ML080040182

Correction Letter Regarding Safety Evaluation for Audit of Licensee'S Management of Regulatory Commitments

ML080040182
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	02/01/2008
From:	Geoffrey Miller NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
To:	St.Pierre G Florida Power & Light Energy Seabrook
Miller G, NRR/DORL, 415-2481
References
TAC MD6615
Download: ML080040182 (5)

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February 1, 2008 Mr. Gene F. St. Pierre, Site Vice President c/o James M. Peschel Seabrook Station FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC.

P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO. 1 - CORRECTION LETTER REGARDING SAFETY EVALUATION FOR AUDIT OF THE LICENSEE=S MANAGEMENT OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS (TAC NO. MD6615)

Dear Mr. St. Pierre:

On December 21, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provided the results of an audit of FPL Energy Seabrook LLCs, commitment management program. This document is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML073480410. The Audit was performed in accordance with the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office Instruction LIC-105, AManaging Regulatory Commitments Made by Licensees to the NRC.@

Subsequently, your staff noted that there was a paragraph included on the last page of the Safety Evaluation (SE) which was not applicable to Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1. The NRC staff reviewed the paragraph, and agrees that it was an inadvertent inclusion from a different commitment management audit. Accordingly, a revised page 3 of the SE is enclosed in this letter.

If you have any additional questions regarding this matter, I may be reached via telephone at (301) 415-2481.

Sincerely,

/ra/

G. Edward Miller, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

Mr. Gene F. St. Pierre, Site Vice President c/o James M. Peschel Seabrook Station FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC.

P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO. 1 - CORRECTION LETTER REGARDING SAFETY EVALUATION FOR AUDIT OF THE LICENSEE=S MANAGEMENT OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS (TAC NO. MD6615)

Dear Mr. St. Pierre:

On December 21, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provided the results of an audit of FPL Energy Seabrook LLCs, commitment management program. This document is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML073480410. The Audit was performed in accordance with the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office Instruction LIC-105, AManaging Regulatory Commitments Made by Licensees to the NRC.@

Subsequently, your staff noted that there was a paragraph included on the last page of the Safety Evaluation (SE) which was not applicable to Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1. The NRC staff reviewed the paragraph, and agrees that it was an inadvertent inclusion from a different commitment management audit. Accordingly, a revised page 3 of the SE is enclosed in this letter.

If you have any additional questions regarding this matter, I may be reached via telephone at (301) 415-2481.

Sincerely,

/ra/

G. Edward Miller, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Additionally, the annotations specifically refer to their related commitment allowing for enhanced traceability.

2.2 Verification of the Licensee=s Program for Managing NRC Commitment Changes The NRC staff reviewed the FPLE=s procedure for regulatory commitment management with regard to managing a change or deviation from a previously-completed commitment. Generally, the procedure is consistent with the guidance of NEI-99-04 and it sets forth the need for identifying, tracking and reporting commitments, and it provides a mechanism for changing commitments.

In Section 1.4 of the procedure, it states that the Regulatory Compliance Supervisor has responsibility for identification of new regulatory commitments contained in regulatory correspondence (incoming and outgoing). Additionally, the Regulatory Compliance Supervisor is tasked with maintenance and review of the database. Approval by Executive Management at, or above, the Director level is required for making regulatory commitments.

As set forth in Section 2.1 of this Safety Evaluation, the NRC staff found that the licensee had properly addressed each regulatory commitment selected for this audit. As a result of this review of the licensee=s information, as well as information from other sources, the NRC staff found no reason to differ from the licensee=s reported status of the audited commitments.

Therefore, the NRC staff surmises that the procedures used by the licensee to manage commitments are appropriate and effective.

3.0 CONCLUSION

The NRC staff concludes that, based on the above audit, (1) the licensee had implemented or is tracking for future implementation regulatory commitments; and (2) the licensee had implemented an effective program to manage regulatory commitment changes.

4.0 LICENSEE PERSONNEL CONTACTED FOR THIS AUDIT Michael OKeefe Gary Kilby Principal Contributor: G. E. Miller ENCLOSURE

Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 cc:

Mr. Tom Crimmins Mr. J. A. Stall Polestar Applied Technology Senior Vice President, Nuclear and One First Street, Suite 4 Chief Nuclear Officer Los Altos, CA 94019 Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 John Giarrusso Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 400 Worcester Road Mr. Peter Brann Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Assistant Attorney General State House, Station #6 Ms. Kelly Ayotte, Attorney General Augusta, ME 04333 Mr. Orvil Fitch, Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Resident Inspector Concord, NH 03301 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seabrook Nuclear Power Station Mr. Christopher M. Pope, Director P.O. Box 1149 Homeland Security & Emergency Mgmt.

Seabrook, NH 03874 New Hampshire Department of Safety Bureau of Emergency Management Town of Exeter 33 Hazen Drive 10 Front Street Concord, NH 03301 Exeter, NH 03823 Mr. M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney Regional Administrator, Region I Florida Power & Light Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 14000 475 Allendale Road Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar Office of the Attorney General Vice President - Nuclear Technical Services One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Florida Power & Light Company Boston, MA 02108 P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Board of Selectmen Town of Amesbury James M. Peschel Town Hall Regulatory Programs Manager Amesbury, MA 01913 FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC PO Box 300 Mr. Robert Poole Seabrook, NH 03874 Federal Emergency Management Agency Region I Ms. Marjan Mashhadi 99 High Street, 6th Floor Senior Attorney Boston, MA 02110 Florida Power & Light Company 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 220 Washington, DC 20004

Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 cc:

Mr. Mark E. Warner Vice President, Nuclear Operations, North Region (Seabrook & Duane Arnold Plants)

Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Joseph Roy Director of Operations Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Moody Street Ludlow, MA 01056 Mr. Don E. Grissette Vice President, Nuclear Training and Performance Improvement Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 3340 Mr. Michael W. Kiley Plant General Manager FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874