ML040641159

End-Of-Cycle Letter 2004. Includes Inspection Plan Which Details Inspections Scheduled Through September 20, 2005

ML040641159
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	03/04/2004
From:	Ann Marie Stone NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-04-001
Download: ML040641159 (7)

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March 4, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 50-454/04-01; 50-455/04-01)

Dear Mr. Crane:

On February 11, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. The end-of-cycle review for the Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2003. 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 that may conflict with your plant activities.

Overall, Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2005.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005.

The following infrequently performed inspections are planned: Triennial Fire Protection inspection and Biennial Safety System Design inspection. 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 inspections in the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.

As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2004, we plan to continue inspections of Order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.

C. Crane In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (630) 829-9729 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ann Marie Stone, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66

Enclosure:

Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution

C. Crane In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (630) 829-9729 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ann Marie Stone, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66

Enclosure:

Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\EOC Ltrs\eoc 030404\Byron EOC ltr 2004.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 NAME TTongue:co AStone DATE 03/ /04 03/ /04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

C. Crane cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Byron Byron Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron 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 - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission T. Mulford, President, Leaf River S. Hawley, Village Clerk J. Leather, President, Stillman Valley B. Gocken, County Board Chairman M. Messer, Ogle County Sheriff R. McDermott, Emergency Management Director K. Cohn, County Board Chairman R. Meyers, Winnebago County Sheriff The Honorable Tom Stone, Sr.

The Honorable Kathryn Hamas The Honorable Steven Mongan The Honorable Chet Olson INPO

C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:

AJM DFT DWW Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb JLC1 GEG HBC RML2 SRI Byron DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1

Page 1 of 2 Byron 03/01/2004 07:59:35 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7111108 - INSERVICE INSPECTION & TI-152 UNIT 2 3 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 2515/152 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02) 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Safety Issues IP 71121 - RP OUTAGE ALARA & ACCESS CNTRL INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Baseline Inspections MR - MAINTENANCE RULE 2 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 Baseline Inspections FPI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 3 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 06/21/2004 07/09/2004 Baseline Inspections SG BASE - SG BASELINE 2004 2 1, 2 IP 7113001 Access Authorization 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113002 Access Control 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113008 Fitness For Duty Program 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - RADIOACTIVE LIQUID & GAS EFFLUENTS 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 06/21/2004 06/25/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/21/2004 06/25/2004 Baseline Inspections 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Baseline Inspections IP 71122 - RAM PROCESSING & TRANSPORTATION 1 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Baseline Inspections INSP - EMER. PREP. INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections IP 71121 - RP ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Baseline Inspections SSDI - SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN INSPECTION 5 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 01/24/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Byron 03/01/2004 07:59:35 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type IP 71121 - RP INSTRUMENTATION/PROT EQUIP INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 02/14/2005 02/18/2005 Baseline Inspections ISI - UNIT 1 ISI/TI-150 INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/28/2005 04/08/2005 Baseline Inspections IP 71121 - RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Baseline Inspections PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 3 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 06/13/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections IP 71122 - RP REMP/RAM CONTROL INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP EXERCISE & EP PI INSP 2 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Baseline Inspections ISI - UNIT 2 ISI INSPECTION/TI-150 2 2 IP 2515/150 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-0 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Safety Issues 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections IP 71121 - RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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