IR 05000331/2007001
| ML070610182 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2007 |
| From: | Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Vanmiddlesworth G Duane Arnold |
| References | |
| IR-07-001 IR-07-001 | |
| Download: ML070610182 (7) | |
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March 2, 2007
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (REPORT 05000331/2007001)
Dear Mr. Van Middlesworth:
On February 14, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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, 2006. 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 as "Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390" and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related Information" 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 NRC's 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). Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response column, the significance of a preliminary White finding identified in NRC Emergency Preparedness Inspection Report 05000331/2006009(DRS) is still under review as part of the Significance Determination Process which, when finalized, may change our assessment of your plant's safety performance. Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility.
Additionally, on May 1, 2006, the staff issued two Severity Level III Notices of Violation in accordance with the NRC's Enforcement Policy. The first was for a willful violation, of a procedure required by DAEC Technical Specification 5.4.1 by a refueling floor supervisor on July, 23, 2003. The second was for a willful violation, demonstrating at least careless disregard of a procedure required by DAEC Technical Specification 5.4.1 by a refueling floor supervisor on November 9, 2004.
G. Van Middlesworth-2-The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2008. 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 end-of-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change the 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 L. Burgess, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 Enclosure:
Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:
See next page
G. Van Middlesworth-2-The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2008. 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 end-of-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change the 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 L. Burgess, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 Enclosure:
Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:
See next page DOCUMENT NAME:G:\\Branch TSS\\ALL EOC\\EOC CY 2006\\EOC Letters 2006\\Duane Arnold 2006 EOC Ltr.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME SSheldon:dtp BBurgess DATE 02/28/07 03/02/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
G. Van Middlesworth-3-cc:
J. Stall, Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer R. Helfrich, Senior Attorney M. Ross, Managing Attorney W. Webster, Vice President, Nuclear Operations M. Warner, Vice President, Nuclear Operations Support R. Kundalkar, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering J. Bjorseth, Site Director D. Curtland, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security D. McGhee, State Liaison Officer Chairman, Linn County Board of Supervisors The Honorable Charles W. Larson, Jr.
Chairman, Benton County Supervisors Benton County Sheriff Coordinator, Benton County Emergency Services Mayor of Atkins Mayor of Shellsburg Mayor of Urbana Linn County Sheriff Director, Linn County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Robins Mayor of Alburnett Mayor of Cedar Rapids Mayor of Hiawatha Mayor of Marion City Manager of Marion Mayor of Center Point Mayor of Palo INPO
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Duane Arnold Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 02/27/2007 07:47:38 Report 22
- PI&R BIENNIAL Baseline Inspections 04/02/2007 04/20/2007
71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems
HEATSINK
- HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/23/2007 04/27/2007
7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance
7112202
- RADWASTE AND TRANSPORT Baseline Inspections 05/21/2007 05/25/2007
7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation
EP BI
- BASELINE EP INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007
7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007
7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007
7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007
71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007
71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007
71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System
7112203
- REMP AND PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 09/10/2007 09/14/2007
7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P Baseline Inspections 09/10/2007 09/14/2007
71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification
MAINRULE
- MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/10/2007 09/14/2007
7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness
MOD5059
- MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 10/19/2007
7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 10/19/2007
7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications
- ISFSI INSPECTION Other Routine 10/01/2007 10/05/2007
60855.1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants
7112101
- ACCESS CONTROL, ALARA & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 10/29/2007 11/02/2007
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 10/29/2007 11/02/2007
7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 10/29/2007 11/02/2007
71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification
FY 2008
- DUANE ARNOLD INIT PREP 11/2007 Not Applicable 11/26/2007 11/30/2007
W90144 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DUANE ARNOLD - NOV/DEC 2007
FY 2008
- DUANE ARNOLD INIT EXAM 12/2007 Not Applicable 12/10/2007 12/14/2007
W90144 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DUANE ARNOLD - NOV/DEC 2007
7112101
- ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 02/04/2008 02/08/2008
7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 02/11/2008 03/14/2008
7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Duane Arnold Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 02/27/2007 07:47:38 Report 22
7112201
- GASEOUS AND LIQUID EFFLUENT Baseline Inspections 03/31/2008 04/04/2008
7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.