ML13246A107

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan Report 05000443/2013006

ML13246A107
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/03/2013
From:	Darrell Roberts Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	Walsh K NextEra Energy Seabrook
dentel, gt
References
IR-13-006
Download: ML13246A107 (5)

See also: IR 05000443/2013006

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100

KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-2713

September 3, 2013

Mr. Kevin Walsh, Site Vice President

Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC c/o Mr. Michael Ossing

P. O. Box 300

Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO. 1 (REPORT 05000443/2013006)

Dear Mr. Walsh:

On August 14, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 (Seabrook). The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators in addition to inspection results and enforcement

actions from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined the performance at Seabrook during the most recent quarter was within

the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all Pls

indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). On

January 24, 2013, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection for a White finding that

involved the failure of Seabrook Station personnel to adequately critique the performance of an evaluated emergency preparedness exercise and determined that Seabrook appropriately addressed the root and contributing causes, extent of condition and corrective actions. The

White finding was removed from the assessment process resulting in Seabrook transitioning

from the Regulatory Response Column to the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Action

Matrix. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The NRC acknowledged your satisfactory completion

of all of the commitments in Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) 1-12-002, regarding the Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) concrete issues in

NRC Inspection Report 05000443/2012009 (ML12338A283) dated December 3, 2012, and

NRC Inspection Report 05000443/2012010 (ML13221A172) dated August 9, 2013. Based on

completion of our review of your CAL commitments and the determination that NextEra's methods for assessing operability of ASR-affected reinforced concrete structures were reasonable and generally comprehensive, the NRC has determined that the exit criteria

contained in the September 5, 2012, Deviation Memorandum (ML12242A370) regarding

Seabrook ASR evaluation activities, have been met and our overall level of inspection oversight

will return to those described in the ROP baseline inspection program.

K. Walsh 2

While our review of the CAL items is complete, the NRC plans to continue to provide focused oversight of NextEra's testing being conducted at the Ferguson Structural Engineering

Laboratory at the University of Texas - Austin and your assessment of ASR progression in Seabrook concrete structures. Our inspection activities will be conducted using our annual follow-up of selected Problem Identification and Resolution samples. While tentative dates for

these inspections are included in the attached inspection schedule, we understand that your

testing schedule is subject to change and we will coordinate closely with your ASR project

management staff to select the most advantageous opportunities to observe your activities.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2014. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In

addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Temporary Instru

ction 2515/182, "Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping

and Tanks" and Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, "Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants." The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review.

The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and

personnel availability issues. The NRC will contac

t you as soon as possi

ble to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules 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 the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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 Glenn Dentel at 610-337-5233 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, /RA/ Darrell J. Roberts, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.: 50-443 License Nos.: NPF-86

Enclosure: Inspection Plan

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08/05/201311:36:21 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates

Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff

on Site SeabrookInspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2013

-12/31/2014

EXM 7/16-SEABROOK INITIAL EXAM

5 1 FY13-SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM

U01870 07/15/2013

07/20/2013EP PROGR-EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

1 1 IP A lert and Notification System Testing7111402 07/15/2013

07/19/2013

1 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System7111403 07/15/2013

07/19/2013

1 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies7111405 07/15/2013

07/19/201371124-REMP 1 1 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.07 07/22/2013

07/26/2013

ISFSI-ISFSI LOADING INSPECTION

4 1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

60855.1 08/05/2013

08/09/20137111111B-SEABROOK REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS

2 1 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B 10/28/201311/01/2013ASR-PI&R SAMPLE - ASR MONITORING

2 1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152 09/23/2013

09/27/201371151-HP PI VERIFICATION

1 1 IP Performance Indicator Verification71151 12/02/2013

12/02/2013ASR-PI&R SAMPLE - ASR MONITORING

2 1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152 02/10/2014

02/14/201471124-RAD HAZARD & ALARA

1 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 03/03/2014

03/07/2014

1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 03/03/2014

03/07/2014TI 182-DEGRAD UNDERGROUND PIPING - PHASE 2

1 1 IP Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping

2515/182 03/17/2014

03/21/20147111108P-INSERVICE INSPECTION

1 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 04/07/2014

04/18/201471124-HP INSPECTION IP 71124.01, 02, 03 & 04

1 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 04/14/2014

04/18/2014

1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 04/14/2014

04/18/2014

1 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.03 04/14/2014

04/18/2014

1 IP Occupational Dose Assessment71124.04 04/14/2014

04/18/2014

TRI FI-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION

7 1 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]7111105T 06/23/2014

06/27/2014

1 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]7111105T 07/07/201407/11/2014

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site

and announced inspection procedures.

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08/05/201311:36:21 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates

Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff

on Site SeabrookInspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2013

-12/31/201471152B-PI&R BIENNIAL

1 1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 08/04/2014

08/09/2014

1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 08/18/2014

08/23/201471124.05-HP INSPECTION RAD INSTRUMENTATION

1 1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0508/11/2014

08/15/2014ASR-PI&R SAMPLE - ASR MONITORING

2 1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution7115208/11/2014

08/15/201471124.08-RADWASTE 1 1 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.08 08/18/2014

08/22/2014EP EXER-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION

1 1 IP Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event711140711/03/201411/07/2014

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site

and announced inspection procedures.