ML092440522

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2

ML092440522
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick, 07200006
Issue date:	09/01/2009
From:	Randy Musser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To:	Waldrep B Carolina Power & Light Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 September 1, 2009 Mr. Benjamin C. Waldrep Vice President Carolina Power and Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2

Dear Mr. Waldrep:

On August 13, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 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 security information.

A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only-Security Related Information will include the security cornerstone performance review and a resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Brunswick Units 1 and 2 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). Although plant performance was within Licensee Response Column, the significance of Apparent Violation 2009009-01: Inability to Operate the EDGs Locally as Required by the Safe Shutdown Analysis Report, is still under review as part of the Significance Determination Process which, when finalized, may change our assessment of your plants safety performance. If our assessment changes based on the final significance of this finding, a new assessment letter will be issued. Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2010. In addition to ROP baseline inspection activities, we also plan on conducting several infrequently performed inspections, which include Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/173, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI); and initial operator licensing examinations. 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

CP&L 2 in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

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).

As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible.

Please contact me at 404-562-4603 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-325, 50-324 and 72-06 License Nos.: DPR-71 and DPR-62

Enclosure:

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

_________________________ XG SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE RAM OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JGW1 GJW RAM NAME JWorosilo GWilson RMusser DATE 08/21/2009 08/24/2009 09/01/2009 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

CP&L 3 cc w/encl:

R. J. Duncan, II, Vice President Gene Atkinson Nuclear Operations Supervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Michael J. Annacone Director Site Operations Senior Resident Inspector Brunswick Steam Electric Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution U.S. NRC 8470 River Road, SE Edward L. Wills, Jr. Southport, NC 28461 Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Electronic Mail Distribution 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Benjamin C. Waldrep, Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Peggy Force, Assistant Attorney General Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. State of North Carolina Electronic Mail Distribution P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Christos Kamilaris, Director Fleet Support Services Chairman Carolina Power & Light Company North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Brian C. McCabe Robert P. Gruber, Executive Director Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Public Staff - NCUC Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. 4326 Mail Service Center Electronic Mail Distribution Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Phyllis N. Mentel David R. Sandifer Manager, Support Services Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 249 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Bolivia, NC 28422 Electronic Mail Distribution James Ross, Nuclear Energy Institute Donald L. Griffith, Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Garry D. Miller, Manager Columbia, SC 29211 License Renewal Progress Energy cc w/encl. (See page 4)

Electronic Mail Distribution

CP&L 4 cc w/encl. (Continued)

Beverly O. Hall Chief, Radiation Protection Section Department of Environmental Health 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

CP&L 5 Letter to Benjamin C. Waldrep from Randall A. Musser dated September 1, 2009

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII EICS (Part 72 Only)

L. Slack, RII EICS (Linda Slack)

OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC R. Pascarelli, NRR RidsNrrPMBrunswick Resourc ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)