ML071550395

Summary of Public Meeting Between NRC Region III Management and Exelon Generation Company Management to Discuss Braidwood Station, Units 1 & 2, End-Of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment

ML071550395
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Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	06/04/2007
From:	Richard Skokowski NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3
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June 4, 2007 LICENSEE: Exelon Generation Company, LLC FACILITY: Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF THE MAY 22, 2007, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, END-OF-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On May 22, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at Reed-Custer High School Auditorium, Braidwood, IL. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and Exelon Generation Company management to discuss the NRCs assessment of the safety performance of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. The meeting notice and NRC presentation can be found in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) as ML071140376 and ML071440468, 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 NRCs Reactor Oversight Program (ROP), national ROP results, and the Action Matrix in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRCs assessment of the performance of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, in calendar year 2006, which was documented in the March 2, 2007, end-of-cycle assessment letter, as ML070610241. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, Exelon briefly responded to the NRCs assessment. At the end of the meeting, members of the public were given the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard A. Skokowski, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77

Enclosure:

As Stated

LICENSEE: Exelon Generation Company, LLC FACILITY: Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF THE MAY 22, 2007, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, END-OF-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On May 22, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at Reed-Custer High School Auditorium, Braidwood, IL. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and Exelon Generation Company management to discuss the NRCs assessment of the safety performance of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. The meeting notice and NRC presentation can be found in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) as ML071140376 and ML071440468, 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 NRCs Reactor Oversight Program (ROP), national ROP results, and the Action Matrix in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRCs assessment of the performance of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, in calendar year 2006, which was documented in the March 2, 2007, end-of-cycle assessment letter, as ML070610241. As part of this regulatory performance meeting, Exelon briefly responded to the NRCs assessment. At the end of the meeting, members of the public were given the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials.

Sincerely, Richard A. Skokowski, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77

Enclosure:

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SUMMARY

OF THE MAY 22, 2007, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, END-OF-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT cc w/encl:

C. Crane, President and Chief Nuclear Officer Site Vice President - Braidwood Station Plant Manager - Braidwood Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Will County Executive Will County Sheriff Director, Will County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Joliet City Manager of Joliet Kendall County Board Chairman Kendall County Sheriff Grundy County Board Chairman Grundy County Sheriff Grundy County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Morris Minooka Village President Mayor of Coal City Mayor of Carbon Hill Mayor of Diamond Mayor of Braidwood Mayor of Wilmington Channahon Village President Channahon Village Administrator Mayor of Shorewood Shorewood Village Administrator Mayor of Elwood Mayor of Braceville Mayor of Kankakee INPO

Letter to Exelon Generation Company, LLC from Richard A. Skokowski dated June 4, 2007

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Enclosure Meeting Participants NRC R. Skokowski, Chief, Branch 3, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III S. Ray, Senior Resident Inspector, Braidwood G. Roach Resident Inspector, Braidwood R. Kuntz, Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation T. Brock, Health Effects Branch, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research S. Orth, Health Physics Team Lead, Division of Reactor Safety, Region III J. Cassidy, Health Physicist, Division of Reactor Safety, Region III V. Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer, Region III Exelon Generation Company Braidwood Station T. Coutu, Site Vice President G. Boerschig, Plant Manager D. Ambler, Regulatory Assurance Manager M. Cichon, Regulatory Assurance G. Dulch, Interim Training Director K. Roseen, Human Resources Manager Corporate D. Griffiths Illinois Emergency Management Agency C. Settles M. Perry