IR 05000352/2009001
| ML090620797 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2009 |
| From: | Paul Krohn Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4 |
| To: | Pardee C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| KROHN, PG | |
| References | |
| IR-09-001 | |
| Download: ML090620797 (5) | |
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March 4, 2009
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - LIMERICK GENERATING STATION
(REPORT 05000352/2009001 AND 05000353/2009001)
Dear Mr. Pardee:
On February 10, 2009, the NRC Staff completed its performance review of Limerick Generating Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2008. 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 security information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only - Security Information will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Limerick Generating Station Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2010. In addition to the baseline inspections, we plan on conducting inspections of your independent spent fuel storage installation. 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is 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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the changes as soon as possible. Please contact me at 610-337-5120 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Paul G. Krohn, Chief
Division of Reactor Projects
Projects Branch 4
Docket Nos. 50-352, 50-353 License Nos. NPF-39, NPF-85
Enclosure: Limerick Inspection/Activity Plan
cc w/encl:
C. Crane, President and Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Corporation M. Pacilio, Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Nuclear C. Mudrick, Site Vice President, Limerick Generating Station E. Callan, Plant Manager, Limerick Generating Station R. Kreider, Regulatory Assurance Manager, Limerick R. DeGregorio, Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations K. Jury, Vice President, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs P. Cowan, Director, Licensing D. Helker, Licensing B. Fewell, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Correspondence Control Desk D. Allard, Director, PA Dept of Environmental Protection J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee, Sierra Club Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Limerick Township J. Powers, Director, PA Office of Homeland Security R. French, Dir, PA Emergency Management Agency Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)