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IR 05000237-04-001 & 05000249-04-001- Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter
ML032400081
Person / Time
Site: Dresden  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 08/27/2003
From: Grant G
Division Reactor Projects III
To: Skolds J
Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
Download: ML032400081 (8)
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See also: IR 05000237/2004001

Text

August 27, 2003

Mr. John L. Skolds, President

Exelon Nuclear

Exelon Generation Company, LLC

4300 Winfield Road

Warrenville, IL 60555

Dear Mr. Skolds:

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER - DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER

STATION (REPORT 50-237/04-01; 50-249/04-01)

Dear Mr. Skolds:

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

Dresden Nuclear Power Station. The mid-cycle review 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, 2003 - 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 for Dresden Unit 3 continued to be within the

Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on the White Unit 3 high

pressure coolant injection (HPCI) safety system unavailability PI in the mitigating system

cornerstone. This PI went White in the third quarter of 2001 due to the fault exposure hours

following the Unit 3 HPCI water hammer event on July 5, 2001. As a result of the White PI, a

supplemental inspection conducted in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001 is

scheduled for November 2003.

Additionally, by letter dated June 23, 2003, the staff issued a Severity Level III Notice of

Violation of 10 CFR 50.9 in accordance with the enforcement policy. The violation was for

incomplete and inaccurate information provided to the NRC on September 27, 2001, that was

material to the NRC because the NRC staff was evaluating the operability determination for the

Dresden, Unit 3, HPCI system. A White finding was also issued with the same letter for

inadequate corrective actions when the HPCI water hammer was initially identified. The

supplemental inspection mentioned above for the White performance indicator will include the

White finding for inadequate corrective action and the 50.9 violation.

With respect to Unit 2, 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 for Unit 2 through September 30, 2004.

J. Skolds -2-

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. 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.

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 Mark Ring at 630/829-9703 with any

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

Sincerely,

/RA by Steve A. Reynolds acting for/

Geoffrey E. Grant, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249

License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25

Enclosure: Dresden Inspection/Activity Plan

See Attached Distribution

J. Skolds -2-

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. 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.

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 this inspection plan, we will contact you to

discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mark Ring at 630/829-9703 with any

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

Sincerely,

/RA by Steve A. Reynolds acting for/

Geoffrey E. Grant, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249

License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25

Enclosure: Dresden Inspection/Activity Plan

See Attached Distribution

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\midcycle 2003\Dre 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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NAME BLerch:co MRing GGrant

DATE 08/26/03 08/26/03 08/26/03

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

J. Skolds -3-

cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station

Dresden Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager

Regulatory Assurance Manager - Dresden

Chief Operating Officer

Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services

Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional

Operating Group

Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support

Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Director Licensing - Mid-West Regional

Operating Group

Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities

Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional

Operating Group

Document Control Desk - Licensing

M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General

Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety

State Liaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission

J. Mikan, Will County Executive/

Board Chairman

P. Kaupas, Will County Sheriff

W. Ferguson, Will County Emergency

Management Director

The Honorable Arthur Schultz

J. Mezera, City Manager

J. Church, Kendall County Board Chairman

R. Randall, Kendall County Sheriff

P. Nelson, Grundy County Board Chairman

J. L. Olson, Grundy County Sheriff

J. Lutz, Grundy County Emergency

Management Coordinator/Director

The Honorable Richard Kopczick

The Honorable C. Richard Ellis

The Honorable Gerald V. Pierard

The Honorable Joseph Fracaro

The Honorable Elmer Rolando

The Honorable Richard Girot

The Honorable Tony McGann

The Honorable Wayne Chesson

M. T. Gibson, Channahon Village Administrator

The Honorable Richard Chapman

K. Carroll, Shorewood Village Administrator

The Honorable Robert Blum

INPO

J. Skolds -4-

ADAMS Distribution:

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Project Director, NRR

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J. Skolds -4-

ADAMS Distribution:

Page 1 of 2 Dresden

08/25/2003 13:15:51 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

LR AMR - D/Q LR AGING MANAGEMENT INSPECTION 7

2, 3 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 09/29/2003 10/03/2003 Other Routine

MR - MAINTENANCE RULE 1

2, 3 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 10/06/2003 10/10/2003 Baseline Inspections

ISI - ISI FOR UNIT 2 2

2 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Baseline Inspections

7111107A - HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 2

2, 3 IP 7111107A Heat Sink Performance 10/14/2003 10/29/2003 Baseline Inspections

7112102 - OUTAGE ALARA & INSTRUMENTATION 1

2, 3 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Baseline Inspections

2, 3 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Baseline Inspections

2, 3 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/20/2003 10/24/2003 Baseline Inspections

95001 - HPCI WATERHAMMER WHITE SUPPLEMENTAL INSP 1

3 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 11/17/2003 11/28/2003 Supplemental Progra

71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION 3

2, 3 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 01/12/2004 01/30/2004 Baseline Inspections

71114 - BASELINE EP INSPECTION 1

2, 3 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Baseline Inspections

2, 3 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Baseline Inspections

2, 3 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Baseline Inspections

2, 3 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Baseline Inspections

HTSNK B - HEAT SINK BIENNIAL (DRS) 1

2, 3 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 01/26/2004 01/30/2004 Baseline Inspections

71121.03 - RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION & EQUIP 1

2, 3 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 02/02/2004 02/06/2004 Baseline Inspections

2, 3 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 02/02/2004 02/06/2004 Baseline Inspections

71121.01 - RADIOLOGICAL ACCES CONTROL 1

2, 3 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections

2, 3 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/19/2004 04/23/2004 Baseline Inspections

71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2

2, 3 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 05/31/2004 06/04/2004 Baseline Inspections

71122.03 - REMP & RAD MATERIAL CONTROL 1

2, 3 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections

2, 3 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Dresden

08/25/2003 13:15:51 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

FY 2004 - DRESDEN INIT PREP 07/2004 3

2 W90109 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DRESDEN - JUL/AUG 2004 07/26/2004 07/30/2004 Not Applicable

FY 2004 - DRESDEN INIT EXAM 08/2004 3

2 W90109 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DRESDEN - JUL/AUG 2004 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Not Applicable

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

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