ML25115A174
| ML25115A174 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 05/02/2025 |
| From: | Scott Wall Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Coffey R Florida Power & Light Co |
| Wall, S P | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2024-LLA-0140 | |
| Download: ML25115A174 (1) | |
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May 2, 2025 Robert Coffey Executive Vice President, Nuclear Division and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power & Light Company Mail Stop: EX/JB 700 Universe Blvd Juno Beach, FL 33408
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - AUDIT
SUMMARY
IN SUPPORT OF REVIEW OF APPLICATION TO ADOPT AN ALTERNATIVE SEISMIC METHOD FOR CATEGORIZATION OF STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPONENTS (EPID L-2024-LLA-0140)
Dear Robert Coffey:
By letter dated October 8, 2024 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML24282A760), NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Point Beach). The proposed LAR would modify the licensing basis to implement a change to the approved voluntary implementation of the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.69, Risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems and components for nuclear power reactors. The proposed amendment would allow the use of an alternative seismic method in addition to the previously approved plant-specific Point Beach seismic margin analysis for the 10 CFR 50.69 categorization process.
To support its review, by letter dated December 5, 2024 (ML24323A244), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff notified the licensee that they would conduct a regulatory audit from December 16, 2024, to April 25, 2025, through an online portal (also known as electronic portal, ePortal, electronic reading room) established by NextEra. The regulatory audit summary is enclosed with this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-2855 or by e-mail at Scott.Wall@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Scott P. Wall, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301
Enclosure:
Regulatory Audit Summary cc: Listserv
Enclosure REGULATORY AUDIT
SUMMARY
REGARDING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO REVISE THE LICENSING BASIS TO ADOPT AN ALTERNATIVE SEISMIC METHOD FOR CATEGORIZATION OF STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPONENTS NEXTERA ENERGY POINT BEACH, LLC POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301
1.0 BACKGROUND
By letter dated October 8, 2024 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML24282A760), NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Point Beach). The proposed LAR would modify the licensing basis to implement a change to the approved voluntary implementation of the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.69, Risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems and components for nuclear power reactors. The proposed amendment would allow the use of an alternative seismic method in addition to the previously approved plant-specific Point Beach seismic margin analysis for the 10 CFR 50.69 categorization process.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff performed a preliminary review of the LAR and determined that a regulatory audit would assist in the timely completion of the review.
An audit plan was provided to the licensee on December 5, 2024 (ML24323A244), which provided the list of requested documents and other details pertaining to the audit. The purpose of the audit was to gain understanding of the information needed to support the NRC staffs licensing decision regarding the LAR and to develop requests for additional information (RAIs),
if necessary. The information submitted in support of the LAR is under final review, and any additional information needed to support the LAR review will be formally requested by the NRC staff using the RAI process in accordance with Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Office Instruction LIC-101, Revision 6, License Amendment Review Procedures (ML19248C539).
The regulatory audit is a planned license or regulation-related activity that includes the examination and evaluation of primarily non-docketed information. The regulatory audit is conducted with the intent to gain understanding, to verify information, or to identify information that will require docketing to support the basis of a licensing or regulatory decision. Performing a regulatory audit of the licensees information is expected to assist the NRC staff in efficiently conducting its review or gain insights on the licensees processes or procedures. Information that the NRC staff relies upon to make the safety determination must be submitted on the docket. However, the NRC staff may review supporting information retained as records under 10 CFR 50.71, Maintenance of records, making of reports, or 10 CFR 54.37, Additional records and recordkeeping requirements, which, although not required to be submitted as part of the licensing action, would help the NRC staff better understand the licensees submitted information.
2.0 SCOPE By letter dated December 5, 2024 (ML24323A244), the NRC staff issued an audit plan. The audit duration was from December 16, 2024, to April 25, 2025. To support discussions, the NRC staff provided audit questions with items for NextEra to clarify. NextEra posted answers to these questions to the online portal. The NRC staff held clarification discussions with the NextEra staff via Microsoft Teams. All audit questions were discussed. Technical discussions were focused on the proposed plant-specific alternative seismic approach.
3.0 AUDIT TEAM The NRC audit team included the following:
Scott Wall, Plant Licensing Branch III (LPL3)
Daniel Silverstein, PRA Licensing Branch C (APLC)
Keith Tetter, APLC Gurjendra Bedi, Mechanical Engineering & Inservice Testing Branch (EMIB)
Andrea Russell, Technical Specifications Branch (STSB)
Dan Widrevitz, Vessels and Internals Branch (NVIB) 4.0 DOCUMENT AND FILES REVIEWED Item #
Audit Item (File Name) 1 LI-AA-1003, Revision 0, INTEGRATED DECISION-MAKING PANEL FOR RISK-INFORMED PROGRAMS.
2 EN-AA-112, Revision 001, Risk-Informed Engineering Programs (RIEP) 10 CFR 50.69 3
EN-AA-112-1000, Revision 001, RIEP Active Component Risk Significance Insights 4
EN-AA-112-1001, Revision 001, RIEP (10 CFR 50.69) Passive Component Categorization 5
EN-AA-112-1002, Revision 001, RIEP (10 CFR 50.69) Categorization for Structures, Systems, and Components 6
EN-AA-112-1003, Revision 001, RIEP (10 CFR 50.69) Alternative Treatment Requirements 7
EN-AA-112-1004, Revision 001, RIEP SSC Categorization Integrated Decision-Making Panel 8
EN-AA-112-1005, Revision 001, RIEP Requirements for Immediate Reviews, Periodic Reviews, and Performance Monitoring 5.0 RESULTS OF THE AUDIT As a result of the audit, the NRC staff gained a better understanding of the licensees analyses and calculations that provide the technical support for the LAR. No RAIs were issued.
ML25115A174 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NRR/DORL/LPL3/LA NRR/DRA/APLC/BC (A)
NAME SWall SRohrer SAlferink DATE 04/25/2025 04/29/2025 04/29/2025 OFFICE NRR/DEX/EMIB/BC NRR/DSS/STSB/BC NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC (A)
NAME SBailey SMehta IBerrios DATE 04/29/2025 04/30/2025 05/02/2025 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME SWall DATE 05/02/2025