ML17229A587
| ML17229A587 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 01/12/1998 |
| From: | Wiens L NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Plunkett T FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9801200210 | |
| Download: ML17229A587 (6) | |
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Mr. Thomas F. Plunkett President, Nuclear Division Floridy Power and Light Company
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Post Office Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
/,I January 12 1998
SUBJECT:
ST. LUCIE PLANT-REQUEST FOR RESCHEDULING OF PILOT FIRE PROTECTION FUNCTIONALINSPECTION AT ST. LUCIE PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Plunkett:
By letter dated December 15, 1997, Florida Power and Light Company requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission reschedule the St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Pilot Fire Protection Functional Inspection (FPFI) from March 1998 to June-July 1998. After careful consideration of the issues discussed in your letter, we'have determined that it is necessary to conduct the FPFI at St. Lucie as presently scheduled.
Our evaluation of each of the points included in your December 15, 1997, letter is included in the enclosure to this letter for your information.
The inspection team plans to be onsite for 2 weeks, rather than the 3 weeks stated in your letter. A 2-day information-gathering site visit, in late January or early February 1998, will also
. be necessary.
After confirming the dates for the onsite activities, the inspection team willissue a formal inspection notification letter describing the inspection process, and forward a copy of the latest draft of the FPFI Temporary Instruction.
Ifyou have questions concerning this inspection or the inspection team's information or logistical needs, please contact Patrick M. Madden, the FPFI team leader, at 301-415-2854.
If you have questions regarding the FPFI program itself, please contact Leon Whitney, the FPFI Program Manager, at 301-415-3081.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
L. A. Wiens, Project Manager Project Directorate II-3 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389
Enclosure:
NRC Evaluation cc w/enclosure:
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Mr. T. F. Plunkett Florida Power and Light Company ST. LUCIE PLANT CC:
Senior Resident Inspector St. Lucie Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7585 S. Hwy A1A Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Joe Myers, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 M. S. Ross, Attorney Florida Power 8 Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 John T. Butler, Esquire Steel, Hector and Davis 4000 Southeast Financial Center Miami, Florida 33131-2398 Mr. Douglas Anderson County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Mr. Bill Passetti Office of Radiation Control Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 Regional Administrator
. Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Stre'et, SW., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-3415 H. N. Paduano, Manager Licensing 8 Special Programs Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420 J. A. Stall, Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. J. Scarola Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. Kerry Landis U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-3415 E. J. Weinkam Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957
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S CTION 1.
Although Florida Power and Light Company (FP8L) was not formally notified of the Pilot Fire Protection Functional Inspection (FPFI) until November 7, 1997, NRC Region II notified your staff of the first quarter, calendar year (CY) 1998 date for the Pilot Fire Protection Functional Inspection (FPFI) in February, 1997. Also, at the March 1997 and October 1997 Nuclear Energy Institute Forums, FP8L representatives made presentations to industry regarding its preparations for the St. Lucie Pilot FPFI.
2.
Regarding the scheduling of three pilot team inspections at St. Lucie over an 18-month period, NRR and Region II carefully considered these facts during the Region II Pilot FPFI plant selection process in early CY 1997. The benefits of inspecting the St. Lucie fire protection program outweighed any regulatory impact concerns.
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Concerning the in-progress fire protection related engineering projects; the Unit 2 non-outage Thermo-Lag upgrade project is scheduled to be completed in December 1997 and, therefore, is unlikely to be impacted by the FPFI. The other four engineering projects are scheduled for completion near the end of CY 1998 and, therefore, could be impacted whether the Pilot FPFI conducted is in either the March or June-July 1998 time frames.
4.
The basis for the FP8L estimate of 23,500 man-hours to prepare for and support the Pilot FPFI was not stated.
The inspection team willexpend only about 500 man-hours conducting onsite inspection.
It is our estimate, based on feedback from the licensees of the two reactor plants inspected so far, that no more than about 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br /> of licensee time was required to locate, retrieve and present fire protection related records for every hour of onsite inspection time.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON> D.C. 205554001 Januaxy 12, 1998 Mr. Thomas F. Plunkett President, Nuclear Division Florida Power and Light Company Post Office Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
ST. LUCIE PLANT-REQUEST FOR RESCHEDULING OF PILOT FIRE PROTECTION FUNCTIONALINSPECTION AT ST. LUCIE PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Plunkett:
By letter dated December 15, 1997, Florida Power and Light Company requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission reschedule the St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Pilot Fire Protection Functional Inspection (FPFI) from March 1998 to June-July 1998. After careful consideration of the issues discussed in your letter, we have determined that it is necessary to conduct the FPFI at St. Lucie as presently scheduled.
Our evaluation of each of the points included in your December 15, 1997, letter is included in the enclosure to this letter for your information.
The inspection team plans to be onsite for 2 weeks, rather than the 3 weeks stated in your letter. A 2-day information-gathering site visit, in late January or early February 1998, willalso be necessary.
After confirming the specific dates for the onsite activities, the inspection team willissue a formal inspection notification letter describing the inspection process, and forward a copy of the latest draft of the FPFI Temporary Instruction.
Ifyou have questions concerning this inspection or the inspection team's information or logistical needs, please contact Patrick M. Madden, the FPFI team leader, at 301-415-2854.
If you have questions regarding the FPFI program itself, please contact Leon Whitney, the FPFI Program Manager, at 301-415-3081.
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L. A. Wiens, Project Manager Project Directorate II-3 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389
Enclosure:
NRC Evaluation cc w/enclosure:
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