ML092440402
| ML092440402 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2009 |
| From: | Khadijah West Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Pardee C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| Download: ML092440402 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 1, 2009 Mr. Charles G. Pardee Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Pardee:
On August 19, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the period from July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. 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 OnlySecurity Information" will include the security cornerstone review and the resultant inspection plan.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Braidwood Units 1 and 2 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.
Additionally, the staff has identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of Human Performance in the component of decision making. There is a cross-cutting theme in the aspect of conservative assumptions (H.1(b)). There were four findings in the area of Human Performance and the component Decision-Making. These four findings shared the common cross-cutting aspect of failure to use conservative assumptions, verifying the validity of underlying assumptions, and identifying possible unintended consequences. In addition, these findings were from more than one cornerstone (Initiating Events and Mitigating Systems).
There have been several corrective actions taken at the site for many issues related to Human Performance. The NRC has evaluated the corrective actions taken to improve all the human performance issues at the plant. While there has been improvement in Human Performance throughout the plant, at the end of this assessment period the licensee had only implemented limited actions to correct the issues directly related to decision making in
C. Pardee the aspect of conservative assumptions. This substantive cross-cutting issue will remain open until all cross-cutting themes have been cleared in the area of Human Performance. To clear each theme, we will assess whether your corrective actions have resulted in a positive sustainable improvement in the area and will consider the number of findings in the theme.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2010. 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 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 NRC's 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 change as soon as possible. Please contact Richard Skokowski at 630-829-9620 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
K. Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77
Enclosure:
Braidwood Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION See next page
Letter to C. Pardee from K. West dated September 1, 2009
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Station Plant Manager - Braidwood Station Manager Regulatory Assurance - Braidwood Station Senior Vice President - Midwest Operations Senior Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Braidwood, Byron and LaSalle Associate General Counsel Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General J. Klinger, State Liaison Officer, Illinois Emergency Management Agency 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 Elwood Mayor of Braceville Mayor of Kankakee G. Mortensen, INPO
Letter to C. Pardee from K. West dated September 1, 2009
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DISTRIBUTION:
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C. Pardee the aspect of conservative assumptions. This substantive cross-cutting issue will remain open until all cross-cutting themes have been cleared in the area of Human Performance. To clear each theme, we will assess whether your corrective actions have resulted in a positive sustainable improvement in the area and will consider the number of findings in the theme.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2010. 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 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 NRC's 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 change as soon as possible. Please contact Richard Skokowski at 630-829-9620 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
K. Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77
Enclosure:
Braidwood Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\ALL MOC\\midcycle 2008 to 2009\\Mid-cycle letters\\
Braidwood MOC Letter.doc Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive 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 RIII NAME JDalzell:dtp RSkokowski SWest DATE 08/28/09 08/28/09 08/29/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Braidwood BI ENG
- INSERVICE INSPECTION & TI-172 REVISION 1 1
IP Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 2515/172 10/12/2009 10/30/2009 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/12/2009 10/30/2009 OL PREP
- BRAIDWOOD INIT PREP - 09/2009 3
OL - INITIAL EXAM - OCT 2009 - BRAI W90215 09/14/2009 09/18/2009 BI EP
- EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 1
IP Emergency Response Organization, Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator, Program Review 2515/175 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 7111403 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 IP ERO Drill Participation 71151-EP02 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 IP Alert & Notification System 71151-EP03 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 OL EXAM
- BRAIDWOOD INIT EXAM 10/2009 3
OL - INITIAL EXAM - OCT 2009 - BRAI W90215 10/05/2009 10/16/2009 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 10/19/2009 10/23/2009 IP ALARA Planning and Controls 7112102 10/19/2009 10/23/2009 BI ENG
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 7
IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 03/01/2010 04/02/2010 BI EP
- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 3
IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 03/22/2010 03/26/2010 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 03/22/2010 03/26/2010 IP ERO Drill Participation 71151-EP02 03/22/2010 03/26/2010 IP Alert & Notification System 71151-EP03 03/22/2010 03/26/2010 BI ENG
- HEAD DROP ANALYSES 1
IP Refueling and Other Outage Activities 7111120 04/26/2010 05/14/2010 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION - BASELINE INSPECTI 1
IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 7112103 06/14/2010 06/18/2010 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 71151-BI01 06/14/2010 06/18/2010 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION - BASELINE INSPECTI 1
IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 7112202 07/12/2010 07/16/2010 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 07/12/2010 07/16/2010 BI PI&R
- BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4
IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 71152B 08/30/2010 09/17/2010
Inspection / Activity Plan 2
09/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Braidwood BI ENG
- ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 1
IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/04/2010 10/29/2010 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 10/18/2010 10/22/2010 IP ALARA Planning and Controls 7112102 10/18/2010 10/22/2010 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP ALARA Planning and Controls 7112102 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 12/06/2010 12/10/2010