ML092440317

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Seabrook Station, Unit 1

ML092440317
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/01/2009
From:	Arthur Burritt Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	St.Pierre G NextEra Energy Seabrook
BURRITT, AL
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 September 1, 2009 Mr. Gene St. Pierre Site Vice President NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC.

Seabrook Station c/o Mr. Michael OKeefe P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

SEABROOK STATION,UNIT NO. 1

Dear Mr. St. Pierre:

On August 13, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 (Seabrook). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. 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 enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only--Security Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Seabrook was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC=s 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). Although plant performance was in the Licensee Response column, the significance of a finding associated with the B emergency diesel generator failure on February 25, 2009 is still under review. We determined that this failure occurred because you did not establish adequate design control measures when you modified a flange on the diesel cooling water supply. When finalized, this finding may change our assessment of your performance at Seabrook and the facility inspection plan. However, based on our current assessment results, we plan to conduct reactor oversight (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through December 31, 2010. In addition to the baseline inspections, we plan to conduct an inspection of your independent spent fuel storage installation. The inspection plan is provided 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

G. St. Pierre 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures as part of our biennial review of the reactor oversight process. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Division of Reactor Projects Projects Branch 3 Docket Nos. 50-443 License Nos. NPF-86

Enclosure:

Seabrook Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support M. Warner, Vice President, Nuclear Plant Support M. Mashhadi, Senior Attorney, Florida Power & Light Company M. Ross, Managing Attorney, Florida Power & Light Company M. OKeefe, Manager, Licensing Manager P. Freeman, Plant General Manager K. Wright, Manager, Nuclear Training, Seabrook Station S. Colman, FEMA, Region I Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Mass K. Ayotte, Attorney General, State of NH O. Fitch, Deputy Attorney General, State of NH P. Brann, Assistant Attorney General, State of Maine R. Walker, Director, Radiation Control Program, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of MA C. Pope, Director, Homeland Security & Emergency Management, State of NH R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement J. Giarrusso, MEMA, Commonwealth of Mass D. O'Dowd, Administrator, Radiological Health Section, DPHS, DHHS, State of NH J. Roy, Director of Operations, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company T. Crimmins, Polestar Applied Technology R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, NH Town of Exeter, State of New Hampshire Board of Selectmen, Town of Amesbury S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff M. Metcalf, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League

Page 1 of 2 Seabrook 08/31/2009 16:36:21 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 7111118 - B EDG GLYCOL SYSTEM FAILURE 4 1 02/25/2009 09/30/2009 IP 7111118-Perm Mod Perm Mods 7111107T - HEAT SINK INSP 1 1 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance EP PROGR - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1 08/09/2009 08/14/2009 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 08/09/2009 08/14/2009 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 1 08/09/2009 08/14/2009 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 08/09/2009 08/14/2009 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1 08/09/2009 08/14/2009 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1 08/09/2009 08/14/2009 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 1 08/09/2009 08/14/2009 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 7111111B - BIENNIAL REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 4 1 12/14/2009 12/18/2009 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 71122.03 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 1 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 IP 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 1 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR TI-172 - TI-172 RCS DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS 1 1 10/13/2009 10/16/2009 IP 2515/172 Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 10/19/2009 10/23/2009 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 10/19/2009 10/23/2009 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 71122.01 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS 1 1 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 1 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 1 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent TI-177 - MANAGING GAS ACCUMULATION IN ECCS 2 1 01/11/2010 01/15/2010 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 Seabrook 08/31/2009 16:36:21 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 07/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 1 01/25/2010 01/29/2010 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1 01/25/2010 01/29/2010 IP 7112102-7112102R ALARA - Required 7111121 - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 6 1 04/26/2010 04/30/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1 05/10/2010 05/21/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection EP EX - EP EXERCISE EVALUATION 4 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 1 05/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 71152B - PI&R 4 1 07/26/2010 07/30/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 1 08/09/2010 08/13/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 11/29 EX - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 5 1 11/01/2010 11/05/2010 U01694 FY11 - SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 1 11/29/2010 12/10/2010 U01694 FY11 - SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 7112202 - PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE 1 1 09/27/2010 10/01/2010 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 1 09/27/2010 10/01/2010 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 7112103 - OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS 1 1 11/01/2010 11/05/2010 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 7112102 - OCC RAD SAFETY - ALARA 1 1 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP 7112102-7112102R ALARA - Required 1 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.