ML18141A822
| ML18141A822 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 05/21/2018 |
| From: | Wentzel M J Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Catron S Florida Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| L-2014-LLA-0001, MF5372, MF5373 | |
| Download: ML18141A822 (5) | |
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AUDIT PLAN REGARDING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT RISK-INFORMED COMPLETION TIMES FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ST. LUCIE PLANT, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-335 AND 50-389
I. BACKGROUND
By application dated December 5, 2014 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML14353A016); as supplemented by letters dated July 8 and July 22, 2016; February 15, 2017, and February 1 and March 15, 2018 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML16193A659, ML16208A061, ML17058A181, ML18032A614, and ML18074A116, respectively), Florida Power & Light Company (FPL; the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The proposed amendments would revise the Technical Specifications (TSs) to Implement TS Task Force (TSTF)-505, Revision 1, "Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times RITSTF [Risk-Informed TSTF]
Initiative 4b." By letter dated November 15, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16281A021), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff informed the TSTF of its decision to suspend approval of TSTF-505, Revision 1 because of concerns identified during the review of plant-specific license amendments requesting adoption of the traveler. The NRC staff is reviewing the licensee's application as a site-specific proposal to address the staff's concerns with TSTF-
505, Revision 1.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory commission (NRC) staff has reviewed the licensee's submittals and determined that a regulatory audit of the final report developed using Appendix X to Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 05-04, NEI 07-12 and NEI 12-13, "Close Out of Facts and Observations" (ADAMS Accession No. ML17079A427), for any facts and observations (F&Os) identified in , Attachment A of the LAR would assist in the timely completion of the subject LAR review process. The NRC staff is continuing to review other aspects of the licensee's submittal and may identify the need for additional audit subjects by separate correspondence.
II. REGULATORY AUDIT BASES
An audit was determined to be the most efficient approach toward a timely resolution of
questions associated with this LAR review, because the NRC staff will have an opportunity to minimize the potential for further rounds of RAIs and ensure no unnecessary burden will be imposed by requiring the licensee to address issues that are no longer necessary to make a safety determination. The NRC staff is requesting an initial set of internal licensee information to be reviewed at the NRC headquarters using an online reference portal. Upon completion of this audit, the staff is expected to achieve the following.
- 1. Confirm internal licensee information supports statements made in the LAR.
- 2. Determine whether the information included in the documents is necessary to be submitted to support a safety conclusion. The audit information the NRC staff determines to be necessary to support the development of the NRC staff's safety evaluation will be requested to be submitted on the docket.
III. REGULATORY AUDIT SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
The audit is being conducted to support the resolution of the issues pertaining to the F&Os identified in Enclosure 2, Attachment A of the LAR. The regulatory audit will address the items in the regulatory audit bases section. The audit will be initially conducted as a desk audit to review information made available on an online reference portal. The audit may include interactions (e.g. teleconferences, webinars, or face-to-face) on mutually agreeable schedule sufficient to understand or resolve issues associated with the information made available.
The area of focus for the regulatory audit is the final report developed using Appendix X. for the F&Os identified in Enclosure 2, Attachment A of the LAR. The audit will be performed consistent with NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office Instruction LIC-111, "Regulatory Audits," dated December 29, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML082900195).
IV. AUDIT TEAM Key licensee personnel involved in the development of the LAR should be made available for interactions on a mutually agreeable schedule to respond to any questions from the NRC staff.
Team Member Title Division Area of Responsibility Michael Wentzel Project Manager NRR/DORL/LPL2 Project Management Stephen Dinsmore Senior Reliability and Risk Analyst NRR/DRA/APLA Technical Review Jonathan Evans Reliability and Risk Engineer NRR/DRA/ARCB Technical Review V. LOGISTICS
The audit will be started once an electronic portal is set up and the documentation is made available to the NRC staff. The initial desk audit will be conducted over several weeks. The licensee will be kept informed on a regular basis during bi-weekly discussions with the project manager regarding the progress. The audit may include interactions (e.g. teleconferences, webinars, or face-to-face) on a mutually agreeable schedule sufficient to understand or resolve issues associated with the information made available. The face-to-face interactions would be conducted either in the vicinity of the NRC headquarters or at the licensee's site if it is determined such interactions are an effective manner to resolve issues identified during the desk portion of the audit.
VI. DELIVERABLES
The NRC team will develop an audit summary report to convey the results. The report will be placed in Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) within 90 days of the completion of the final audit session. The audit information the NRC staff determines to be necessary to support the development of the NRC staff's safety evaluation will be requested to be submitted on the docket.