IR 05000219/2011008

IR 05000219/2011008; 03/23/2011 - 04/28/2011; Oyster Creek Generating Station; Temporary Instruction 2515/183 - Followup to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event

ML111330025
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	05/13/2011
From:	Doerflein L T Engineering Region 1 Branch 2
To:	Pacilio M J Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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IR-11-008
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May 13, ?AILMr. MichaelJ. PacilioSenior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLCPresident and Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear4300 Winfield Rd.Warrenville, lL 00555

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STAION - NRC TEMPOMRYINSTRUCTION 2515/183 INSPECTTON REPORT (0500021 gt2o11OO8)

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

on April 28,2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection atyour oyster Creek tly"!q?l generating- Station,using Temporiry tnitruction zstsltaa, ;roilo*rpto the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel.Damige Event."'Tne encloiJJ inrp".tion rtpoildocuments the inspection results which were discussid on npril 2g, zoii, *iirr Mr. M. Massaroand other members of your staff.The objective of this inspection was to promptly assess the capabilities of Oyster Creek torespond to extraordinlrv.gglsequences simitai to those that hbve rJc"niiv otilrred at theJapanese Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station. The results from this inJpettion, atong with theresults from this inspection performed qt o!!e1 operating commerciat nr.icteii fiants in theUnited States will be used to evaluate the United Statei nuclear industry's readiness to safelyrespond to similar events. These results will also help the NRC to deteimine iiadditionalregulatory actions are warranted.All of the potential issues and observations identified by this inspection are contained in thisreport' The NRC's Reactor Oversight Process will furtfier evaluate any issues to determine ifthey are re-gulatory findings or violations. Any resulting findings or violations will be documentedby the NRC in a separate report. You are noi required to respond to this letter. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letterand its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRCPublic Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component ofNRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible fromthe NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.htm! (the Public Electronic ReadingRoom).

Sincerely,t/^"r.-r^^, fi*/Lt.--Lawrence T. Doerflein, Chief IEngineering Branch 2Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No.: 50-219License No.: DPR-16

Enclosure:

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