ML050620335

Annual Assessment Letter - Clinton Power Station

ML050620335
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	03/02/2005
From:	Ring M NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB1
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-05-001
Download: ML050620335 (6)

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March 02, 2005 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - CLINTON POWER STATION (REPORT 05000461/200501)

Dear Mr. Crane:

On February 8, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Clinton Power Station. The end-of-cycle review for the Clinton Power Station involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2004. 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.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, the Clinton Power Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2006. 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.

C. Crane 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 me at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark A. Ring, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62

Enclosure:

Clinton Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Plant Manager - Clinton Power Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton Power Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton Power Station Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing

C. Crane last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.

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 me at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark A. Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62

Enclosure:

Clinton Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Plant Manager - Clinton Power Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton Power Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton Power Station Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\EOC Ltrs\eoc 030205\Clinton.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy w ithout att achment/enclosure "E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosure "N "

= No copy OFFICE RIII NAME MRing:co DATE 02/ /05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:

AJM JBH1 RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO BCD CAA1 DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Page 1 of 2 Clinton 02/28/2005 08:15:08 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type FPI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 05/02/2005 05/20/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2005 - CLINTON INIT PREP 06/2005 3 1 W90123 OL - INITIAL EXAM - CLINTON - JUN/JUL 2005 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Not Applicable FY 2005 - CLINTON INIT EXAM 07/2005 3 1 W90123 OL - INITIAL EXAM - CLINTON - JUN/JUL 2005 07/11/2005 07/22/2005 Not Applicable 71114 - EP EXERCISE & EP PI INSP 2 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections SSDPC - SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN & PERFORMANCE 5 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 11/14/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections BI - RAD ACCESS CONTROL,ALARA,INSTR, REMP 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections ISI - CLINTON ISI INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 Baseline Inspections IP 71121 - RP OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL & ALARA INSP 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 Baseline Inspections PI&R - PROBLEM IDENITFICATION AND RESOLUTION 4 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 03/13/2006 03/31/2006 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BASELINE EP INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Baseline Inspections IP 71122 - RADWASTE PROCESSING & TRANSPORTATION 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 Baseline Inspections HS - HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 05/08/2006 05/12/2006 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 Clinton 02/28/2005 08:15:08 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type IP 71121 - RP POST OUTAGE ACCESS CTRL/ALARA INSP 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections M50.59 - MOD 50.59 INSPECTION 2 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 08/14/2006 09/01/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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