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Meeting Summary - Category 1 Public Meeting - Annual Assessment of Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Docket Nos. 50-325, 50-324
ML12181A036
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Site: Brunswick  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/29/2012
From: Randy Musser
NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To: Annacone M
Carolina Power & Light Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 29, 2012 Carolina Power and Light Company Mr. Michael J. Annacone Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, DOCKET NOS.

50-325, 50-324

Dear Mr. Annacone:

This refers to the Category 1 public meeting which was held on June 21, 2012, at the Brunswick Media Center Auditorium, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment of your Brunswick Steam Electric Plant.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agency wide 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).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4603.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-325, 50-324 License Nos.: DPR-71, DPR-62

Enclosure:

1. List of Attendees
2. Handout-Brunswick - Annual Assessment Meeting cc w/encl.: See page 2

X SUNSI REVIEW OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JGW /RA/

RAM /RA/

NAME JWorosilo JDodso n RMusser DATE 06/29/2012 06/29/2012 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

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cc w/encl:

Edward L. Wills, Jr.

Director Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Robert J. Duncan II Vice President Nuclear Operations Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph M. Frisco, Jr Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Annette H. Pope Manager, Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Lee Grzeck Supervisor - Licensing/Regulatory Programs (Acting)

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Randy C. Ivey Manager, Nuclear Oversight Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Paul E. Dubrouillet Manager, Training Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Kelvin Henderson General Manager Nuclear Fleet Operations Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph W. Donahue Vice President Nuclear Oversight Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution David T. Conley Senior Counsel Legal Department Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Peggy Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Anthony Marzano Director Brunswick County Emergency Services Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 cc w/encl continued next page

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cc w/encl continued W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Warren Lee Emergency Management Director New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management 230 Government Center Drive Suite 115 Wilmington, NC 28403

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Letter to Michael J. Annacone from Randall A. Musser dated June 29, 2012

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, DOCKET NOS.

50-325, 50-324 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC R. Pascarelli, NRR RidsNrrPMBrunswick Resource

2

Brunswick Annual Assessment Meeting 2011 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II

2 Agenda Introduction Reactor Oversight Process Industry Performance Brunswick Performance Results Progress Energy Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Public Questions to NRC

3 Meetings Purpose Public forum for discussion of Brunswicks performance in 2011 NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment Progress Energy will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance

4 Region II Organization Victor McCree Regional Administrator Len Wert Deputy Regional Administrator Rick Croteau Director, Division of Reactor Projects Bill Jones Deputy Director Randall Musser Branch Chief Project Engineers James Dodson, Senior PE Jannette Worosilo, PE Thomas Stephen, PE Brunswick Resident Inspectors Phil OBryan, Senior RI Mark Schwieg, RI Joel Munday Director, Division of Reactor Safety Chris Christensen Deputy Director Regional Inspectors

5 Security Safety Environment What We Do

6 Materials Reactors Waste What We Regulate

7 Radon Military X-Rays What We Dont Regulate

8 Defense In-Depth Regulation Compliance Continuous Training Assurance of Plant Safety Long-Term Maintenance

9 Regulatory Principles Independence Openness Efficiency Clarity Reliability

10 Cross-Cutting Areas Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment--Problem Identification & Resolution Regulatory Framework NRCs Safety Mission Strategic Performance Areas PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATION REACTOR SAFETY RADIATION SAFETY SAFEGUARDS INITIATING EVENTS MITIGATING SYSTEMS BARRIER INTEGRITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC RADIATION SAFETY OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY SECURITY Cornerstones

11 Performance Indicators 17 Performance Indicators PIs for each cornerstone Licensee submits data to NRC quarterly Inspection program verifies accuracy Data available on NRC website

12 Significance Threshold Increasing Safety Significance Green White Yellow Red Performance Indicators Inspection Findings Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance

13 Action Matrix Columns Increasing Safety Significance Inspection Management Involvement Regulatory Action Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Unacceptable Performance

14 Industry-Wide Performance 88 11 3

1 1 As of 12/31/2011 Licensee Response Regulatory Response Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable IMC 0350 Process

15 Industry-Wide Inspection Findings Finding data current as of 2/24/2012 and does not include security findings 846 13 2

0 Calendar Year 2011 data Green White Yellow Red

16 Industry-Wide Performance Indicators 6585 9

0 0

Calendar Year 2011 data Green White Yellow Red

17 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Progress Energy operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.

Brunswick was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2011.

Brunswick

18 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Brunswick 1st Qtr 2011 2nd Qtr 2011 3rd Qtr 2011 4th Qtr 2011 Action Matrix Column Regulatory Response Column Regulatory Response Column Licensee Response Column Regulatory Response Column Basis Emergency Preparedness White Finding -

Untimely Augmentation of on-shift staffing during an Alert (2010)

Emergency Preparedness White Finding -

Untimely Augmentation of on-shift staffing during an Alert (2010)

All Green Performance Indicators and Inspection Findings Mitigating Systems White Finding - EDG fuel oil transfer pumps enclosure

19 NRC Annual Assessment Summary All cornerstone objectives were met with one White finding identified (Mitigating Systems cornerstone 4th quarter 2011).

NRC plans baseline inspections at Brunswick for 2012. In addition, NRC plans to conduct a IP 95001 inspection for the white finding.

Brunswick

20 NRC Inspection Activities 2,827 hours0.00957 days <br />0.23 hours <br />0.00137 weeks <br />3.146735e-4 months <br /> of baseline, supplemental and plant status inspection activities 2 resident inspectors on site - residents conduct routine inspections each quarter documented in a quarterly report and walk through the plant every day 7 regional inspections 3 major team inspections Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R) inspection 50.59 Mods Inspection Triennial Fire Protection inspection 1 Supplemental Inspection 95001 supplemental inspection for 2010 White finding in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone 1 Reactive Inspection Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Reassembly Event Brunswick for 2011

21 Brunswick PIs and Findings All Green Performance Indicators 9 Green / Severity Level IV inspection findings 1 White inspection finding.

January 1 through December 31, 2011

22 Progress Energy Response and Remarks Mr. Michael Annacone Site Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

23 Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident

  • Mailbox for comments on staff actions:

JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov

  • Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200

24 Contacting the NRC Report an emergency

  • (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

Report a safety concern

  • (800) 695-7403
  • Allegation@nrc.gov General information or questions
  • www.nrc.gov Contact Brunswick Resident Inspectors
  • 910-457-9531

25 End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Southport, NC June 21, 2012