ML090260644

Letter to L. Meyer Regarding Upcoming Point Beach Problem Identification and Resolution (Pi&R) Inspection

ML090260644
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	01/26/2009
From:	Michael Kunowski NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB5
To:	Meyer L Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 January 26, 2009 Mr. Larry Meyer Site Vice President FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

UPCOMING POINT BEACH PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION (PI&R) INSPECTION

Dear Mr. Meyer:

On March 9, 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin the biennial PI&R Inspection at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. This inspection will be performed in accordance with the NRC baseline Inspection Procedure 71152.

Experience has shown that these inspections are extremely resource intensive, both for the NRC inspectors and the utility staff. In order to minimize the impact that the inspection has on the site and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for the inspection.

We will also be evaluating your progress in addressing the continuing cross cutting issues in human performance and problem identification and resolution. Specifically, the staff identified issues in the aspects associated with design documentation, procedures, and work packages not being complete, accurate, and up-to-date H.2(c) and with taking appropriate corrective actions to address safety issues and adverse trends in a timely manner P.1(d).

The documents requested are copies of condition reports and lists of information, necessary in order to ensure the inspection team is adequately prepared for the inspection. The documents should be ready for NRC review by February 17, 2009. Mr. John Jandovitz, the lead inspector, will contact your staff to determine the best method of providing the information to the inspectors.

If there are any questions about the material requested, or the inspection in general, please call John Jandovitz at 630-829-9763.

L. Meyer 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 or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael A. Kunowski, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301;72-005 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosure:

Request for Information Regarding PI&R Inspection cc w/encl: M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney T. O. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Mid-West Region P. Wells, (Acting) Vice President, Nuclear Training and Performance Improvement J. McCarthy, Vice President, Point Beach Recovery J. Bjorseth, Plant General Manager K. Duveneck, Town Chairman, Town of Two Creeks Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin J. Kitsembel, Electric Division, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer

L. Meyer 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 or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael A. Kunowski, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301;72-005 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosure:

Request for Information Regarding PI&R Inspection cc w/encl: M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney T. O. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Mid-West Region P. Wells, (Acting) Vice President, Nuclear Training and Performance Improvement J. McCarthy, Vice President, Point Beach Recovery J. Bjorseth, Plant General Manager K. Duveneck, Town Chairman, Town of Two Creeks Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin J. Kitsembel, Electric Division, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer DOCUMENT NAME: G:\POIN\POI 2009 PI&R Inspection request.doc G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" =

Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII RIII NAME JJandovitz:cms MKunowski DATE 1/26/09 1/26/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to L. Meyer from M. Kunowski dated January 26, 2009

SUBJECT:

UPCOMING POINT BEACH PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION (PI&R) INSPECTION DISTRIBUTION:

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Requested Information to Support Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R) Inspection (It is preferred that the information be provided on a compact disc, if possible.)

1. A copy of the administrative procedure(s) related to the identification and resolution of problems - initiation, evaluation, and correction. Include procedures for the corrective action process, trending program, quality assurance audit program, self-assessment program, corrective action effectiveness review program, and industry operating experience review program.

2. Scheduled date/time/location of all meetings associated with implementation of the corrective action program, such as Condition Report (CR) screening meetings, corrective action review board meetings, etc.

3. The total number of CRs generated annually and by department going back to January 1, 2007.

4. A list of CRs generated as a result of identified trends (either by station or department) since January 2007. Include a brief description of the trend, how identified (internal or external), when it was identified, and whether the CR is open or closed.

5. A copy of nuclear quality assurance audits and departmental self-assessments of the corrective action program completed since January 2007.

6. A chronological list of nuclear quality assurance audits and departmental self-assessments completed for all departments since January 2007, including those performed to assess safety-culture.

7. Results from the 2004, 2006, and 2008 safety culture surveys including summaries of the survey results, improvement plans, and corrective actions.

8. A chronological list of operability determinations performed since January 2007.

9. A copy of all apparent cause evaluations and root cause evaluations performed since January 2007. Include the associated operability evaluation, if applicable.

10. A chronological list of CRs initiated since January 2007, sorted by significance level.

Include a brief description and whether the CR is open or closed.

11. A copy of the latest corrective action program performance indicators.

12. Any performance indicators associated with backlog of corrective maintenance items.

13. A chronological list of operating experience documents received since January 2007 and any associated condition reports.

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14. A chronological list of condition reports issued since January 2007 where the NRC was the identifying organization. This list should include Non-Cited and minor violations, and findings, regardless of whether there was an associated violation. Please provide a brief description and whether the issue is open or closed.

15. A chronological list of all Licensee Event Reports issued since January 2007, with a brief description of the affected components or systems.

16. A list of current Maintenance Rule a(1) systems and a list of those systems that entered a(1) since January 2007, but which were returned to a(2) status. Include a copy of the current system health report for those systems that is now (a)(1).

17. A list of all 50.59 evaluations performed since January 2007.

18. A list of open temporary modifications, operability determinations, control room deficiencies, and operator workarounds.

19. Have available for review and use a copy of the Quality Assurance manual.

20. Have available for review and use a copy of the organization chart and phone listing.

21. Have available for review and use a copy of the Final Safety Analysis Report and Technical Specification/Technical Requirements, including the Bases.

22. Have available for review and use a set of system prints.

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