IR 05000331/2006001

(EOC) Annual Assessment Letter (Report 05000331/2006001)

ML060610458
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2
To:	Vanmiddlesworth G Nuclear Management Co
References
IR-06-001
Download: ML060610458 (7)

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rch 2, 2006

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (REPORT 05000331/2006001)

Dear Mr. Van Middlesworth:

On February 9, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Duane Arnold Energy Center. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. 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 physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, the Duane Arnold Energy Center operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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 reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility.

In our mid-cycle assessment letter dated August 30, 2005, (ML052420426), we advised you of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance, involving inadequate procedure use and adherence. Our inspection staff identified four Green findings where human performance was not adequate during the 2005 assessment period. Two of these were previously evaluated as part of the findings considered during the mid-cycle assessment, while two are new. In response to the identification of human performance deficiencies, you have developed a Corrective Action Plan for Human Performance and have begun execution of that plan.

G. Van Middlesworth -2-During the last half of the assessment period, we conducted an inspection sample utilizing Inspection Procedure (IP) 71152, Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection, to assess your progress in addressing human performance deficiencies. This inspection found that each of the individual performance errors was entered into your corrective action program and you have completed root cause analyses on a department by department basis for certain human performance issues. However, additional corrective actions were scheduled for implementation, including an effectiveness review to assess the adequacy of your corrective actions to address numerous human performance issues.

After the completion of your effectiveness review, we will perform an inspection using IP 71152 to assess the progress you have made in the area of human performance. If sufficient progress has been made, the results of this inspection will be evaluated at the next assessment cycle to determine if the substantive human performance cross-cutting issue can be closed.

Because of the status of your corrective actions, the NRC remains concerned with human performance at the Duane Arnold Energy Center. To address our concerns, we request that you discuss this substantive cross-cutting issue during the end-of-cycle meeting and that you provide a written response to the NRC within 30 days of the date of this letter. In your response, please detail the corrective actions taken, the effectiveness of implemented corrective actions, and any additional corrective actions needed to address issues having human performance as a significant causal factor or contributing cause.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2007. Significant inspections planned for this year include a Component Design Bases Inspection in March 2006, and a Triennial Fire Protection Inspection in September 2006. 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 in the last 9 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 NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

G. Van Middlesworth -3-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) 829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bruce Burgess, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 Enclosure: Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

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G. Van Middlesworth -3-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) 829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bruce Burgess, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 Enclosure: Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

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Page 1 of 1 Duane Arnold 03/01/2006 16:04:16 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 6 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 03/20/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections BI - RAD INSTRUMENTATION 1 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Baseline Inspections 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections FPI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 09/11/2006 09/29/2006 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE 1 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections BI - ACCESS CONTROL AND PI VERIF 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/06/2006 11/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/06/2006 11/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/06/2006 11/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - ACCESS CONTROL & ALARA (OUTAGE) 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/05/2007 02/16/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/05/2007 02/16/2007 Baseline Inspections PI&R - PI&R BIENNIAL 3 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/02/2007 04/20/2007 Baseline Inspections HEATSINK - HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 04/23/2007 04/27/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - RADWASTE & TRANSPORTATION 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 04/30/2007 05/04/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112203 - REMP 3 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 07/23/2007 07/27/2007 Baseline Inspections MAINRULE - MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 08/06/2007 08/10/2007 Baseline Inspections MOD5059 - MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 09/10/2007 09/28/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 09/10/2007 09/28/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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