ML092440241

Clinton - Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan

ML092440241
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	09/01/2009
From:	Ring M NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B1
To:	Pardee C Exelon Nuclear
References
FOIA/PA-2010-0209
Download: ML092440241 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 1, 2009 Mr. Charles G. Pardee Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

CLINTON POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Pardee:

On August 20, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Clinton Power Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. 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 the Clinton Power Station was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC=s 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.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through December 31, 2010. The inspections scheduled include: ground water protection initiative, initial licensee exam, emergency preparedness, licensed operator requalification, component design basis, and outage related inspections. 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 in the last 9 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 NRC=s ARules 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 Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

C. Pardee As you may know, 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 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 DISTRIBUTION:

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Letter to C. Pardee from M. Ring dated September 1, 2009

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

CLINTON POWER STATION cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Plant Manager - Clinton Power Station Manager Regulatory Assurance - Clinton Power Station Senior Vice President - Midwest Operations Senior Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton, Dresden and Quad Cities Associate General Counsel Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General J. Klinger, State Liaison Officer Illinois Emergency Management Agency Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Clinton Police Department Mayor of Clinton Mayor of Weldon DeWitt County Board Chairman DeWitt County Sheriff EMA Coordinator, DeWitt County Mayor of Wapella McLean County Board Chairman McLean County Sheriff EMA Coordinator, McLean County Piatt County Board Chairman Piatt County Sheriff EMA Coordinator, Piatt County Macon County Board Chairman Macon County Sheriff EMA Coordinator, Macon County G. Mortensen, INPO

C. Pardee As you may know, 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 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 DISTRIBUTION:

See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\ALL MOC\midcycle 2008 to 2009\Mid-cycle letters\Clinton 2009 MOC Letter.doc Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive 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 E NAME MRing:cms DATE 08/27/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to C. Pardee from M. Ring dated September 1, 2009

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

CLINTON POWER STATION DISTRIBUTION:

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Clinton Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 8/31/2009 09/04/2009 IP 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 8/31/2009 09/04/2009 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program FY 09 - CLINTON INIT EXAM 08/09 3 8/24/2009 09/04/2009 W90205 OL - INITIAL EXAM - AUGUST 2009 - CLIN BI EP - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 3 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 2515/175 Emergency Response Organization, Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator, Program Review 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System BI OL - LIC. OPERATOR REQUAL. PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1/18/2010 01/29/2010 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1/18/2010 01/22/2010 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1/18/2010 01/22/2010 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 3/22/2010 03/26/2010 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 3/22/2010 03/26/2010 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 3/22/2010 03/26/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 3/22/2010 03/26/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 4/05/2010 04/09/2010 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 4/05/2010 04/09/2010 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls BI EP - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 4/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 4/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 4/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 4/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 4/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 4/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System BI ENG - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 5 5/24/2010 06/25/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection