IR 05000277/2012001

Annual Assessment Letter for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3 (Report 05000277/2012001 and 05000278/2012001)

ML13059A032
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	03/04/2013
From:	Gray M K Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4
To:	Pacilio M J Exelon Nuclear, Exelon Generation Co
GRAY, MEL
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IR-12-001
Download: ML13059A032 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-2713 March 4, 2013

Mr. Michael Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear

4300 Winfield Rd. Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION UNITS 2 AND 3 (REPORT 05000277/2012001 AND

05000278/2012001)

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On February 12, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of- cycle performance review of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (Peach Bottom) Units 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarte rly performance indicators in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. This letter informs you of the NRC'

s assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. Security-related information and/or the security inspection plan will be sent via separate correspondence.

The NRC determined that overall, Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Reacto r Oversight Process Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all performance indicators demonstrated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e, green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Reactor Oversight Process baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2014. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. In addition to baseline inspections, the NRC will perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 71003, "Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal," IP 60855, "Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants,"

and Temporary Instruction (TI) 182, "Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks." 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 accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC

=s A Rules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at (610) 337-5209 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Mel Gray, Chief Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.: 50-277, 50-278 License Nos.: DPR-44, DPR-56

Enclosure: Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Inspection Plan

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