ML082460289

09/02/08 - Point Beach - Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan

ML082460289
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	09/02/2008
From:	Pederson C Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Meyer L Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 2, 2008 Mr. Larry Meyer Site Vice President FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Meyer:

On August 13, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Point Beach Nuclear Plant for the first half of the calendar year 2008 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 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 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 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, was within 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.

In our 2007 annual assessment letter dated March 3, 2008, (ADAMS Accession Number ML080600317), we advised you of the continuation of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance involving a cross-cutting theme in the aspect of inadequate procedures H.2(c). The current 2008 mid-cycle assessment of the cross-cutting issue included a review of inspection results over the 12-month period of July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008.

During this period, we observed the number of findings with an associated cross-cutting aspect of inadequate procedures nominally decreased from nine to eight. Additionally, we identified a second theme related to human performance in the aspect of non-conservative decision-making

H.1(b), identifying five findings with this aspect in the 12-month assessment period. Of these five, several were primarily associated with your operations organization. The development of causal evaluations and implementation of corrective actions continue to be ineffective in demonstrating sustainable performance in the H.2(c) and H.1(b) areas. Therefore, the NRC has a concern with your scope of efforts and progress in addressing the cross-cutting area performance deficiencies and has concluded that the substantive cross-cutting issue in human performance will remain open. It will remain open until the NRC gains confidence in the

L. Meyer performance of your corrective action program to evaluate and correct human performance problems.

Additionally, in our 2007 annual assessment letter, we advised you of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of problem identification and resolution involving a cross-cutting theme in the aspect of appropriate and timely corrective actions P.1(d). The mid-cycle assessment of the cross-cutting issue included a review of inspection results over the 12-month period of July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008. During this period, we observed that the number of findings with an associated cross-cutting aspect of appropriate and timely corrective actions remained constant at eight, with five of these findings occurring in the most recent two quarters.

Because of the lack of progress, the NRC continues to have a concern with your scope of efforts and progress in addressing the cross-cutting area performance deficiencies and has concluded that the substantive cross-cutting issue in problem identification and resolution will remain open. It will remain open until the NRC gains confidence in the performance of your corrective action program to evaluate and correct problems.

Because this mid-cycle assessment is the third consecutive assessment letter identifying a substantive cross-cutting issue in the human performance area and the second consecutive assessment letter identifying a substantive cross-cutting issue in the problem identification and resolution area, we request that you provide a written response discussing your causal evaluations, action plans, and timetables to address these issues and demonstrate sustainable performance in these areas. This response should be sent to the NRC within 30 days of receipt of this letter.

In our 2007 annual assessment letter dated March 3, 2008, we had requested that you discuss at the 2007 end-of-cycle public meeting your actions to address the inadequate procedures

H.2(c) substantive cross-cutting issue. At this meeting, held on July 16, 2008, the discussion was not of sufficient detail for us to understand the full scope of your actions. Consequently, we have scheduled a public meeting on September 24, 2008, to discuss this matter further.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, including baseline and other infrequently conducted inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2009.

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.

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 System (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).

L. Meyer 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 Mike Kunowski at (630) 829-9618 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301;72-005 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosure:

Point Beach Inspection/ Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

See next page

Letter to L. Meyer from C. Pederson dated September 2, 2008

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT cc w/encl: M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant M. Warner, Vice President, Nuclear Plant Support M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney M. Gettler, Vice President, New Nuclear Projects W. Maher, Licensing Director, New Nuclear Projects K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks Chairperson Public Service Commission of Wisconsin J. Kitsembel, Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer Chairman, Manitowoc County Board County Executive, Manitowoc Director, Manitowoc County Emergency Management Agency Chairman, Kewaunee County Board Mayor of Kewaunee City Manager, Two Rivers Director, Kewaunee County Emergency Management Agency President, Village of Mishicot Chairman, Village of Two Creeks G. Mortensen, INPO

L. Meyer 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 Mike Kunowski at (630) 829-9618 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301;72-005 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosure:

Point Beach Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\1-SECY\2008 MID-CYCLE FINAL LETTERS\POINT BEACH MOC 2008.DOC G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII RIII NAME MKunowski:cms CPederson DATE 8/28/08 8/29/08 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to L. Meyer from C. Pederson dated September 2, 2008

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT DISTRIBUTION:

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Point Beach Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2008 - 12/31/2009 No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type BI ENG - UNIT 1 INSERVICE INSPECTION/TI 172 3 IP 2515/172 Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 10/06/2008 11/07/2008 Generic Safety Inspectio IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/08/2008 11/07/2008 Baseline Inspections BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 10/06/2008 10/10/2008 Baseline Inspections BI EP - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 3 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 12/08/2008 12/12/2008 EP Baseline Inspection IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 12/08/2008 12/12/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 12/08/2008 12/12/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 12/08/2008 12/12/2008 Baseline Inspections TI - TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/171 2 IP 2515/171 Verification of Site Specific Implementation Of B.5.b Phase 2 & 3 Mitigating Strategies 12/15/2008 12/19/2008 Generic Safety Inspectio BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 01/12/2009 01/16/2009 Baseline Inspections ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION 2 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 02/01/2009 05/31/2009 Other Routine BI ENG - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 02/23/2009 02/27/2009 Baseline Inspections BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 03/09/2009 03/27/2009 Baseline Inspections BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 Baseline Inspections IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 Baseline Inspections OL EXAM - OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 2 W90209 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAY 2009 - POIN 04/13/2009 04/17/2009 Not Applicable W90209 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAY 2009 - POIN 05/04/2009 05/15/2009 Not Applicable BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 Baseline Inspections BI OL - BIENNIAL REQUAL. PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 08/03/2009 08/07/2009 Baseline Inspections

Point Beach Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2008 - 12/31/2009 No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/05/2009 10/30/2009 Baseline Inspections BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/26/2009 10/30/2009 Baseline Inspections IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/26/2009 10/30/2009 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 10/26/2009 10/30/2009 Baseline Inspections BI ENG - ENGINEERING MODIFICATIONS / 50.59 INSP. 3 IP 7111117B Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments & Permanent Plant Modifications 11/16/2009 12/04/2009 Baseline Inspections BI EP - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 EP Baseline Inspection IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 EP Baseline Inspection IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 EP Baseline Inspection IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 Baseline Inspections