IR 05000352/2006001

Annual Assessment Letter - Limerick Generating Station (Report 05000352/2006001 and 05000353/2006001)

ML060620421
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	James Trapp Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
Trapp J RGN-I/DRP/PB1/610-337-5186
References
IR-06-001
Download: ML060620421 (5)

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UNITE D STA TES NUCL EA R RE GULA TORY C OMMIS SI ON REGION I 475 AL LENDAL E ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-141 5 March 2, 2 006 Mr. Christo pher M. C rane President and CNO Exelon N uclear Exelon Ge neration Compa ny, LLC 200 Exel on Way Kennett Square, P A 19348 SUBJE CT: ANNU AL AS SESSM ENT LE TTER - LI MER ICK GE NERA TING STATION (REPORT 050003 52/2006001 A ND 0500035 3/2006001)

Dear Mr. C rane: On February 6 , 2006, the NR C staff completed its performance revie w of Limerick Gen erating Station. Our tec hnical staff revi ewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspecti on results for the period from January 1 through Decembe r 31, 2005. The purpose of this letter i s to inform you of our assessment of y our safety performance during this pe riod and our pla ns for futur e inspect ions at your facilit y.This performance rev iew and enclosed i nspection pl an do not i nclude phy sical protec tion information. A se parate letter de signated and marked as "Official Use Onl y - Securi ty-Related Information" wil l includ e the phys ical protecti on review and resultan t inspection plan.Overal l, Li merick U nits 1 and 2 opera ted in a mann er that prese rved publi c heal th and safety and fully met all cornerstone object ives. Plant performance f or the most recent q uarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cy cle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NR C's Action Matrix , based on al l inspecti on findings bei ng classified a s having very lo w safety si gnificance (Green) an d all PIs indicating p erformance at a lev el requiring no additional NRC ov ersight (Green). Therefore, w e plan to c onduct reactor o versight proces s (ROP) baseline in spectio ns at your facilit y.The enclosed inspection plan detai ls the insp ections, les s those relate d to physi cal protectio n scheduled th rough September 30, 2007. The ins pection pla n is prov ided to al low for the resolution o f any schedul ing conflicts an d personnel availab ility i ssues wel l in adv ance of inspector arri val onsi te. Routine resident ins pections are not listed d ue to their o ngoing and continu ous natu re. The inspect ions in the last nine m onths of the inspe ction pla n are ten tative and m ay be r evise d at t he mi d-cyc le rev iew.In acco rdance wit h 10 C FR 2.3 90 of th e NRC's "Ru les o f Practi ce," a copy of this lette r and i ts enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Docume nt Roo m or from t he Pub licl y Av aila ble R ecords (PARS) compo nent o f NRC's document syste m (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessi ble from the NRC Web site at http://w ww.nrc.gov/readi ng-rm/ada ms.html (the P ubli c Ele ctroni c Read ing Ro om).

2 C. Crane If circu mstance s aris e wh ich ca use us to cha nge thi s insp ectio n pla n, we wil l con tact y ou to discuss the c hange as soon as possibl e. Please contact me at 610-337-5186 w ith any questions yo u may hav e regarding this l etter or the ins pection pla n.Sincere ly,/R A/Jam es M. Tr app , Ch ie f Reactor Projects Branch 4 Divi sion of Reac tor Pro jects Docket Nos. 50-3 52, 50-353 License No s. NPF-39, N PF-85 Enclosure: Li merick Inspection/

