ML091490314

Carolina Power and Light, May 22, 2009, Public Meeting Summary Regarding Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Performance and Organizational Alignment within the Company

ML091490314
Person / Time
Site:	Harris, Brunswick, Crystal River, Robinson
Issue date:	05/29/2009
From:	Randy Musser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	Scarola J Carolina Power & Light Co
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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 May 29, 2009 Mr. James Scarola Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Carolina Power and Light Company 410 S. Wilmington St.

Raleigh, NC 27601-1748

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING WITH CAROLINA POWER AND LIGHT AND FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION REGARDING BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT WITHIN THE COMPANY - DOCKET NOS.

50-302, 50-325, 50-324, 50-400, 50-261

Dear Mr. Scarola:

This refers to the meeting conducted at your request at the NRC Region II Office on May 22, 2009, at 1:00 pm. The meeting's purpose was for Carolina Power and Light Company and Florida Power Corporation (doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. and Progress Energy Florida, Inc., respectively) to discuss Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Performance and to introduce their new organizational strategies and initiatives within the company.

The topics discussed included organizational and personnel changes, Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Performance, and company initiatives and challenges. Enclosed are a list of attendees, the presentation handouts, and the licensees fleet alignment model.

In accordance with Section 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agency wide Document Access and Management 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 Docket Nos.: 50-302, 50-325, 50-324, 50-400, 50-261 License Nos.: DPR-71, DPR-62, DPR-72, DPR-23, NPF-63

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encl.: (See page 2)

_________________________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE RAM OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE KME /RA/ RAM /RA/

NAME KEllis RMusser DATE 05/28/2009 05/29/2009 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO CP&L 2 cc w/encl: Garry D. Miller, Manager Brian C. McCabe, Manager License Renewal Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Progress Energy Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Gene Atkinson Director, Site Operations Supervisor Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Licensing/Regulatory Programs Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 10429 Electronic Mail Distribution Southport, NC 28461-0429 James Ross R. J. Duncan, II Nuclear Energy Institute Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Operations Carolina Power & Light Company John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Electronic Mail Distribution Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Benjamin C. Waldrep Washington, DC 20037-1128 Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Beverly O. Hall Carolina Power & Light Company Chief, Radiation Protection Section Electronic Mail Distribution Department of Environmental Health N.C. Department of Environmental Paul Fulford, Manager Commerce & Natural Resources Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Electronic Mail Distribution Affairs PEB5 Carolina Power & Light Company Peggy Force Electronic Mail Distribution Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Edward L. Wills, Jr. P.O. Box 629 Plant General Manager Raleigh, NC 27602 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power and Light Company Chairman Electronic Mail Distribution North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Donald L. Griffith, Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Robert P. Gruber Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Executive Director Electronic Mail Distribution Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Randy C. Ivey, Manager Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (cc w/encl cont - See next page)

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution

CP&L 3 cc w/encl: cont Tommy Emerson, Chair Board of County Commissioners of Public Service Commission Chatham County State of South Carolina 186 Emerson Road P.O. Box 11649 Siler City, NC 27344 Columbia, SC 29211 Kelvin Henderson David R. Sandifer Plant General Manager Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Carolina Power and Light Company P.O. Box 249 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Bolivia, NC 28422 Electronic Mail Distribution Warren Lee Eric McCartney Emergency Management Director Director Site Operations New Hanover County Department of Carolina Power & Light Company Emergency Management Electronic Mail Distribution 230 Government Center Drive Suite 115 Ernest J. Kapopoulos, Jr.

Wilmington, NC 28403 Plant General Manager Carolina Power & Light Company J. Wayne Guganious Electronic Mail Distribution Training Manager Harris Curt A. Castell, Supervisor Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Licensing/Regulatory Programs Electronic Mail Distribution Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Kimberly Harshaw, Manager 3581 West Entrance Road Support Services Hartsville, SC 29550 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution C. T. Baucom, Manager Support Services - Nuclear David H. Corlett, Supervisor Carolina Power & Light Company Licensing/Regulatory Programs Electronic Mail Distribution Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management David T. Conley Bureau of Land and Waste Management Associate General Counsel S.C. Department of Health and Legal Dept. Environmental Control Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Herb Council, Chair Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Board of County Commissioners of Wake S.C. Department of Health and County Environmental Control P.O. Box 550 Electronic Mail Distribution Raleigh, NC 27602 (cc w/encl cont - See next page)

