IR 05000443/2008001

2007 Annual Assessment Letter - Seabrook Station 05000443-08-001)

ML080600389
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/03/2008
From:	Arthur Burritt Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	St.Pierre G Florida Power & Light Energy Seabrook
BURRITT AL
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 March 3, 2008 Mr. Gene S Site Vice President FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC Seabrook Station c/o Mr. James M. Peschel P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - SEABROOK STATION (05000443/2008001)

Dear Mr. St. Pierre:

On February 12, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Seabrook Station (Seabrook). Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2007. 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 enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only--Security Information" will include the Security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Seabrook operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC

=s 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan to conduct inspections to review corrective actions to address alloy 82/182 pressurizer butt welds, containment sump modifications and preoperational testing and operation of your independent spent fuel storage installation.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security scheduled through June 30, 2009. The inspection plan is provided 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

G. S In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC

=s ARules 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 that cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-443 License Nos. NPF-86 Enclosure: Seabrook Station Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl: J. A. Stall, FPL Senior Vice President, Nuclear & CNO M. Warner, Vice President, Nuclear Operations R. S. Kundalkar, FPL Vice President, Nuclear Technical Svcs M. Mashhadi, Senior Attorney, Florida Power & Light Company M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney, Florida Power & Light Company J. M. Peschel, Manager, Regulatory Programs P. Freeman, Plant General Manager K. Wright, Manager, Nuclear Training, Seabrook Station R. Poole, FEMA, Region I Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Mass K. Ayotte, Attorney General, State of NH O. Fitch, Deputy Attorney General, State of NH P. Brann, Assistant Attorney General, State of Maine R. Walker, Director, Radiation Control Program, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of MA C. Pope, Director, Homeland Security & Emergency Management, State of NH J. Giarrusso, MEMA, Commonwealth of Mass D. O'Dowd, Administrator, Radiological Health Section, DPHS, DHHS, State of NH J. Roy, Director of Operations, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company T. Crimmins, Polestar Applied Technology R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, NH Town of Exeter, State of New Hampshire Board of Selectmen, Town of Amesbury S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff M. Metcalf, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

G. S If circumstances arise that cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely, Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects

Distribution w/encl:

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S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA D. Lew, DRP J. Clifford, DRP A. Burritt, DRP L. Cline, DRP W. Raymond, DRP, Sr. Resident Inspector P. Presby, DRP, Actg Resident Inspector M. Gamberoni, DRS D. Roberts, DRS D. Screnci, PLO N. Sheehan, PLO DRS Branch Chiefs G. West, RI OEDO H. Chernoff, NRR J. Lubinski, NRR E. Miller, NRR, PM R. Ennis, NRR, Backup T. Valentine, NRR Region I Docket Room (with concurrences) JWT1@nrc.gov RidsNrrDirslpab@nrc.gov ROPreports@nrc.gov

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DOCUMENT NAME: S:\ROP-8 EOC REVIEW\ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTERS\BRANCH 3\SEABROOK EOC LETTER.DOC After declaring this document "An Official Agency Record" it will be released to the Public. To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box:

" C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure " E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure " N" = No copy ML080600389 OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME LCline/ LC ABurritt/ ALB DATE 02/ 26/08 02/27/08 Seabrook Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2008-06/30/2009 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 02/28/2008 10:25:41 Report 22 1 7112101-OCC RAD SAFETY - ACCES S Baseline Inspections A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 1 7112101 IP 1 ISFSI-ISFSI INSPECTIONS Other Routine Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants 01/28/2008 10/31/2008 1 60854.1 IP Other Routine Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 01/28/2008 10/31/2008 1 60855.1 IP 1 7112102-OCC RAD SAFETY - ALAR A Baseline Inspections A LARA Planning and Controls 04/14/2008 04/18/2008 1 7112102 IP 1 7111108P-INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/14/2008 04/18/2008 1 7111108P IP 1 TI-172-TI-172 RCS DISSIMILIAR METAL WELDS Generic Safety Inspecti o Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 04/14/2008 04/18/2008 1 2515/172 IP 1 7111108P-INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/21/2008 04/25/2008 1 7111108P IP 1 TI-166-CONTAINMENT SUMP MODIFICATIONS Safety Issues Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage [NRC GENERIC LETTER 2004-02]

04/21/2008 04/25/2008 1 2515/166 IP 4 TRI FIRE-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections Fire Protection [Triennial]

07/14/2008 07/18/2008 1 7111105T IP Baseline Inspections Fire Protection [Triennial]

07/28/2008 08/01/2008 1 7111105T IP 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWAST E Baseline Inspections Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 09/29/2008 10/03/2008 1 7112202 IP 3 TI 171-TI 171 Generic Safety Inspecti o Verification of Site Specific Implementation Of B.5.b Phase 2 & 3 Mitigating Strategies 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 1 2515/171 IP 1 7112103-OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS Baseline Inspections Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 1 7112103 IP 4 EP-EP EXERCISE EVALUATION EP Baseline Inspection Exercise Evaluation 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 1 7111401 IP EP Baseline Inspection Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 1 7111404 IP Baseline Inspections Drill/Exercise Performance 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 1 71151-EP01 IP Baseline Inspections ERO Drill Participation 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 1 71151-EP02 IP Baseline Inspections A lert & Notification System 11/03/2008 11/07/2008 1 71151-EP03 IP 4 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections Identification and Resolution of Problems 11/17/2008 11/21/2008 1 71152B IP Baseline Inspections Identification and Resolution of Problems 12/01/2008 12/05/2008 1 71152B IP 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/26/2009 01/30/2009 1 7112101 IP This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Seabrook Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2008-06/30/2009 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 02/28/2008 10:25:41 Report 22 1 71121-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections A LARA Planning and Controls 01/26/2009 01/30/2009 1 7112102 IP 4 6/15EXAM-OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable FY-09 SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 05/11/2009 05/15/2009 1 U01759 Not Applicable FY-09 SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM 06/15/2009 06/26/2009 1 U01759 3 MODS-PERMANENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS Baseline Inspections Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments & Permanent Plant Modifications 03/09/2009 03/13/2009 1 7111117B IP Baseline Inspections Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments & Permanent Plant Modifications 03/23/2009 03/27/2009 1 7111117B IP This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.