ML030640352
| ML030640352 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2003 |
| From: | Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Peifer M Nuclear Management Co |
| References | |
| IR-03-001 | |
| Download: ML030640352 (7) | |
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March 4, 2003 Mr. Mark Peifer Site Vice-President Duane Arnold Energy Center Nuclear Management Company, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (REPORT 331/03-01)
Dear Mr. Peifer On February 12, 2003, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Duane Arnold Energy Center. The end-of-cycle review for Duane Arnold Energy Center involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002. This letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period.
In addition, we are providing our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections which may conflict with your plant activities.
Overall, 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 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 baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2004.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2004. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.
The inspections in the last 6 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting. Not listed in the plan are inspections we will conduct in the area of dry cask storage. You will be notified by phone when the inspection schedule for dry cask storage is finalized.
As you are aware, since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness.
We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For
M. Peifer calendar year 2003, we plan to continue these inspections, conduct portions of the security baseline inspection program, as well as perform additional inspections to evaluate your compliance with new requirements that may be ordered. Based on our final determinations in this regard, we will notify you of any inspection plan changes.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.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 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 Nos. 50-331, Licensee Nos. DRP-49
Enclosure:
Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution
M. Peifer calendar year 2003, we plan to continue these inspections, conduct portions of the security baseline inspection program, as well as perform additional inspections to evaluate your compliance with new requirements that may be ordered. Based on our final determinations in this regard, we will notify you of any inspection plan changes.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.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 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 Nos. 50-331, Licensee Nos. DRP-49
Enclosure:
Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\EOC Ltrs\\eoc 030403\\Dua EOC ltr 2002.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box:"C" = Copy without enclosure "E"= Copy with enclosure"N"= No copy OFFICE RIII E
RIII NAME GWright/co BBurgess
DATE 02/ /03 02/ /03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY M. Peifer cc w/encl:
E. Protsch, Executive Vice President -
Energy Delivery, Alliant; President, IES Utilities, Inc.
Robert G. Anderson, Plant Manager State Liaison Officer The Honorable Charles W. Larson, Jr.
Iowa State Senator Chairperson, Iowa Utilities Board R. Buch, Chairman, Benton County Supervisors K. Popenhagen, Benton County Sheriff S. Hansen, Coordinator of Emergency Services The Honorable Shawn Steffen The Honorable Rick Grimm The Honorable Lloyd Benson J. Houser, Board of Supervisors L. Langston, Linn County Supervisor D. Zeller, Linn County Sheriff L. Barron, Chairman, Board of Supervisors R. Foubert, Linn County Safety Director W. Wright, Linn County Emergency Management Coordinator The Honorable Randy Fouts The Honorable Tom Svoboda The Honorable Paul Pate The Honorable Thomas Patterson The Honorable Victor Klopfenstein J. Schott, City Manager, Marion The Honorable Tom Neenan The Honorable Larry Dauenbaugh INPO
M. Peifer Distribution:
DFT H. Nieh, OEDO Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb J. Caldwell, RIII G. Grant, RIII B. Clayton, RIII R. Lickus, RIII SRI Duane Arnold DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1
Duane Arnold Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2003 - 03/31/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/04/2003 14:03:41 Report 22 1
- ISI Baseline Inspections 03/31/2003 04/04/2003 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 1
1 IP 71121
- OUTAGE ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/31/2003 04/04/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 03/31/2003 04/04/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
2 TI 148
- TI2515/148 SECURITY ICMS Safety Issues 04/28/2003 05/02/2003 Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Safeguards - Interim Compensatory Measures IP 2515/148 1
1 71152B
- BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/19/2003 06/06/2003 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1
1 IP 71122
- RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING Baseline Inspections 06/23/2003 06/27/2003 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1
Baseline Inspections 06/23/2003 06/27/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 MR
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 06/23/2003 06/27/2003 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1
1 INSP
- NON-EXERCISE EP INSP Baseline Inspections 07/07/2003 07/11/2003 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1
Baseline Inspections 07/07/2003 07/11/2003 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1
Baseline Inspections 07/07/2003 07/11/2003 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1
Baseline Inspections 07/07/2003 07/11/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 7112101
- RP ACCESS CONTROLS/ALARA Baseline Inspections 07/21/2003 07/25/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 07/21/2003 07/25/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
4 MOD50.59
- MODIFICATIONS & 50.59 Baseline Inspections 08/25/2003 08/29/2003 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1
Baseline Inspections 08/25/2003 08/29/2003 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1
1 7112101
- RP ACCESS CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 HT SNK B
- HEAT SINK BIENNIAL (DRS)
Baseline Inspections 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1
6 SSDI
- SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE INS Baseline Inspections 01/26/2004 02/13/2004 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1
1 71122.02
- RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION Baseline Inspections 02/02/2004 02/06/2004 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Duane Arnold Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2003 - 03/31/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/04/2003 14:03:41 Report 22 1
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROL Baseline Inspections 03/01/2004 03/05/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 03/01/2004 03/05/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
Baseline Inspections 03/01/2004 03/05/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.