IR 05000461/2016009

NRC Component Design Bases Inspection, Inspection Report 05000461/2016009

ML17013A253
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	01/12/2017
From:	Jeffers M NRC/RGN-III/DRS/EB2
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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IR 2016009
Download: ML17013A253 (41)

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UNITED STATES ary 12, 2017

SUBJECT:

CLINTON POWER STATION - NRC COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION, INSPECTION REPORT 05000461/2016009

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On December 1, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a Component Design Bases Inspection at your Clinton Power Station. Because Exelon Generation Company, LLC, certified to the NRC that it decided to permanently cease power operations at Clinton Power Station by June 1, 2017, on letter titled Certification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations, dated June 20, 2016, this Component Design Bases Inspection was adjusted to perform a more detailed assessment of performance in areas potentially impacted by the proposed shutdown. This inspection adjustment was consistent with the guidance contained in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program-Operations Phase, dated February 1, 2016. The enclosed report documents the results of this inspection, which were discussed on December 1, 2016, with Mr. B. Kapellas, Plant Manager, and other members of your staff.

Based on the results of this inspection, six NRC-identified findings of very-low safety significance were identified. These findings involved violations of NRC requirements. However, because of their very-low safety significance, and because the issues were entered into your Corrective Action Program, the NRC is treating the issues as Non-Cited Violations in accordance with Section 2.3.2 of the NRC Enforcement Policy.

If you contest the subject or severity of these Non-Cited-Violations, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001, with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region III; the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Clinton Power Station. In addition, if you disagree with the cross-cutting aspect assigned to any finding in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the Regional Administrator, Region III, and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Clinton Power Station. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS)

component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark Jeffers, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62

Enclosure:

IR 05000461/2016009

REGION III==

Docket No: 50-461 License No: NPF-62 Report No: 05000461/2016009 Licensee: Exelon Generation Company, LLC Facility: Clinton Power Station Location: Clinton, IL Dates: October 31 - December 1, 2016 Inspectors: N. Féliz Adorno, Senior Reactor Inspector, Lead J. Benjamin, Senior Reactor Inspector, Operations L. Rodriguez, Reactor Inspector, Mechanical J. Robbins, Reactor Inspector, Electrical Approved by: M. Jeffers, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

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LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

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LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

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