CP&L 4 cc w/encl: cont Steven R. Carr Associate General Counsel S. D. West Legal Department Superintendent Security Progress Energy Service Company, LLC H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 1551 Progress Energy Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 Electronic Mail Distribution William A. Passetti Jon A. Franke Chief Director Site Operations Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Department of Health Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Michael J. Annacone Craig Fugate Plant General Manager Director Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Division of Emergency Preparedness Electronic Mail Distribution Department of Community Affairs Electronic Mail Distribution Phyllis Dixon, Manager Nuclear Assessment Chairman Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Board of County Commissioners Electronic Mail Distribution Citrus County 110 N. Apopka Avenue Stephen J. Cahill Inverness, FL 36250 Engineering Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Attorney General Electronic Mail Distribution Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol PL-01 Daniel J. Roderick Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 Vice President Nuclear Projects and Construction Crystal River Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution David M. Varner, Manager Support Services - Nuclear Crystal River Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution R. Alexander Glenn Associate General Counsel (MAC - BT15A)

Florida Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

CP&L 3 Letter to J. Scarola from Randall A. Musser dated May 29, 2009

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING WITH CAROLINA POWER AND LIGHT AND FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION REGARDING BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT WITHIN THE COMPANY - DOCKET NOS.

50-302, 50-325, 50-324, 50-400, 50-261 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMRobinson Resource RidsNRRPMBrunswick Resource RidsNRRPMHarris Resource RidsNRRPMCrystalRiver Resource BNP NRC Performance Indicators Cornerstone/Barrier Indicator Color Industry Quartile (Margin Remaining in Green)

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 1 Unit 2 Unplanned Scrams 73% 33% 3rd 4th Unplanned Scrams with Complications 0% 100% 4th 1st Unplanned Power Changes 87% 100% 2nd 1st MSPI - Emergency AC Power 84% 86% N/A N/A MSPI - High Pressure Injection- HPCI 76% 78% N/A N/A MSPI - Heat Removal- RCIC 104% 100% N/A N/A MSPI - Residual Heat Removal- RHR 154% 141% N/A N/A MSPI - Service Water- SW 65% 102% N/A N/A Safety System Functional Failures 50% 33% 4th 4th RCS Specific Activity 99.9% 97.2% 2nd 4th RCS Leakage 72% 79% 4th 4th ERO Drill/Exercise Performance 75% 75% 2nd 2nd ERO Drill Participation 100% 100% 1st 1st ERO Alert & Notification System 100% 100% 1st 1st Occupational Exposure Control 100% 100% 1st 1st RETS/ODCM Effluents 100% 100% 1st 1st 6 6 Enclosure 2

Generation Loss Events 2 Year Period Number of Events per Year 7 8 Generation Loss Events 6 7 5

6 7

4 6 5

3 2 4 1 3 4 4 0

2 Unit 1 200403 200412 200509 200606 200703 200712 200809 2

1 1

0 BNP-1 Top Quartile Median 4th Quartile 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Qtr 1 2 Year Period Number of Events per Year 10 10 Generation Loss Events 9

8 8 9 6 7 8 4 6 5

2 4 5 Unit 2 0 3 2 3 200403 200412 200509 200606 200703 200712 200809 1 0 1 0

BNP-2 Top Quartile Median 4th Quartile 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Qtr 1 7 Enclosure 2

Power History Results

1. Planned SW Outage

2. Refuel Outage B117R1 4 3. Planned 1A Recirc Unit 1 Pump Seal 1 2 3 Outage/EHC SCRAM

4. 1A Reactor Feedpump Casing Drain Instrument 4 Key Behaviors 1)Human Performance Common cause analysis 2)Accountability 3)Risk Mitigation

1. Scheduled Valve Test, 4)Technical Rigor 4 Replaced 2A & 2B RFP LO Motor Fans

2. Repair Steam Leak 5A Unit 2 1 2 3 5 6 FW Drain

3. Power Load Unbalance SCRAM

4. Circ Water Ocean Discharge Pump

5. Manual SCRAM -

SRV-H

6. Refuel Outage B219R1 8

Enclosure 2