ML070110370
| ML070110370 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/2006 |
| From: | Enright D Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| To: | Document Control Desk, NRC/OE |
| References | |
| RA06-095 | |
| Download: ML070110370 (2) | |
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Exel n Exelon Generation Company, LLC www.exeloncorp.com NuElear LaSalle County Station 2601 North 2111Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 RA06-095 December 29, 2006 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374
Subject:
Change of Maintenance-Modification Contractor
Reference:
M. R. Johnson (U. S. NRC) to C. M. Crane, "EA 04-170 Confirmatory Order Modifying License (Effectively Immediate), Reclassification of Severity Level, and Reduction of Civil Penalty (NRC Office of Investigations Report No. 3-2004-009)," dated November 22, 2005 The referenced letter transmitted a Confirmatory Order modifying the LaSalle County Station (LSCS) License. This Order contains regulatory commitments made to the NRC by Exelon Generation Company, LLC, (i.e., Exelon) associated with an apparent violation involving The Venture (Venture) employees that entered a High Radiation Area (HRA) at LSCS on January 25, 2004 without signing on to a HRA Radiation Work Permit (RWP). The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the Maintenance-Modification Contractor, The Venture (Venture), identified in the above reference will be replaced with Stone & Webster, Inc., a Shaw Group Company (Shaw), on January 1, 2007. Stone & Webster, Inc., is a partner of the Venture organization and participated in fulfilling the commitments in 2006.
The specific references to Venture are contained in requirements 5 and 6 of the Order, which are:
"5.
In addition to the corrective actions already documented in Exelon's December 17, 2004 response, Exelon will require that Venture revise its Operating Procedures, which are applicable fleet-wide, to further assure compliance with HRA entry requirements and to specifically include the following requirements:
- a. that a discussion of pertinent radiological practices be conducted at each daily shift brief;
- b. that Venture employees who will work in radiation areas will read, understand, and sign a pledge to attest to his/her commitment to follow all radiological requirements.
(Each pledge will be co-signed by the Venture site manager, project superintendent, 1, l4'A
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- --ecember 29, 2006 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 or site as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) coordinator and will be retained for a period of one year.);
- c. that Venture superintendents will be present at select pre-job briefs involving HRA entries; and
- d. that Venture will participate in Exelon Radiation Protection Manager peer group meetings at least semi-annually to evaluate and take action on radiation protection issues.
- 6.
Exelon will conduct a review of the implementation and effectiveness of its and Venture's corrective actions covered in this Order. This review shall be conducted for at least the next two refueling outages at LaSalle. The results of each review will be made available for NRC review upon request. The review shall be conducted by knowledgeable individuals independent of the LaSalle facility."
The requirements of items 5 and 6 above will continue to be met by Shaw as they have fully adopted the Venture Operating Procedures associated with the above activities in their entirety.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Terrence Simpkin, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at (815) 415-2800.
Respectfully, Daniel J. Enright Plant Manager LaSalle County Station cc:
Director, Office of Enforcement, Cynthia Carpenter Region III Administrator Senior Resident Inspector, LaSalle County Station