ML102440395

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan 2010 - Seabrook Station, Unit 1

ML102440395
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/01/2010
From:	Clifford J Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Freeman P NextEra Energy Seabrook
BURRITT AL
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 September 1~ 2010 Mr. Paul Freeman Site Vice President Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC.

c/o Mr. Michael O'Keefe P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO.1

Dear Mr. Freeman:

On August 10, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Seabrook Station, Unit No.1 (Seabrook). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (Pis) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2009, through June 3D, 2010. 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 Only--Security Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Seabrook was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on one White inspection finding with low to moderate safety significance, all other 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). The White finding, for which the final significance determination was documented in a letter dated November 12,2009, (ML093160351)1, involved the failure to establish adequate design control measures to modify a cooling water flange on the B emergency diesel generator (EDG), which led to the failure of the diesel during a test on February 25,2009.

You performed an evaluation and implemented corrective actions to address the issues associated with this White finding. On June 7, the NRC initiated a supplemental inspection, in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, "Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area." to review your actions to address the White finding. During this inspection, we communicated to you several significant weaknesses in your evaluation, extent of condition and cause, and corrective actions. You initiated prompt actions to correct these weaknesses, and informed us of those actions on June 22. We subsequently independently assessed the adequacy of those additional corrective actions, completing our inspection on June 30, as documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000443/20100007 (ML102250493)'.

Based on results of IP 95001 inspection, this finding is now closed and will no longer be considered for plant assessment purposes effective July 1! 2010. We communicated the results I Designation in parenthesis refers to an ADAMS accession number. Documents referenced in this letter are publicly available using the accession number in ADAMS.

P. Freeman 2 I of our 95001 inspection to you during a Regulatory Performance meeting that was conducted on \'

June 30,2010, and as of July 1, 2010, Seabrook returned to the Licensee Response column of the NRC's; Action Matrix. Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility for the remainder of 2010.

I The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31! 2011. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of I

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 end-of-cycle review.

As you may know, an Operational Safety Review Team (OSART), performed by senior staff members from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will be conducted at Seabrook in June 2011. The scope of the OSART evaluation may encompass portions of the ROP baseline inspection program. NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Section 08.05, "Baseline Inspection Credit for Operational Safety Review Team Effort" allows a reduction in baseline inspection in those areas that are determined to overlap with the OSART review. If the results of this evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Arthur Burritt at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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).

Sincerely, JaF, tL-f{)AIj/

cli~tcting Director DiVision of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-443 License Nos. NPF-86

Enclosure:

Seabrook Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encr: Distribution via ListServ

P. Freeman 2 the results of our 95001 inspection to you during a Regulatory Performance meeting that was conducted on June 30,2010, and as of July 1, 2010, Seabrook returned to the Licensee Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix. Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility for the remainder of 2010.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 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 in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

As you may know, an Operational Safety Review Team (OSART), performed by senior staff members from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will be conducted at Seabrook in June 2011. The scope of the OSART evaluation may encompass portions of the ROP baseline inspection program. NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Section 08.05, "Baseline Inspection Credit for Operational Safety Review Team Effort" allows a reduction in baseline inspection in those areas that are determined to overlap with the OSART review. If the results of this evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Arthur Burritt at 610-337-5069 with any questions you mc:lY have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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).

Sincerely, IRA!

James W. Clifford, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-443 License Nos. NPF-86

Enclosure:

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Page 1 of2 Seabrook 08/30/2010 14:40:32 Inspection I Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2010

• 1213112011 Planned Dates Start End h L.----------------------------------------------.-~:7*---'*-*-----------------------------------------,

11129 EX - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 5 10/25/2010 1012912010 U01694 FY11 - SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 11129/2010 12110/2010 U01694 FY11 - SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 71152B - PI&R 4 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 711526 Identification and Resolution of Problems 09/27/2010 10/01/2010 IP 711526 Identification and Resolution of Problems 71124 -OCC RAD SAFETY 1 08/1612010 08120/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 0811612010 08120/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 0811612010 08120/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 71124 - PUB RAD SAFETY* RADWASTE 1 1 09/20/2010 09/2412010 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Ma~erial Handling. Storage. and Transportation 0912012010 0912412010 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71124 - OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1 11/01/2010 11/0512010 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation TI179 - TI179 NSTS VERIFICATION 1 11/08/2010 11/12/2010 I P 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 71124 - oce RAD SAFETY - ALARA & ISFSI 1 1210612010 12(10/2010 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1210612010 1211 Oi201 0 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 71124 - oce RAD SAFETY 1 01/24/2011 01/28/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard ASSessment and Exposure Controls 1 01124/2011 01/2812011 Ip 71124.02 Occupational AlARA Planning and Controls EP PROGR - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 02/28/2011 03/0412011 IP 71114()2 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 02128/2011 03/0412011 IP 71114()3 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 02128/2011 03/0412011 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 02/2812011 03104/2011 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1 0212812011 0310412011 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 02/2812011 03/0412011 lP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 02/28/2011 03/04/2011 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 7111108P .INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 04/04/2011 0411512011 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities* PWR is report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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• 12/3112011 Planned Dates Start End f!iSD8ction Activit Title 71124

• OCC RAn SAFETY 1 1 0412512011 04/2912011 IP 71124.Q1 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposura Controls 1 04/2512011 04/29/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 04125/2011 04/2912011 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 7112402 *AlARA 04/2512011 04/2912011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls TRIFIRE

• TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 07/25/2011 07129/2011 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

08/08/2011 08/1212011 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

71124 *REMP 1 09112/2011 09/1612011 lP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 7111118

• SEABROOK REQUAL INSP WI P/F RESULTS 3 1210512011 12109/2011 IP 71111116 Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71124

• EFFLUENTS 1 11/28/2011 1210212011 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment trhlSreporfdoes not include INPO and OLlTAGE activities.

jThiS report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.