ML12248A202

Mid Cycle Assessment Letter Turkey Point 2012

ML12248A202
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	09/04/2012
From:	Croteau R Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Nazar M Florida 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 September 4, 2012 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:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 3 AND UNIT 4 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000250/2012006 AND 05000251/2012006)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On August 15, 2012, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, Turkey Point Unit 3 and Unit 4 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Turkey Point Unit 3 and 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 Finding in the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone. This finding was documented in a final significance determination and assessment follow-up letter issued by the NRC on April 9, 2012, as Inspection Report 05000250/20120010 and 05000251/20120010 (ML12100A243). The April 9, 2012, letter documented the performance of Units 3 and 4 to be in the Regulatory Response Column of the Action Matrix as of the fourth quarter of 2011.

Turkey Point Unit 3 and Unit 4 performance remained in the Regulatory Response Column during the first and second quarters of 2012.

On July 31, 2012, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the performance issues associated with the White finding.

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 September 10, 2012. 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.

M. Nazar 2 The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2013.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In addition to the baseline inspections, consistent with the Agencys actions related to Fukushima, the NRC will perform TI-187, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns, and TI-188, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

The NRC also plans on conducting Inspection Procedure 71004, Power Uprate, and initial operator licensing examinations.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter 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).

Please contact Daniel W. Rich at (404) 997-4721 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

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 (09/01/12 - 12/31/13) cc w/Encl: (See page 3)

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NAME SRose DRich WJones RCroteau DATE 08/22/2012 08/22/2012 08/23/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO M. Nazar 3 cc w/encl: William A. Passetti Alison Brown Chief Nuclear Licensing Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Florida Power & Light Company Department of Health Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Larry Nicholson Attorney General Director Department of Legal Affairs Licensing The Capitol PL-01 Florida Power & Light Company Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of Miami-Dade County Michael Kiley 111 NW 1st Street, 29th Floor Site Vice President Miami, FL 33128 Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company Gene St. Pierre Electronic Mail Distribution Vice President, Fleet Support Florida Power & Light Company Niel Batista Electronic Mail Distribution Emergency Management Coordinator Department of Emergency Management George Gretsas and Homeland Security City Manager Electronic Mail Distribution City of Homestead Electronic Mail Distribution Robert J. Tomonto Licensing Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Eric McCartney Plant General Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Mitch S. Ross Vice President and General Counsel Nuclear Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Marjan Mashhadi Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution

FPL 4 Letter to Mano Nazar from Richard P. Croteau dated September 4, 2012

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 3 AND UNIT 4 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000250/2012006 AND 05000251/2012006)

Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII EICS L. Douglas, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMTurkeyPoint Resource ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Page 1 of 2 Turkey Point 09/04/2012 08:23:15 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 95001 - 95001 SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION 2 3, 4 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area TI-188 - TI-188 P1 - NTTF 2.3 - SEISMIC WALKDOWNS 1 3, 4 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 IP 2515/188 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns EB3 ISI - UNIT 4 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 3, 4 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR EB3 LR - UNIT 4 POST APPROVAL LR - PHASE 1 2 3, 4 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal PSB1-RP - RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD ASSESSMENT 3 3, 4 12/10/2012 12/14/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 3, 4 12/10/2012 12/14/2012 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 3, 4 12/10/2012 12/14/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM PREP 3 3 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 V23393 TURKEY POINT/MARCH 2013 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES PSB1-RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE 3 3, 4 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 3, 4 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 3, 4 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 3, 4 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 3, 4 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 3, 4 02/11/2013 02/15/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification PSB1-RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK2 3 3, 4 02/25/2013 03/01/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 3, 4 02/25/2013 03/01/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 3, 4 02/25/2013 03/01/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 3, 4 02/25/2013 03/01/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 3, 4 02/25/2013 03/01/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 3, 4 02/25/2013 03/01/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 1 3 3 03/04/2013 03/08/2013 V23393 TURKEY POINT/MARCH 2013 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 2 2 3 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 V23393 TURKEY POINT/MARCH 2013 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES TP TFPI - TP - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSP 4 3, 4 05/21/2013 05/23/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Turkey Point 09/04/2012 08:23:15 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TP TFPI - TP - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSP 4 3, 4 06/10/2013 06/14/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

3, 4 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

EP - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 1 3, 4 06/17/2013 06/21/2013 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 3, 4 06/17/2013 06/21/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 3, 4 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance Comments:

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.