ML022400232
| ML022400232 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 08/23/2002 |
| From: | Grant G Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Skolds J Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| Download: ML022400232 (5) | |
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August 23, 2002 Mr. John L. Skolds, President Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN LASALLE COUNTY STATION
Dear Mr. Skolds:
On July 31, 2002, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of LaSalle County Station. In accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305 Operating Reactor Assessment Program, the mid-cycle review involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating the performance of your LaSalle County Station facility for the first half of the current assessment cycle, January 1 - December 31, 2002. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections which may conflict with your plant activities.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2003.
In our March 2001 Annual Assessment Letter, we identified two areas where additional NRC attention was warranted: A White Performance Indicator (PI) for Reactor Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours and a potential adverse trend in the Human Performance cross-cutting area. The Reactor Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours PI returned to Green by the end of June 2002 and our supplemental inspection completed on January 9, 2002, identified your staff was taking appropriate actions to address the issue. We also monitored the potential adverse trend in human performance over the past 6 months and have concluded that the number and significance of human performance issues have declined.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2003.
The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.
The inspection plan for the last 6 months is tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.
J. Skolds In addition, the NRC is in the process of finalizing a Temporary Instruction that will be used to review implementation of the Interim Compensatory Measures required by the Agencys Security Order to all commercial nuclear power plants dated February 25, 2002. Schedules have not yet been finalized, but it is anticipated that these inspections will begin within the next calendar quarter. Once finalized, the details will be communicated by separate correspondence.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's 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).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630/829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Geoffrey E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.
50-373; 50-374 License No.
Enclosure:
LaSalle County Station Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\midcycle2002\\inspectionplnltrs-02\\las-inspectionplnltr.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII NAME GWright:co BBurgess GGrant DATE 08/ /02 08/ /02 08/ /02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
J. Skolds cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - LaSalle County Station LaSalle County Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - LaSalle Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Manager Licensing - Clinton and LaSalle Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission D. Kaufman, Grundy County Board Chairman The Honorable Robert Eschbach The Honorable Raymond Schmitt P. Nicholson, City Manager, Streator J. Lutz, County Emergency Management Coordinator/Director The Honorable David Yeck The Honorable Shirley Gielow The Honorable John Rzasa T. Templeton, LaSalle County Sheriff J. Hettel, LaSalle County Board Chairman E. Tidd, LaSalle County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator The Honorable John Knudson The Honorable Jeff Snyder The Honorable Mark Harlow INPO
J. Skolds ADAMS Distribution:
AJM DFT DMS6 H. Nieh, OEDO Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb J. Caldwell, RIII G. Grant, RIII B. Clayton, RIII R. Lickus, RIII SRI LaSalle DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1
Lasalle Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2002 - 09/30/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 1 08/26/2002 12:52:35 Report 22 6
SSDI
- SAFETY SYSTEM BIENNIAL & MOD/50.59 (DRS)
Baseline Inspections 09/09/2002 09/27/2002 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/09/2002 09/27/2002 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/09/2002 09/27/2002 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 1
71130
- SAFEGUARDS INSPECTION-AA/AC/PI/PC Baseline Inspections 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only)
IP 7113001 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization)
IP 7113002 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Security Plan Changes IP 7113004 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- RAD MATERIAL PROC/SHIPPING INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/12/2002 11/15/2002 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 2
- ISI FOR UNIT 1 Baseline Inspections 12/09/2002 12/13/2002 Inservice Inspection Activities IP 7111108 1
1 71121.02
- OUTAGE ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- NON-EXERCISE BASELINE EP INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- ISI FOR UNIT 2 Baseline Inspections 01/21/2003 01/24/2003 Inservice Inspection Activities IP 7111108 2
2 FY 2003
- LASALLE INIT PREP 04/2003 Not Applicable 04/28/2003 05/02/2003 OL - INITIAL EXAM - LASALLE - APR/MAY 2003 W90079 1
1 IP 71122
- LIQ/GASEOUS EFFLUENTS INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 3
FY 2003
- LASALLE INIT EXAM 05/2003 Not Applicable 05/19/2003 05/30/2003 OL - INITIAL EXAM - LASALLE - APR/MAY 2003 W90079 1
3 71111.11
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 06/23/2003 09/12/2003 Licensed Operator Requalification IP 7111111B 1, 2 2
- BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/14/2003 08/01/2003 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.