IR 05000461/2007001
| ML070610156 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2007 |
| From: | Satorius M Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| IR-07-001 IR-07-001 | |
| Download: ML070610156 (7) | |
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March 2, 2007
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - CLINTON POWER STATION (REPORT 05000461/2007001)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On February 14, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff completed its performance review of Clinton Power Station. 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 Clinton Power Station 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 Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on one White finding. The White finding was issued as an apparent violation in November 2006 for failure to adequately address vortexing in the reactor core isolation cooling storage tank and its effect on operability of the high pressure core spray and reactor core isolation cooling systems. The associated Notice of Violation was issued on February 7, 2007. In addition to conducting the reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility, a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, will be scheduled following our receipt of your response to the Notice of Violation.
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 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).
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 A. Ring at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark A. Satorius, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 Enclosure:
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