IR 05000254/2008001

EOC Annual Assessment Letter (Inspection Report 05000254-08-001; 05000265-08-001)

ML080600322
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	03/03/2008
From:	Pederson C Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Pardee C Exelon Generation Co
References
IR-08-001
Download: ML080600322 (7)

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rch 3, 2008

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (05000254/2008001; 05000265/2008001)

Dear Mr. Pardee:

On February 13, 2008, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2007. 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.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security Related Information" will include the Security Cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Quad Cities Nuclear Power 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 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

While plant performance for Unit 1 for the most recent quarter is within the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix, there was a safety significant inspection finding affecting the first quarter of the assessment cycle. Specifically, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix for the first quarter of CY 2007 based on one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone for failure to verify that the electromatic relief valves actuator design was suitable for operation at the increased vibration levels experienced at extended power uprate power levels. On December 31, 2006, we were notified by your staff of your readiness for the NRC to conduct a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone.

We completed supplemental inspection procedure 95001 on February 23, 2007. Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified. In our mid-cycle letter dated August 31, 2007, we advised you of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of Human Performance with a cross-cutting theme in the aspect of documentation (H.2(c)) from Inspection Manual Chapter 0305. We note that the number of cross-cutting issues in the area of Human Performance with an aspect of documentation increased since the mid-cycle letter. We also note that you have conducted a root and common cause analysis and have assembled a comprehensive corrective action plan. However, these corrective actions were not fully implemented as of the end of the period. Accordingly, this substantive cross-cutting issue will remain open until the number of findings with the same cross-cutting aspect is reduced or until the NRC gains confidence in the performance of the corrective action program to evaluate and correct human performance problems. In accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, we request that you provide a response to this substantive cross-cutting issue, including your plans to resolve the issue, during the annual public meeting.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, including baseline and other infrequently conducted inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2009. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections scheduled include:

biennial PI&R inspection and component design bases inspection. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

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 NRCs document system (ADAMS), 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 Mark Ring at 630-829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA by Gary L. Shear, Acting for/

Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265;72-053 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30 Enclosure: Quad Cities Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

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