ML12234A436

August 15, 2012 Public Meeting Summary to Discuss the Braidwood, Units 1 & 2, End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment

ML12234A436
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Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	08/20/2012
From:	Eric Duncan Region 3 Branch 3
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 August 20, 2012 LICENSEE:

Exelon Generation Company, LLC FACILITY:

Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF THE AUGUST 15, 2012, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, END-OF-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On August 15, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Braidwood Station City Hall. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and Exelon Generation Company management to discuss the NRC=s assessment of the safety performance of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2011. The meeting notice and NRC presentation can be found in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) as ML12205A304 and ML12227A533, respectively. A list of principal NRC and licensee meeting participants can be found in the Enclosure.

The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Program (ROP), national ROP results, and the Action Matrix in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRC=s assessment of the performance of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, in calendar year 2011, which was documented in the March 5, 2012, end-of-cycle assessment letter, as ML12065A102. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, Exelon briefly responded to the NRC=s assessment. The licensee presentation can be found in ADAMS as ML12227A517. At the end of the meeting, members of the public were given the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials. A list of principal meeting attendees can be found in the attached enclosure.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eric R. Duncan, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77

Enclosure:

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 August 20, 2012 LICENSEE:

Exelon Generation Company, LLC FACILITY:

Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF THE AUGUST 15, 2012, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, END-OF-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On August 15, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Braidwood Station City Hall. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and Exelon Generation Company management to discuss the NRC=s assessment of the safety performance of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2011. The meeting notice and NRC presentation can be found in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) as ML12205A304 and ML12227A533, respectively. A list of principal NRC and licensee meeting participants can be found in the Enclosure.

The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Program (ROP), national ROP results, and the Action Matrix in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRC=s assessment of the performance of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, in calendar year 2011, which was documented in the March 5, 2012, end-of-cycle assessment letter, as ML12065A102. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, Exelon briefly responded to the NRC=s assessment. The licensee presentation can be found in ADAMS as ML12227A517. At the end of the meeting, members of the public were given the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials. A list of principal meeting attendees can be found in the attached enclosure.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eric R. Duncan, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77

Enclosure:

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Meeting Participants NRC K. OBrien, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III E. Duncan, Chief, Branch 3, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III B. Dickson, Chief, Health Physics and Incident Response Branch, Division of Reactor Safety, Region III J. Wiebe, Senior Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation J. Benjamin, Senior Resident Inspector, Braidwood Station A. Garmoe, Resident Inspector, Braidwood Station L. Rodriguez, Reactor Engineer, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III H. Logaras, Government Liaison Specialist, Region III P. Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer, Region III H. Rowland, Reactor Engineer, Branch 3, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III Exelon Generation Company - Braidwood Station D. Enright, Site Vice President M. Kanavos, Plant Manager Other Attendees J. Zimmer, Member of the Public T. Zimmer, Member of the Public M. Mack, Member of the Public M. Simon, Member of the Public H. Zelhofer, Member of the Public S. Jansen, Office of Congressman Kinzinger C. Settles, Illinois Emergency Management Agency N. Miller, Braidwood Station J. Gerrity, Braidwood Station M. Abbas, Braidwood Station

Letter to Exelon Generation Company, LLC, from E. Duncan dated August 20, 2012.

SUMMARY

OF THE AUGUST 15, 2012, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, END-OF-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRIBUTION:

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