ML062430366

8/31/06 Braidwood - Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan

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
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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

Page 1 of 2 Braidwood 08/30/2006 12:55:38 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type ISI - BRAIDWOOD UNIT 2 ISI & TI-150 INSPECTION 2 2 IP 2515/150 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC ORDER EA 10/16/2006 11/03/2006 Safety Issues 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/16/2006 11/03/2006 Baseline Inspections OUTAGE - ACCESS CONTROL, ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections H/S - HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 11/06/2006 11/11/2006 Baseline Inspections PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 3 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 11/27/2006 12/15/2006 Baseline Inspections MOD5059 - MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 01/08/2007 01/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 01/08/2007 01/26/2007 Baseline Inspections EP BI - BASELINE EP INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 Baseline Inspections BI - MATERIAL PROCESSING AND TRANSPORATION 1 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 02/12/2007 02/16/2007 Baseline Inspections 71122.01 - RAD EFFLUENTS 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 04/30/2007 05/04/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/30/2007 05/04/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121.01 - ACCESS CONTROL 2 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/11/2007 06/15/2007 Baseline Inspections CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 5 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 07/23/2007 08/24/2007 Baseline Inspections 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 71122.03 - REMP AND RAM CONTROL 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 71121.02 - ALARA - OUTAGE 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/08/2007 10/19/2007 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 Braidwood 08/30/2006 12:55:38 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2006 - 03/31/2008 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type ISI - ISI BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/08/2007 10/26/2007 Baseline Inspections FY 2008 - BRAIDWOOD INIT PREP 11/2007 2 1 W90172 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BRAIDWOOD - NOV/DEC 2007 11/12/2007 11/16/2007 Not Applicable MAINRULE - MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 Baseline Inspections FY 2008 - BRAIDWOOD INIT EXAM 12/2007 2 1 W90172 OL - INITIAL EXAM - BRAIDWOOD - NOV/DEC 2007 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 Not Applicable HEATSINK - HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 Baseline Inspections BI - OUTAGE ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/17/2008 03/21/2008 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/17/2008 03/21/2008 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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