ML100620552
| ML100620552 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2010 |
| From: | Marvin Sykes NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB3 |
| To: | Nazar M Florida Power & Light Co |
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| References | |
| IR-10-001 | |
| Download: ML100620552 (5) | |
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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 March 3, 2010 Mr. Mano Nazar Executive Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000250/2010001, 05000251/2010001
Dear Mr. Nazar:
On February 10, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2009. 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 OnlySecurity-Related-Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC=s 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. Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response column, the significance of Apparent Violations associated with the degradation of Boraflex in the SFP storage racks identified in NRC Inspection Report Nos.
05000250, 251/2009005 is still under review as part of the Significance Determination Process which, when finalized, may change our assessment of your plant=s safety performance.
During this assessment, a management meeting with FPL was conducted on Ocotober 20, 2010, to dicuss employee concerns and the recent SCWE survey results at Turkey Pont Nuclear Plant. A followup management meeting is being scheduled prior to the mid-cycle review in 2010 to discuss the status of FPLs employee concern improvement plans.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2011. In addition to ROP baseline inspection activities, we also plan on conducting several infrequently performed inspections, which include Operator
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Licensing Examinations and Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/177, Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System. 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 mid-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 404-562-4629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Marvin D. Sykes, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.: DPR-31, DPR-41
Enclosure:
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2010 - 06/30/2011) cc w/encl: (See page 3)
X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE SON MDS NAME SNinh MSykes DATE 03/02/2010 03/03/2010 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
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cc w/encl:
Alison Brown, Nuclear Licensing Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution McHenry Cornell, Director Licensing and Performance Improvement Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Michael Kiley, Site Vice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Niel Batista Emergency Management Coordinator Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Electronic Mail Distribution Paul Rubin (Acting) Plant General Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Abdy Khanpour, Vice President Engineering Support Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mark E. Warner Vice President, Nuclear Operations South Region Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Mitch S. Ross Vice President and Associate General Counsel Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Marjan Mashhadi, Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution William A. Passetti, Chief Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Department of Health Electronic Mail Distribution Ruben D. Almaguer, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs Electronic Mail Distribution Mano Nazar Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power & Light Company P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408 (Vacant)
Vice President Nuclear Plant Support Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 9760 SW 344th St.
Florida City, FL 33035 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 Mike A. Shehadeh, P.E.
City Manager City of Homestead Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of Miami-Dade County 111 NW 1st Street, 29th Floor Miami, FL 33128 Gene St. Pierre Vice President - Fleet Organizational Support Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution
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Letter to Mano Nazar from Marvin D. Sykes dated March 3, 2010
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000250/2010001, 05000251/2010001 Distribution w/encl:
C. Evans, RII EICS L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMTurkeyPoint Resource ROPreports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)