IR 05000324/2014001

Annual Assessment Letter for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 - NRC Inspection Report 05000325/2014001 and 05000324/2014001

ML15063A241
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	03/04/2015
From:	Hopper G T NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	Gideon W R Progress Energy Carolinas
References
IR 2014001
Download: ML15063A241 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

-1257 March 4, 2015 Mr. William Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2

- NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000325/201 4 00 1 AND 050003 24/201 4 00 1

Dear Mr. Gideon:

On February 1 1, 201 5 , the NRC completed its end

-of-cycle performance review of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2014 , through December 31, 2014. 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 that overall, Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 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 PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 3 0 , 201 6. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-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 contact you as soon as possible 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.

We also plan on conducting the following infrequently performed inspection s and temporary instructions

Operator Licensing Exams; TI 2515/190:

Inspection of the Licensee's Proposed Interim Actions as a Result of the Near

-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1 Flooding Evaluation

and TI 2515/191

Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi

-Unit Dose Assessment Plans

. In accordance with 10 CFR 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 NRC's Agencywide Document 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 me 404-997-4645 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/ George T. Hopper, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.:

50-325, 50-324 License Nos.:

DPR-71, DPR-62 Enclosure: Brunswick Inspection/Activity Plan (0 3/01/201 5 - 06/3 0/201 6) cc Distribution via ListServ

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SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE DRP:RII DRP:RII DRP:RII SIGNATURE DXW4 JSD GTH NAME D. Jackson J. Dodson G. Hopper DATE 02/ 13 /2015 03/04/2015 02/20/2015 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO Letter to William from George T. Hopper dated March 4, 2015.

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2

- NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000325/2014001 AND 05000324/2014001 DISTRIBUTION:

D. Gamberoni, RII L. Gibson, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMBrunswick Resource ROP Assessment ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

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