UNITED STATES

 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

 REGION I 

 2100 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 

 KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-2713

September 3, 2013 

Mr. Kevin Walsh, Site Vice President 

Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant 

NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC 

c/o Mr. Michael Ossing 

P. O. Box 300 

Seabrook, NH 03874 

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN – 

SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO. 1 (REPORT 05000443/2013006) 

Dear Mr. Walsh: 

On August 14, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle 

performance review of Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 (Seabrook). The NRC reviewed the most 

recent quarterly performance indicators in addition to inspection results and enforcement 

actions from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. This letter informs you of the NRC’s 

assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. 

The NRC determined the performance at Seabrook during the most recent quarter was within 

the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix 

because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all Pls 

indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). On 

January 24, 2013, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection for a White finding that 

involved the failure of Seabrook Station personnel to adequately critique the performance of an 

evaluated emergency preparedness exercise and determined that Seabrook appropriately 

addressed the root and contributing causes, extent of condition and corrective actions. The 

White finding was removed from the assessment process resulting in Seabrook transitioning 

from the Regulatory Response Column to the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Action 

Matrix. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility. 

The NRC acknowledged your satisfactory completion of all of the commitments in Confirmatory 

Action Letter (CAL) 1-12-002, regarding the Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) concrete issues in 

NRC Inspection Report 05000443/2012009 (ML12338A283) dated December 3, 2012, and 

NRC Inspection Report 05000443/2012010 (ML13221A172) dated August 9, 2013. Based on 

completion of our review of your CAL commitments and the determination that NextEra's 

methods for assessing operability of ASR-affected reinforced concrete structures were 

reasonable and generally comprehensive, the NRC has determined that the exit criteria 

contained in the September 5, 2012, Deviation Memorandum (ML12242A370) regarding 

Seabrook ASR evaluation activities, have been met and our overall level of inspection oversight 

will return to those described in the ROP baseline inspection program. 
K. Walsh 2 

While our review of the CAL items is complete, the NRC plans to continue to provide focused 

oversight of NextEra’s testing being conducted at the Ferguson Structural Engineering 

Laboratory at the University of Texas - Austin and your assessment of ASR progression in 

Seabrook concrete structures. Our inspection activities will be conducted using our annual 

follow-up of selected Problem Identification and Resolution samples. While tentative dates for 

these inspections are included in the attached inspection schedule, we understand that your 

testing schedule is subject to change and we will coordinate closely with your ASR project 

management staff to select the most advantageous opportunities to observe your activities. 

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2014. 

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In 

addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Temporary Instruction 2515/182, “Review 

of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping 

and Tanks” and Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, “Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel 

Storage Installation at Operating Plants.” The inspections listed during the last nine months of 

the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. 

The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and 

personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes 

to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does 

not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available 

correspondence. 

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390 of 

the NRC’s “Rules of Practice,” a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public 

inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) 

component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents 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). 

Please contact Glenn Dentel at 610-337-5233 with any questions you have regarding this letter. 

Sincerely, 

 /RA/ 

Darrell J. Roberts, Director 

Division of Reactor Projects 

Docket Nos.: 50-443 

License Nos.: NPF-86 

Enclosure: Inspection Plan 

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K. Walsh 2 

While our review of the CAL items is complete, the NRC plans to continue to provide focused 

oversight of NextEra’s testing being conducted at the Ferguson Structural Engineering 

Laboratory at the University of Texas – Austin and your assessment of ASR progression in 

Seabrook concrete structures. Our inspection activities will be conducted using our annual 

follow-up of selected Problem Identification and Resolution samples. While tentative dates for 

these inspections are included in the attached inspection schedule, we understand that your 

testing schedule is subject to change and we will coordinate closely with your ASR project 

management staff to select the most advantageous opportunities to observe your activities. 

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2014. 

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. In 

addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Temporary Instruction 2515/182, “Review 

of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping 

and Tanks” and Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, “Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel 

Storage Installation at Operating Plants.” The inspections listed during the last nine months of 

the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. 

The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and 

personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes 

to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does 

not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available 

correspondence. 

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390 of 

the NRC’s “Rules of Practice,” a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public 

inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) 

component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents 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). 

Please contact Glenn Dentel at 610-337-5233 with any questions you have regarding this letter. 

Sincerely, /RA/ 

Darrell J. Roberts, Director 

Division of Reactor Projects 

Docket Nos.: 50-443 

License Nos.: NPF-86 

Enclosure: Inspection Plan 

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Unit

Number

Planned Dates

Start End Inspection Activity Title

Seabrook

Inspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2013 - 12/31/2014

EXM 7/16 - SEABROOK INITIAL EXAM 

1 07/15/2013 07/20/2013 U01870 FY13-SEABROOK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM

EP PROGR - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 

1 07/15/2013 07/19/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing1 07/15/2013 07/19/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System1 07/15/2013 07/19/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

71124 - REMP 

1 07/22/2013 07/26/2013 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

ISFSI - ISFSI LOADING INSPECTION 

1 08/05/2013 08/09/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

7111111B - SEABROOK REQUAL INSP WITH P/F RESULTS 

1 10/28/2013 11/01/2013 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

ASR - PI&R SAMPLE - ASR MONITORING 

1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71152 Problem Identification and Resolution

71151 - HP PI VERIFICATION 

1 12/02/2013 12/02/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification

ASR - PI&R SAMPLE - ASR MONITORING 

1 02/10/2014 02/14/2014 IP 71152 Problem Identification and Resolution

71124 - RAD HAZARD & ALARA 

1 03/03/2014 03/07/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls1 03/03/2014 03/07/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

TI 182 - DEGRAD UNDERGROUND PIPING - PHASE 2 

1 03/17/2014 03/21/2014 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Pip

7111108P - INSERVICE INSPECTION 

1 04/07/2014 04/18/2014 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

71124 - HP INSPECTION IP 71124.01, 02, 03 & 04 

1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation1 04/14/2014 04/18/2014 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment

TRI FI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 

1 06/23/2014 06/27/2014 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]1 07/07/2014 07/11/2014 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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08/05/2013 11:36:21Report 22

Unit

Number

Planned Dates

Start End Inspection Activity Title

Seabrook

Inspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2013 - 12/31/2014

71152B - PI&R BIENNIAL 

1 08/04/2014 08/09/2014 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution1 08/18/2014 08/23/2014 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

71124.05 - HP INSPECTION RAD INSTRUMENTATION 

1 08/11/2014 08/15/2014 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

ASR - PI&R SAMPLE - ASR MONITORING 

1 08/11/2014 08/15/2014 IP 71152 Problem Identification and Resolution

71124.08 - RADWASTE 

1 08/18/2014 08/22/2014 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transporta

EP EXER - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 

1 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 7111407 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.