ML100610355

EOC Annual Assessment Letter, Inspection/Activity Plan

ML100610355
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	03/03/2010
From:	Kenneth Riemer NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B2
To:	Pardee C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
FOIA/PA-2010-0209
Download: ML100610355 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 March 3, 2010 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:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (05000373/2010001; 05000374/2010001)

Dear Mr. Pardee:

On February 11, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 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 Only -- Security Information" will include the Security Cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, LaSalle County 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, including baseline and other infrequently conducted inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2011.

We also plan on conducting several special and infrequently performed inspection procedures which include: Inspection Procedure (IP) 60854.1, Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installations at Operating Plants and IP 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants. 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 mid-cycle review.

C. Pardee In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website 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 me at 630-829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kenneth Riemer, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-373; 50-374 License Nos. NPF-11; NPF-18

Enclosure:

LaSalle Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

C. Pardee In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website 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 me at 630-829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kenneth Riemer, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-373; 50-374 License Nos. NPF-11; NPF-18

Enclosure:

LaSalle Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ DOCUMENT NAME: G:\1-SECY\1-WORK IN PROGRESS\2009 EOC LETTERS\LASALLE EOC 2009 LETTER.DOC G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G 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 N RIII N RIII RIII NAME KRiemer for KRiemer AScarbeary:cms DATE 03/03/10 03/03/10 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to C. Pardee from K. Riemer dated March 3, 2010

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (05000373/2010001; 05000374/2010001)

DISTRIBUTION:

Susan Bagley RidsNrrDorlLpl3-2 Resource RidsNrrPMLaSalle RidsNrrDirsIrib Resource Cynthia Pederson Steven Orth Jared Heck Allan Barker Carole Ariano Linda Linn DRPIII DRSIII Patricia Buckley Tammy Tomczak ROPreports Resource

LaSalle Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECT. - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 2 03/01/2010 05/31/2010 IP 60854.1 Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants 05/01/2010 09/30/2010 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 IP 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment BI EP - EP EXERCISE / PI VERIFICATION 3 07/26/2010 07/30/2010 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 07/26/2010 07/30/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 07/26/2010 07/30/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 07/26/2010 07/30/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 08/02/2010 08/06/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 08/02/2010 08/06/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 08/02/2010 08/06/2010 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 08/02/2010 08/06/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 08/02/2010 08/06/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent OL PREP - LASALLE INIT PREP - AUG. 2010 3 08/23/2010 08/27/2010 W90220 OL - INITIAL EXAM - SEPT 2010 - LASA BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation OL EXAM - LASALLE INIT EXAM - SEPT. 2010 3 09/13/2010 09/24/2010 W90220 OL - INITIAL EXAM - SEPT 2010 - LASA BI ENG - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 7 10/18/2010 11/19/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection BI ENG - HEAD DROP ANALYSIS 1 10/18/2010 11/05/2010 IP 7111120 Refueling and Other Outage Activities BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION-U2 1 02/21/2011 03/16/2011 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 03/07/2011 03/11/2011 IP 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 03/07/2011 03/11/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 03/07/2011 03/11/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

LaSalle Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 04/25/2011 04/29/2011 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation BI ENG - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 06/20/2011 06/24/2011 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance BI EP - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 06/27/2011 07/01/2011 IP 7111402 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 06/27/2011 07/01/2011 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 06/27/2011 07/01/2011 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/27/2011 07/01/2011 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 06/27/2011 07/01/2011 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 06/27/2011 07/01/2011 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System