ML20196H819

Informs That on 980915,Commission Suspended SALP Program for an Interim Period Until NRC Completes Review of Process for Assessing Performance at NPPs

ML20196H819
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	06/21/1999
From:	Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Caster W, Mcqueen J NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC
References
NUDOCS 9907070009
Download: ML20196H819 (5)

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Mr. Joseph McQueen, Sherif!

New Hanover County 20 N. Fourth Street Wilmington, NC 28401

Dear Sheriff McQueen:

On September 15,1998, the Commission suspended the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) program for an interim period until the NRC completes a review of its process for assessing performance at nuclear power plants. During the interim period that the SALP program is suspended, the NRC has continued to conduct semi-annual Plant Performance Reviews (PPRs) to provide an integrated assessment of licensee performance.

The PPR evaluated information since the last assessment cf Brunswick Steam Electric Plant's performance emphasizing the last six months to reflect current performance. The evaluations were performed in all four major program areas (Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Plant Support), but unlike the SALP process, numerical ratings were not assigned.

On July 20,1999, members of my staff will meet with the management of the Carolina Power and Light Company to discuss the performance of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant facility.

You are invited to attend this meeting as an observer.

Subsequent to this meeting, we have scheduled time to meet with you, and other members of your staff es you deem appropriate, to discuss matters of mutual interest with regard to the regulation and performance of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant.

This PPR meeting is scheduled to be conducted at 1:00 p.m. at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant Technical Training Center Auditorium,8470 River Road SE., Southport, NC 28461. The proposed meeting with you and other State and local government officials will be conducted at

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the same location shortly after the conclusion of the PPR. Your schedule permitting, my staff looks forward to meeting with you at that time. In the interim, please do not hesitate to contact

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me directly or other members of my staff if we can be of further assistance to you.

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New Hanover County Board of Commissioners 1218 Country Club Road Wilmington, NC 28403

Dear Mr. Caster:

On September 15,1998, the Commission suspended the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) program for an interim period until the NRC completes a review of its process for assessing performance at nuclear power plants. During the interim period that the SALP program is suspended, the NRC has continued to conduct semi-annual Plant Performance Reviews (PPRs) to provide an integrated assessment of licensee performance.

The PPR evaluated information since the last assessment of 13runswick Steam Electric Plant's performance emphasizing the last six months to reflect current performance. The evaluations were performed in all four major program areas (Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Plant Support), but unlike the SALP process, numerical ratings were not assigned.

On July 20,1999, members of my staff will meet with the management of the Carolina Power and Light Company to discuss the performance of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant facility.

You are invited to attend this meeting as an observer.

Subsequent to this meeting, we have scheduled time to meet with you, and other members of your staff as you deem appropriate, to discuss matters of mutualinterest with regard to the regulation and perforr' nance of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant.

This PPR meeting is scheduled to be conducted at 1:00 p.m. at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant Technical Training Center Auditoriurn,8470 River Road SE., Southport, NC 28461. The proposed meeting with you and other State and local government officials will be conducted at the same location shortly after the conclusion of the PPR. Your schedule permitting, my staff looks forward to meeting with you at that time. In the interim, please do not hesitate to contact me directly or other members of my staff if we can be of further assistance to you.

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Luis A. Reyes Regional Admi trator l

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LIST OF ADDRESSES BRUNSWICK PPR LETTERS Mr. Joseph McQueen, Sheriff The Honorable Betty Medlin New Hanover County Mayor, Town of Kure Beach 20 N. Fourth Street P.O. Box 3 Wilmington, NC 28401 Kure Beach, NC 28449 The Honorable Avery Roberts, Jr.

Mayor, City of Wrightsville Beach The Honorable Ray Rothrock P.O. Box 626na Avenue Mayor, City of Carolina Beach Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 Anchor Bay Unit A-3 513 Canal Drive Carolina Beach, NC 28428 Mr. Allen O'Neal, County Manager New Hanover County 320 Chestnut Street Mr. Robert Keean, Chairman j

Wilmington, NC 28401 Response and Emergency Management Organization 1017 Stevenson Drive Mr. Dan Summers, Coordinator Wilmington, NC 28105 New Hanover County Emergency Management

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P.O. Box 1525 Mr. John B. Copenhaver Wilmington, NC T 8402-1525 Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency The Honorable Judy Galloway Region IV Suite 345 Mayor, Town of Vornamtown 3003 Chamblee-Tucker Road 3249 Gal-Var Road Atlanta, GA 30341 Varnamtown, NC 28642 Mr. Eric Tolbeit, Director Mr. William Caster, Chairman North Carolina Emergency Management New Hanover County Board of 116 West Jones Street Commissioners Raleigh, NC 27603-1335 1218 Country Club Road j

Wilmington, NC 28403

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F Mr. Richard Fry, Director Mr. William M. Sue, Vice-Chariman

' Division of Radiation Protection Brunswick County Board of Department of Environment, Health, and Commissioners Natural Resources 320 Chestnut Street P.O. Box 27687 Wilmington, NC 28401 Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 Mrs. Jo Ann Simmons, Chairman The Honorable Hamilton Hicks, Jr.

Brunswick County Board of Mayor, City of Wilmington Commissioners

- 2518 Park Avenue P.O. Box 2571 Wilmington, NC 28403 Shallotte, NC 28459 The Honorable Cheryle Cheek The Honorable Betty S. Williamson Mayor, Town of Sunset Beach Mayor, City of Ocean Isle Beach 107 Canal Street 119 Causeway Drive Sunset Beach, NC 28459 Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469 I

The Honorable Dot Kelly The Honorable Earl Gurkin Mayor, City of Yaupon Beach Mayor, City of Sandy Creek 27 Oak Island Drive 112 Grainger Circle Yaupon Beach, NC 28465 Sandy Creek, NC 28451 The Honorable Carson Durham The Honorabie Thomas Tulley Mayor, City of Shallotte Mayor, City of Boiling Springs Lake P.O. Box 27 336 Cedar Road Shallotte, NC 28459 Boiling Springs Lakes, NC 28461 The Honorable William Crowe The Honorable Kathlyn Henson Mayor, City of Southport Mayor, City of Bald Head Island 201 East Moore Street P.O. Box 3189 Southport, NC 28461 Bald Head Island, NC 28461 Mr. Cecil Logan, Coordinator The Honorable Joseph O'Brien Brunswick County Emergency Mayor, City of Caswell Beach Management 708 Alyssum Avenue P.O. Box 9 Caswell Beach, NC 284S5 Bolivia, NC 28422 l

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The Honorable Franky Thomas Mayor, Town of Leland 136 Baldwin Drive Leland, NC 28451 The Honorable Jim Lowell Mayor, Town of Holden Beach 123 Clippership Holden Beach, NC 28642 The Honorable Joan P. Altman Mayor, Town of Long Beach 109 SW 27* Street Long Beach, NC 28465