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MONTHYEARML22313A1502022-11-29029 November 2022 EA-22-062 QC ERV Final Action IR 05000254/20070072007-03-30030 March 2007 IR 05000254-07-007; 2/20/2007 - 2/23/2007; Quad Cities Nuclear Plant Unit 1; Supplemental Inspection; Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area. ML0506001402005-02-28028 February 2005 EA-04-228, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Quad Cities Non-Cited Violation (NRC Office of Investigations Report No. 3-2004-011) 2022-11-29
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MONTHYEARIR 05000254/20230042024-02-0505 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000254/2023004 and 05000265/2023004 ML24004A0052024-01-17017 January 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0042 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) RS-24-001, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Relief Request I5R-26, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request Regarding Examination Coverage for the Fifth Inservice Inspection Interval2024-01-0303 January 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Relief Request I5R-26, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request Regarding Examination Coverage for the Fifth Inservice Inspection Interval IR 05000254/20234032023-12-22022 December 2023 Public- Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000254/2023403 and 05000265/2023403 IR 05000254/20230102023-12-20020 December 2023 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection Report 05000254/2023010 and 05000265/2023010 ML23349A1622023-12-17017 December 2023 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 298 and 294 Increase Completion Time in Technical Specification 3.8.1.B.4 (Emergency Circumstances) RS-23-128, Response to Request for Additional Information for the Emergency License Amendment Request Increase Technical Specifications Completion Time in TS 3.8.1.B.4 from 7 Days to 30 Days2023-12-15015 December 2023 Response to Request for Additional Information for the Emergency License Amendment Request Increase Technical Specifications Completion Time in TS 3.8.1.B.4 from 7 Days to 30 Days ML23305A1402023-12-13013 December 2023 Units 1 & 2; Nine Mile Point, Unit 2; Peach Bottom, Units 2 & 3; and Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendments to Adopt Traveler TSTF-580 RS-23-123, Emergency License Amendment Request - Increase Technical Specifications Completion Time in TS 3.8.1.B.4 from 7 Days to 30 Days2023-12-13013 December 2023 Emergency License Amendment Request - Increase Technical Specifications Completion Time in TS 3.8.1.B.4 from 7 Days to 30 Days ML23339A1762023-12-0505 December 2023 Notification of NRC Baseline Inspection and Request for Information (05000265/2024001) ML23319A3342023-11-20020 November 2023 Regulatory Audit in Support of License Amendment Requests to Adopt TSTF 505, Revision 2 and 10 CFR 50.69 RS-23-104, Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation2023-11-17017 November 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation ML23317A1192023-11-10010 November 2023 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC - 2023 Annual Report - Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums IR 05000254/20230032023-11-0909 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000254/2023003 and 05000265/2023003 RS-23-113, Submittal of Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (Ufsar), Revision 17 and Fire Protection Report (Fpr), Revision 262023-10-20020 October 2023 Submittal of Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (Ufsar), Revision 17 and Fire Protection Report (Fpr), Revision 26 RS-23-097, Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Advisement of Leadership Changes and Submittal of Updated Standard Practice Procedures Plans2023-10-12012 October 2023 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Advisement of Leadership Changes and Submittal of Updated Standard Practice Procedures Plans ML23206A0382023-09-21021 September 2023 Proposed Alternative to the Requirements of the ASME Code IR 05000254/20230112023-09-20020 September 2023 Safety-Conscious Work Environment Issue of Concern Team Inspection Report 05000254/2023011 and 05000265/2023011 RS-23-089, Sixth Ten-Year Interval Inservice Testing Program2023-09-0505 September 2023 Sixth Ten-Year Interval Inservice Testing Program RS-23-080, Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-264-A, Revision 0, 3.3.9 and 3.3.10 - Delete Flux Monitors Specific Overlap Requirement SRs2023-08-30030 August 2023 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-264-A, Revision 0, 3.3.9 and 3.3.10 - Delete Flux Monitors Specific Overlap Requirement SRs RS-23-086, Relief Request I5R-26, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request Regarding Examination Coverage for the Fifth Inservice Inspection Interval2023-08-28028 August 2023 Relief Request I5R-26, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request Regarding Examination Coverage for the Fifth Inservice Inspection Interval SVP-23-038, Owner'S Activity Report Submittal Fifth 10-Year Interval 2023 Refueling Outage Activities2023-08-14014 August 2023 Owner'S Activity Report Submittal Fifth 10-Year Interval 2023 Refueling Outage Activities IR 05000254/20230022023-08-0808 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000254/2023002 and 