ML050620374
| ML050620374 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Peifer M Nuclear Management Co |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050620374 (5) | |
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March 2, 2005 Mr. Mark Peifer Site Vice-President Duane Arnold Energy Center Nuclear Management Company, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (REPORT 05000331/200501)
Dear Mr. Peifer:
On February 9, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Duane Arnold Energy Center. The end-of-cycle review for Duane Arnold Energy Center 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, Duane Arnold Energy Center 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. Significant inspections planned for this year include a biennial PI&R inspection in May 2005, a modifications/50.59 inspection in November 2005, and a fire protection inspection in March 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.
M. Peifer 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) 829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bruce Burgess, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49
Enclosure:
Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:
E. Protsch, Executive Vice President -
Energy Delivery, Alliant; President, IES Utilities, Inc.
C. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer J. Bjorseth, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, & Secretary B. Lacy, Nuclear Asset Manager Chairman, Linn County Board of Supervisors Chairperson, Iowa Utilities Board The Honorable Charles W. Larson, Jr.
Iowa State Senator D. McGhee - Department of Public Health
M. Peifer 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) 829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bruce Burgess, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49
Enclosure:
Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:
E. Protsch, Executive Vice President -
Energy Delivery, Alliant; President, IES Utilities, Inc.
C. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer J. Bjorseth, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, & Secretary B. Lacy, Nuclear Asset Manager Chairman, Linn County Board of Supervisors Chairperson, Iowa Utilities Board The Honorable Charles W. Larson, Jr.
Iowa State Senator D. McGhee - Department of Public Health DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\EOC Ltrs\\eoc 030205\\DAEC.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 RIII NAME DMelendez:co BBurgess DATE 03/ /05 03/ /05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
M. Peifer ADAMS Distribution:
WDR DPB RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO GAW1 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)
Duane Arnold Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 1 02/28/2005 08:16:55 Report 22 1
- ISI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 1
1 INSPECT
- ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA Baseline Inspections 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
1 71114
- BASELINE EP INSP Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1
Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1
Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1
Baseline Inspections 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
1 PI&R
- BIENNIAL PI&R Baseline Inspections 05/16/2005 06/03/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1
1 MAINT
- BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1
1 HEATSKB
- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1
3 MOD/5059
- MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1
Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1
1 BI
- GASEOUS AND LIQUID EFFLUENTS Baseline Inspections 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1
3 FPI
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/31/2006 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 1
1 BI
- NON-OUTAGE ALARA AND ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 04/10/2006 04/14/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
1 BI
- RAD INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 08/07/2006 08/11/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.