ML040641159
| ML040641159 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2004 |
| From: | Ann Marie Stone NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3 |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| IR-04-001 | |
| Download: ML040641159 (7) | |
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March 4, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 50-454/04-01; 50-455/04-01)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On February 11, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. The end-of-cycle review for the Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2003. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.
Overall, Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct only reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2005.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005.
The following infrequently performed inspections are planned: Triennial Fire Protection inspection and Biennial Safety System Design inspection. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.
As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2004, we plan to continue inspections of Order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.
C. Crane In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (630) 829-9729 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ann Marie Stone, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66
Enclosure:
Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution
C. Crane In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (630) 829-9729 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ann Marie Stone, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66
Enclosure:
Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\EOC Ltrs\\eoc 030404\\Byron EOC ltr 2004.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME TTongue:co AStone DATE 03/ /04 03/ /04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
C. Crane cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - Byron Byron Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission T. Mulford, President, Leaf River S. Hawley, Village Clerk J. Leather, President, Stillman Valley B. Gocken, County Board Chairman M. Messer, Ogle County Sheriff R. McDermott, Emergency Management Director K. Cohn, County Board Chairman R. Meyers, Winnebago County Sheriff The Honorable Tom Stone, Sr.
The Honorable Kathryn Hamas The Honorable Steven Mongan The Honorable Chet Olson INPO
C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:
AJM DFT DWW Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb JLC1 GEG HBC RML2 SRI Byron DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1
Byron Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2004 07:59:35 Report 22 3
7111108
- INSERVICE INSPECTION & TI-152 UNIT 2 Baseline Inspections 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 2
Safety Issues 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02)
1 IP 71121
- RP OUTAGE ALARA & ACCESS CNTRL INSP Baseline Inspections 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 2
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 04/26/2004 04/30/2004 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1, 2 3
FPI
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION Baseline Inspections 06/21/2004 07/09/2004 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 1, 2 2
SG BASE
- SG BASELINE 2004 Baseline Inspections 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Access Authorization IP 7113001 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Access Control IP 7113002 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Fitness For Duty Program IP 7113008 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
7112201
- RADIOACTIVE LIQUID & GAS EFFLUENTS Baseline Inspections 06/21/2004 06/25/2004 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/21/2004 06/25/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 2
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2 1
- RAM PROCESSING & TRANSPORTATION Baseline Inspections 09/13/2004 09/17/2004 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 1
INSP
- EMER. PREP. INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- RP ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 5
SSDI
- SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/24/2005 02/11/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Byron Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2004 07:59:35 Report 22 1
- RP INSTRUMENTATION/PROT EQUIP INSP Baseline Inspections 02/14/2005 02/18/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 2
- UNIT 1 ISI/TI-150 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/08/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 1
1 IP 71121
- RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSP Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 3
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 07/01/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 1
- RP REMP/RAM CONTROL INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 2
71114
- EP EXERCISE & EP PI INSP Baseline Inspections 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 2
- UNIT 2 ISI INSPECTION/TI-150 Safety Issues 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-0 IP 2515/150 2
Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 10/07/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 2
1 IP 71121
- RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSP Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.