Activity Plan cc.Chief Operating Officer, Ex elon Generati on Company , LLC Site Vice President - L imerick Generating S tation Plant M anager, Limerick Genera ting Station Regulatory A ssurance M anager - Limerick Senior Vi ce President - Nuclear Se rvices Vice Presi dent - Mi d-Atlantic Ope rations Vice Presi dent - Operati ons Su pport Vice Presi dent - Licen sing an d Regul atory Affairs Director - Licensing and Regulato ry Affairs, Exelon Generat ion Company, LLC Manager, Lic ensing - Limeri ck Generating Station Vice Presi dent, Ge neral Couns el an d Secr etary Associate Gene ral Counsel , Exelon Generation Compa ny Correspondence Control De sk Director, Burea u of Radiatio n Protection, P A Department of Env ironmental Pro tection J. Johnsrud, Na tional Ene rgy Committee Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Limerick Township J. Bradley Fewell , Assistant Gene ral Counsel , Exelon Nuclear 3 C. Crane Distribution w/encl: (via E-mail)S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA B. Holian, DRP A. Blough, DRS D. Lew, DRP M. Gamberoni, DRS S. Lee , RI OED O D. Roberts, NRR T. Valentine, PM (Interim), NRR E. Mil ler, PM, B ackup J. Trapp, DRP A. Burritt, DRP S. Hansell , DRP - Seni or Resident Inspector C. Bi ckett, D RP - R eside nt Insp ector K. Hea ter - R eside nt OA D. Screnci, ORA N. Sheehan, ORA DRS Branch Chiefs (5)

Instit ute of N uclea r Pow er Oper ation s (INP O)RidsNrrDirsIp ab@nrc.gov ROPreport s@nrc.gov (All IRs)Region I Docket R oom (with c oncurrences)

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A LB (Reviewer's Initials)

After de clari ng this docume nt "An Official Agency Recor d" it will be released to the Publ ic.To re ceive a cop y of thi s docu ment, i ndicat e in t he box: " C" = Copy w ithout attachment/enclo sure " E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosur e " N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME SHansell/ALB for ABurritt/ALB JTrapp/JMT DATE 02/21/06 02/21/06 02/28/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Limerick Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/02/2006 11:49:29 Report 22 1 7111108G-U1 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 1 7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1 7112102-OCC RAD SAFETY - ALAR A Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 1 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 3 7111111B-LSRO REQUAL. AN.OPTEST@ LM-P/F RSLTS.

Baseline Inspections 05/30/2006 06/02/2006 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 4 71152B-PI&R Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 1, 2 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 1, 2 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 1 7112202-PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWAST E Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 1, 2 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 1 71151-EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 08/07/2006 08/11/2006 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 2 7111107B-HEAT SIN K Baseline Inspections 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 1, 2 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1 7111112B-MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 1, 2 7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 3 10/23EXM-OPERATOR LICENSE INIITAL EXAMS Not Applicable 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 1 U01664 FY07-LIMERICK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM Not Applicable 10/23/2006 11/03/2006 1 U01664 FY07-LIMERICK INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 3 MODS-MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 1, 2 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 1, 2 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1 7112103-OCC RAD SAFETY - INSTRUMENTS Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1 7112101-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 1, 2 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1 7111108G-U2 IN-SERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 2 7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1 7112102-OCC RAD SAFET Y Baseline Inspections 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 1, 2 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 2 6/2 EXAM-INITIAL LSRO OPERATOR EXAM Not Applicable 04/30/2007 05/04/2007 1 U01659 FY07 - LIMERICK (UNIT 1&2) INITIAL LSRO EXAM Not Applicable 06/02/2007 06/06/2007 1 U01659 FY07 - LIMERICK (UNIT 1&2) INITIAL LSRO EXAM This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Limerick Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activit y Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/02/2006 11:49:29 Report 22 3 7111111B-L.O.(PWR.) REQUAL. PROG. + P/F REVIE W Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1 7112201-PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 1, 2 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 3 TRI FIRE-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111105T IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

Baseline Inspections 07/30/2007 08/03/2007 1, 2 7111105T IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

1 71114-EP PRGM INSP Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111402 IP A lert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 71151-EP03 IP A lert & Notification System 4 7111401-EP EXERCISE & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 1, 2 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 1, 2 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 1, 2 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 1, 2 71151-EP03 IP A lert & Notification System This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.