ML14245A231

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2

ML14245A231
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	09/02/2014
From:	Boland A Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 2, 2014 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Senior VP, Exelon Generation Co., LLC President and CNO, Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR LASALLE COUNTY STATION UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On August 5, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of LaSalle County Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. 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 determined the performance at LaSalle County Station, Unit 1, during the most recent quarter, and for the previous three quarters, was within the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., Green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., Green).

The NRC determined the performance at LaSalle County Station, Unit 2, for the most recent quarter, and for the three previous quarters was within the Regulatory Response Column (Column 2) of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix because of a White Inspection Finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone. The Inspection Finding correlated to one of the scrams included in the White PI for Unplanned Scrams with Complications that crossed the green to white threshold in the second quarter of 2013. The White PI was not considered an Action Matrix input in this assessment period since one of the scrams was attributed to the event that resulted in the White Inspection Finding.

In our annual assessment letter, the NRC informed you that it would complete a supplemental inspection at your facility for both the White PI and White Inspection Finding. On March 21, 2014, the NRC completed a 95001 supplemental inspection at your facility to evaluate the corrective actions taken by members of your staff to prevent recurrence and address the white performance indicator and white inspection finding. The NRC determined you met the objectives of that inspection and documented the results in NRC Inspection Report and Assessment Follow-up Letter 05000374/2014009 (ADAMS Accession Number ML14122A124). In that letter, the NRC also updated its assessment of LaSalle County Station, Unit 2, and informed you that LaSalle Unit 2 would transition back to the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the ROP Action Matrix, beginning the third quarter of 2014.

M. Pacilio As a result of the Safety Culture Common Language Initiative, the terminology and coding of cross-cutting aspects were revised. All cross-cutting aspects identified during inspections conducted in calendar year 2014 reflect this revision to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0310.

Cross-cutting aspects identified in 2013 using the 2013 terminology were converted to the latest revision in accordance with the cross-reference in IMC 0310 during the mid-cycle assessment review and evaluated for cross-cutting themes and potential substantive cross-cutting issues in accordance with IMC 0305.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2015.

Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

The NRC also plans on performing special and infrequently performed inspections including:

Inspection Procedure (IP) 71111.05T, Fire Protection (Triennial), IP 71152B, Problem Identification and Resolution (Biennial), and IP 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications (Triennial), and IP 71002, License Renewal Inspection.

In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, which requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, which requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. This audit includes an onsite component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as described in site-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items. This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. The date for the onsite component at your site is being coordinated with your staff. A site-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations.

M. Pacilio In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact Mr. Michael Kunowski, Branch 5 Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, at 630-829-9618 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anne T. Boland, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-373; 50-374 License Nos. NPF-11; NPF-18

Enclosure:

LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV

M. Pacilio In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact Mr. Michael Kunowski, Branch 5 Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, at 630-829-9618 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anne T. Boland, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-373; 50-374 License Nos. NPF-11; NPF-18

Enclosure:

LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV DISTRIBUTION w/encl:

Anthony Bowers Carole Ariano RidsNrrDorlLpl3-2 Resource Linda Linn RidsNrrPMLaSalle DRPIII RidsNrrDirsIrib Resource DRSIII Cynthia Pederson Patricia Buckley Darrell Roberts Carmen Olteanu Steven Orth ROPassessment.Resource@nrc.gov Allan Barker DOCUMENT NAME: LaSalle MOC Letter 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 RIII NAME MKunowski:rj ABoland DATE 08/26/14 09/02/14 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Page 1 of 2 LaSalle 08/22/2014 09:40:13 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI FIRE - FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION AND BAG TRIP 3 1, 2 11/03/2014 12/05/2014 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 09/29/2014 10/03/2014 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation OL PREP - INITIAL EXAM - 10/2014 3 1 09/29/2014 10/03/2014 W90306 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2014 JULY-MAR - LASA OL EXAM - INIT EXAM FOR 10/2014 3 1 10/20/2014 10/31/2014 W90306 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2014 JULY-MAR - LASA BI EPR - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 1 03/23/2015 03/27/2015 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 03/23/2015 03/27/2015 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 03/23/2015 03/27/2015 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 1 03/23/2015 03/27/2015 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification BI ISI - ISI INSPECTION UNIT 2 1 2 02/02/2015 02/20/2015 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 03/16/2015 03/20/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 03/16/2015 03/20/2015 IP 71151-BI01 BI HS - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION 2 1, 2 04/20/2015 04/24/2015 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance BI PIR - BIENNIAL PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RES 4 1, 2 05/04/2015 05/22/2015 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution ISFSI - ISFSI OPERATION INSPECTION 2 1, 2 05/01/2015 05/31/2015 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 06/22/2015 06/26/2015 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1 06/22/2015 06/26/2015 IP 71151-PR01 BI MODS - MODIFICATIONS / 50.59 INSPECTION 3 1, 2 06/29/2015 07/17/2015 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 IP 71151-OR01 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 LaSalle 08/22/2014 09:40:13 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION 71002 7 1, 2 09/21/2015 10/09/2015 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 09/28/2015 10/02/2015 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 09/28/2015 10/02/2015 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation BI OLRQ - BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1, 2 11/16/2015 11/20/2015 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.