ML042450473

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan for Physical Protection - Byron Station

ML042450473
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Site:	Byron
Issue date:	08/30/2004
From:	Ann Marie Stone NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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August 30, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

BYRON STATION

Dear Mr. Crane:

On August 11, 2004, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of the Byron Station. The mid-cycle review for the Byron Station involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance for the first half of the calendar year 2004 assessment cycle. The process included a review of performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 months. 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.

For the most recent quarter, plant performance for Unit 1 and Unit 2 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 March 31, 2006.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2006. The following infrequently performed inspections are planned: Safety System Design and Performance Capability inspection in January 2005, Problem Identification and Resolution inspection in June 2005, and Emergency Preparedness Exercise evaluation in July 2005. 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 end-of-cycle review meeting.

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).

C. Crane 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) 829-9729 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 Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission

C. Crane 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) 829-9729 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 Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\midcycle2004\Midcycle Ltrs\Byr.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 NAME AMStone:co DATE 08/27/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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 08/27/2004 11:16:39 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 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 SSDPC - SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN & PERFORMANCE 5 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 01/24/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 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 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/01/2005 03/24/2005 Baseline Inspections IP 71121 - RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 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 2002-02) 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Safety Issues 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2006 - BYRON INIT PREP 10/2005 3 1 W90122 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BYRON - OCT/NOV 2005 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Not Applicable This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Byron 08/27/2004 11:16:39 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type IP 71121 - RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL & ALARA INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections HEATSKB - BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION (DRS) 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2006 - BYRON INIT EXAM 10&11/2005 3 1 W90122 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BYRON - OCT/NOV 2005 10/31/2005 11/11/2005 Not Applicable IP 71121 - RP POST-OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL & ALARA INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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