ML050620430
| ML050620430 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Satorius M Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050620430 (7) | |
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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 - LASALLE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000373/200501; 05000374/200501)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On February 9, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the LaSalle County Station. The end-of-cycle review for the LaSalle County 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, LaSalle Nuclear Power Station 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, 2006.
Additionally, the substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance, identified during the mid-cycle assessment, continued as a regulatory concern during the end-of-cycle assessment. Plant performance in this cross-cutting area was assessed by expending efforts to review problem identification and resolution (PI&R) issues during routine baseline inspections.
Our inspection staff identified ten GREEN findings/violations where human performance was not adequate during the assessment period. Seven of these were previously evaluated as part of the twelve findings considered during the mid-cycle assessment, while three are new. Of
C. Crane these ten findings/violations, three are in the reactor safety strategic performance area (SPA)
(two mitigating systems cornerstone, and one barrier integrity cornerstone), and the remaining seven are in the radiation safety SPA (all in the occupational radiation safety cornerstone).
In our mid-cycle assessment letter dated August 30, 2004, we advised you of our identification of a substantive human performance cross-cutting issue. In response to the identification of human performance deficiencies, you have developed a comprehensive human performance plan and have begun execution of that plan. Each of the individual performance errors was entered into your corrective action program and you have completed root cause analyses on a department by department basis for certain human performance issues. However, the effectiveness of these corrective actions is still indeterminate, as evidenced by the continued occurrence of human performance events/issues at LaSalle County Station.
Because of continued concerns with human performance at LaSalle County Station, we request that you discuss this substantive cross-cutting issue during the end-of-cycle meeting and that you provide a written response to the NRC, within 60 days of the date of this letter, detailing corrective actions taken, the effectiveness of implemented corrective actions, and any additional corrective actions needed as a result of the continued occurrence of issues having human performance as a significant causal factor or contributing cause.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2006. The biennial PI&R inspection is scheduled for October 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 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).
C. Crane 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) 829-9600 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark A. Satorius, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-373, 50-374 License Nos. NPF-11, NPF-18
Enclosure:
LaSalle Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - LaSalle County Station LaSalle County Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - LaSalle County Station 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 Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
C. Crane 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) 829-9600 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark A. Satorius, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-373, 50-374 License Nos. NPF-11, NPF-18
Enclosure:
LaSalle Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - LaSalle County Station LaSalle County Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - LaSalle County Station 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 Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\EOC Ltrs\\eoc 030205\\LaSalle.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 RIII RIII NAME DMelendez:co BBurgess MSatorius DATE 03/ /05 03/ /05 03/ /05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:
AJM DMS6 RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO DEK 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)
LaSalle 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 08:18:25 Report 22 2
FY 2005
- LASALLE INIT EXAM 03/2005 Not Applicable 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 OL - INITIAL EXAM - LASALLE - JAN/FEB 2005 W90114 1
1 71114
- BASELINE EP INSP Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
MAINT
- BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1, 2 1
INSPECT
- RETS LIQUID AND GASEOUS EFFLUENTS Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 2
Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 2
Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
6 SSDPC
- LASALLE SSDPC, MOD, 50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/15/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/15/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/15/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 3
FPI
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/15/2005 09/02/2005 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 1, 2 1
INSPECT
- RADWASTE AND TRANSPORTATION Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 PI&R
- BIENNIAL PI&R Baseline Inspections 10/10/2005 10/28/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 2
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2 1
BI
- OUTAGE ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA Baseline Inspections 02/20/2006 02/24/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 02/20/2006 02/24/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
1 ISI
- LASALLE UNIT 1 ISI INSPECTIN Baseline Inspections 02/27/2006 03/03/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 1
1 BI
- REMP Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
LaSalle 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 08:18:25 Report 22 2
HS
- HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/28/2006 09/01/2006 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2 1
BI
- RAD INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.