ML022400232

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspecton Plan - LaSalle County Station (August 23, 2002)

ML022400232
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Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	08/23/2002
From:	Grant G Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Skolds J Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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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. NPF-11; NPF-18

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

Page 1 of 1 Lasalle 08/26/2002 12:52:35 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2002 - 09/30/2003 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type SSDI - SAFETY SYSTEM BIENNIAL & MOD/50.59 (DRS) 6 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 09/09/2002 09/27/2002 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 09/09/2002 09/27/2002 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 09/09/2002 09/27/2002 Baseline Inspections 71130 - SAFEGUARDS INSPECTION-AA/AC/PI/PC 1 1, 2 IP 7113001 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only) 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization) 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113004 Security Plan Changes 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/16/2002 09/20/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 71122 - RAD MATERIAL PROC/SHIPPING INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 11/12/2002 11/15/2002 Baseline Inspections ISI - ISI FOR UNIT 1 2 1 IP 7111108 Inservice Inspection Activities 12/09/2002 12/13/2002 Baseline Inspections 71121.02 - OUTAGE ALARA INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 71114 - NON-EXERCISE BASELINE EP INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Baseline Inspections ISI - ISI FOR UNIT 2 1 2 IP 7111108 Inservice Inspection Activities 01/21/2003 01/24/2003 Baseline Inspections FY 2003 - LASALLE INIT PREP 04/2003 2 1 W90079 OL - INITIAL EXAM - LASALLE - APR/MAY 2003 04/28/2003 05/02/2003 Not Applicable IP 71122 - LIQ/GASEOUS EFFLUENTS INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Baseline Inspections FY 2003 - LASALLE INIT EXAM 05/2003 3 1 W90079 OL - INITIAL EXAM - LASALLE - APR/MAY 2003 05/19/2003 05/30/2003 Not Applicable 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 3 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 06/23/2003 09/12/2003 Baseline Inspections 71152B - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/14/2003 08/01/2003 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.