ML072430472
| ML072430472 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2007 |
| From: | Pederson C Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
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| Download: ML072430472 (8) | |
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August 31, 2007 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION
Dear Mr. Crane:
On August 14, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station for the first half of the calendar year 2007 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 months. 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 security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Quad Cities Unit 1 returned to the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on all inspection findings in the assessment period being classified as having very low safety significance (Green), all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green) and removal of the White finding documented in June 2006. Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections on Unit 1.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Quad Cities Unit 2 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 ROP baseline inspections at your facility.
Additionally, the staff has identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance with a cross-cutting theme in the aspect of documentation (H.2(c)). There were 12 Green findings with a documented cross-cutting aspect in human performance. Four of the findings in the Human Performance Resource area shared the common cross-cutting aspect of failure to provide complete, accurate and up-to-date procedures (H.2(c)). In addition, these
C. Crane findings were from more than one cornerstone (Emergency Preparedness, Mitigating Events, and Initiating Events). This substantive cross-cutting issue will remain open until the number of findings with the same cross-cutting aspect is reduced or when the NRC gains confidence in the performance of your corrective action program to evaluate and correct problems.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. 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.
Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections scheduled include: maintenance effectiveness inspection, licensed operator requalification inspection, biennial PI&R inspection, and component design bases inspection.
The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mark A. Ring at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA by Anthony H. Hsia Acting for/
Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265;72-053 License Nos. NPF-29, NPF-30
Enclosure:
Quad Cities Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:
See next page
C. Crane findings were from more than one cornerstone (Emergency Preparedness, Mitigating Events, and Initiating Events). This substantive cross-cutting issue will remain open until the number of findings with the same cross-cutting aspect is reduced or when the NRC gains confidence in the performance of your corrective action program to evaluate and correct problems.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. 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.
Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections scheduled include: maintenance effectiveness inspection, licensed operator requalification inspection, biennial PI&R inspection, and component design bases inspection.
The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mark A. Ring at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA by Anthony H. Hsia Acting for/
Cynthia D. Pederson, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265;72-053 License Nos. NPF-29, NPF-30
Enclosure:
Quad Cities Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:
See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Branch TSS\\ALL MOC\\midcycle 2006 to 2007\\Quad Cities\\QC MOC Letter 2007.wpd
- See previous concurrence 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 NAME MRing*:dtp AHsia for CPederson DATE 08/29/07 08/29/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to C. Crane from C. Pederson dated August 31, 2007
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION 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 Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security 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
(Continued Dist) Letter to C. Crane from C. Pederson dated August 31, 2007
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION Mayor of Clinton Clinton City Administrator Mayor of Low Moor Mayor of LeClaire LeClaire City Administrator Mayor of Princeton Mayor of McCausland INPO
Letter to C. Crane from C. Pederson dated August 31, 2007
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION DISTRIBUTION:
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Quad Cities Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title 2
BI ENG
- ENGINEERING MODIFCATIONS / 50.59 INSP.
Baseline Inspections 08/20/2007 09/07/2007 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 08/20/2007 09/07/2007 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1
- ISFSI INSPECTION Other Routine 09/01/2007 10/30/2007 60855.1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 1
BI ENG
- BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS INSP.
Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 2
BI OL
- BIENNIAL REQUAL. PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/29/2007 11/03/2007 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 11/26/2007 11/30/2007 71151-OR01 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1
BI ENG
- ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/03/2008 03/28/2008 7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/10/2008 03/14/2008 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/10/2008 03/14/2008 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/10/2008 03/14/2008 71151-OR01 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/02/2008 06/06/2008 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P Baseline Inspections 06/02/2008 06/06/2008 71151-PR01 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 1
BI ENG
- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/14/2008 07/18/2008 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 3
BI EP
- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 08/25/2008 08/29/2008 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 08/25/2008 08/29/2008 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 08/25/2008 08/29/2008 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 08/25/2008 08/29/2008 71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/08/2008 09/12/2008 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 09/08/2008 09/12/2008 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 09/08/2008 09/12/2008 71151-BI01 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 4
BI PI&R
- BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/08/2008 09/26/2008 71152B IP Identification and Resolution of Problems
Quad Cities Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/29/2007 11:11:43 Report 22 5
BI ENG
- COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/20/2008 11/21/2008 1
7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 1
BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 12/08/2008 12/12/2008 1
7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.