ML052420448

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Byron Station

ML052420448
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Site:	Byron
Issue date:	08/30/2005
From:	Richard Skokowski NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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August 30, 2005 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 9, 2005, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance review of Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 for the first half of the calendar year 2005 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed 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.

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.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Byron Station Units 1 and 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, 2007.

During this assessment period, the staff has identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance. Specifically, over the course of the assessment period, the inspectors identified ten Green findings/violations where personnel performance was not adequate. Eight of these findings were in the reactor safety strategic performance area (SPA);

one in the initiating events cornerstone, five in the mitigating systems cornerstone, and two in the barrier integrity cornerstone, and two findings in the radiation safety SPA, both in the occupational radiation safety cornerstone. This human performance cross-cutting issue is attributed to inadequate performance by plant personnel. Therefore, we plan on conducting an annual inspection sample using Inspection Procedure 71152, Identification and Resolution of Problems, to focus on human performance issues. This inspection sample will provide us further assessment on plant performance in the area of human performance and enable us to see if the plant is making improvements in this area.

C. Crane The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through March 31, 2007. Significant inspections planned for this year include Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/160 Pressurizer Penetration Nozzles and Steam Space Piping Connections in U.S. Pressurized Water Reactors (Unit 2), in September 2005, and a Modifications/50.59 Inspection in March 2006. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well 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 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).

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) 829-9620 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard A. Skokowski, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66

Enclosure:

Byron Station Inspection/ Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME:G:\Branch TSS\ALL MOC\midcycle 2004 to 2005\MOC letters\byro.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII RIII NAME RSkokowski/trn DATE 08/26/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

C. Crane 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 Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission B. Quigley, Byron Station President, Village of Leaf River President, Village of Davis Junction President, Village of Stillman Valley Ogle County Board Chairman Ogle County Sheriff Director, Ogle County Emergency Management Agency Winnebago County Board Chair Winnebago County Sheriff/ESDA Mayor of Oregon Mayor of Byron President, Village of Mt. Morris Mayor of Rochelle INPO

C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:

GYS DWW Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb JLC1 GEG KGO RML2 SRI Byron DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1

Page 1 of 2 Byron 08/29/2005 10:59:14 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2005 - 03/31/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type ISI - UNIT 2 ISI INSPECTION/TI-160 2 2 IP 2515/160 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01] 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Safety Issues 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections OUTAGE - AC, ALARA, REMP 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 Baseline Inspections IP 71121 - POST-OTGE ACCESS CTRL & ALARA & EFFLUENT 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Baseline Inspections M50.59 - MOD 50.59 INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 03/06/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 03/06/2006 03/24/2006 Baseline Inspections IP 71114 - EP NON-EXERCISE BASELINE INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections FY 2006 - BYRON INIT PREP 05/2006 3 1 W90122 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BYRON - MAY/JUN 2006 05/22/2006 05/26/2006 Not Applicable ME - MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 06/12/2006 06/16/2006 Baseline Inspections FY 2006 - BYRON INIT EXAM 06/2006 3 1 W90122 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BYRON - MAY/JUN 2006 06/19/2006 06/30/2006 Not Applicable 71121.03 - RP INSTRUMENTATION 1 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections IP 71122 - RP LIQ/GAS EFFLUENT INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Baseline Inspections ISI - BYRON UNIT 1 ISI INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 09/11/2006 09/29/2006 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 Byron 08/29/2005 10:59:14 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2005 - 03/31/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71121.02 - ALARA PLANNING (OUTAGE) 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections SSDPC - SSDPC INSPECTION 5 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 10/30/2006 12/01/2006 Baseline Inspections 71121.01 - ACCESS CONTROL 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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