ML101790479
| ML101790479 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 06/28/2010 |
| From: | Wert L NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB3 |
| To: | Nazar M Florida Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML101790479 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 28, 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:
ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER - TURKEY POINT UNIT 3
Dear Mr. Nazar:
On June 21, 2010, the NRC issued the final significance determination of an inspection finding and a Notice of Violation related to Turkey Point Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) Boraflex (ML101730313). The NRC has concluded that this violation involving the failure to effectively manage known degradation of Boraflex, a neutron absorber material used in the Turkey Point Unit 3 spent fuel pool, was characterized as White, i.e., a finding of low to moderate safety significance, requiring additional NRC inspections. This White finding was in the Initiating Events cornerstone.
As a result of our review, we have assessed Turkey Point Unit 3 performance to be in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC=s Action Matrix as of the 4th quarter of calendar year (CY) 2009. On June 28, 2010, we were notified by R. Tomonto of your staff regarding your readiness for the NRC to conduct a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the Boraflex issues. Accordingly, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001 in October 2010.
This inspection procedure is conducted to provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of condition is identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter 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).
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Please contact Marvin Sykes at 404-997-4629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Leonard D. Wert, Jr., Director Division of Reactor Projects 3 Docket No. 50-250 License No. DPR-31
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Alison Brown Nuclear Licensing Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Larry Nicholson Director Licensing 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 Robert J. Tomonto Licensing Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Paul Rubin Plant General Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and 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 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 Support Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution
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Letter to Mano Nazar from Leonard D. Wert, Jr. dated June 28, 2010
SUBJECT:
ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER - TURKEY POINT UNIT 3 C. Evans, RII EICS L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMTurkeyPoint Resource