ML060610188

(Eco) Power Plant Annual Assessment Letter (Report 05000254/265/2006-001)

ML060610188
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Ring M NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB1
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-06-001
Download: ML060610188 (7)

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March 2, 2006 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 50-254/06-01; 50-265/06-01)

Dear Mr. Crane:

On February 9, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. 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.

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 Units 1 and 2 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan on performing inspection procedure 71004, Power Uprate, to inspect activities related to the installation, modifications and testing of the electromatic relief valves on both units during the respective outages when you perform those activities.

As discussed in our Annual Assessment Letter, dated March 2, 2005, and in our Mid-cycle Performance Review Letter, dated August 30, 2005, equipment degradation related to extended power uprate (EPU) continues to be a major issue at Quad Cities. This condition was further evident following the discovery of degraded electromatic relief valve (ERV) actuators on

C. Crane December 30, 2005. As a result, we chartered a Special Inspection on January 9, 2006, to review your activities in response to this discovery. You informed the NRC of your plans to address the ERV issues, and the remaining steam dryer issues in a commitment letter dated January 26, 2006. We plan to continue to review and monitor all EPU-related activities in 2006.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2007. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

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 December 30, 2005. As a result, we chartered a Special Inspection on January 9, 2006, to review your activities in response to this discovery. You informed the NRC of your plans to address the ERV issues, and the remaining steam dryer issues in a commitment letter dated January 26, 2006. We plan to continue to review and monitor all EPU-related activities in 2006.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2007. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

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 Pl See Attached Distribution See Previous Concurrence DOCUMENT NAME:G:\Branch TSS\ALL EOC\EOC CY2005\EOC Letters For CY 2005\Quad.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII E NAME ABarker*:dtp MRing DATE 02/28/06 02/28/06 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 Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Iowa Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission D. Tubbs, Manager of Nuclear MidAmerican Energy Company Chairman, Rock Island County Board Rock Island County Sheriff Coordinator, Rock Island Emergency Services and and Disaster Chairman, Whiteside County Board Whiteside County Sheriff Coordinator, Whiteside County Emergency Services Chairman, Board of Supervisors Clinton County Sheriff Coordinator, Clinton County Emergency Management Scott County Administrator Scott County Sheriff Coordinator, Scott County Emergency Management Mayor of Albany Mayor of Rapids City President, Village of Port Byron President, Village of Cordova Mayor of Camanche Mayor of Clinton Clinton City Administrator Mayor of Low Moor Mayor of LeClaire LeClaire City Administrator Mayor of Princeton Mayor of McCausland INPO

C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:

DWW GFD RidsNrrDirslpab JLC1 GEG KGO RML2 SRI Quad Cities DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)

Page 1 of 2 Quad Cities 03/01/2006 16:08:10 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71004 - POWER UPRATE 1 1, 2 IP 71004 Power Uprate 03/01/2006 06/29/2006 Other Routine ISI - QUAD CITIES UNIT 2 ISI INSPECTION 1 2 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Baseline Inspections 71121.02 - ALARA, ACCESS CONTROL 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/27/2006 04/07/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/27/2006 04/07/2006 Baseline Inspections FPI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 04/24/2006 05/12/2006 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE 1 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Baseline Inspections INSP - ISFSI INSPECTION 1 1 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 06/01/2006 07/30/2006 Other Routine IP 71122 - ACCESS CONTROL, EFFLUENTS 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections CDBI - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 6 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 08/14/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections INSPECTI - ISFSI INPSECTION 2 1 IP 2515/149 Mitigating Systems Performance Index Pilot Verification 09/01/2006 11/30/2006 Safety Issues 7112203 - REMP 1 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 10/09/2006 10/13/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/09/2006 10/13/2006 Baseline Inspections 71152B - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION 3 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 10/30/2006 11/17/2006 Baseline Inspections BI - HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 12/18/2006 12/22/2006 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BASELINE EP INSP 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 01/29/2007 02/02/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 01/29/2007 02/02/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 01/29/2007 02/02/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/29/2007 02/02/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112102 - OUTAGE: ACC CNTL & ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 02/12/2007 02/16/2007 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 03/01/2006 16:08:10 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 7112102 - OUTAGE: ACC CNTL & ALARA 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/12/2007 02/16/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112202 - RADWASTE & TRANSPORTATION 1 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 03/12/2007 03/16/2007 Baseline Inspections 7112103 - INSTRUMENTATION & SCBA 1 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 05/07/2007 05/11/2007 Baseline Inspections FY 2007 - QUAD CITIES INIT PREP 05/2007 3 1 W90150 OL - INITIAL EXAM - QUAD CITIES - MAY/JUNE 2007 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Not Applicable FY 2007 - QUAD CITIES INIT EXAM 06/2007 3 1 W90150 OL - INITIAL EXAM - QUAD CITIES - MAY/JUNE 2007 06/04/2007 06/15/2007 Not Applicable MOD5059 - MODIFCATION/50.59 INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 07/30/2007 08/17/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 07/30/2007 08/17/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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