ML052420465
| ML052420465 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2005 |
| From: | Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| Download: ML052420465 (7) | |
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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 - LASALLE COUNTY STATION
Dear Mr. Crane:
On August 9, 2005, the NRC staff completed its performance review of LaSalle County Station 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 twelve 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 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). Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response Column, on May 12, 2005, frequently asked question (FAQ) 27.3 was denied by the NRC for the Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal performance indicator. The denial changed the Unit 2 performance indicator from Green to White for the third and fourth quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004. The white performance indicator requires that a supplemental inspection (95001) be performed. We have scheduled the 95001 supplemental inspection for late September, 2005.
The Mid-Cycle and End-of-Cycle assessments for 2004 discussed a human performance substantive cross-cutting issue that was identified by assessing plant performance utilizing NRC inspection procedure (IP) 71152 to review problem identification and resolution (PI&R) issues during routine baseline inspections and during the biennial PI&R inspection. Over the course
C. Crane of the assessment period, six Green findings were identified where human performance was not adequate. These findings were all personnel related and primarily associated with procedure use/procedure adherence issues. Four of these findings were in the reactor safety strategic performance area (SPA) (three initiating events and one mitigating systems cornerstone) and two in the radiation safety SPA (occupational radiation safety cornerstone).
To assess human performance corrective actions, our inspectors completed an inspection that focused on the implementation of corrective actions detailed in your human performance improvement plan. The inspection identified a reduction over the last three months regarding the frequency and significance of human performance errors during normal power operations.
However, a significant aspect of our review was to identify improvements in human performance during outages. The inspection was inconclusive regarding the frequency and number of human performance errors that had occurred during the recent Unit 2 outage.
Based on the inconclusive Unit 2 outage results, we plan to retain the human performance substantive cross-cutting issue open. We will reassess the cross-cutting issue after completion of the scheduled Unit 1 refueling outage in March 2006. We are also aware that additional enhancements were made to your human performance improvement plan to address the human performance errors that occurred during the Unit 2 outage. Therefore, we are requesting that you provide a letter to the NRC, within the next 90 days, detailing the specific enhancements you have made to improve human performance during outages at LaSalle County Station.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through March 31, 2007. Significant inspections planned include the 95001 supplemental inspection in September 2005, and a safety system design and performance capability/safety system modifications inspection in October 2006. We also plan to perform a focused inspection of human performance using Inspection Procedure 71152, Identification and Resolution of Problems. This inspection will select ROP findings with human performance issues for a more in-depth review. The inspection plan was 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 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).
C. Crane If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630-829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bruce Burgess, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-373; 50-374 License Nos. NPF-11; NPF-18
Enclosure:
LaSalle County Station Inspection/ Activity Plan See Attached Distribution
DOCUMENT NAME:G:\\Branch TSS\\ALL MOC\\midcycle 2004 to 2005\\MOC letters\\lasa.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 GGibbs:sls BBurgess DATE 08/23/2005 08/23/2005 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
C. Crane 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 Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Grundy County Board Chairman Mayor of Ottawa Mayor of Streator City Manager Director, Grundy County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Seneca Mayor of Grand Ridge Mayor of Ransom Sheriff, LaSalle County LaSalle County Board Chairman LaSalle County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Mayor of Marseilles Mayor of Verona Mayor of Kinsman INPO
C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:
GYS DMS6 DWW Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb JLC1 GEG KGO RML2 DEK DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1
LaSalle 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 1 08/29/2005 11:04:31 Report 22 3
FPI
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/15/2005 09/02/2005 Fire Protection [Triennial]
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 IP 95001
- SUP INSP FOR U2 HIST WHITE PI - SWLNHR Supplemental Program 09/19/2005 09/30/2005 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area IP 95001 1, 2 2
- 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 03/03/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 02/20/2006 03/03/2006 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
- GASEOUS AND LIQUID EFFLUENTS Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 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 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 3
FY 2007
- LASALLE INIT PREP 10/2006 Not Applicable 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 LASALLE - OCT/NOV 2006 W90146 1
3 FY 2007
- LASALLE INIT EXAM 11/2006 Not Applicable 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 LASALLE - OCT/NOV 2006 W90146 1
3 IP 71114
- EP EXERCISE BASELINE Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- TRANSPORTATION Baseline Inspections 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.