IR 05000261/2011011

Robinson Steam Electric Plant - NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/183 Inspection Report 05000261/2011011

ML111330081
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	05/13/2011
From:	Musser R A NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	Duncan R J Carolina Power & Light Co
References
IR-11-011
Download: ML111330081 (25)

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May 13, 2011

Mr. Robert J. Duncan, II Vice President Carolina Power and Light Company H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT: ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - NRC TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/183 INSPECTION REPORT (05000261/2011011)

Dear Mr. Duncan:

On April 29, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Robinson Unit 2, using Temporary Instruction 2515/183, "Follow-up to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event." The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results which were discussed on May 12, 2011, with you and other members of your staff.

The objective of this inspection was to promptly assess the capabilities of Robinson Unit 2 to respond to extraordinary consequences similar to those that have recently occurred at the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station. The results from this inspection, along with the results from this inspection performed at other operating commercial nuclear plants in the United States will be used to evaluate the U.S. nuclear industry's readiness to safely respond to similar events. These results will also help the NRC to determine if additional regulatory actions are warranted. All of the potential issues and observations identified by this inspection are contained in this report. The NRC's Reactor Oversight Process will further evaluate any issues to determine if they are regulatory findings or violations. Any resulting findings or violations will be documented by the NRC in a separate report. You are not required to respond to this letter.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,/RA/ Randall A. Musser Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-261 License Nos. DPR-23

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000261/2011011 May 13, 2011 Mr. Robert