ML032400081
| ML032400081 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 08/27/2003 |
| From: | Grant G Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Skolds J Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| Download: ML032400081 (8) | |
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
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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
Enclosure: Dresden Inspection/Activity Plan
See Attached Distribution
J. Skolds
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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
Enclosure: Dresden Inspection/Activity Plan
See Attached Distribution
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\midcycle 2003\\Dre midcycle ltr 03.wpd
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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
J. Skolds
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ADAMS Distribution:
Dresden
Inspection / Activity Plan
09/01/2003 - 09/30/2004
Inspection
Type
Inspection Activity
Planned Dates
Start End
No. of Staff
on Site
Title
Unit
Number
Page 1 of 2
08/25/2003
13:15:51
Report 22
7
LR AMR
- D/Q LR AGING MANAGEMENT INSPECTION
Other Routine
09/29/2003
10/03/2003
License Renewal Inspection
2, 3
1
- MAINTENANCE RULE
Baseline Inspections
10/06/2003
10/10/2003
Maintenance Effectiveness
IP 7111112B
2, 3
2
- ISI FOR UNIT 2
Baseline Inspections
10/20/2003
10/24/2003
Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR
IP 7111108G
2
2
7111107A
- HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE
Baseline Inspections
10/14/2003
10/29/2003
Heat Sink Performance
IP 7111107A
2, 3
1
7112102
- OUTAGE ALARA & INSTRUMENTATION
Baseline Inspections
10/20/2003
10/24/2003
ALARA Planning and Controls
2, 3
Baseline Inspections
10/20/2003
10/24/2003
Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment
2, 3
Baseline Inspections
10/20/2003
10/24/2003
Performance Indicator Verification
2, 3
1
95001
- HPCI WATERHAMMER WHITE SUPPLEMENTAL INSP
Supplemental Progra
11/17/2003
11/28/2003
Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area
3
3
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION
Baseline Inspections
01/12/2004
01/30/2004
Identification and Resolution of Problems
IP 71152B
2, 3
1
71114
- BASELINE EP INSPECTION
Baseline Inspections
01/12/2004
01/16/2004
Alert and Notification System Testing
2, 3
Baseline Inspections
01/12/2004
01/16/2004
Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing
2, 3
Baseline Inspections
01/12/2004
01/16/2004
Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies
2, 3
Baseline Inspections
01/12/2004
01/16/2004
Performance Indicator Verification
2, 3
1
HTSNK B
- HEAT SINK BIENNIAL (DRS)
Baseline Inspections
01/26/2004
01/30/2004
Heat Sink Performance
IP 7111107B
2, 3
1
- RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION & EQUIP
Baseline Inspections
02/02/2004
02/06/2004
Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment
2, 3
Baseline Inspections
02/02/2004
02/06/2004
Performance Indicator Verification
2, 3
1
- RADIOLOGICAL ACCES CONTROL
Baseline Inspections
04/19/2004
04/23/2004
Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas
2, 3
Baseline Inspections
04/19/2004
04/23/2004
Performance Indicator Verification
2, 3
2
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION
Baseline Inspections
05/31/2004
06/04/2004
Licensed Operator Requalification
IP 7111111B
2, 3
1
- REMP & RAD MATERIAL CONTROL
Baseline Inspections
07/19/2004
07/23/2004
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
2, 3
Baseline Inspections
07/19/2004
07/23/2004
Performance Indicator Verification
2, 3
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Dresden
Inspection / Activity Plan
09/01/2003 - 09/30/2004
Inspection
Type
Inspection Activity
Planned Dates
Start End
No. of Staff
on Site
Title
Unit
Number
Page 2 of 2
08/25/2003
13:15:51
Report 22
3
FY 2004
- DRESDEN INIT PREP 07/2004
Not Applicable
07/26/2004
07/30/2004
OL - INITIAL EXAM - DRESDEN - JUL/AUG 2004
W90109
2
3
FY 2004
- DRESDEN INIT EXAM 08/2004
Not Applicable
08/16/2004
08/20/2004
OL - INITIAL EXAM - DRESDEN - JUL/AUG 2004
W90109
2
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.