ML102371308

Event Follow-up Inspection

ML102371308
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	08/25/2010
From:	Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
To:	Mccartney E Carolina Power & Light Co
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Download: ML102371308 (8)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 August 25, 2010 Mr. Eric McCartney Vice President Carolina Power and Light Company H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

EVENT FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION - H. B. ROBINSON NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. McCartney:

In a telephone conversation on August 23, 2010, Mr. Mark Bates, Senior Operations Engineer, discussed arrangements with Ed Roberts, Superintendent, Operations Training, for the NRC to inspect unresolved items from your March 28, 2010 event at H. B. Robinson Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of September 20, 2010.

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59(c), the NRC has requested that you submit a portion of the material by September 13, 2010, and make ready upon arrival, the remaining material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's focused inspection needs. Mr. Roberts has been advised of this request and provided with the name and address of the NRC lead inspector assigned to this inspection.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018).

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at infocollectsresource@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB approval number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be 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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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Mark Bates at (404) 997-4612 (Internet E-mail:

Mark.Bates@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4550, (Internet E-mail: Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-261 License No.: DPR-23

Enclosure:

Materials Request List cc w/encl.: (See page 3)

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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Mark Bates at (404) 997-4612 (Internet E-mail:

Mark.Bates@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4550, (Internet E-mail: Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-261 License No.: DPR-23

Enclosure:

Materials Request List cc w/encl.: (See page 3)

X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: G Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_________________________

G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE MAB /RA/

MTW /RA/

JGW /RA for/

NAME MBates MWidmann RMusser DATE 08/25/2010 08/25/2010 08/25/2010 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME:

G:\\DRSII\\OBII\\SITES\\ROBINSON\\AIT FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION 2010\\ROBINSON AIT FOLLOWUP NOTIFICATION LETTER REV 0.DOCX

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Eric McCartney Vice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution R. J. Duncan, II Vice President Nuclear Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Brian C. McCabe Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Christos Kamilaris Director Fleet Support Services Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Curt A. Castell Supervisor Licensing/Regulatory Programs Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution B. C. White Manager Support Services - Nuclear Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution S. D. West Superintendent Security H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph W. Donahue Vice President Nuclear Oversight Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution David T. Conley Associate General Counsel Legal Dept.

Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Scott Saunders Plant General Manager Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Yeager Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control 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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Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Koda Smith Training Manager Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 Electronic Mail Distribution

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Letter to Eric McCartney from Malcolm T. Widmann dated August 25, 2010.

SUBJECT:

EVENT FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION - H. B. ROBINSON NUCLEAR PLANT Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII OE Mail RidsNrrPMRobinson Resource RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on August 23, 2010, to support the upcoming inspection on September 20, 2010, at the Robinson Nuclear Plant. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by September 13, 2010. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on September 20, 2010.

A.

In-office Inspection Material (electronic media preferred):

1. Complete list of the Operations personnel and their assigned positions that were on duty during the March 28, 2010 event.

2. Copy of an organizational chart for the Training Department including simulator staff.

3. Copy of an organizational chart for the Operations Department currently and on March 28, 2010.

4. Self-assessment reports, corrective action reports, and Licensee Event Reports associated with the March 28, 2010 event.

5. A copy of site procedure(s) governing the conduct (process and content) of license operator requalification training (classroom and simulator), examination development/administration, remedial training and re-evaluation that were in place on March 28, 2010 (including an index of procedures).

6. List of simulator deficiencies discovered as a result of the March 28, 2010 event and associated corrective actions, including the extent of condition evaluation for the simulator fidelity issue associated with the modeling of temporary power losses to 480 volt safety-related electrical buses.

7. A copy of site procedure(s) governing simulator configuration control, maintenance, and fidelity, including all testing methods used to fulfill ANSI/ANSB3.5-1998 requirements that were in place on March 28, 2010 and that are currently in place (including an index of procedures).

8. A copy of Operations Administrative Procedures that were in place on March 28, 2010 (including an index of procedures).

9. A copy of Abnormal Operating Procedures (AOPs) in place on March 28, 2010 (including an index of procedures).

10. A copy of Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs) in place on March 28, 2010(including an index of procedures).

11. A copy of Alarm Response Procedures (ARPs) in place on March 28, 2010 (including an index of procedures).

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12. A copy of System Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place on March 28, 2010 (including an index of procedures).

13. Procedure User Guides / Use Requirements for AOPs, EOPs, ARPs, and SOPs.

14. Site-specific background documents for AOPs (if they exist) and EOPs in place on March 28, 2010.

15. System Lesson Plans (including an index of lesson plans).

B.

On-site inspection material:

1. All performance related information from March 28, 2007 to March 28, 2010, pertaining to the members of the Control Room Staff that were on duty during the March 28, 2010 event. This should include, but is not limited to, Training Evaluations for dynamic simulator and JPMs, Requalification Exam Scores, Management Observations, Remediation Documentation, Corrective Action Documents, Performance Improvement Initiatives associated with members of the Control Room Staff.

2. Records providing documentation of maintenance of active license status (time on shift) for all licensed operators on duty during the March 28, 2010 event.

3. Medical records for all licensed operators on duty during the March 28, 2010 event.