ML101590199

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Spot-Check Review of Progress Energy Carolina'S Ownership Interest of H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2, Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Units 1 and 2 & Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Unit

ML101590199
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Site:	Harris, Brunswick, Robinson
Issue date:	06/08/2010
From:	Szabo A NRC/NRR/DPR/PFPB
To:	Robert Carlson NRC/NRR/DPR/PFPB
Szabo, A L, NRR/DPR, 415-1985
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June 8, 2010 MEMORANDUM TO: Robert D. Carlson, Chief Financial Analysis Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Aaron L. Szabo, Financial Analyst /RA/

Financial Analysis Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF SPOT-CHECK REVIEW OF PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS OWNERSHIP INTEREST OF H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 2, BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 AND SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 1 ON MAY 21, 2010 - FINDING OF NO POTENTIAL ISSUES IN BANK STATEMENTS Pursuant to SECY-07-0197, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has been instructed to perform Spot-checks on licensees to ensure that the amount reported to the NRC in the Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) Report is equivalent to the amount the licensee has in their bank account, as of December 31 of the preceding year. After providing at least 10 days prior notice, the NRC Staff, on May 21, 2010, performed the Spot-check at 410 S.

Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where Progress Energy Carolina (Progress) holds/receives the original bank statements for H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 (Robinson 2), Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Units 1 and 2 (Brunswick 1 and 2), and Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 (Harris 1) from State Street Advisors.

After the NRC staffs Spot-check of Robinson 2, Brunswick 1 and 2, and Harris 1 at the location of the original bank statements, the NRC staff found no issues related to the amount reported to the NRC in the 2009 DFS Report and the stated amount in the bank statements dated December 31, 2008. The bank statements of Progress were divided between qualified bank accounts and non-qualified bank accounts. The total of all of the accounts was equivalent to the amount provided to the NRC in the 2009 DFS Report.

CONTACT: Aaron L. Szabo, NRR/DPR 301-415-1985

R. Carlson Because no issues were found in the NRC staffs Spot-check of Robinson 2, Brunswick 1 and 2, and Harris 1, this memo serves to close out the Spot-Check in relation to Progress ownership interest in the above-stated units.

Docket No(s). 50-261, 50-325, 50-324, 50-400

ML101590199 OFFICE NRR/DPR/PFAB NAME ASzabo DATE 6/8/2010