05000265/2023002 ML23178A0742023-08-0707 August 2023 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 296 and 292 Adoption of TSTF-416 Low Pressure Coolant Injection (LPCI) Valve Alignment Verification Note Location ML23216A0362023-08-0707 August 2023 Notification of an NRC Biennial Licensed Operator Requalification Program Inspection and RFI ML23216A0562023-08-0404 August 2023 Information Meeting (Open House) with a Question and Answer Session to Discuss NRC 2022 End-Of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 SVP-23-031, Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Report2023-07-14014 July 2023 Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Report ML23181A1062023-06-30030 June 2023 Postponement- Information Meeting (Open House) with a Question-And-Answer Session to Discuss NRC 2022 End-Of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station ML23178A2422023-06-28028 June 2023 Reassignment of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Branch Chief in the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing for Plant Licensing Branch III ML23179A1932023-06-28028 June 2023 07122023 Letter-Significant Public Meeting to Discuss NRC End-of-Cycle Performance Assessment of Quad Cities Nuclear Plant for Performance for 2022 Calendar Year IR 05000254/20234012023-06-26026 June 2023 Cyber Security Inspection Report 05000254/2023401 and 05000265/2023401 IR 05000265/20230402023-06-22022 June 2023 Reissue Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 95001 Supplemental Inspection Supplemental Report 05000265/2023040 and Follow Up Assessment Letter RS-23-077, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations2023-06-16016 June 2023 Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations ML23167B1722023-06-16016 June 2023 95001 Supplemental Inspection Report 05000265/2023040 and Follow-Up Assessment Letter RS-23-060, Application to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors2023-06-0808 June 2023 Application to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors RS-23-059, License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times - RITSTF Initiative 4b2023-06-0808 June 2023 License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times - RITSTF Initiative 4b ML23144A3632023-05-26026 May 2023 Information Meeting (Open House) with a Question and Answer Session to Discuss NRC 2022 End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 RS-23-042, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-580, Provide Exception from Entering Mode 4 with No Operable RHR Shutdown Cooling2023-05-25025 May 2023 Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-580, Provide Exception from Entering Mode 4 with No Operable RHR Shutdown Cooling ML23033A4042023-05-15015 May 2023 Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 2, Section 2.109(B) Related to Submission of Subsequent License Renewal Application Letter IR 05000254/20234022023-05-15015 May 2023 Security Baseline and ISFSI Inspection Reports 05000254/2023402, 05000265/2023402, 07200053/2023401 ML23132A2022023-05-12012 May 2023 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report ML23125A0612023-05-0808 May 2023 Proposed Alternative to the Requirements of the ASME Code IR 05000254/20230012023-05-0808 May 2023 Integrated Report 05000254/2023001 and 05000265/2023001 RS-22-067, 10 CFR 50.46 Annual Report2023-05-0404 May 2023 10 CFR 50.46 Annual Report ML23118A3472023-05-0101 May 2023 County, 1 & 2; Nine Mile Point, 2; and Quad Cities, 1 & 2 - 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Issuance of Amendments to Adopt TSTF-306, Rev. 2, Add Action to LCO 3.3.6.1 to Give Option to Isolate the Penetration 2024-02-05
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February 28, 2005 EA-04-228 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION NON-CITED VIOLATION
[NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS REPORT NO. 3-2004-011]
Dear Mr. Crane:
This refers to information provided to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), by the staff at Exelon Generation Companys (Exelon) Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (Quad Cities). The Quad Cities staff indicated that two former instrument maintenance technicians at Quad Cities falsely documented the completion of concurrent or independent verifications while calibrating instrumentation. The matter was investigated by the NRC Office of Investigations (OI). The synopsis from the OI Report is enclosed.
Based on the information developed during investigations by the Quad Cities staff and OI, the NRC has concluded that a violation of NRC requirements occurred. In summary, at various times from January 28 to April 16, 2003, two instrument maintenance technicians at Quad Cities falsified maintenance alteration logs to indicate that required concurrent or independent verifications were performed on torus temperature indicators, residual heat removal (RHR) suction and discharge pressure indicators, RHR service water pump discharge indicators, and secondary containment differential pressure indicators after the alteration and restoration of these instruments. This instrumentation was used to verify the operability of equipment in accordance with technical specifications. The concurrent or independent verifications were required by the Quad Cities Procedure MA-AA-716-100, Maintenance Alterations Process.
