IR 05000456/2018013

Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 - Notification of NRC Triennial Fire Protection Baseline Inspection and Request for Information; Inspection Report 05000456/2018013; 05000457/2018013 (DRS-A.Shaikh)

ML18012A594
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	01/12/2018
From:	Shaikh A A Division of Reactor Safety III
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR 2018013
Download: ML18012A594 (9)

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January 12, 2018

Mr. Bryan Senior VP, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and CNO, Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT: BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2NOTIFICATION OF NRC TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; INSPECTION REPORT 05000456/2018013; 05000457/2018013

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On May 7, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a Triennial Fire Protection Baseline Inspection at your Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2. This inspection will be performed in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 71111.05T Baseline Fire Protection IP. Changes were made to the IP 71111.05T which now requires the fire protection inspection to review your actions to mitigate postulated events that could potentially cause loss of large areas of power reactor facilities due to explosions or fires. This requirement was implemented by the issuance of the Interim Compensatory Measures Order EA-02-026, Section B.5.b, and the subsequent requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 50.54(hh)(2), which are collectively referred to as B.5.b requirements. During this inspection, the B.5.b requirements review will be performed during the first onsite week of the inspection starting on March 5, 2018. The schedule for the onsite inspection activity is as follows: Information Gathering Visit: May 78, 2018; B.5.b Requirements: May 911, 2018; and Fire Protection Inspection: May 2125, 2018; and June 48, 2018 The purpose of the information gathering visit is: (1) to obtain information and documentation needed to support the inspection; (2) to become familiar with the Braidwood Station Fire Protection Programs, fire protection features, post-fire safe shutdown capabilities, and plant layout; and (3) to arrange administrative details, such as office space, availability of knowledgeable office personnel and to ensure unescorted site access privileges. Experience has shown that the Baseline Fire Protection Inspections are extremely resource intensive both for the NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site and to ensure a productive inspection for both organizations, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for the inspection. These documents have been divided into four groups. The first group lists information necessary to aid the inspection team in choosing specific focus areas for the inspection. It is requested that this information be provided to the lead inspector via mail or electronically no later than March 30, 2018. The second group also lists information and areas for discussion necessary to aid the inspection team in choosing specific fire protection focus areas for the inspection and to ensure that the inspection team is adequately prepared for the inspection. It is requested this information be available during the information gathering visit on May 7, 2018. The third group of requested documents consists of those items that the team will review, or need access to, during the inspection. Please have this information available by the first day of the second onsite inspection week beginning May 21, 2018. The fourth group lists the information necessary to aid the inspection team in tracking issues identified as a result of the inspection. It is requested that this information be provided to the lead inspector as the information is generated during the inspection. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection. The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. Atif Shaikh. We understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection is Mr. Richard Schliessmann of your organization. If there are any questions about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at 630-829-9824 or via e-mail at Atif.Shaikh@nrc.gov. This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, Control Number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget Control Number. This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with 10 CFR

Sincerely,/RA/ Atif A. Shaikh, Senior Reactor Inspector Engineering Branch 3 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50456; 50457 License Nos. NPF72; NPF77

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