IR 05000373/2012001

Annual Assessment Letter for LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, (Report 05000373-12-001, 05000374-12-001)

ML13060A112
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	03/04/2013
From:	Michael Kunowski NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B5
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-12-001
Download: ML13060A112 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION rch 4, 2013

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000373/2012001; 05000374/2012001)

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On February 13, 2013, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012. 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 that overall, LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column 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). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2014. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections in the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle 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.

In addition to the ROP baseline, an inspection is planned using Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Inspection Procedure 60855.1, Operation of an ISFSI at Operating Plants. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at (630) 829-9618 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael A. Kunowski, Chief Branch 5 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'