IR 05000237/2011007

Annual Assessment Letter for Dresden Nuclear Power Station (Report 05000237/2011007 and 05000249/2011007)

ML12065A118
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	03/05/2012
From:	Jamnes Cameron NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B6
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-11-007
Download: ML12065A118 (6)

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UNITED STATES rch 5, 2012

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 05000237/2011007 AND 05000249/2011007)

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On February 15, 2012, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRCs assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined that overall, Dresden Nuclear Power Station, 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 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2, 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 NRC did not identify any cross-cutting themes or substantive cross-cutting issues.

However, we understand that you are, partially in response to the events at the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi site in March 2011, reevaluating Dresdens strategy and response to potential flooding events. We are interested in the results from that reevaluation and request that you keep us advised of your schedule for completion of that effort and a schedule for any changes that may be needed to address issues identified by the reevaluation.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2013. The inspections scheduled include: Inspection Procedure (IP) 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants, IP 71111.17, Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications, and IP 71111.21, Component Design Basis Inspection. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter 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 Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at 630-829-9833 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jamnes L. Cameron, Chief Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-237, 50-249 and 72-37 License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 Enclosure: Dresden Nuclear Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

Page 1 of 2 Dresden Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TI-177 - TI-2515/177 - GAS VOIDING IN ECCS PIPING 2 01/23/2012 02/10/2012 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System TI-182 - TI-2515/182 PHASE I - BURIED PIPING 1 01/17/2012 01/19/2012 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/23/2012 01/27/2012 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 01/23/2012 01/27/2012 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 01/23/2012 01/27/2012 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity BI EPR - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 1 01/30/2012 02/03/2012 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 01/30/2012 02/03/2012 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 01/30/2012 02/03/2012 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 01/30/2012 02/03/2012 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification BI MODS - TRIENNIAL PERM MODS/50.59 3 02/20/2012 03/09/2012 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 5 04/02/2012 04/20/2012 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution BI OLRQ - BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 3 04/23/2012 04/27/2012 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 1 05/01/2012 07/31/2012 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants OL PREP - INITIAL EXAM PREP - AUGUST 2012 3 07/16/2012 07/20/2012 W90274 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2012 AUG - DRESDEN BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 07/23/2012 07/27/2012 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 07/23/2012 07/27/2012 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent INSP - OP EXP SS FY2007-03 CRANE & HEAVY LIFT 1 07/23/2012 08/17/2012 IP 7111120 Refueling and Other Outage Activities OL EXAM - INITIAL EXAMS - AUGUST 2012 3 08/06/2012 08/17/2012 W90274 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2012 AUG - DRESDEN BI ISI - INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 3 1 11/05/2012 11/09/2012 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR

Page 2 of 2 Dresden Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 6 01/14/2013 02/15/2013 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 11/26/2012 11/30/2012 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/28/2013 02/01/2013 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment BI OLRQ - REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 04/08/2013 04/12/2013 IP 7111111A Licensed Operator Requalification Program - Annual Review BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 05/20/2013 05/24/2013 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 05/20/2013 05/24/2013 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent