ML050610708

Annual Assessment Letter 2005001-Peach Bottom

ML050610708
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	03/02/2005
From:	Blough A Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-05-001
Download: ML050610708 (6)

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March 2, 2005 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and CNO Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

SUBJECT:

Annual Assessment Letter - Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (Report 05000277/2005001 and 05000278/2005001)

Dear Mr. Crane:

On February 7, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (Peach Bottom). The end-of-cycle review for Peach Bottom involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2004. 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.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Peach Bottom operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. 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, currently we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006. However, one PI for Peach Bottom Unit 2 (number of scrams with a loss of normal heat removal) is still being evaluated by the NRC staff and a separate assessment followup letter may be issued, if appropriate, following completion of the staffs review.

While plant performance for the most recent quarter is within the licensee response column of the Action Matrix, there was a safety significant inspection finding and a performance indicator during the first three quarters of the assessment cycle. In our letter dated February 3, 2004, we forwarded the final significance determination for an inspection finding of low-to-moderate safety significance (White) in the Mitigating System Cornerstone for an inoperable emergency diesel generator (EDG). In the first quarter of 2004 there was a White PI in the Initiating Events Cornerstone for Unit 2 exceeding the number of Unplanned Scrams per 7,000 Critical Hours.

We performed the supplemental inspections for the White inspection finding and the PI during this assessment period and these issues are closed.

In our mid-cycle letter dated August 30, 2004, we advised you that a substantive cross-cutting

Mr. Christopher M. Crane 2 issue still existed in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution involving inadequate corrective action for known equipment problems. The NRC staff has determined that a substantive cross-cutting issue no longer exists due to the reduction in frequency of findings related to this area.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2006. 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-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).

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 Dr. Mohamed Shanbaky, Chief, Projects Branch 4 at (610 337-5209) with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-277, 50-278 License Nos. DPR-44, DPR-56

Enclosure:

Peach Bottom Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Generation Company, LLC Site Vice President, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Plant Manager, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Peach Bottom Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Exelon Generation Company, LLC Manager, Licensing - Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Manager License Renewal

Mr. Christopher M. Crane 3 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company J. Bradley Fewell, Assistant General Counsel, Exelon Nuclear D. Quinlan, Manager, Financial Control, PSEG R. McLean, Power Plant and Environmental Review Division Director, Nuclear Training Correspondence Control Desk D. Allard, Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection R. Fletcher, Department of Environment, Radiological Health Program Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (c/o R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety, Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection)

Public Service Commission of Maryland, Engineering Division Board of Supervisors, Peach Bottom Township B. Ruth, Council Administrator of Harford County Council Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hiebert, Peach Bottom Alliance TMI - Alert (TMIA)

J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee, Sierra Club Mr. & Mrs. Kip Adams T. Snyder, Director, Air and Radiation Management Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment (SLO)

Mr. Christopher M. Crane 4 Distribution w/encl:

S. Collins, RA J. Wiggins, DRA M. Shanbaky, DRP A. Burritt, DRP F. Bower, DRP - NRC Senior Resident Inspector D. Schroeder, DRP - NRC Resident Inspector S. Schmitt, DRP - NRC Resident OA S. Lee, RI OEDO J. Clifford, NRR G. Wunder, PM, NRR T. Tate, PM, NRR (Backup)

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

ROPreports@nrc.gov (All IRs)

DRP/DRS Division Directors DRP/DRS Deputy Directors DRS Branch Chiefs RidsNrrDipmIipb@nrc.gov Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

DOCUMENT NAME: S:\ROP5 End of Cycle Review\Branch 4\Peach Bottom ROP5 Annual Assessment Letter Rev1.wpd SISP Review Complete: mms (Reviewers Initials)

After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will/will not be released to the Public.

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 RI:DRP RI:DRP RI:DRP NAME Burritt Shanbaky Blough DATE 02/24/05 02/24/05 03/01/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Page 1 of 2 Peach Bottom 03/01/2005 14:49:46 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7111111B - LO REQUAL PROG. & PASS/FAIL RESULTS 3 2, 3 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 03/14/2005 03/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 Baseline Inspections MODS - MODS & 50.59 4 2, 3 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 6/13 EXM - PB/LM (LSRO) O.L. INITIAL EXAM 2 2 U01574 LIMERICK/PEACH BOTTOM LSRO EXAM (6/5-10/05) 05/16/2005 05/20/2005 Not Applicable 2 U01574 LIMERICK/PEACH BOTTOM LSRO EXAM (6/5-10/05) 06/13/2005 06/24/2005 Not Applicable 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 2, 3 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PI&R 4 2, 3 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP 1 2, 3 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP PROGRAM INSP & PI VERIFICATION 1 2, 3 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 2, 3 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/08/2005 08/12/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/08/2005 08/12/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 08/08/2005 08/12/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION - U3 1 3 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 2, 3 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 2, 3 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 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 Peach Bottom 03/01/2005 14:49:46 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71121 - OCC RAD SAFETY 1 2, 3 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 7111111B - LSRO INSPECTION 1 2, 3 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 11/15/2005 11/19/2005 Baseline Inspections TRI FIRE - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 2, 3 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 03/13/2006 03/18/2006 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION 2 2, 3 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 04/24/2006 04/28/2006 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/24/2006 04/28/2006 Baseline Inspections SSDI - SSDI 7 2, 3 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Baseline Inspections 2, 3 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111112B - MAINTENANCE RULE 1 2, 3 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111107B - HEAT SINK 2 2, 3 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 07/24/2006 07/28/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111108G - INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 2 1 2 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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