IR 05000456/2024006
| ML25065A004 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/2025 |
| From: | Dariusz Szwarc NRC/RGN-III/DORS/RPB3 |
| To: | Rhoades D Constellation Energy Generation, Constellation Nuclear |
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| IR 2024006 | |
| Download: ML25065A004 (1) | |
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March 11, 2025
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000456/2024006 AND 05000457/2024006)
Dear David Rhoades:
The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.
The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.
The baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.
The NRC determined the performance at Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2026.
The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.
The NRC plans to perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, in 2026 at your facility. This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at ADAMS Public Documents l NRC.gov and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Please contact me at 630-829-9803 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely, Dariusz Szwarc, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 05000456, 05000457 License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 Enclosure:
Inspection Plan cc: Distribution via LISTSERV Signed by Szwarc, Dariusz on 03/10/25
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Site Inspection Activity Plan 07200073 - Braidwood (ISFSI)
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2026 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count ISFSI Cask Loading Inspection
5/19/2025 5/23/2025 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI Prepared on 2/28/2025 11:42:07 AM 1 of 3
Site Inspection Activity Plan Braidwood 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2026 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Emergency Preparedness Program Inspection / Performance Indicator Review
1,2 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1,2 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1,2 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1,2 3/17/2025 3/21/2025 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Force-On-Force Planning and Exercise Weeks - BRD
1,2 4/7/2025 4/11/2025 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1,2 4/28/2025 5/2/2025 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection
1,2 6/9/2025 6/27/2025 IP 71111.21M 000713 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection Material Control and Accounting Triennial Inspection
1,2 7/20/2025 9/6/2025 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)
Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection
1,2 7/21/2025 7/25/2025 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1,2 7/21/2025 7/25/2025 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation 1,2 7/21/2025 7/25/2025 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Braidwood 2025 Biennial Requalification Program Inspection
1,2 8/24/2025 8/30/2025 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance Inservice Inspection Unit 1
1 10/6/2025 10/24/2025 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection
1,2 10/6/2025 10/10/2025 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1,2 10/6/2025 10/10/2025 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation Braidwood December 2025 Initial License Examination
1,2 10/26/2025 11/1/2025 OV 000956 FB-OR-Onsite Validation Of Initial License Examination (OV)
1,2 11/30/2025 12/13/2025 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-Initial License Exam Administration (EXAD)
Eplan and EAL Changes Review
1,2 11/1/2025 12/31/2025 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Corporate Security Baseline Inspection
1,2 1/19/2026 1/23/2026 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness-For-Duty Program License Renewal Post Approval Phase 2 - Unit 1
1,2 1/26/2026 2/13/2026 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal Prepared on 2/28/2025 11:42:07 AM 2 of 3
Site Inspection Activity Plan Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection
1,2 1/26/2026 1/30/2026 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation Radiation Protection baseline Inspection
1,2 2/23/2026 2/27/2026 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment Cyber Security
1,2 3/16/2026 3/20/2026 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity Security Baseline Inspection
1,2 3/30/2026 4/3/2026 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness-For-Duty Program Inservice Inspection Unit 2
2 4/20/2026 5/8/2026 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection
1,2 4/20/2026 4/24/2026 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1,2 4/20/2026 4/24/2026 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation Security Baseline Inspection
1,2 5/11/2026 5/15/2026 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance Security Baseline Inspection
1,2 5/18/2026 5/22/2026 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection
1,2 7/13/2026 7/17/2026 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1,2 7/13/2026 7/17/2026 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment 1,2 7/13/2026 7/17/2026 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Security Baseline Inspection
1,2 9/21/2026 9/25/2026 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1,2 9/21/2026 9/25/2026 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1,2 9/21/2026 9/25/2026 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection (HAB)/ Performance Indicator Verification
1,2 9/21/2026 10/30/2026 IP 71114.08 000723 Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review 1,2 10/26/2026 10/30/2026 IP 71114.07 000722 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event 1,2 10/26/2026 10/30/2026 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification EAL & EPlan Changes Review
1,2 11/1/2026 12/31/2026 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Functional Engineering Inspection - Age Related Degradation
1,2 11/16/2026 12/4/2026 IP 71111.21N.04 001832 Age-Related Degradation Prepared on 2/28/2025 11:42:07 AM 3 of 3