ML062430453

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Cover Letter

ML062430453
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Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	08/31/2006
From:	Casto C Division Reactor Projects II
To:	Scarola J Carolina Power & Light Co
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August 31, 2006 Carolina Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. J. Scarola Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT

Dear Mr. Scarola:

On August 3, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant for the first half of the calendar year (CY) 2006 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve 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 the enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and a resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Brunswick Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for both Brunswick Units for the most recent quarter was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix due to the Mitigating Systems Performance Index, Emergency AC Power System PI crossing the Green/White threshold to White in the 2nd quarter of CY 2006. This White PI, involving the Mitigating System Cornerstone, reflected performance at a level requiring increased regulatory response. Therefore, in addition to the reactor oversight process baseline inspection program, the NRC plans to schedule and conduct a Supplemental Inspection of Unit 1 and 2 activities, using Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, as required by the NRCs Action Matrix. We will schedule this inspection to, as much as possible, minimize the impact of the inspection on your resources, and inform you of the inspection dates as soon as they are finalized.

In addition, Brunswick Unit 2 was in the Regulatory Response Column during the 1st quarter of CY 2006. As discussed in the Brunswick Annual Assessment Letter, dated March 2, 2006, Brunswick Unit 2 had crossed the Green/White threshold for the Unplanned Power Changes per 7000 Critical Hours PI during the 4th quarter of CY 2005, and was therefore in the Regulatory Response Column for that quarter.

CP&L 2 The PI, involving the Initiating Event Cornerstone, remained White through the 1st quarter of CY 2006 and returned to Green in the 2nd quarter of CY 2006. A Supplemental Inspection using IP 95001 was conducted in June 2006 for the White PI and no findings of significance were identified.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2008. In addition to the baseline inspection program inspections, and the Supplemental Inspection mentioned above, the plan currently includes a verification inspection of the Mitigating Systems Performance Index. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and 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 twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules 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).

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 Binoy Desai at 404-562-4519 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Charles A. Casto, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-325, 50-324 License Nos: DPR-71, DPR-62

Enclosure:

Brunswick Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)

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CP&L 3 John H. O'Neill, Jr.

cc w/encl: Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge T. P. Cleary, Director 2300 N. Street, NW Site Operations Washington, DC 20037-1128 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Beverly Hall, Acting Director Electronic Mail Distribution Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environment Benjamin C. Waldrep and Natural Resources Plant Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Chairman of the North Carolina Electronic Mail Distribution Utilities Commission c/o Sam Watson, Staff Attorney James W. Holt, Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Robert P. Gruber Carolina Power & Light Company Executive Director Electronic Mail Distribution Public Staff NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Edward T. O'Neil, Manager Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Training Carolina Power & Light Company Public Service Commission Brunswick Steam Electric Plant State of South Carolina Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Randy C. Ivey, Manager Support Services David R. Sandifer Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick County Board of Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Commissioners Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 249 Bolivia, NC 28422 Garry D. Miller, Manager License Renewal Warren Lee Progress Energy Emergency Management Director Electronic Mail Distribution New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management Lenny Beller, Supervisor P. O. Box 1525 Licensing/Regulatory Programs Wilmington, NC 28402-1525 Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)

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CP&L 4 Letter to J. Scarola from Charles A. Casto dated August 31, 2006

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT Distribution w/encl:

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