ML040641223

End-of-Cycle Letter. Includes Inspection Plan Which Details the Inspections Scheduled Through September 30, 2005

ML040641223
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	03/04/2004
From:	Reynolds S Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co
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IR-04-001
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March 4, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Generation Company, LLC Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 50-254/04-01; 50-265/04-01)

Dear Mr. Crane:

On February 11, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The end-of-cycle review 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, 2003, through 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.

Overall, Quad Cities operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met the cornerstone objectives. 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 March 31, 2005.

In our annual assessment letter dated March 4, 2003, we advised you of a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance. You implemented a number of human performance improvement initiatives which resulted in a decline in human performance errors in 2003. Therefore, human performance is no longer considered a substantive cross-cutting issue. Notwithstanding, we encourage you to continue your initiatives in this area.

Both the extended power uprates and the high radiological source term in both units continued to challenge your organization in minimizing the number of plant outages and the collective radiological exposure to workers. Quad Cities Units 1 and 2 implemented 17.8 percent extended power uprates in November 2002 and February 2002, respectively. Since that time, both units have experienced multiple equipment deficiencies which were either caused by, or exacerbated by, the extended power uprates. In mid-2002, the Unit 2 steam dryer cover plate failed due to high cycle fatigue caused by high frequency acoustic resonance. You implemented corrective actions to repair the dryer cover plate. However, your extent of condition review for this issue did not address the potential for high cycle fatigue at low

C. Crane frequencies. As a result, a second Unit 2 dryer failure occurred in July 2003. In November 2003, the Unit 1 steam dryer failed and a piece of the dryer was found missing. Additionally, an actuator for one of the electromatic relief valves was damaged such that it would not have performed the automatic depressurization function. The radiological source term for both units is one of the highest in the country, which has resulted in the collective radiological exposure to workers also being among the highest for all plants. The major isotopic contributor to the source term is Cobalt-60. You have developed a significant source term reduction program which involves the reduction of stellite components, chemical decontamination of piping systems and a new, experimental process for cleaning fuel. We will continue to follow your progress in source term reduction.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005.

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 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting. As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2004, we plan to continue inspections of Order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 of my staff at 630/829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/P. Hiland acting for/

Steve A. Reynolds, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30

Enclosure:

Quad Cities Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution

C. Crane frequencies. As a result, a second Unit 2 dryer failure occurred in July 2003. In November 2003, the Unit 1 steam dryer failed and a piece of the dryer was found missing. Additionally, an actuator for one of the electromatic relief valves was damaged such that it would not have performed the automatic depressurization function. The radiological source term for both units is one of the highest in the country, which has resulted in the collective radiological exposure to workers also being among the highest for all plants. The major isotopic contributor to the source term is Cobalt-60. You have developed a significant source term reduction program which involves the reduction of stellite components, chemical decontamination of piping systems and a new, experimental process for cleaning fuel. We will continue to follow your progress in source term reduction.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005.

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. As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2004, we plan to continue inspections of Order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 of my staff at 630/829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/P. Hiland acting for/

Steve A. Reynolds, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30

Enclosure:

Quad Cities Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\EOC Ltrs\eoc 030404\Quad Cities EOC ltr 2004.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 OFFICE RIII RIII RIII NAME PPelke:co MRing Philand for SReynolds DATE 03/26/04 03/01/04 03/01/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

C. Crane cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Quad Cities 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 Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs MidAmerican Energy Company M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Iowa Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission D. Tubbs, Manager of Nuclear MidAmerican Energy Company W. Armstrong, Chairman, Rock Island County Board M. Grchan, Rock Island County Sheriff G. Borkhart, Emergency Services and Disaster Coordinator T. Arduini, Chairman, Whiteside County Board R. Schipper, Whiteside County Sheriff R. McKenna, Emergency Service Coordinator L. Todtz, Chairman, Clinton Board of Supervisors R. Lincoln, Clinton County Sheriff W. Henry, Coordinator, Emergency Management C. Ray Wierson, Scott County Administrator D. Conard, Scott County Sheriff R. Bergen, Coordinator, Scott County Emergency Management The Honorable Rick Dettman The Honorable Marj Dolan D. Johnson, President, Village of Port Byron J. Piatt, President, Village of Cordova The Honorable Gary Kampe The Honorable LaMetta Wynn J. Kooistra, Clinton City Administrator The Honorable Richard Meland The Honorable Vernon Spring E. N. Choate, LeClaire City Administrator The Honorable Daniel Dawson The Honorable Al Moore INPO

C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:

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Page 1 of 2 Quad Cities 03/01/2004 08:03:58 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL OPEN ITEM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 03/15/2004 03/19/2004 License Renewal Insp 7112102 - OUTAGE INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/23/2004 03/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/23/2004 03/05/2004 Baseline Inspections ISI - ISI FOR UNIT 2 1 1, 2 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 03/01/2004 03/05/2004 Baseline Inspections ISFSI - ONSITE FAB AND CONSTRUCTION OF ISFSI 1 1, 2 IP 60853 On-Site Fabrication Of Components And Construction On An ISFSI 04/01/2004 08/31/2004 Other Routine SSDI - SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN 6 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/10/2004 05/28/2004 Baseline Inspections SG BASE - SG BASELINE 2004 2 1, 2 IP 7113001 Access Authorization 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113002 Access Control 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113008 Fitness For Duty Program 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - ALARA, ACCESS CONTROL 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BASELINE EP EXERCISE INSP 4 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - RAD WASTE TRANSPORTATION 2 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Baseline Inspections PI&R - PROBLEM ID AND RESOLUTION 4 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 10/18/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections 7112201 - EFFLUENTS, PI VERIFICATION 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BASELINE EP INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 01/31/2005 02/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 01/31/2005 02/04/2005 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 Quad Cities 03/01/2004 08:03:58 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71114 - BASELINE EP INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 01/31/2005 02/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/31/2005 02/04/2005 Baseline Inspections ISI - UNIT 1 ISI INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections OUTAGE - ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2005 - QUAD CITIES INIT PREP 04/2005 3 1 W90129 OL - INITIAL EXAM - QUAD CITIES - APR/MAY 2005 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 Not Applicable FY 2005 - QUAD CITIES INIT EXAM 05/2005 3 1 W90129 OL - INITIAL EXAM - QUAD CITIES - APR/MAY 2005 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 Not Applicable 71122.03 - REMP, ACCESS CONTROL 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections MAINT - BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 08/15/2005 08/19/2005 Baseline Inspections MOD/5059 - MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 09/12/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 09/12/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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