ML110630202
| ML110630202 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2011 |
| From: | Croteau R P Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Nazar M Florida Power & Light Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML110630196 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-11-001 | |
| Download: ML110630202 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000250/2011001
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March 4, 2011
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 FOR TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 - (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 05000250/2011001 AND 05000251/2011001)
Dear Mr. Nazar:
On February 8, 2011, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan does not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan. The NRC determined the performance at Turkey Point Unit 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because one finding of low to moderate safety significance (White), which affected the Initiating Events Cornerstone, was identified during the fourth quarter of calendar year 2009. The White finding was related to the identification of degraded Boraflex in the Unit 3 spent fuel pool. On December 3, 2010, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection, performed in accordance with inspection procedures 95001, "Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area" and 92702, "Followup on Traditional Enforcement Actions," and confirmed that the licensee had adequately addressed the White finding. The associated Confirmatory Action Letter was also closed. The results of the inspection were documented in inspection report 05000250/2010010, issued on January 6, 2011 (ML110060770). The NRC determined the performance at Turkey Point Unit 3 returned to the Licensee Response Column of the Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix as of the first quarter of calendar year 2011. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility. The NRC determined the performance at Turkey Point Unit 4 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because of one White PI in the Initiating Events Cornerstone, Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours, which was identified during the fourth quarter of calendar year 2010.
FPL 2 On February 3, 2011, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the performance issues after the week of June 6, 2011. Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, beginning the week of July 11, 2011. 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.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2012. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.
The NRC also plans on conducting several infrequently performed inspections, including: Initial Reactor Operating License Examinations; Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/177, Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray Systems; and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) inspection.
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). Please contact Dan Rich at (404) 997-4721 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,/RA by William B. Jones Acting for/ Richard P. Croteau, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.: DPR-31, DPR-41
Enclosure:
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/11 - 06/30/12)
cc w/encl.: (See page 3)
FPL 2 On February 3, 2011, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the performance issues after the week of June 6, 2011. Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, beginning the week of July 11, 2011. 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.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2012. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. The NRC also plans on conducting several infrequently performed inspections, including: Initial Reactor Operating License Examinations; Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/177, Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray Systems; and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) inspection.
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).
Please contact Dan Rich at (404) 997-4721 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,/RA by William B. Jones Acting For/
Richard P. Croteau, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.: DPR-31, DPR-41
Enclosure:
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/11 - 06/30/12) cc w/encl.: (See page 3) X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: X Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_Letter ML110630202 Pkg.: ML110630196______ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE SON D Rich for DWR1 W Jones WBJ NAME SNinh SStewart DRich RCroteau WJones DATE 02/26/2011 02/22/2011 02/28/2011 02/22/2011 03/03/2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRPII\RPB3\MID & EOC INFO\2010\TURKEY POINT- EOC-2010-PACKAGE\PROPOSED-TP- EOC- LETTER-2010.DOCX FPL 3 cc w/encl: 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 Nuclear Division 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 FPL 4 Letter to Mano Nazar from Richard P. Croteau dated March 4, 2011
SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 - (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 05000250/2011001 AND 05000251/2011001)
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