ML12181A036

Meeting Summary - Category 1 Public Meeting - Annual Assessment of Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Docket Nos. 50-325, 50-324

ML12181A036
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	06/29/2012
From:	Randy Musser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	Annacone M Carolina Power & Light Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 29, 2012 Carolina Power and Light Company Mr. Michael J. Annacone Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, DOCKET NOS.

50-325, 50-324

Dear Mr. Annacone:

This refers to the Category 1 public meeting which was held on June 21, 2012, at the Brunswick Media Center Auditorium, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment of your Brunswick Steam Electric Plant.

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 (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agency wide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4603.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-325, 50-324 License Nos.: DPR-71, DPR-62

Enclosure:

1. List of Attendees

2. Handout- Brunswick - Annual Assessment Meeting cc w/encl.: See page 2

_ ___________ _________ X SUNSI REVIEW OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JGW /RA/ RAM /RA/

NAME JWorosilo JDodso n RMusser DATE 06/29/2012 06/29/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO CP&L 2 cc w/encl: Joseph W. Donahue Edward L. Wills, Jr. Vice President Director Site Operations Nuclear Oversight Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Robert J. Duncan II David T. Conley Vice President Senior Counsel Nuclear Operations Legal Department Progress Energy Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph M. Frisco, Jr John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Plant General Manager Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Brunswick Steam Electric Plant 2300 N. Street, NW Progress Energy Washington, DC 20037-1128 Electronic Mail Distribution Peggy Force Annette H. Pope Assistant Attorney General Manager, Support Services State of North Carolina Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 629 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Raleigh, NC 27602 Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Lee Grzeck North Carolina Utilities Commission Supervisor - Licensing/Regulatory Programs Electronic Mail Distribution (Acting)

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Robert P. Gruber Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Executive Director Electronic Mail Distribution Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Randy C. Ivey Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Manager, Nuclear Oversight Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Anthony Marzano Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Director Electronic Mail Distribution Brunswick County Emergency Services Electronic Mail Distribution Paul E. Dubrouillet Manager, Training Public Service Commission Brunswick Steam Electric Plant State of South Carolina Electronic Mail Distribution P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Kelvin Henderson General Manager cc w/encl continued next page Nuclear Fleet Operations Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution

CP&L 3 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 4 Letter to Michael J. Annacone from Randall A. Musser dated June 29, 2012

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, DOCKET NOS.

50-325, 50-324 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC R. Pascarelli, NRR RidsNrrPMBrunswick Resource 2

Enclosure 1

Brunswick Annual Assessment Meeting 2011 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Enclosure 2

2 Agenda Introduction Reactor Oversight Process Industry Performance Brunswick Performance Results Progress Energy Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Public Questions to NRC Enclosure 2

3 Meetings Purpose Public forum for discussion of Brunswicks performance in 2011 NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment Progress Energy will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance Enclosure 2

4 Region II Organization Victor McCree Regional Administrator Len Wert Deputy Regional Administrator Rick Croteau Joel Munday Director, Division of Reactor Director, Division of Reactor Projects Safety Bill Jones Chris Christensen Deputy Director Deputy Director Randall Musser Branch Chief Regional Inspectors Brunswick Project Engineers Resident Inspectors James Dodson, Senior PE Phil OBryan, Senior RI Jannette Worosilo, PE Mark Schwieg, RI Thomas Stephen, PE Enclosure 2

5 What We Do Safety Security Environment Enclosure 2

6 What We Regulate Reactors Materials Waste Enclosure 2

7 What We Dont Regulate Military Radon X-Rays Enclosure 2

8 Assurance of Plant Safety Continuous Long-Term Training Maintenance Regulation Compliance Defense In-Depth Enclosure 2

9 Regulatory Principles Independence Openness Efficiency Clarity Reliability Enclosure 2

10 Regulatory Framework PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY NRCs Safety AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR REACTOR Mission OPERATION REACTOR RADIATION Strategic SAFEGUARDS SAFETY SAFETY Performance Areas Cornerstones PUBLIC OCCUPATIONAL INITIATING MITIGATING BARRIER EMERGENCY RADIATION RADIATION EVENTS SYSTEMS INTEGRITY PREPAREDNESS SECURITY SAFETY SAFETY Cross-Cutting Areas Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment--Problem Identification & Resolution Enclosure 2

11 Performance Indicators 17 Performance Indicators PIs for each cornerstone Licensee submits data to NRC quarterly Inspection program verifies accuracy Data available on NRC website Enclosure 2

12 Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance Inspection Findings Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance Enclosure 2

13 Action Matrix Columns Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Unacceptable Response Response Degraded Performance Increasing

• Safety Significance

• Inspection

• Management Involvement

• Regulatory Action Enclosure 2

14 Industry-Wide Performance 3 11 As of 12/31/2011 11 Licensee Response Regulatory Response Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable IMC 0350 Process 88 Enclosure 2

15 Industry-Wide Inspection Findings Finding data current as of 2/24/2012 and does not include security findings Calendar Year 2011 data Green 846 White 13 Yellow 2 Red 0 Enclosure 2

16 Industry-Wide Performance Indicators Calendar Year 2011 data Green 6585 White 9 Yellow 0 Red 0 Enclosure 2

17 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Brunswick Progress Energy operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.

Brunswick was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2011.

Enclosure 2

18 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Brunswick 1st Qtr 2011 2nd Qtr 2011 3rd Qtr 2011 4th Qtr 2011 Action Matrix Regulatory Response Regulatory Response Licensee Response Regulatory Response Column Column Column Column Column Basis Emergency Emergency All Green Performance Mitigating Systems Preparedness Preparedness Indicators and Inspection Findings White Finding - EDG fuel White Finding - White Finding - oil transfer pumps Untimely Untimely enclosure Augmentation of on- Augmentation of on-shift staffing during shift staffing during an an Alert (2010) Alert (2010)

Enclosure 2

19 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Brunswick All cornerstone objectives were met with one White finding identified (Mitigating Systems cornerstone 4th quarter 2011).

NRC plans baseline inspections at Brunswick for 2012. In addition, NRC plans to conduct a IP 95001 inspection for the white finding.

Enclosure 2

20 NRC Inspection Activities Brunswick for 2011 2,827 hours0.00957 days <br />0.23 hours <br />0.00137 weeks <br />3.146735e-4 months <br /> of baseline, supplemental and plant status inspection activities 2 resident inspectors on site - residents conduct routine inspections each quarter documented in a quarterly report and walk through the plant every day 7 regional inspections 3 major team inspections Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R) inspection 50.59 Mods Inspection Triennial Fire Protection inspection 1 Supplemental Inspection 95001 supplemental inspection for 2010 White finding in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone 1 Reactive Inspection Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Reassembly Event Enclosure 2

21 Brunswick PIs and Findings January 1 through December 31, 2011 All Green Performance Indicators 9 Green / Severity Level IV inspection findings 1 White inspection finding.

Enclosure 2

22 Progress Energy Response and Remarks Mr. Michael Annacone Site Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Enclosure 2

23 Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident

• Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident Website: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-info.html

• Mailbox for comments on staff actions:

JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov

• Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 Enclosure 2

24 Contacting the NRC Report an emergency

• (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

Report a safety concern

• (800) 695-7403

• Allegation@nrc.gov General information or questions

• www.nrc.gov Contact Brunswick Resident Inspectors

• 910-457-9531 Enclosure 2

25 End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Southport, NC June 21, 2012 Enclosure 2