IR 05000352/2015005
| ML15229A053 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2015 |
| From: | Michael Scott Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| BOWER, FL | |
| References | |
| IR 2015005 | |
| Download: ML15229A053 (6) | |
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September 1, 2015
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000352/2015005 AND 05000353/2015005)
Dear Mr. Hanson:
On August 11, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Limerick Generating Station Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.
The NRC determined that overall, Limerick Generating Station Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Limerick Units 1 and 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Limerick Generating Station Units 1 and 2 had been in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix until the end of the first quarter in 2015, due to one or more Greater-than-Green finding(s) that resulted in an Action Matrix input to the security cornerstone beginning in the second quarter of 2014. Units 1 and 2 transitioned to the Licensee Response Column at the beginning of the second quarter 2015 after a supplemental inspection for the Greater-than-Green finding was successfully completed on March 20, 2015. The results for this inspection are documented in NRC Supplemental Inspection Report Numbers 05000352/2015405 and 05000353/2015405 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15114A074), and Assessment Follow-Up Letter (ML15114A092). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Reactor Oversight Process baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. In addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Operating Plants, and Temporary Instruction (TI) TI 2515/190, Inspection of the Licensees Proposed Interim Actions as a Result of the Near-term Task Force Recommendation 2.1 Flooding Reevaluation. 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 response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, which requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, which requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The onsite portion of the audit was completed at Limerick Generating Station Units 1 and 2, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the Final Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above performing TI 2515/191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs 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 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 Fred L. Bower, III at (610) 337-5200 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael L. Scott, Director Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos. 50-352. 50-353 License Nos. NPF-39, NPF-85
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Page 1 of 3 08/26/2015 10:53:06 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Limerick Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 CDBI
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 07/06/2015 07/10/2015 71124
- REMP
1, 2 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 07/13/2015 07/17/2015 ISFSI
- ISFSI LOADING INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Operation Of An ISFSI 60855 07/13/2015 07/17/2015 1, 2 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 07/13/2015 07/17/2015 TI190
- NTTF 2.1 RECOMMENDATION FLOODING
1, 2 IP Inspection of Interim Actions of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1 Flooding Reevaluations 2515/190 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 7111111B
- REQUAL INSP W/ P/F RESULTS
1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 12/7EXAM
- INITIAL OL EXAM
1 FY16 - LIMERICK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01912 12/07/2015 12/11/2015
FY16 - LIMERICK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01912 01/18/2016 01/22/2016 71124
- RADIATION PROTECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 ISFSI
- ISFSI CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION
1, 2 IP On-Site Fabrication Of Components And Construction On An ISFSI 60853 09/14/2015 09/18/2015 EP
- EP EXERCISE
1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review 7111408 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 71124.08
- RADWASTE
1, 2 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 01/11/2016 01/15/2016 71124
- RADIATION PROTECTION
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 02/22/2016 02/26/2016
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 02/22/2016 02/26/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 02/22/2016 02/26/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 02/22/2016 02/26/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 3 08/26/2015 10:53:06 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Limerick Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 71124
- RADIATION PROTECTION
1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 02/22/2016 02/26/2016 ISI
- U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION
1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 7111108G 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 71124
- RADIATION PROTECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 03/28/2016 04/01/2016 2/6EXAM
- LIMERICK INITIAL EXAM
1 FY17-LIMERICK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01940 01/09/2017 01/13/2017
FY17-LIMERICK INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM U01940 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 TRI FI
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION
1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T 10/31/2016 11/04/2016 1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T 11/14/2016 11/18/2016 EP
- EP PROGRAM INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 1, 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 71152B
- BIENNUAL PI&R
1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 12/12/2016 12/16/2016 71124
- RADIATION PROTECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 03/06/2017 03/10/2017 7111108G
- U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION
2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 7111108G 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 71124
- RADIATION PROTECTION
1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 3 of 3 08/26/2015 10:53:06 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Limerick Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017 71124
- RADIATION PROTECTION
1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.