IR 05000171/2007007

IR 05000171-07-007; on 07/03-05/2007 and 09/23/2007; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Unit 1; Safstor Inspection

ML073240078
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	11/19/2007
From:	Ray Lorson Decommissioning Branch I
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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UNITED STATES ber 19, 2007

SUBJECT:

PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION SAFSTOR INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000171/2007007

Dear Mr. Crane:

The NRC has completed an announced inspection at your Delta, PA facility, which covered an inspection period that began on July 3, 2007, and concluded on October 3, 2007. The preliminary findings of the inspection were discussed with Mr. Massaro and other members of your staff upon the conclusion of the site inspection on July 5, 2007. Additional information provided on September 23, 2007 was reviewed as part of the inspection. The inspection findings for the entire inspection period were discussed with Mr. Jordan and other members of your staff during a telephone exit meeting on October 3, 2007. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspector reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. Within the scope of this inspection, no violations were identified.

In accordance with Section 2.390 of the NRCs Rules and Practices, Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) and will be accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. No response to this letter is required.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Raymond Lorson, Chief ber 19, 2007

SUBJECT:

PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION SAFSTOR INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000171/2007007

Dear Mr. Crane:

The NRC has completed an announced inspection at your Delta, PA facility, which covered an inspection period that began on July 3, 2007, and concluded on October 3, 2007. The preliminary findings of the inspection were discussed with Mr. Massaro and other members of your staff upon the conclusion of the site inspection on July 5, 2007. Additional information provided on September 23, 2007 was reviewed as part of the inspection. The inspection findings for the entire inspection period were discussed with Mr. Jordan and other members of your staff during a telephone exit meeting on October 3, 2007. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspector reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. Within the scope of this inspection, no violations were identified.

In accordance with Section 2.390 of the NRCs Rules and Practices, Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) and will be accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. No response to this letter is required.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Raymond Lorson, Chief Decommissioning Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Docket No. 05000171 License No. DPR-12 Distribution w/encl: H. Chernoff, NRR T. Setzer, DRP B. Watson, FSME S. Collins, RA J. Lubinski, NRR F. Bower, DRP, SRI K. Banovac, FSME M. Dapas, DRA J. Hughey PM NRR M. Brown, DRP, ROPreports@nrc.gov B. Holian, DNMS P. Bamford, Backup Resident Inspector Region I Docket D. Lew, DRP NRR S. Schmitt, DRP, J. Clifford, DRP P. Krohn, DRP Resident OA G. West, RI OEDO R. Fuhrmeister, DRP D. Persinko, FSME DOCUMENT NAME: C:\FileNet\ML073240078.wpd SUNSI Review Complete: LKauffman After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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Enclosure:

NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 05000171/2007007 w/Attachment Supplemental Information

REGION I==

Docket No.: 05000171 License No.: DPR-12 Report No.: 05000171/2007007 Licensee: Exelon Generating Company, LLC Facility: Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS), Unit 1 Location: Delta, Pennsylvania Dates: July 3 and 5, 2007 Date Followup Information Received: September 23, 2007 Inspector: Laurie A. Kauffman, Health Physicist Approved By: Raymond Lorson, Chief Decommissioning Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety i Enclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

IR 05000320/2007007; 07/03-05/2007 and 09/23/2007; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station

Unit 1; SAFSTOR Inspection.

The inspection was performed by one regional inspector and was based upon Manual Chapter (MC) 2561, Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program. No violations were identified. The inspection focused on implementation of the Technical Specification (TS)requirement to perform semiannual inspections of the Unit 1 exclusion area. The inspector determined that the licensee had adequate programs to implement corrective actions, occupational exposure controls, radiological environmental monitoring, and radioactive effluent controls.

Cornerstone: Radiation Safety

No findings of significance were identified.

Licensee-Identified Violations

None ii

REPORT DETAILS

4OA5 Other Activities

.1 Inspection Procedure (IP) 40801 - Corrective Action Program - 1 sample

a. Inspection Scope

The inspector reviewed the procedures describing the corrective action program (CAP)at Exelons Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Unit 1 (PBAPS). Exelon initiates issue reports (IRs) and action reports (ARs) for conditions adverse to quality. The inspector examined selected IRs and ARs, reviewed a rainwater intrusion event into the basement of the radioactive waste building, and conducted interviews with personnel familiar with the selected issues. Additionally, the inspector reviewed the Unit 1 Decommissioning Status Report to determine if Exelon met the Unit 1 TS annual reporting requirements.

b. Observations and Findings

No findings of significance were identified. The inspector noted that Exelons program included sampling for tritium in any rainwater or groundwater intrusion into the radioactive waste building. The tritium analysis results were documented in the Unit 1 Decommissioning Status Report.

.2 IP 83750 and 84750 - Plant Support - 2 samples

a. Inspection Scope

The inspector performed a walkdown of the containment building, radioactive waste building, spent fuel building, and accessible exclusion areas. The inspector observed the semi-annual reactor building entry surveillance test (ST) conducted in accordance with ST procedure, ST-H-099-960-2, Unit 1 Exclusion Area Semi-Annual Inspection.

The ST included activities such as: inspecting the exclusion area barriers and locking devices to ensure the integrity of the barriers, conducting radiation level measurements, surface contamination surveys, and air particulate samples; conducting contamination surveys of the high efficiency particulate filter on the containment breather (a passive air flow diaphragm); and, verifying the accumulation of water in the containment sump was less than the TS water intrusion limit of 500 gallons.

The inspector also evaluated aspects of the occupational radiation protection program, radioactive effluent monitoring program, and the radiological environmental monitoring program. The inspector reviewed the related implementing procedures and associated surveillance test results, and the radioactive liquid and radioactive gaseous effluent release permits and data, from January 2006 through May 2007.

b. Observations and Findings

No findings of significance were identified. The inspector determined that Exelons program to implement the semi-annual surveillance test for the safe storage of radioactive material within the exclusion areas was adequate. The inspector noted that the accumulation of water in the containment sump contained less than the TS water intrusion limit of 500 gallons. However, the inspector noted that water (less than 100 gallons) was present under a diamond-plate located on the 95-foot elevation in containment. Exelon, although not explicitly required by the TSs, revised the exclusion area semi-annually inspection procedure to take a representative sample from this area during the next scheduled ST.

4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit

Exit Meeting Summary

On October 3, 2007, the NRC inspector presented the inspection results to Mr. Jordan and other PBAPS staff. The inspector confirmed that proprietary and safeguards information were not included in this inspection report.

Supplemental Information

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Exelon Generation Company Personnel

J. Armstrong, Regulatory Assurance Manager

C. Behrend, Engineering Director

C. Crabtree, Reactor Building Supervisor

D. Foss, Senior Regulatory Engineer

R. Franssen, Operations

F. Jordan, Chemistry Manager

M. Massaro, Plant Manager

J. Poteet, Radiation Protection Technician

G. Stathes, Mainenance Director

R. Taylor, Dosimetry Physicist

S. Taylor, Radiation Protection Manager

E. Workinger, Radiation Protection Technician

LIST OF ITEMS

OPENED, CLOSED AND DISCUSSED

Open None

Closed

None

Discussed

None