ML13093A330
| ML13093A330 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 04/03/2013 |
| From: | Nease R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB1 |
| To: | Annacone M Progress Energy Florida |
| References | |
| IR-13-007 | |
| Download: ML13093A330 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000324/2013007
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
April 3, 2013
Mr. Michael J. Annacone
Vice President
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P.O. Box 10429
Southport, NC 28461-0429
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT COMPONENT
DESIGN BASES INSPECTION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT
05000325/2013007, 0500324/2013007
Dear Mr. Annacone:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Region II staff will conduct a component design bases inspection (CDBI) at your Brunswick
Steam Electric Plant during the weeks of September 9 - 13, September 23 - 27, and October 7
- 11, 2013. Eric Stamm, a Senior Reactor Inspector from the NRCs Region II Office, will lead
the inspection team. This inspection will be conducted in accordance with the baseline
inspection procedure, Procedure 71111.21, Component Design Bases Inspection, issued
August 14, 2012.
The inspection will evaluate the capability of risk significant / low margin components to function
as designed and to support proper system operation. The inspection will also include a review
of selected operator actions, operating experience, and modifications.
During a telephone conversation on April 1, 2013, Mr. Stamm confirmed with Mr. Bill Maury of
your staff, arrangements for an information-gathering site visit and the three-week onsite
inspection. The schedule is as follows:
- Information-gathering visit: Week of August 19 - 23, 2013
- Onsite weeks: September 9 - 13, September 23 - 27, and October 7 - 11, 2013
The purpose of the information-gathering visit is to meet with members of your staff to identify
risk-significant components and operator actions. Information and documentation needed to
support the inspection will also be identified. Mr. Rudy Bernhard, a Region II Senior Reactor
Analyst, will support Mr. Stamm during the information-gathering visit to review probabilistic risk
assessment data and identify risk significant components, which will be examined during the
inspection.
The Enclosure lists documents that will be needed prior to the information-gathering visit.
Please provide the referenced information to the Region II office by August 12, 2013. The
inspectors will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying only those
documents required for inspection preparation.
M. Annacone 2
Additional documents will be requested during the information-gathering visit. The additional
information will need to be available to the team in the Region II Office prior to the inspection
teams preparation week of September 2, 2013. Mr. Stamm, will also discuss the following
inspection support administrative details: (1) availability of knowledgeable plant engineering and
licensing personnel to serve as points of contact during the inspection, (2) method of tracking
inspector requests during the inspection, (3) licensee computer access, (4) working space, (5)
arrangements for site access, and (6) other applicable information.
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 or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents 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).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the
information requested or the inspection, please contact Mr. Stamm at 404-997-4575 or contact
me at 404-997-4530.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Rebecca L. Nease, Chief
Engineering Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324
License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62
Enclosure:
Information Request for Brunswick Steam
Electric Plant - Component Design Bases
Inspection
cc: (See page 3)
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OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS
NAME STAMM NEASE
DATE 4/3/2013 4/3/2013 4/ /2013 4/ /2013 4/ /2013 4/ /2013 4/ /2013
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M. Annacone 3
cc: Randy C. Ivey
Plant General Manager Manager, Nuclear Oversight
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Progress Energy Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
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Edward L. Wills, Jr. Paul E. Dubrouillet
Director Site Operations Manager, Training
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
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J. W. (Bill) Pitesa Joseph W. Donahue
Senior Vice President Vice President
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Duke Energy Corporation Progress Energy
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John A. Krakuszeski Senior Resident Inspector
Plant Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
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8470 River Road, SE
Lara S. Nichols Southport, NC 28461
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M. Christopher Nolan Washington, DC 20037-1128
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General Office Peggy Force
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Michael J. Annacone Raleigh, NC 27602
Vice President
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Chairman
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Annette H. Pope
Manager-Organizational Effectiveness Robert P. Gruber
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Executive Director
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Lee Grzeck Raleigh, NC 27699-4326
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Anthony Marzano
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Director
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(cc contd - See page 4)
M. Annacone 4
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Public Service Commission
State of South Carolina
P.O. Box 11649
Columbia, SC 29211
W. Lee Cox, III
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Commerce & Natural Resources
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Wilmington, NC 28403
Letter to Michael J. Annacone from Rebecca L. Nease dated April 3, 2013.
