ML110630429
| ML110630429 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2011 |
| From: | Croteau R P Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Annacone M J Carolina Power & Light Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML110630425 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-11-001 | |
| Download: ML110630429 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000324/2011001
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March 4, 2011
Carolina Power and Light Company Mr. Michael 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 (REPORT 05000325/2011001 AND 05000324/2011001)
Dear Mr. Annacone:
On February 9, 2011, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle performance review of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Units 1 and 2. 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 do not include security information. A separate letter will include NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan. The NRC determined the performance at Brunswick Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix based on one inspection finding classified as low to moderate safety significance (White) in the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone related to untimely augmentation of on-shift staffing during a declaration of an Alert emergency classification. This finding was identified on September 29, 2010. At the beginning of 2010, the performance of Brunswick Units 1 and 2 was assessed to be in the Regulatory Response Column due to a White inspection finding identified in 2009. This finding involved a performance deficiency related to the alternate safe shutdown function of the emergency diesel generators. A 95001 inspection to review this issue was completed on March 19, 2010, and Brunswick was transitioned back to the licensee response column in the second quarter of 2010, where you remained until September 29, 2010. On January 5, 2011, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for us to conduct a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the White Emergency Preparedness inspection finding. Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans 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 May 2, 2011 for the review of the white inspection finding.
CPL 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2012. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed in 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. We also plan on conducting Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/179, "Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirements for Inventories for Materials Tracked in National Source Tracking System (NSTS)." 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 Randy Musser at (404) 997-4603 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,/RA/ Richard P. Croteau, 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)
CP&L 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2012. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed in 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.
We also plan on conducting Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/179, "Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirements for Inventories for Materials Tracked in National Source Tracking System (NSTS)."
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 Randy Musser at (404) 997-4603 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,/RA/
Richard P. Croteau, 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 PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: X Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_Letter: ML110630429 Pkg.: ML110630425___ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE RAM OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JGW1 RAM NAME JWorosilo RMusser DATE 02/28/2011 03/01/2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: S:\DRP\PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS & REPORTS\EOC & MID-CYCLE\2010\END-OF-CYCLE\INPUTS\RPB4\BRUNSWICK\BRUNSWICK 2010 EOC LETTER.DOC CP&L 3 cc w/encl: Vacant Vice President Nuclear Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Edward L. Wills, Jr. Director Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Joe Frisco 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. Electronic Mail Distribution (Vacant)
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)
CP&L 4 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 CP&L 5 Letter to Michael from Richard P. Croteau dated March 4, 2011.
SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (REPORT 05000325/2011001 AND 05000324/2011001) Distribution w/encl: C. Evans, RII EICS L. Douglas, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) RidsNrrPMBrunswick Resource