ML050620333
| ML050620333 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Passehl D NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3 |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050620333 (6) | |
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March 2, 2005 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 05000454/200501; 05000455/200501)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On February 9, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. The end-of-cycle review for Byron Station 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, Byron Station Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance of Units 1 and 2 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 baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2006. The following infrequently performed inspections are planned to commence during the months shown: Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/150, Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (Unit 1) in March 2005, TI 2515/160, Pressurizer Penetration Nozzles and Steam Space Piping Connections in U.S.
Pressurized Water Reactors (Unit 1) in March 2005, Problem Identification and Resolution inspection in June 2005, TI 2515/150 (Unit 2) in September 2005, Biennial Heat Sink inspection in October 2005, and Modifications and 10 CFR 50.59 inspection in March 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.
C. Crane Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last 9 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 me at (630) 829-9872 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Dave Passehl, Acting Chief Reactor Projects 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 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 Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last 9 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 me at (630) 829-9872 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Dave Passehl, Acting Chief Reactor Projects 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 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\\EOC Ltrs\\eoc 030205\\Byron.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy w ithout att achment/enclosure "E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosure "N "
= No copy OFFICE RIII NAME DPassehl:co DATE 02/ /05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:
AJM GFD RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO RAS CAA1 DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Byron Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 02/28/2005 08:14:29 Report 22 2
TI/ISI
- UNIT 1 ISI/TI-150/TI-160 INSPECTION Safety Issues 03/02/2005 03/18/2005 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02 IP 2515/150 1
Safety Issues 03/02/2005 03/18/2005 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01]
Baseline Inspections 03/02/2005 03/18/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 1
1 IP 71121
- RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSP Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 4
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 07/01/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 2
71114
- EP EXERCISE & EP PI INSP Baseline Inspections 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 2
- UNIT 2 ISI INSPECTION/TI-150 Safety Issues 09/26/2005 10/21/2005 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02 IP 2515/150 2
Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 10/21/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 2
3 FY 2006
- BYRON INIT PREP 10/2005 Not Applicable 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BYRON - OCT/NOV 2005 W90122 1
1 OUTAGE
- AC, ALARA, REMP Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
HEATSKB
- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION (DRS)
Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2 3
FY 2006
- BYRON INIT EXAM 10&11/2005 Not Applicable 10/31/2005 11/11/2005 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BYRON - OCT/NOV 2005 W90122 1
1 IP 71121
- RP POST-OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL & ALARA INSP Baseline Inspections 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 1
- EP NON-EXERCISE BASELINE INSP Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Byron Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 02/28/2005 08:14:29 Report 22 2
M50.59
- MOD 50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/31/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1
1 IP 71122
- RP LIQ/GAS EFFLUENT INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/22/2006 05/26/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/22/2006 05/26/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- BYRON UNIT 1 ISI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/29/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 1
1 IP 71121
- RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.