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Summary of Meeting with Exelon Nuclear Regarding the Performance of the 1C Loop Stop Isolation Valve at Byron Station, Unit 1
ML050820530
Person / Time
Site: Byron Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 04/20/2005
From: Dick G
NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:
Dick G F, NRR/DLPM, 415-3019
Shared Package
ML051170104 List:
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TAC MC6312
Download: ML050820530 (5)


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April 20, 2005 LICENSEE: Exelon Generation Company, LLC FACILITY: Byron Station, Unit 1

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF MARCH 21, 2005, MEETING WITH EXELON NUCLEAR REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE 1C LOOP STOP ISOLATION VALVE AT BYRON STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. MC6312)

On March 21, 2005, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Exelon Nuclear, the licensee for Byron Station, Unit 1 at the NRC Region III offices in Lisle, Illinois. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange information with the NRC regarding the licensees decision to postpone maintenance on a cold leg loop stop isolation valve (LSIV). A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1.

The licensee presented information (see Enclosure 2) that included: the chronology of the decision to postpone the maintenance, the performance history of the valve, industry experience with this type of valve, analyses performed, and future plans for monitoring and inspection. The licensee also included several photographs of LSIV components and markups.

The potential degraded condition of the IC LSIV was brought to the attention of the NRC through a petition for enforcement action submitted on March 2, 2005, under 10 CFR 2.206.

Information obtained at the meeting on the condition of the valve and the potential for it to generate loose parts which could find their way into the reactor coolant system, was used by the NRC in its deliberations to determine whether immediate actions needed to be taken prior to the unit restarting from the current refueling outage as requested by the petitioner. The remaining issues discussed in the 2.206 petition will be evaluated through the 2.206 petition process.

Please direct any inquiries to Donna Skay at 301-415-1322 or George Dick at 301-415-3019.

/RA/

George F. Dick, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III-2 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-454

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees
2. Licensee Handouts cc w/encls: See next page

April 20, 2005 LICENSEE: Exelon Generation Company, LLC FACILITY: Byron Station, Unit 1

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF MARCH 21, 2005, MEETING WITH EXELON NUCLEAR REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE 1C LOOP STOP ISOLATION VALVE AT BYRON STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. MC6312)

On March 21, 2005, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Exelon Nuclear, the licensee for Byron Station, Unit 1 at the NRC Region III offices in Lisle, Illinois. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange information with the NRC regarding the licensees decision to postpone maintenance on a cold leg loop stop isolation valve (LSIV). A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1.

The licensee presented information (see Enclosure 2) that included: the chronology of the decision to postpone the maintenance, the performance history of the valve, industry experience with this type of valve, analyses performed, and future plans for monitoring and inspection. The licensee also included several photographs of LSIV components and markups.

The potential degraded condition of the IC LSIV was brought to the attention of the NRC through a petition for enforcement action submitted on March 2, 2005, under 10 CFR 2.206.

Information obtained at the meeting on the condition of the valve and the potential for it to generate loose parts which could find their way into the reactor coolant system, was used by the NRC in its deliberations to determine whether immediate actions needed to be taken prior to the unit restarting from the current refueling outage as requested by the petitioner. The remaining issues discussed in the 2.206 petition will be evaluated through the 2.206 petition process.

Please direct any inquiries to Donna Skay at 301-415-1322 or George Dick at 301-415-3019.

