ML100621005
| ML100621005 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2010 |
| From: | Wert L Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Annacone M Carolina Power & Light Co |
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| ML100620999 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-10-001 | |
| Download: ML100621005 (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 March 3, 2010 Carolina Power and Light Company Mr. Michael J. Annacone Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000325/2010001 AND 05000324/2010001)
Dear Mr. Annacone:
On February 10, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Brunswick Steam Electric 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 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 Security cornerstone performance review and a resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Brunswick Units 1 and 2 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 the previous two quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on a white inspection finding involving the alternate safe shutdown function related to the emergency diesel generators. Therefore, in addition to conducting reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, beginning on March 15, 2010.
We also plan on conducting several infrequently performed inspections, which include: initial operator licensing examinations, TI 2515/177, Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray System, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) pre-operational testing.
Additionally, the NRC recognized that you had a cross-cutting theme in the area of human performance based on more than three inspection findings in this area during the assessment period. However, the NRC did not determine that a substantive cross-cutting issue exists because of the actions that you have taken thus far. We reviewed your improvement initiatives
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and corrective actions and have noted some progress in addressing the issue. We will continue to assess your performance in this area through the implementation of the baseline inspections.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2011. 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 listed 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 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 Randy Musser at (404) 562-4603 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Leonard D. Wert, Jr., Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-325 and 50-324 License Nos.: DPR-71 and DPR-62
Enclosure:
Brunswick Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE RAM 03/02/2010 OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE RAM for JGW1 RAM NAME GWilson JWorosilo RMusser DATE 03/02/2010 02/17/2010 03/02/2010 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
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cc w/encl:
R. J. Duncan, II, Vice President Nuclear Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Director Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Edward L. Wills, Jr.
Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Christos Kamilaris, Director Fleet Support Services Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph W. Donahue, Vice President Nuclear Oversight Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Brian C. McCabe Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Phyllis N. Mentel, Manager, Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Michael S. Williams, Manager, Training Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
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Manager, License Renewal Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Annette H. Pope Supervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Brunswick Steam Electric Plant U.S. NRC 8470 River Road, SE Southport, NC 28461 John H. O'Neill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Peggy Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Brunswick County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 249 Bolivia, NC 28422 James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 cc w/encl. (continued next page)
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cc w/encl. (continued W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution 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 Michael J. Annacone from Leonard D. Wert, Jr. dated March 3, 2010.
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000325/2010001 AND 05000324/2010001)
Distribution w/encl:
C. Evans, RII EICS L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC ROPreports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
R. Pascarelli, NRR ((Regulatory Conferences Only))
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