ML20289A110

NRR E-mail Capture - Request for Additional Information: Point Beach Extension of Exemption Request: Part 26 Work Hour Controls

ML20289A110
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	10/07/2020
From:	Booma Venkataraman NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL3
To:	Locke K Point Beach
References
L-2020-LLE-0159
Download: ML20289A110 (3)

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From: Venkataraman, Booma Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 1:19 PM To: Locke, Kim (Kim.Locke@nexteraenergy.com)

Cc: Schneider, Thomas; Schultz, Eric; Salgado, Nancy

Subject:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Point Beach Extension of Exemption Request: Re: Part 26 Work Hour Controls (EPID L-2020-LLE-0159)

Attachments: Point Beach_Part 26_ RAI-10072020-Final.docx Ms. Locke, By application dated October 6, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20280A621), NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra, the licensee), requested an extension to the exemption granted by the NRC, by letter dated August 17, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20219A751) from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs, Section 26.205, Work hours, for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2.

A draft request for information (RAI) was sent to you on October 7, 2020. A clarification call was conducted on October 7, 2020, between NRC staff and NextEra. The final RAI version is attached to this email. On the clarification call, NextEra indicated that it planned to respond to the attached RAI with a supplement by October 9, 2020.

Please treat this e-mail as transmittal of formal RAIs. If circumstances result in the need to revise the requested response date, please contact me at (301) 415-2934, or via email at Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Booma Booma Venkataraman Project Manager, NRR/DORL/LPL3 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov 301.415.2934

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 822 Mail Envelope Properties (DM6PR09MB56225614C8128A7D9517CF2E860A0)

Subject:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Point Beach Extension of Exemption Request: Re: Part 26 Work Hour Controls (EPID L-2020-LLE-0159)

Sent Date: 10/7/2020 1:19:13 PM Received Date: 10/7/2020 1:19:13 PM From: Venkataraman, Booma Created By: Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Schneider, Thomas" <Thomas.Schneider@nexteraenergy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Schultz, Eric" <Eric.Schultz@nexteraenergy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Salgado, Nancy" <Nancy.Salgado@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Locke, Kim (Kim.Locke@nexteraenergy.com)" <Kim.Locke@nexteraenergy.com>

Tracking Status: None Post Office: DM6PR09MB5622.namprd09.prod.outlook.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 1256 10/7/2020 1:19:13 PM Point Beach_Part 26_ RAI-10072020-Final.docx 27392 Options Priority: Normal Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN 10 CFR PART 26 REQUIREMENTS NEXTERA ENERGY POINT BEACH, LLC POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301 By application dated October 6, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20280A621), NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (the licensee), requested an extension to the exemption granted by the NRC, by letter dated August 17, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20219A751) from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs, Section 26.205, Work hours, for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2.

The NRC staff has reviewed the submittal and determined that additional information is needed to complete its review.

RAI

1. On page 2 of the October 6, 2020, application, the licensee notes under the Compliance column, Will apply alternative work hour controls defined in referenced letter as necessary to minimize work transition issues.

Please clarify what minimizing the work transition issues means.

2. On page 3 of the October 6, 2020, application, in the table provided, under Additional Information for Operators, the licensee states that there were 11 Operators that exceeded the 54-hour average, as allowed by the exemption, but have since taken additional days off.

Please clarify if the Operators that exceeded the 54-hour average, were identified through behavioral observations or self-declaration as being of impaired fitness for duty due to fatigue.