ML082460978
| ML082460978 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/2008 |
| From: | Randy Musser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4 |
| To: | Waldrep B Carolina Power & Light Co |
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| Download: ML082460978 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 September 2, 2008 Mr. Benjamin C. Waldrep Vice President Carolina Power and Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2
Dear Mr. Waldrep:
On August 13, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant for the first half of the calendar year 2008 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 security information.
A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only-Security Related Information will include the Physical Protection/Security cornerstone performance review and a resultant inspection plan.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Brunswick Unit 1 and 2 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 on conducting several non-ROP inspections involving initial operator licensing examinations, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), B.5.b Phase 2 and 3 (TI-171), and Emergency Response Organization Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator (TI-175). In addition, TI 2515/173, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative, will be performed at your facility prior to August 30, 2010. In the near term, we will contact you to assess your readiness for this inspection and then finalize our schedule accordingly.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2009. 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.
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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) 562-4603 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-325 and 50-324 License Nos.: DPR-71 and DPR-62
Enclosure:
Brunswick Inspection/Activity Plan
X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE /RHM/
OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE GJW /RA/
RHM /RA/
NAME GWilson RMusser DATE 09/02/2008 09/02/2008 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
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cc w/encl:
Brian C. McCabe Manager Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Director, Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461-0429 R. J. Duncan, II Vice President Nuclear Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Benjamin C. Waldrep Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Paul Fulford Manager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB5 Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Edward L. Wills, Jr.
Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Donald L. Griffith Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Randy C. Ivey Manager Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Garry D. Miller Manager License Renewal Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Gene Atkinson Supervisor Licensing/Regulatory Programs Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute Electronic Mail Distribution John H. O'Neill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Beverly O. Hall Chief, Radiation Protection Section Department of Environmental Health N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Peggy Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution
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Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 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 230 Government Center Drive Suite 115 Wilmington, NC 28403
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Letter to Benjamin C. Waldrep from Randall A. Musser dated September 2, 2008
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 Distribution w/encl:
C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC F. Saba, NRR R. Pascarelli, NRR Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)