/RA/

George F. Dick, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III-2 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-454

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees
2. Licensee Handouts cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION PUBLIC RidsNrrACRS RidsNrrDlpm [TMarsh,JLyons] FAkstulewicz PDI-1 R/F RidsNrrDlpmLpdiii2 RidsNrrLAPCoates TMensah FOrr GRoach,RIII DKernRIII RidsNrrPMGDick CMiller,RgI RidsNrrOgcRp JDixon-Herrity,RIV RidsRgn3Mailcenter RidsNrrPMKJabbour JSchiffgens RidsNrrDipmlrob RidsNrrLASLittle RidsNrrPMDSkay DPassehl,RIII AMohseni RidsNrrDlpmLpdiii RSkokowski DTerao TScarborough,RIII SCollins,RI AStone,RIII MSatorius,RIII RidsNrrDlpmLpdi1 AGarmoe,RIII RidsNrrDlpmLpdi UShoop BQuigley SBrock, OGC Package No.: ML051170104 Accession No.: ML050820530 Enclosure 2: ML050810513 OFFICE PDI-1/PM PDIII-2/LA PDIII-2/SC NAME GDick PCoates GSuh DATE 04/19/05 4/19/05 4/20/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Byron/Braidwood Stations cc:

Dwain W. Alexander, Project Manager Attorney General Westinghouse Electric Corporation 500 S. Second Street Energy Systems Business Unit Springfield, IL 62701 Post Office Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Joseph Gallo Division of Disaster Assistance &

Gallo & Ross Preparedness 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1014 110 East Adams Street Washington, DC 20036 Springfield, IL 62701-1109 Howard A. Learner Byron Station Plant Manager Environmental Law and Policy Exelon Generation Company, LLC Center of the Midwest 4450 N. German Church Road 35 East Wacker Dr., Suite 1300 Byron, IL 61010-9794 Chicago, IL 60601-2110 Site Vice President - Byron U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC Byron Resident Inspectors Office 4450 N. German Church Road 4448 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9794 Byron, IL 61010-9750 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regional Administrator, Region III Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 79 801 Warrenville Road Braceville, IL 60407 Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Chairman Ms. Lorraine Creek Will County Board of Supervisors RR 1, Box 182 Will County Board Courthouse Manteno, IL 60950 Joliet, IL 60434 Chairman, Ogle County Board Braidwood Station Plant Manager Post Office Box 357 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Oregon, IL 61061 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Braceville, IL 60407-9619 Mrs. Phillip B. Johnson 1907 Stratford Lane Ms. Bridget Little Rorem Rockford, IL 61107 Appleseed Coordinator 117 N. Linden Street George L. Edgar Essex, IL 60935 Morgan, Lewis and Bockius 1800 M Street, NW Mr. Barry Quigley Washington, DC 20036-5869 3512 Louisiana Rockford, IL 61108

Byron/Braidwood Stations cc:

Document Control Desk - Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood, Byron Exelon Generation Company, LLC and LaSalle 4300 Winfield Road Exelon Generation Company, LLC Warrenville, IL 60555 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Site Vice President - Braidwood Exelon Generation Company, LLC 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Braceville, IL 60407-9619 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President of Operations - Mid-West Pressurized Water Reactors Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Exelon Generation Company, LLC 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Braceville, IL 60407-9619 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9794 Associate General Counsel Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

MEETING BETWEEN NRC AND EXELON NUCLEAR ATTENDANCE LIST MARCH 21, 2005 NRC LICENSEE D. Skay, NRR B. Smith, Exelon T. Scarbrough, NRR P. Shier, Exelon D. Terao, NRR T. Fluck, Exelon J. Lyons, NRR J. Bauer, Exelon R. Skokowski, Region III K. Jury, Exelon A. Stone, Region III J. Benjamin, Exelon D. Passehl, Region III B. Adams, Exelon M. Satorius, Region III W. Grundmann, Exelon A. Garmoe, Region III S. Kuczynski, Exelon G. Roach, Region III D. Chrzanowski, Exelon A. Mohseni, NRR (by phone) T. Matty, Westinghouse G. Suh, NRR (by phone)

S. Brock, OGC (by phone)

F. Orr, NRR (by phone)

U. Shoop, OEDO (by phone)

G. Dick, NRR (by phone)

F. Akstulewicz, NRR (by phone)

OTHERS A. Settles, Illinois Bureau of Nuclear Safety B. Quigley, self Enclosure 1