IR 05000353/2002009

IR 05000353-02-009, on 06/17 - 06/20/2002, Limerick Generating Station, Supplemental Inspection

ML021990607
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	07/18/2002
From:	David Lew NRC/RGN-I/DRS/PEB
To:	Skolds J Exelon Generation Co
References
IR-02-009
Download: ML021990607 (12)

Text

uly 18, 2002

SUBJECT:

LIMERICK GENERATING STATION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-353/02-009

Dear Mr. Skolds:

On June 20, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a supplemental inspection at the Limerick Generating Station, Unit 2. The enclosed report documents the inspection results, which were discussed with Mr. Levis and other members of your staff during an exit meeting on June 26, 2002.

The inspection was an examination of your staffs activities in response to a finding of low to moderate safety significance (White) as documented in NRC Inspection Report 50-353/01-001.

The White finding concerned the failure to have adequate measures in place to identify that the 2N Safety/Relief Valve (SRV) was degraded and vulnerable to not re-closing after lifting. The inspection was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One of Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area.

The NRC determined that your staffs evaluation was adequate to identify the underlying causes of this performance issue. The NRC further determined that the extent of condition review was sufficiently broad, and that the completed and planned corrective actions addressed the causes identified in the evaluation. Based on your staffs acceptable actions in addressing the 2N SRV degraded condition, the White finding associated with this issue will only be considered in assessing plant performance for a total of four quarters in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program.

Mr. John In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "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 (PARS) component of the NRCs 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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

David C. Lew, Chief Performance Evaluation Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos: 50-353 License Nos: NPF-85 Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-353/02-009 cc w/encl:

Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group President and CNO, Exelon Nuclear Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations Support Chairman, Nuclear Safety Review Board Director - Licensing, Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Site Vice President - Limerick Generating Station Plant Manager, Limerick Generating Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Limerick R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety Secretary, Nuclear Committee of the Board Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Correspondence Control Desk J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Limerick Township Manager, Licensing - Limerick and Peach Bottom Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Mr. John