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT COMPONENT
DESIGN BASES INSPECTION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT
05000325/2013007, 0500324/2013007
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INFORMATION REQUEST FOR BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION
Please provide the information electronically in .pdf files, Excel, or other searchable format on
CDROM (or FTP site, Sharepoint, etc.). The CDROM (or website) should be indexed and
hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use.
1. From your most-recent probabilistic safety analysis (PSA) excluding external events and
fires:
a. Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific PSA: one sorted by Risk
Achievement Worth (RAW), and the other sorted by Birnbaum Importance
b. A list of the top 500 cutsets
2. From your most-recent PSA including external events and fires:
a. Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific PSA: one sorted by RAW,
and the other sorted by Birnbaum Importance
b. A list of the top 500 cutsets
3. Risk ranking of operator actions from your site-specific PSA sorted by RAW. Provide
human reliability worksheets for these items.
4. List of time critical operator actions with a brief description of each action.
5. List of Emergency and Abnormal Operating Procedures revised (significant) since January
1, 2011, with a brief description of each revision.
6. List of components with low design margins (i.e., pumps closest to the design limit for flow
or pressure, diesel generator close to design-required output, heat exchangers close to
rated design heat removal, and motor-operated valve risk-margin rankings, etc.), and
associated evaluations or calculations.
7. List of station operating experience evaluations/reviews performed, and documented in the
stations corrective action program, for industry events and safety related equipment
failures/vulnerabilities [as communicated by NRC Generic Communications, Industry
Communications, 10 CFR Part 21 Notifications, etc.] since January 1, 2011.
8. List and brief description of safety-related structures, systems, or components (SSCs)
design modifications implemented since January 1, 2011.
9. List and brief description of common-cause component failures that have occurred since
January 1, 2011.
10. List and brief description of operability evaluations completed since January 1, 2011.
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11. List of equipment on the sites Station Equipment Reliability Issues List, including a
description of the reason(s) why each component is on that list, and summaries (if
available) of your plans to address the issue(s).
12. List and brief description of equipment currently in degraded or nonconforming status as
described in Regulatory Issue Summary 05-020.
13. List and reason for equipment classified in maintenance rule (a)(1) status from
January 1, 2011, to present.
14. Copies of system descriptions (or the design basis documents) for safety-related systems.
15. Copy of Updated Final Safety Analysis Report.
16. Copy of Technical Specification(s).
17. Copy of Technical Specifications Bases.
18. Copy of Technical Requirements Manual(s).
19. List and brief description of Root Cause Evaluations performed since January 1, 2011.
20. In-service Testing Program Procedure(s).
21. Corrective Action Program Procedure(s).
22. One line diagram of electrical plant. (Electronic and full size - hard copy week of
August 19)
23. Index and legend for electrical plant one-line diagrams.
24. Primary AC calculation(s) for safety-related buses.
25. Primary DC calculation(s) for safety-related buses.
26. Piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) for safety-related systems. (Electronic and
1/2 size - hard copy week of August 19)
27. Index and Legend for P&IDs.
28. Copy of Operability Determination procedure(s).
30. Copies of condition reports associated with findings from previous CDBI. (If applicable)
31. Index (procedure number, title, and current revision) of station Emergency Operating
Procedures, Abnormal Operating Procedures, and Annunciator Response Procedures.
32. Copy of any self-assessments performed in preparation for this inspection.
33. List of any condition reports generated in preparation for this inspection.
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34. Copies of condition reports generated from previous CDBI (2010).
35. Contact information for a person to discuss PRA information prior to the information-
gathering trip. (Name, title, phone number, and e-mail address)
Enclosure