IR 05000254/2002001
| ML020700430 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2002 |
| From: | Grant G Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Skolds J Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| IR-02-001 | |
| Download: ML020700430 (6) | |
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March 4, 2002
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - QUAD CITIES (REPORT 50-254/02-01; 50-265/02-01)
Dear Mr. Skolds:
On January 30, 2002, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Quad Cities. The end-of-cycle review for Quad Cities involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from April 1, 2001, to December 31, 2001. 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 which may conflict with your plant activities.
As discussed in our previous annual assessment letter dated May 31, 2001, this inspection and assessment cycle consisted of three quarters (i.e., the second, third, and fourth calendar quarters of calendar year 2001) instead of the usual four quarters. This change was implemented in order to align the inspection and assessment cycle with the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2002.
Overall, Quad Cities operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter 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 baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2003.
While plant performance for the most recent quarter is within the licensee response column of the Action Matrix, a White finding was identified in the Occupational Radiation Safety cornerstone during the previous assessment cycle (fourth quarter of 2000) which resulted in Quad Cities being in the regulatory response column of the Action Matrix during the first two quarters of this assessment cycle. The finding involved an as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) issue associated with the replacement of a safety relief valve during the Unit 1 refueling outage. A supplemental inspection was issued on July 27, 2001, which concluded that you had performed a comprehensive evaluation of the weaknesses. Therefore, the White finding associated with this issue was only considered through the third quarter of 2001 in assessing plant performance. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2003. 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 last 6 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the Mid-Cycle Review meeting.
In addition to the baseline inspection program, the NRC issued safeguards advisories recommending that nuclear power plant licensees go to the highest level of security immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all promptly did so. With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nation's nuclear power plants, including Quad Cities, remain at a high level of security. On February 25, 2002, the NRC issued an Order to all nuclear power plant licensees, requiring them to take certain additional interim compensatory measures to address the generalized high-level threat environment. These additional compensatory requirements will provide the NRC with reasonable assurance that public health and safety and the common defense and security continue to be adequately protected in the current generalized high-level threat environment. These requirements will remain in effect pending notification from the Commission that a significant change in the threat environment occurs, or until the Commission determines that other changes are needed following a more comprehensive re-evaluation of current safeguards and security programs. To date, we have monitored Quad Cities actions in response to the terrorist attacks through a series of audits. With the issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Quad Citiess compliance with these interim requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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/index.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) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Geoffrey E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30 Enclosure: Quad Cities Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution
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W. Bohlke, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services C. Crane, Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional J. Cotton, Senior Vice President - Operations Support J. Benjamin, Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs K. Ainger, Director - Licensing R. Hovey, Operations Vice President R. Helfrich, Senior Counsel, Nuclear DCD - Licensing T. J. Tulon, Site Vice President M. Perito, Acting Quad Cities Station Manager W. Beck, Regulatory Affairs Manager W. Leach, Manager - Nuclear Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs Mid American Energy Company M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Iowa Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission ADAMS Distribution:
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Quad Cities Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2002 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/08/2002 06:53:20 Report 22
0102
- ACCESS AUTHORIZATION/ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 04/08/2002 04/12/2002 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only)
IP 7113001 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/08/2002 04/12/2002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization)
IP 7113002 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/08/2002 04/12/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
- RADIOACTIVE MAT SHIP/PROC INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/15/2002 04/19/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/15/2002 04/19/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/15/2002 04/19/2002 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2
- BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/08/2002 07/12/2002 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/08/2002 07/12/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
MAINT B
- BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 07/15/2002 07/19/2002 Maintenance Rule Implementation IP 7111112B 1, 2
CONT A
- SAFEGARDS INSPECTION-RESPONSE A Baseline Inspections 07/29/2002 08/02/2002 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Strategy)
IP 7113003 1, 2
- RAM PROC/SHIP & ALARA INSP Baseline Inspections 08/12/2002 08/16/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/12/2002 08/16/2002 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/12/2002 08/16/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
Baseline Inspections 11/04/2002 11/15/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/04/2002 11/15/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2
FY 2003
- QUAD CITIES INIT PREP 10/2002 Not Applicable 11/11/2002 11/15/2002 OL - INITIAL EXAM - QUAD CITIES - OCT/DEC 2002 W90063
3 71152
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 12/02/2002 12/20/2002 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152 1, 2
FY 2003
- QUAD CITIES INIT EXAM 12/2002 Not Applicable 12/02/2002 12/13/2002 OL - INITIAL EXAM - QUAD CITIES - OCT/DEC 2002 W90063
1 IP 71121
- OUTAGE ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2
- NON-EXERCISE BASELINE EP INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 02/24/2003 02/28/2003 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/24/2003 02/28/2003 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Quad Cities Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2002 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/08/2002 06:53:20 Report 22
- NON-EXERCISE BASELINE EP INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 02/24/2003 02/28/2003 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/24/2003 02/28/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
MOD50.59
- BIENNIAL PLNT MOD AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 03/17/2003 03/21/2003 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/17/2003 03/21/2003 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.