ML12132A352

Assessment Follow-Up Letter for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1

ML12132A352
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	05/10/2012
From:	Mccree V Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Nazar M Florida Power & Light Co
Steven Rose, RII/DRP-404.997.4609
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 10, 2012 Mr. Mano Nazar Executive Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1

Dear Mr. Nazar:

As a result of the quarterly review of plant performance, which was completed on April 25, 2012, the NRC updated its assessment of St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1. The NRCs evaluation consisted of a review of performance indicators and inspection results. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment and plans for a future NRC inspection at your facility. This letter supplements, but does not supersede, the annual assessment letter issued on March 5, 2012.

The NRCs review of St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1 identified that the Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours performance indicator has crossed the green-to-white threshold. This was due to one trip in the third quarter of 2011, one trip in the fourth quarter of 2011, and one trip in the first quarter of 2012. Additionally, our review identified that the Unplanned Scrams with Complications performance indicator crossed the green-to-white threshold. This was due to one complicated trip in the third quarter of 2011, and one complicated trip in the first quarter of 2012.

The NRC determined the performance at St Lucie Nuclear Plant Unit 1 to be in the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix beginning first quarter of 2012, based on the performance indicator (PI) data reported to the NRC. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95002, Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, to provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of risk-significant performance issues are understood, that the extent of condition and cause is identified, to determine if any safety culture components caused or contributed to the performance issues, and to ensure the licensees corrective actions for risk-significant performance issues are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent recurrence. The NRC understands that a frequently asked question (FAQ) was introduced to the ROP Working Group on May 2, 2012, to determine if the March 31, 2012, reactor trip counts as an unplanned scram with complications under the associated PI. For this reason, we do not currently intend to conduct the supplemental inspection until after the FAQ is resolved. The

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NRC requests that your staff provide notification of your readiness for the NRC to conduct a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address these White Performance Indicator(s).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public 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).

Please contact Steven Rose at 404-997-4609 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Victor M. McCree Regional Administrator Docket No.:

50-335 License No.: DPR-67 cc: (See page 3)

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Richard L. Anderson Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Robert J. Hughes Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Gene St. Pierre Vice President, Fleet Support Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Daniel D. DeBoer Operations Site Director St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Eric Katzman Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Larry Nicholson Director Licensing Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Alison Brown Nuclear Licensing Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Mitch S. Ross Vice President and General Counsel Nuclear Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Marjan Mashhadi Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution William A. Passetti, Chief Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Department of Health Electronic Mail Distribution Bryan Koon, Director Florida Division of Emergency Management Electronic Mail Distribution Donna Calabrese Emergency Preparedness Manager St. Lucie Plant Electronic Mail Distribution J. Kammel Radiological Emergency Planning Administrator Department of Public Safety Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector St. Lucie Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 6090 Jensen Beach, FL 34957-2010 Michael Baughman Training Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Faye Outlaw County Administrator St. Lucie County Electronic Mail Distribution Jack Southard, Director Public Safety Department St. Lucie County Electronic Mail Distribution

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Letter to Mano Nazar from Victor M. McCree dated May 10, 2012

SUBJECT:

ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER FOR ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 Distribution:

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