ML102440170

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Byron Nuclear Power Plant

ML102440170
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	09/01/2010
From:	Richard Skokowski Region 3 Branch 3
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 1, 2010 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio 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 -

BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On August 4, 2010, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff completed its performance review of Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. 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.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Byron Station, 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, the NRC plans to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at Byron Station.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through December 31, 2011. In addition to the baseline inspection activities, the NRC also plans to conduct several special and infrequently performed inspection procedures (IPs), which include inspections related to the pre-operational testing and operation of the 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

M. Pacilio 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 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630-829-9620 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard A. Skokowski, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454, 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37, NPF-66

Enclosure:

Byron Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

Byron Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site OL PREP - BYRON INIT PREP - SEPT. 2010 3 09/06/2010 09/10/2010 W90216 OL - INITIAL EXAM - SEPT/OCT 2010 - BYRO OL EXAM - BYRON INIT EXAM - SEPT.-OCT. 2010 3 09/27/2010 10/08/2010 W90216 OL - INITIAL EXAM - SEPT/OCT 2010 - BYRO BI ENG - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 10/18/2010 11/05/2010 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

BI ENG - TRIENNIAL FIRE INS INFO GATHERING TRIP 5 10/04/2010 10/08/2010 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

BI OL - LIC. OPERATOR REQUAL. PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 10/25/2010 10/29/2010 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program BI ENG - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION & TI-177 2 11/15/2010 12/03/2010 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 11/15/2010 12/03/2010 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 11/29/2010 12/03/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/10/2011 01/14/2011 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 01/10/2011 01/14/2011 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 03/14/2011 03/18/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 03/14/2011 03/18/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls BI ENG - INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 1 1 03/14/2011 04/09/2011 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program HEAD - POLAR CRANE SINGLE FAILURE PROOF UPGRADE 1 04/11/2011 05/16/2011 IP 7111120 Refueling and Other Outage Activities

Byron Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI ENG - MODIFICATIONS / 50.59 INSPECTION 3 05/02/2011 05/20/2011 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 3 07/11/2011 07/29/2011 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 07/11/2011 07/15/2011 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 07/11/2011 07/15/2011 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 07/11/2011 07/15/2011 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 07/11/2011 07/15/2011 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent BI EP - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 3 07/25/2011 07/29/2011 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 07/25/2011 07/29/2011 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 07/25/2011 07/29/2011 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 07/25/2011 07/29/2011 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System BI ENG - INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 2 1 09/26/2011 10/14/2011 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls OL PREP - BYRON INIT PREP - 08/2011 2 12/19/2011 12/23/2011 W90227 OL - INITIAL EXAM - SEPT 2011 - BYRO

M. Pacilio 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 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630-829-9620 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard A. Skokowski, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454, 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37, NPF-66

Enclosure:

Byron Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\ALL MOC\midcycle 2010 to 2011\midcycle letters\Byron 2010 MOC Letter.docx 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 NAME RSkokowski:dtp DATE 08/24/10 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

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