Report to James Scarola from Randall A. Musser dated April 18, 2007

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY ONE REGULATORY CONFERENCE MEETING - BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT -

DOCKET NO. 05000325 AND 05000324 Distribution w/encl:

S. Bailey, NRR R. Pascarelli, NRR (Regulatory Conferences Only)

C. Evans (Part 72 Only)

L. Slack, RII EICS RIDSNRRDIRS OE Mail (email address if applicable)

PUBLIC

LIST OF ATTENDEES Nuclear Regulatory Commission W. Travers, Regional Administrator, Region II (RII)

C. Casto, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII R. Musser, Chief, Division of Reactor Projects Branch 4, RII C. Ogle, Acting Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), RII R. Bernhardt, Senior Reactor Analyst, DRS, RII S. Rose, Senior Reactor Inspector, DRS, RII R. Baldwin, Senior Reactor Operations, DRS, RII M. Cain, Senior Reactor Inspector, DRS/RII NRC (via teleconference)

B. Mozafari, Senior Project Manager, NRR S. Wong, Senior Reactor Analyst, NRR J. Circle, Senior Reactor Analyst, NRR E. Dipaolo, Senior Resident Inspector, Brunswick J. Austin, Resident Inspector, Brunswick M. Franovich, Chief, PRA Branch, NRR Progress Energy C. Hinnant, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Progress Energy J. Scarola, Site Vice President, Brunswick S. Howard, Operations Manager, Brunswick T. Trask, Engineering Manager, Brunswick S. Rogers, Maintenance Manager, Brunswick R. Ivey, Support Services Manager, Brunswick R. Rishel, PRA Supervisor, Progress Energy Progress Energy/Public (via teleconference)

D. Newkirk, IBEW A. Pope, Supervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs, Brunswick B. Waldrep, Director of Site Operations, Brunswick Enclosure