IR 05000335/2007001

Annual Assessment Letter - St. Lucie Nuclear Plant (NRC Inspection Report 05000335, 389/2007001)

ML070600129
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	03/01/2007
From:	Ernstes M NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB3
To:	Stall J Florida Power & Light Co
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rch 1, 2007

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000335, 389/2007001)

Dear Mr. Stall:

On February 7, 2007, the NRC technical staff completed its performance review of the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.

This performance review and the enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and a resultant inspection plan.

Overall, St. Lucie operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 for the most recent quarter, as well as the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan on conducting several non-ROP inspections which include the independent spent fuel storage installation inspection, containment emergency recirculation sump blockage, steam generator replacement, and reactor head replacement.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public

FPL 2 Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (404) 562-4540 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael E. Ernstes, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-335, 50-389 License Nos.: DPR-67, NPF-16 Enclosure: St. Lucie Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

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FPL 3 cc w/encl:

William E. Webster Marjan Mashhadi, Senior Attorney Vice President, Nuclear Operations Florida Power & Light Company Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution William A. Passetti Gordon L. Johnston Bureau of Radiation Control Site Vice President Department of Health St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Christopher R. Costanzo Department of Community Affairs Plant General Manager Electronic Mail Distribution St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution J. Kammel Radiological Emergency Bill Parks Planning Administrator Operations Manager Department of Public Safety St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Douglas Anderson Terry L. Patterson County Administrator Licensing Manager St. Lucie County St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 2300 Virginia Avenue Electronic Mail Distribution Ft. Pierce, FL 34982 Mark Warner, Vice President Nuclear Operations Support Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Rajiv S. Kundalkar Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Seth B. Duston Training Manager St. Lucie Ocean Drive Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution

FPL 4 Report to J. from Michael E. Ernstes dated March 1, 2007 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000335, 389/2007001)

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B. Mozafari, NRR C. Evans (Part 72 Only)

L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail (email address if applicable)

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