ML12248A323

Mid Cycle Letter

ML12248A323
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	09/04/2012
From:	Mccree V Region 2 Administrator
To:	Nazar M Florida Power & Light Co
References
Download: ML12248A323 (8)

Text

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 ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000335/2012006 AND 05000389/2012006)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On August 15, 2012, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of St. Lucie 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, St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined that performance at St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 for the third and fourth quarters of 2011 were within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (Green) safety significance and all performance indicators indicated performance was within the nominal, expected range (Green).

While performance at St. Lucie Unit 2 remained within the Licensee Response Column for the entire assessment period, performance at St. Lucie Unit 1 was in the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the ROP Action Matrix for the first and second quarters of 2012. As noted in the NRCs assessment follow-up letter dated May 10, 2012, (ML12132A352) St. Lucie Unit 1 performance indicators for Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours and Unplanned Scrams with Complications both crossed the green-to-white threshold for the first quarter of 2012, and remained unchanged during the following quarter.

The NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at both units. Additionally, to review the actions taken to address the performance issues on Unit 1, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection on Unit 1 in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95002, Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area. This inspection will be conducted to provide assurance that the root and contributing causes for these issues, both independently and collectively, are identified and understood, to determine if any safety culture components caused or contributed to the

M. Nazar 2 performance issues, and to ensure the licensees corrective actions for risk-significant performance issues are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent recurrence.

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

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.

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/

Victor M. McCree Regional Administrator Docket Nos.: 50-335, 50-389 License Nos.: DPR-67, NPF-16 cc w/Encl: (See page 3)

Enclosure:

St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Inspection/Activity Plan (09/01/12 - 12/31/13)

_ML12248A323___________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRA RII:RA SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA by VMcCree/ /RA/

NAME SRose DRich RCroteau LWert VMcCree DATE 8/22/2012 8/22/2012 8/24/2012 9/4/2012 9/4/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO FPL 3 cc w/encl:

Joseph Jensen William A. Passetti Site Vice President Chief St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Electronic Mail Distribution Department of Health Electronic Mail Distribution Robert J. Hughes Plant General Manager Bryan Koon St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Director Electronic Mail Distribution Florida Division of Emergency Management Electronic Mail Distribution Gene St. Pierre Vice President, Fleet Support Donna Calabrese Florida Power & Light Company Emergency Preparedness Manager Electronic Mail Distribution St. Lucie Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Daniel D. DeBoer Operations Site Director J. Kammel St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Radiological Emergency Planning Electronic Mail Distribution Administrator Department of Public Safety Eric Katzman Electronic Mail Distribution Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Senior Resident Inspector Electronic Mail Distribution St. Lucie Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Larry Nicholson P.O. Box 6090 Director Jensen Beach, FL 34957-2010 Licensing Florida Power & Light Company Seth B. Duston Electronic Mail Distribution Training Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Alison Brown Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Licensing Florida Power & Light Company Faye Outlaw Electronic Mail Distribution County Administrator St. Lucie County Mitch S. Ross Electronic Mail Distribution Vice President and General Counsel Nuclear Jack Southard Florida Power & Light Company Director Electronic Mail Distribution Public Safety Department St. Lucie County Marjan Mashhadi Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution

FPL 4 Letter to Mano Nazar from Victor M. McCree dated September 4, 2012

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000335/2012006 AND 05000389/2012006)

Distribution w/encl:

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

Page 1 of 3 Saint Lucie 09/04/2012 08:21:00 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 EPU INSP - EXTENDED POWER UPRATE INSPECTION 3 2 06/27/2012 09/30/2012 IP 71004 Power Uprate 95002 - 95002 SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION 3 1 09/24/2012 09/28/2012 IP 95002 Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Perfor EB3SGISI - UNIT 2 SG INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 09/10/2012 09/14/2012 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR TI-188 - TI-188 P2 - NTTF 2.3 - SEISMIC WALKDOWNS 1 1, 2 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 2515/188 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES 7 1, 2 10/01/2012 10/05/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection PSB1-RP - PUBLIC RADIATION SAFETY BASELINE 3 1, 2 10/15/2012 10/19/2012 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1, 2 10/15/2012 10/19/2012 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1, 2 10/15/2012 10/19/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM PREP 2 1 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 V23390 ST LUCIE/DECEMBER 2012 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 1 2 1 12/03/2012 12/07/2012 V23390 ST LUCIE/DECEMBER 2012 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAM - WEEK 2 2 1 12/10/2012 12/14/2012 V23390 ST LUCIE/DECEMBER 2012 INITIAL EXAM AT POWER FACILITIES EP - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION 1 1, 2 02/04/2013 02/08/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1, 2 02/04/2013 02/08/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1, 2 02/04/2013 02/08/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1, 2 02/04/2013 02/08/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification STL TFPI - STL - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSP 4 1, 2 02/19/2013 02/21/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 03/11/2013 03/15/2013 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 03/25/2013 03/29/2013 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 3 Saint Lucie 09/04/2012 08:21:00 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 RESBASE - RES BASELINE 2 2 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 2515/187 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 2515/188 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111101 Adverse Weather Protection 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111104 Equipment Alignment (Quarterly) 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111104S Equipment Alignment 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111105A Fire Protection - Annual 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111105Q Fire Protection - Quarterly 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111106 Flood Protection Measures 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111107A Heat Sink Performance 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111111Q Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111112Q Maintenance Effectiveness 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111113 Maintenance Risk Assessments and Emergent Work Control 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111115 Operability Determinations and Functionality Assessments 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111118 Plant Modifications 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111119 Post Maintenance Testing 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111120 Refueling and Other Outage Activities 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 7111122 Surveillance Testing 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 1, 2 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 71152 Problem Identification and Resolution 1 04/01/2013 06/30/2013 IP 71153 Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2 07/08/2013 07/12/2013 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance ISI - UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR PSB1-RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE 3 1, 2 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Enclosure This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 3 of 3 Saint Lucie 09/04/2012 08:21:00 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 OL REQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program SGISI - UNIT 1 SG INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR PSB1-RP - RP OCCUPATIONAL BASELINE WEEK2 2 1, 2 09/30/2013 10/04/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 09/30/2013 10/04/2013 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1, 2 09/30/2013 10/04/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1, 2 09/30/2013 10/04/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 09/30/2013 10/04/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 09/30/2013 10/04/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Comments:

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