ML050620467
| ML050620467 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| 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: ML050620467 (7) | |
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March 2, 2005 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 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 50-254/05-01; 50-265/05-01)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On February 9, 2005, 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 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, Quad Cities operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006. In addition, we are in the process of performing inspection procedure 71004, Extended Power Uprate, to inspect activities related to the steam dryer replacement on Unit 1 and plan to perform the same inspection during the proposed Unit 2 mid-cycle outage to replace the steam dryer.
As discussed in our Annual Assessment Letter, dated March 4, 2004, and in our Mid-Cycle Performance Review Letter, dated August 30, 2004, both the extended power uprates (EPU) and the high radiological source term in both units continued to be major issues at Quad Cities.
In response to several steam dryer failures, two on Unit 2 in mid-2002 and 2003 and one on Unit 1 in late 2003, both units have operated at pre-EPU levels for the majority of the
C. Crane assessment period as specified by your commitments to us in letters dated April 2, 2004, and May 12, 2004. In addition, you informed the NRC of your plans to replace the steam dryers on both units. Several meetings were held between representatives from Exelon and the NRC in late 2004 to discuss various EPU-related aspects including flow-induced vibration, loads and stresses, activities for replacing the steam dryers, other equipment vulnerabilities and monitoring plans for potentially affected equipment. We plan to continue those discussions in 2005. With respect to the stations radiological source term, we acknowledge the efforts and progress you have made in addressing this issue through the implementation of your source term reduction program and modifications to Unit 2. We will continue to follow your progress in source term reduction at the site, including your planned modifications to Unit 1.
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. The plan also contains inspections using Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation procedures. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine 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 Reactor Projects Branch 1 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 assessment period as specified by your commitments to us in letters dated April 2, 2004, and May 12, 2004. In addition, you informed the NRC of your plans to replace the steam dryers on both units. Several meetings were held between representatives from Exelon and the NRC in late 2004 to discuss various EPU-related aspects including flow-induced vibration, loads and stresses, activities for replacing the steam dryers, other equipment vulnerabilities and monitoring plans for potentially affected equipment. We plan to continue those discussions in 2005. With respect to the stations radiological source term, we acknowledge the efforts and progress you have made in addressing this issue through the implementation of your source term reduction program and modifications to Unit 2. We will continue to follow your progress in source term reduction at the site, including your planned modifications to Unit 1.
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. The plan also contains inspections using Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation procedures. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine 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 Reactor Projects Branch 1 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 030205\\Quad Cities.wpd To receive a copy of t his document, indicate in the box " C" = Copy w ithout at tachm ent/enclosure " E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosure "N"
= No copy OFFICE RIII NAME MRing:co DATE 03/ /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 ADAMS Distribution:
AJM LWR RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO KKB 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)
Quad Cities 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 2 02/28/2005 08:21:07 Report 22 1
71004
- POWER UPRATE Other Routine 01/01/2005 03/31/2005 Power Uprate IP 71004 1, 2 1
7111404
- REVIEW EMERGENCY PLAN CHANGES Baseline Inspections 01/19/2005 03/25/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 1
- UNIT 1 ISI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 1
1 71004
- POWER UPRATE Other Routine 03/21/2005 04/30/2005 Power Uprate IP 71004 1, 2 1
OUTAGE
- ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/08/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/08/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 3
FY 2005
- QUAD CITIES INIT PREP 04/2005 Not Applicable 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 OL - INITIAL EXAM - QUAD CITIES - APR/MAY 2005 W90129 1
3 FY 2005
- QUAD CITIES INIT EXAM 05/2005 Not Applicable 05/02/2005 05/06/2005 OL - INITIAL EXAM - QUAD CITIES - APR/MAY 2005 W90129 1
1 OUTAGE
- ACCESS CONTROL, ALARA Baseline Inspections 05/09/2005 05/20/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/09/2005 05/20/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 1
- REMP, ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 1
MAINT
- BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1, 2 1
- ISFSI INSPECTION ACTIVITIES Other Routine 08/01/2005 09/30/2005 Preoperational Testing Of An ISFSI IP 60854 1, 2 Other Routine 08/01/2005 09/30/2005 Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations IP 60856 1, 2 Other Routine 08/01/2005 12/31/2005 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations IP 60857 1, 2 Other Routine 10/01/2005 12/31/2005 Operation Of An ISFSI IP 60855 1, 2 3
MOD/5059
- MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 2
- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2 1
- INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Quad Cities 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 2 of 2 02/28/2005 08:21:07 Report 22 1
- INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
- ALARA, ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/27/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/27/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 1
- QUAD CITIES UNIT 2 ISI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 2
1 71114
- BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 6
BI
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/12/2006 06/30/2006 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 1, 2 1
REVIEW
- ACCESS CONTROL, ALARA Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 2
BI
- HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/28/2006 09/01/2006 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.