ML062430366
| ML062430366 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2006 |
| From: | Satorius M Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| Download: ML062430366 (7) | |
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August 31, 2006 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 -
BRAIDWOOD STATION
Dear Mr. Crane:
On August 7, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Braidwood Station for the first half of the calendar year 2006 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 was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on one inspection finding being classified as having low to moderate significance (White) in the public radiation safety cornerstone. The White finding and related violation were finalized in a letter dated June 29, 2006, and were related to the failure to perform adequate and timely radiological evaluations following historical unplanned radioactive leaks from the stations blowdown line vacuum breakers. This failure impacted the stations ability to assess the environmental impact from the releases, to mitigate the releases, properly account for public impact, and adequately control licensed material. A supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, is tentatively planned to be conducted in the fourth quarter of 2006, pending the completion of your planned corrective actions.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through March 31, 2008. Significant inspections planned include a Unit 2 ISI and Temporary Instruction 150 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzle Inspection in October 2006, a Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection in November 2006, and a Modifications/50.59 Inspection in January 2007. In addition, the resident inspectors plan to perform Temporary Inspections 2515/169, Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI) Verification, in September 2006, and 2515/166, Pressurized
C. Crane Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage, to be completed on Unit 1 in October 2007, and Unit 2 in spring 2008. The inspection plan is provided 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be 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), 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Richard A. Skokowski at (630) 829-9620 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. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77
Enclosure:
Braidwood Station Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:
See next page
C. Crane Water Reactor Containment Sump Blockage, to be completed on Unit 1 in October 2007, and Unit 2 in spring 2008. The inspection plan is provided 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be 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), 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Richard A. Skokowski at (630) 829-9620 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. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77
Enclosure:
Braidwood Station Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:
See next page DOCUMENT NAME:G:\\Branch TSS\\ALL MOC\\midcycle 2005 to 2006\\braidwood\\Braidwood MOC Letter 2006.wpd X Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive X 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 NAME RSkokowski:dtp MSatorius DATE 08/30/06 08/31/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
C.Crane cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Station Plant Manager - Braidwood Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron 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 Will County Executive Will County Sheriff Director, Will County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Joliet City Manager of Joliet Kendall County Board Chairman Kendall County Sheriff Grundy County Board Chairman Grundy County Sheriff Grundy County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Morris Minooka Village President Mayor of Coal City Mayor of Carbon Hill Mayor of Diamond Mayor of Braidwood Mayor of Wilmington Channahon Village President Channahon Village Administrator Mayor of Shorewood Shorewood Village Administrator Mayor of Elwood Mayor of Braceville Mayor of Kankakee INPO
C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:
DXC1 TEB JBH1 RidsNrrDirslpab JLC1 GEG KGO RML2 SRI Braidwood DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 TXN
Braidwood Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/30/2006 12:55:38 Report 22 2
- BRAIDWOOD UNIT 2 ISI & TI-150 INSPECTION Safety Issues 10/16/2006 11/03/2006 2
2515/150 IP Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC ORDER EA Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 11/03/2006 2
7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 1
OUTAGE
- ACCESS CONTROL, ALARA Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1
H/S
- HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/06/2006 11/11/2006 1, 2 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 3
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/15/2006 1, 2 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 2
MOD5059
- MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/26/2007 1, 2 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/26/2007 1, 2 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1
EP BI
- BASELINE EP INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 1, 2 7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 1, 2 7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 1, 2 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1
BI
- MATERIAL PROCESSING AND TRANSPORATION Baseline Inspections 02/12/2007 02/16/2007 1, 2 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 1
- RAD EFFLUENTS Baseline Inspections 04/30/2007 05/04/2007 1, 2 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems Baseline Inspections 04/30/2007 05/04/2007 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 2
- ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 06/11/2007 06/15/2007 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 5
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/23/2007 08/24/2007 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 2
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1
- REMP AND RAM CONTROL Baseline Inspections 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1, 2 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 1
- ALARA - OUTAGE Baseline Inspections 10/08/2007 10/19/2007 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Braidwood Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/30/2006 12:55:38 Report 22 1
- ISI BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/08/2007 10/26/2007 1
7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 2
FY 2008
- BRAIDWOOD INIT PREP 11/2007 Not Applicable 11/12/2007 11/16/2007 1
W90172 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BRAIDWOOD - NOV/DEC 2007 2
MAINRULE
- MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 1, 2 7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 2
FY 2008
- BRAIDWOOD INIT EXAM 12/2007 Not Applicable 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 1
W90172 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BRAIDWOOD - NOV/DEC 2007 1
HEATSINK
- HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 1, 2 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1
BI
- OUTAGE ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA Baseline Inspections 03/17/2008 03/21/2008 1
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/17/2008 03/21/2008 1
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.