ML080140323

(Public Letter) - Distribution of Revision 2 of the NRCs Significance Determination Process Risk-Informed Inspection Notebooks and Accompanying Phase 2 Pre-Solved Tables

ML080140323
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	01/14/2008
From:	Stewart Bailey NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2
To:	Waldrep B Carolina Power & Light Co
Bailey S , NRR/DORL,415-1321
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ML080140182	List: ML080140323
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B. Waldrep The information on the enclosed compact disk is designated exempt from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390(d)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations since it contains security-related information.

if you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1321.

Sincerely, Stewart N. Bailey, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324

Enclosure:

CD wi Brunswick SDP Notebook, Rev. 2, and Site Specific Pre-Solved Spreadsheet Official Use Only - Security Related Information cc w/o enclosure: See next page DISTRIBUTION W/O ENCLOSURE:

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• NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 14, 2008 Mr. Benjamin Waldrep, Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461

SUBJECT:

BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - DISTRIBUTION OF REVISION 2 OF THE NRC'S SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION PROCESS RISK-INFORMED INSPECTION NOTEBOOKS AND ACCOMPANYING PHASE 2 PRE-SOLVED TABLES (TAC NO. MD6415)

Dear Mr. Waldrep In 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested information from licensees to support the Significance Determination Process (SDP) Risk-Informed Inspection Notebook (notebook) enhancement/standardization effort. The NRC has completed this effort and has issued Revision 2 of the notebook for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2.

The NRC developed these notebooks to facilitate Phase 2 of the NRC inspection finding SDP detailed in Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, "Significance Determination Process," Appendix A, "Determining the Significance of Reactor Inspection Findings for At-Power Situations."

SECY-99-007A, "Recommendations for Reactor Oversight Process Improvements," set forth this process and additional details are included in the NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0308, "Reactor Oversight Process Basis Document." NRC inspectors and risk analysts, who have extensive understanding of plant-specific design features and operation, are expected to use these notebooks. The notebooks will be updated on a case-by-case basis, as needed, to reflect changes to the facilities.

Revision 2 of the notebooks is accompanied by the Site-Specific Pre-Solved Spreadsheet (the Spreadsheet). The NRC added the Spreadsheet to help reduce the time it takes to process inspection findings. The NRC benchmarked the notebooks against licensee Probability Risk Assessments and plant configurations. The enclosed compact disks (CDs) containing the above documents are provided for your use to facilitate your understanding of the significance determination process in Inspection Manual Chapter 0609.

The enclosure transmitted herewith contains Security-Related information.

When separated from enclosure, this document is decontrolled.

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B. Waldrep The information on the enclosed compact disk is designated exempt from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390(d)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations since it contains security-related information.

if you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1321.

Sincerely, Stewart N. Bailey, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324

Enclosure:

CD w/ Brunswick SDP Notebook, Rev. 2, and Site Specific Pre-Solved Spreadsheet Official Use Only - Security Related Information cc w/o enclosure: See next page 5hfI

Carolina Power & Light Company cc:

David T. Conley Associate General Counsel II -

Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. David R. Sandifer, Chairperson Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Post Office Box 249 Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8470 River Road Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street NW.

Washington, DC 20037-1128 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Division of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.

Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. Terry D. Hobbs Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Units 1 and 2 Ms. Margaret A. Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 276*702-Mr. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Director, Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Mr. Norman R. Holden, Mayor City of Southport 201 East Moore Street Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Warren Lee Emergency Management Director New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management Post Office Box 1525 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1525 Mr. J. Paul Fulford Manager, Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB5 Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551