ML032400058

461/04-01; Mid-cycle Plant Performance Review and Inspection Plan

ML032400058
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	08/27/2003
From:	Ann Marie Stone NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3
To:	Skolds J Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-04-001
Download: ML032400058 (7)

See also: IR 05000461/2004001

Text

August 27, 2003

Mr. John L. Skolds, President

and Chief Nuclear Officer

Exelon Nuclear

Exelon Generation Company, LLC

4300 Winfield Road

Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

CLINTON POWER STATION (REPORT 50-461/04-01)

Dear Mr. Skolds:

On July 30, 2003, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of the

Clinton Power Station. The mid-cycle review for the Clinton Power Station involved the

participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most

recent quarter and inspection results for the first half of the current assessment cycle,

January 1 - December 31, 2003. 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

so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any

planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter 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 September 30, 2004.

During this last quarter, the staff issued a severity level III Notice of Violation with no civil

penalty in accordance with the enforcement policy. On May 6, 2003, a Notice was issued for

the failure to provide complete and accurate information regarding two individuals medical

certification. The individuals did not meet minimum standards and required an amendment to

their individual licenses to include restrictions for no solo operation.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 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. Four infrequently performed inspections will be conducted this year. These include

(1) Biennial Emergency Preparedness Inspection, (2) Safeguards Interim Compensatory

Measures Inspections, (3) Safety System Design Inspection, and (4) Problem Identification and

Resolution Inspection. 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 end-of-cycle review meeting.

J. Skolds -2-

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/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) 829-9729 with any

questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ann Marie Stone, Chief

Branch 3

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-461

License No. NPF-62

Enclosure: Clinton Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan

See Attached Distribution

J. Skolds -2-

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/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) 829-9729 with any

questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ann Marie Stone, Chief

Branch 3

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-461

License No. NPF-62

Enclosure: Clinton Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan

See Attached Distribution

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\midcycle2003\Cli midcycle ltr 03.wpd

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy

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DATE 08/25/03 08/25/03

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

J. Skolds -3-

cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station

Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group

Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services

Vice President -Mid-West Operations Support

Clinton Power Station Plant Manager

Director Licensing - Midwest Regional Operating Group

Vice President - Licensing And Regulatory Affairs

Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group

Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton

Chief Operating Officer

Manager Licensing - Clinton and LaSalle

Document Control Desk-Licensing

Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety

M. Reidy, Clinton Police Chief

The Honorable Roger Cyrulik

The Honorable Steve Followell

D. Harris, DeWitt County

Board Chairman

R. Massey, DeWitt County Sheriff

F. Zacher, DeWitt County Emergency

Preparedness Coordinator

The Honorable Thomas Brame

M. Sweeney, McLean County Board Chairman

D. Owens, McLean County Sheriff

J. Wahls, Director, McLean County

Emergency Services and Disaster Agency

R. Scheffer, Piatt County Board Chairman

R. Manint, Piatt County Sheriff

C. Morris, Emergency Services

Disaster Coordinator

R. Owen, Macon County Board Chairman

R. Walker, Macon County Sheriff

P. Anello, Emergency Services Coordinator

INPO

J. Skolds -4-

ADAMS Distribution:

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H. Nieh (HKN), OEDO

Project Director, NRR

Project Mgr., NRR

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08/25/2003 13:14:26 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

09/01/2003 - 09/30/2004

Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection

Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type

TI 148 - TI2515/148 SECURITY ICMS 4

1 IP 2515/148 Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Safeguards - Interim Compensatory Measures 09/15/2003 09/26/2003 Safety Issues

SG BASE - SG BASELINE CY 2003 1

1 IP 7113002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorizat 09/26/2003 09/26/2003 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 7113003 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Stra 09/26/2003 09/26/2003 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/26/2003 09/26/2003 Baseline Inspections

71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2

1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 09/29/2003 10/03/2003 Baseline Inspections

SSDI - SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN 6

1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 10/20/2003 11/07/2003 Baseline Inspections

INSP - ACCESS CONTROL & ALARA 2

1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/17/2003 11/21/2003 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/17/2003 11/21/2003 Baseline Inspections

FY 2004 - CLINTON INIT PREP 12/2003 2

1 W90073 OL - INITIAL EXAM - CLINTON - DEC 2003/JAN 2004 12/01/2003 12/05/2003 Not Applicable

FY 2004 - CLINTON INIT EXAM 01/2004 3

1 W90073 OL - INITIAL EXAM - CLINTON - DEC 2003/JAN 2004 01/05/2004 01/16/2004 Not Applicable

7111108 - ISI 1

1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 02/09/2004 02/13/2004 Baseline Inspections

IP 71121 - RP OUTAGE ALARA & ACCESS CNTRL INSP 1

1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/09/2004 02/13/2004 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/09/2004 02/13/2004 Baseline Inspections

PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 3

1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 03/15/2004 04/02/2004 Baseline Inspections

IP 71122 - RP RAM PROCESSING AND TRANSPORTATION 1

1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections

71114 - BASELINE NON-EXERCISE EP INSP 1

1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections

IP 71121 - RP POST-OUTAGE ALARA & ACCESS CNTRL INSP 1

1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 Baseline Inspections

1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 Baseline Inspections

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

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08/25/2003 13:14:26 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

09/01/2003 - 09/30/2004

Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection

Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type

IP 71121 - RP POST-OUTAGE ALARA & ACCESS CNTRL INSP 1

1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 Baseline Inspections

MR - MAINTENANCE RULE 1

1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 06/21/2004 06/25/2004 Baseline Inspections

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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