IR 05000295/2011002
| ML111330338 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/13/2011 |
| From: | Christine Lipa Division of Nuclear Materials Safety III |
| To: | Christian J ZionSolutions |
| References | |
| IR-11-002 | |
| Download: ML111330338 (27) | |
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May 13, 2011
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 050-00295/11-02(DNMS);
050-00304/11-02(DNMS) - ZION NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Christian:
On April 29, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at the permanently shutdown Zion Nuclear Station in Zion Illinois. The purpose of the inspection was to assess the safety of spent fuel storage in the Zion spent fuel pool as followup to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station event in Japan. NRC Inspection Procedure 60801, Spent Fuel Pool Safety at Permanently Shutdown Reactors, and guidance from Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/183, Followup to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event were used to conduct the inspection. The enclosed inspection report presents the inspection results which were discussed on April 25, 2011, with Mr. D. Beckman and other members of your staff.
The objective of this inspection was to promptly assess the capabilities of the Zion Nuclear Station to respond to extraordinary consequences similar to those that have recently occurred at the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station. The results from this inspection, along with the results from other inspections performed at operating commercial nuclear plants in the United States will be used to evaluate the U.S. nuclear industrys readiness to safely respond to similar events. These results will also be used by the NRC to determine if additional regulatory actions are warranted.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of an examination of procedures and representative records, walkdowns of systems, structures and components that support spent fuel pool function and interviews of personnel.
All of the potential issues and observations identified by this inspection are contained in this report. The NRC will further evaluate any issues to determine if future regulatory actions are necessary. These actions, if any, will be documented by the NRC in separate correspondence.
You are not required to respond to this letter.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and the enclosed report will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Mr. Wayne Slawinski of my staff. You can reach Mr. Slawinski at (630) 829-9820.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Christine A. Lipa, Chief Materials Control, ISFSI, and Decommissioning Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety
Docket Nos. 050-00295; 050-00304 License Nos. DPR-39; DPR-48
Enclosure:
Inspection Report 050-00295/11-02(DNMS);
050-00304/11-02(DNMS)
cc w/encl:
C. Settles, Head Resident Inspection, Illinois Emergency Management Agency The Honorable Suzi Schmidt, Illinois General Assembly The Honorable JoAnn D. Osmond, Illinois General Assembly Barry A. Burton, Lake County Administrator Mark C. Curran, Jr., Lake County Sheriff Laurie Cvengros, Village Clerk, Village of Beach Park, Illinois Willard R. Helander, Lake County Clerk Joseph G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management Agency Jana Lee, Village Clerk, Village of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois Judy L. Mackey, City Clerk, City of Zion, Illinois Kent McKenzie, Lake County, Illinois Irene T. Pierce, Lake County, Illinois General Manager, Zion Nuclear Power Station, ZionSolutions, LLC Director Regulatory Affairs, Zion Nuclear Power Station, ZionSolutions, LLC Security Manager, Zion Nuclear Power Station, ZionSolutions, LLC