The actions of these two instrument maintenance technicians placed Exelon in violation of 10 CFR 50.9, Completeness and Accuracy of Information, and were categorized in accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600, at Severity Level IV.
This matter was identified and immediately investigated by Exelon. Corrective actions taken by Exelon included, but were not limited to: (1) reviewing previous work performed by the two individuals; (2) taking disciplinary action against the two individuals; (3) conducting awareness briefings for the maintenance shop staff, departmental stand-downs, and an All Hands meeting concerning this event; and (4) performing an extent-of-condition review of pertinent plant documents from other departments such as operations, radiation protection, chemistry,
C. Crane engineering, and maintenance to ensure that record falsification was limited to the two individuals involved. Therefore, after considering the circumstances of this case and after consulting with the Director, Office of Enforcement, this violation is being treated as a non-cited violation (NCV), consistent with Section VI.A.1.d of the Enforcement Policy.
Please feel free to contact Mr. Julio Lara, Chief, Electrical Engineering Branch, NRC Region III office, if you have any questions. Mr. Lara can be reached at telephone number (630) 829-9731.
You are not required to respond to this letter unless the description herein does not reflect your corrective actions or your position. If you contest the NCV, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this letter, with the basis for your denial, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001, with copies to the Regional Administrator and Enforcement Officer, Region III, the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The response should be clearly marked as a Reply to EA-04-228.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and your response (should you choose to respond) will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS),
accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ADAMS.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-254: 50-265 License No. DPR-29; DRP-30
Enclosure:
OI Report Synopsis See Attached Distribution
C. Crane engineering, and maintenance to ensure that record falsification was limited to the two individuals involved. Therefore, after considering the circumstances of this case and after consulting with the Director, Office of Enforcement, this violation is being treated as a non-cited violation (NCV), consistent with Section VI.A.1.d of the Enforcement Policy.
Please feel free to contact Mr. Julio Lara, Chief, Electrical Engineering Branch, NRC Region III office, if you have any questions. Mr. Lara can be reached at telephone number (630) 829-9731.
You are not required to respond to this letter unless the description herein does not reflect your corrective actions or your position. If you contest the NCV, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this letter, with the basis for your denial, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001, with copies to the Regional Administrator and Enforcement Officer, Region III, the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The response should be clearly marked as a Reply to EA-04-228.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and your response (should you choose to respond) will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS),
accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ADAMS.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Safet Docket No. 50-254: 50-265 License No. DPR-29; DRP-30
Enclosure:
OI Report Synopsis See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: ML050600140.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 RIII NAME Pelke:tr Berson Ring OBrien DATE 02/22/05 02/22/05 02/22/05 02/22/05 OFFICE RIII OGC OE NAME Pederson Reddick Congel DATE 02/28/05 02/06/05 02/14/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
C. Crane cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 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 Mid American Energy Company 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
C. Crane Distribution ADAMS (PARS)
SECY OCA L. Reyes, EDO E. Merschoff, DEDR J. Dyer, NRR R. Franovich, NRR F. Congel, OE C. Nolan, OE S. Gagner, OPA J. Piccone, OSTP J. Caldwell, RIII G. Grant, RIII R. Lickus, RIII J. Strasma, RIII M. Satorius, RIII C. Pederson, RIII R. Caniano, RIII L. Chandler, OGC J. Moore, OGC D. Reddick, OGC G. Caputo, OI H. Bell, OIG S. Lewis, OGC L. Trocine, OE L. Rossbach, NRR P. Pelke, RIII M. Ring, RIII R. Paul, RIII - OI D. Holody, RI C. Evans, RII K. OBrien, RIII G. Sanborn, RIV K. Stoedter, SRI - Quad Cities OEMAIL OEWEB OAC3 DRSIII DRPIII RidsNrrDipmlipb P. Buckley, RIII J. Kweiser, RIII
SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Investigations, Region III, on March 8, 2004, to determine if Instrument Maintenance (IM) personnel deliberately falsified inspection documentation while calibrating local instrumentation and if the IM Superintendent concealed the record falsification.
Based upon the evidence developed, this investigation did substantiate the allegation that two technicians deliberately falsified inspection documentation while calibrating local instrumentation.
Based upon the evidence developed, this investigation did not substantiate the allegation that the former IM Superintendent concealed the record falsification.
Case No. 3-2004-011 Enclosure