ML042430600
| ML042430600 | |
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| Site: | Robinson, 07200003  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2004 |
| From: | Fredrickson P Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Moyer J Carolina Power & Light Co |
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| Download: ML042430600 (4) | |
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August 30, 2004 Carolina Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. John W. Moyer Vice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 3851 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - H. B.
ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
Dear Mr. Moyer:
On August 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant. The mid-cycle review for Robinson involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance for the first half of the calendar year 2004 assessment cycle. The process included a review of 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 will allow you an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities. This performance review and the enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate mid-cycle performance review letter, designated and marked as Proprietary Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), will include the physical protection review and a resultant inspection plan.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2006. We also plan on conducting several inspections which are not part of the routine baseline inspection program. These inspections include a review of the reactor vessel upper head replacement project, construction and operations inspections of the two independent spent fuel storage installations, and a review of your activities in response to Generic Letter 89-13, "Service Water System Problems Affecting Safety-Related Equipment.".
In addition, on April 7, 2004, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty - $88,000, to Carolina Power and Light Company (CP&L), in accordance with the General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions, (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600. This Severity Level II violation involved employment discrimination contrary to the requirements of 10 CFR 50.7, "Employee Protection,". CP&L discriminated
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against a corporate site access authorization superintendent, when the individual was terminated from his employment on April 26, 1999, for engaging in a protected activity. CP&L had previously provided corrective action on this matter in a letter dated March 19, 2004, and on April 29, 2004, paid the civil penalty.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2006. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved 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 me at (404) 562-4530 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Paul E. Fredrickson, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-261, Docket No. 72-3 Licensee No. DPR-23, License No. SNM-2502
Enclosure:
Robinson Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
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cc w/encls:
William C. Noll Director, Site Operations Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Daniel G. Stoddard Plant General Manager Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Chris L. Burton, Manager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs CPB 9 Electronic Mail Distribution C. T. Baucom, Supervisor Licensing/Regulatory Programs Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution J. F. Lucas, Manager Support Services - Nuclear Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Henry J. Porter, Director Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
Dept. of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Beverly Hall, Acting Director Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Steven R. Carr Associate General Counsel - Legal Dept.
Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution John H. ONeill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Peggy Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission c/o Sam Watson, Staff Attorney Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P. O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations 700 Galleria Parkway SE Atlanta, GA 30339-5943 Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)
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