ML072430943

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan

ML072430943
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	08/31/2007
From:	Arthur Burritt Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	St.Pierre G Florida Power & Light Energy Seabrook
Burritt A RGN-I/DRP/PB3/610-337-5069
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COM M ISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2007 Mr. Gene St. Pierre Site Vice President FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC Seabrook Station c/o Mr. James M. Peschel P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

SEABROOK STATION

Dear Mr. St. Pierre,

On August 14, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Seabrook Station for the first half of the calendar year 2007 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 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.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter of 2007 at Seabrook 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. We also plan to conduct inspections to review modifications of the containment sump and alloy 82/182 pressurizer butt welds.

While plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix, Seabrook was within the Regulatory Response column in the third quarter of 2006 due to one White (low to moderate safety significance) PI. Specifically, the Emergency AC Power System PI crossed the Green/White threshold in late August 2006 when both emergency diesel generators (EDGs) became inoperable due to voltage regulator problems.

Following repairs of both EDGs in early September 2006, your staff performed a root cause evaluation of the failures that was completed in December 2006. The NRC performed a 95001 supplemental inspection in May 2007. Based on the results of this inspection, we concluded that you have adequately evaluated the causes of the EDG failures and the associated performance deficiencies and implemented appropriate corrective actions. Given your acceptable performance in addressing the causes of the EDG failures, and the PI returning to Green status in the fourth quarter of 2006, the issue will no longer be used in assessing Seabrook Station performance.

G. St. Pierre 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. 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 end-of-cycle review.

The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the 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.

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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur Burritt, Chief Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-443 License No. NPF-86

Enclosure:

Seabrook Station Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:

see next page

G. St. Pierre 3 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 M. Kiley, Plant General Manager J. Dent, Assist Plant 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. St. Pierre 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. 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 end-of-cycle review.

The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the 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.

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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur Burritt, Chief Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-443 License No. NPF-86

Enclosure:

Seabrook Station Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:

see next page Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)

S. Collins, RA H. Chernoff, NRR M. Dapas, DRA J. Lubinski, NRR D. Lew, DRP E. Miller, NRR, PM J. Clifford, DRP R. Ennis, NRR, Backup A. Burritt, DRP T. Valentine, NRR C. Khan, DRP ROPreports@nrc.gov (All Irs)

L. Cline, DRP RidsNrrdirslpab@nrc.gov W. Raymond, DRP - Sr Resident Inspector JWT1@nrc.gov J. Bream, Acting RI Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

R. Laufer, RI OEDO SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE:__ALB____(Reviewers Initials)

After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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Page 1 of 2 Seabrook 08/27/2007 13:54:20 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7/09+EXM - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMS 4 1 U01666 FY07-SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Not Applicable 7111107 - HEAT SINK INSP 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 Baseline Inspections 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 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 Program 09/03/2007 09/07/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112103 - OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/04/2007 09/07/2007 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - L.O. REQUAL. PROG. + P/F REVIEW 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 12/03/2007 12/07/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 12/03/2007 12/07/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 12/03/2007 12/07/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112101 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCESS 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/28/2008 02/01/2008 Baseline Inspections MODS - MODS AND 50.59 4 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 Baseline Inspections 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 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 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Seabrook 08/27/2007 13:54:20 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71111.12 - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 06/16/2008 06/20/2008 Baseline Inspections TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 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 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 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections 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 12/08/2008 12/12/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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