ML052420448
| ML052420448 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  (NPF-037, NPF-066) |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2005 |
| From: | Richard Skokowski NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3 |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| Download: ML052420448 (6) | |
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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
Byron Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2005 - 03/31/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/29/2005 10:59:14 Report 22 2
- UNIT 2 ISI INSPECTION/TI-160 Safety Issues 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01]
Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 2
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 (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P IP 7112203 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/14/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- POST-OTGE ACCESS CTRL & ALARA & EFFLUENT Baseline Inspections 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 2
M50.59
- MOD 50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/17/2006 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/24/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 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 3
FY 2006
- BYRON INIT PREP 05/2006 Not Applicable 05/22/2006 05/26/2006 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BYRON - MAY/JUN 2006 W90122 1
1 ME
- MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/12/2006 06/16/2006 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1
3 FY 2006
- BYRON INIT EXAM 06/2006 Not Applicable 06/19/2006 06/30/2006 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BYRON - MAY/JUN 2006 W90122 1
1 71121.03
- RP INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 2
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2 1
- RP LIQ/GAS EFFLUENT INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P IP 7112203 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 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
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Byron Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2005 - 03/31/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/29/2005 10:59:14 Report 22 1
- ALARA PLANNING (OUTAGE)
Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
5 SSDPC
- SSDPC INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/30/2006 12/01/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1
1 71121.01
- ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.