ML080280585
| ML080280585 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 10/20/2003 |
| From: | Dave Hills NRC/RGN-III/DRS/MEB |
| To: | Skolds J Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2008-0046 | |
| Download: ML080280585 (6) | |
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Page 1 1 October 20, 2003 Mr. John L. Skolds, President Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS OPERATION ABOVE THE LICENSED THERMAL POWER LIMITS AT THE BYRON STATION
Dear Mr. Skolds:
This refers to the public meeting held on September 18, 2003, in Lisle, Illinois, to discuss the operation of Byron Station above the licensed thermal power limits as a result of events related to Byron's ultrasonic feedwater flow measurement correction factor errors. This meeting served to provide a brief overview of Exelon's activities to date and proposed future actions to address this issue. Mr. Chip Pardee and other Exelon managers presented information concerning the investigations performed, root cause and immediate corrective actions associated with the technical issues, and plans to review the appropriateness of decisions made in handling this issue.
As discussed at the meeting, we are concerned with decisions and direction taken by the Byron Station management and that NRC involvement was necessary for timely resolution of the issue. We look forward to discussing your evaluation of the decision-making process and any lessons learned and corrective actions in the near future.
The handouts provided at the meeting by the Exelon staff and a listing of principal NRC and Exelon Nuclear attendees are attached as Enclosures 1 and 2 to this letter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rule of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
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If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact me at (630) 829-9733.
Sincerely, IRA!
David Hills, Chief Mechanical Engineering Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Principal Attendees
- 2. Exelon Handout See Attached Distribution
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Site Vice President - Byron Byron Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission 0
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Enclosures:
- 1. List of Principal Attendees
- 2. Exelon Handout See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRS\\BYR 09__03 DRS.wpd
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Richard Skokowski - BYR10200.WPD Page 6 Byron Thermal Power Measurement Public Meeting September 18, 2003 List of Principal Attendees Nuclear Regulatory Commission J. Caldwell, Regional Administrator G. Grant, Deputy Regional Administrator S. Reynolds, Acting Division Director, Division of Reactor Projects C. Pederson, Director, Division of Reactor Safety A. Stone, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 3 V. Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer K. Lambert, Enforcement Coordinator M. Parker, Sr. Reactor Analyst, D. Hills. Chief, Mechanical Engineering Branch T. Bilik, Reactor Inspector Licensee K. Jury, Director, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs J. Benjamin, Vice President, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs C. Pardee, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services J. Meister, Vice President, Engineering B. Kouba, Exelon Engineering Director B. Adams, Byron Site Engineering Director S. Kuczynski, Byron Site Vice President D. Hoots, Byron Plant Manager C. Dunn, Braidwood Site Engineering Director K. Ainger, Byron/Braidwood Licensing Manager J. Drowley, Mechanical Engineering Manager B. Grundmann, Byron Regulatory Assurance Manager K. Root, Braidwood Regulatory Assurance Manager D. Drawbaugh, Byron Regulatory Assurance Westinghouse S. Hauser, Westinghouse, Exelon Project Manager R. Doney, Westinghouse, Manager, Plant Systems R. Hunter, Westinghouse, Vice President, Exelon Customer Relations IEMA - DNS C. Thompson, Resident Inspector C. Settles, Head - Resident Inspector Section AMAG A. Lopez, President Caldon Ernest Hauser, President - Nuclear