ML093100448

Assessment Follow-up Ltr. - Brunswick

ML093100448
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	11/06/2009
From:	Wert L D Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Waldrep B Carolina Power & Light Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 November 6, 2009

Carolina Power & Light Company ATTN: Mr. Ben Waldrep Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER - BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT-UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Waldrep:

On October 30, 2009, the NRC staff completed a quarterly review of Brunswick Steam Electric Plant. The assessment evaluated performance indicators (PIs) and inspection results. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of your safety performance during this period and our plans for a future inspection at your facility. This letter supplements, but does not supersede, our mid-cycle review letter issued on September 1, 2009.

On June 17, 2009, the NRC issued you a preliminary White finding (Apparent Violation 05000325,324/2009009-01) involving a failure to correctly designate termination points for linking control power to the emergency diesel generator (EDG) lockout relay reset circuitry during the implementation of a design change, which resulted in a loss of EDG local control function. After considering the information developed during the inspection and information provided by Carolina Power and Light Company (CP&L) during and after the regulatory conference, the NRC concluded that the inspection finding was appropriately characterized as White, a finding with low to moderate increased importance to safety. Subsequently, on September 14, 2009, the NRC characterized Apparent Violation 05000325,324/2009009-01 as Violation 05000325,324/2009010-001, "Inability to Operate the EDGs Locally as Required by the Safe Shutdown Analysis Report." As a result, we have assessed Brunswick Units' 1 and 2 performance to be in the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix due to the White inspection finding for the alternate safe shutdown function related to the emergency diesel generators. Therefore, in addition to the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspection program, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, "Inspection for One or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area," when your staff notifies us of your readiness for this inspection.

We have received your letter dated October 13, 2009, which requested an appeal of the final significance determination of violation 05000325,324/2009010-01. We are currently reviewing the merits of your appeal. Upon completion of our review, we will provide you a letter detailing those results. If we determine that the significance of the violation should be recharacterized, we will reassess Brunswick Units' 1 and 2 performance as it relates to the NRC's Action Matrix.

CP&L 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be made 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-rmadams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact Randall A. Musser at 404-562-4603 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, /RA/ Leonard D. Wert Jr., Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-325, 50-324 License No. DPR-71, DPR-62 cc w/encl. (see page 3)

_________________________ X G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE RAM OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE GJW RAM JGW1 NAME GWilson RMusser JWorosilo DATE 11/03/2009 11/03/2009 11/03/2009 11/ /2009 11/ /2009 11/ /2009 11/ /2009 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO CP&L 3 cc w/encl: R. J. Duncan, II, Vice President Nuclear Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Michael J. Annacone Director Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Edward L. Wills, Jr. Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Benjamin C. Waldrep, Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Christos Kamilaris, Director Fleet Support Services Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Vice President Nuclear Oversight Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Brian C. McCabe Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Phyllis N. Mentel Manager, Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Michael S. Williams Manager, Training Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Garry D. Miller, Manager License Renewal Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Annette H. Pope Supervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Brunswick Steam Electric Plant U.S. NRC 8470 River Road, SE Southport, NC 28461 John H. O'Neill, Jr. Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Peggy Force, Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Brunswick County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 249 Bolivia, NC 28422

James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute Electronic Mail Distribution

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CP&L 4 cc w/encl. (continued) Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 W. Lee Cox, III (Acting) Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Warren Lee Emergency Management Director New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management 230 Government Center Drive Suite 115 Wilmington, NC 28403 CP&L 5 Letter to Benjamin C. Waldrep from Leonard D. Wert, Jr. dated November 6, 2009

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ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER - BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT-UNIT 1 Distribution w/encl:

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