ML092440263

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan

ML092440263
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	09/01/2009
From:	Khadijah West Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Pardee C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
FOIA/PA-2010-0209
Download: ML092440263 (7)

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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 -

DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER SATION

Dear Mr. Pardee:

On August 20, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Dresden Nuclear 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 Dresden Nuclear 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.

There were five inspection findings during the assessment period with documented cross-cutting aspects in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R). There is a cross-cutting theme with four of these findings, which affected multiple cornerstones (i.e., Initiating Events, Mitigating Systems, and Barrier Integrity). This cross-cutting theme involves the stations ability to take appropriate corrective actions to address safety issues and adverse trends in a timely manner, commensurate with their safety significance and complexity, P.1(d). In evaluating your scope of efforts and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme, we determined that you have appropriately identified the cross-cutting theme and have scheduled or taken a range of corrective actions to address the issue. Based on the recent time-frame associated with some of these performance issues, corrective actions have not reasonably been in place long enough to determine their effectiveness. Therefore, the staff has concluded that a substantive cross-cutting issue in PI&R is not warranted at this time. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these corrective actions as part of our ongoing assessments.

C. Pardee On August 19, 2009, we issued a preliminary White inspection finding related to an inadvertent rod withdrawal event that occurred at Dresden on November 3, 2008 (ML092320164). This finding was not included within this assessment since the final significance had not yet been determined. Following the final significance determination, the finding will be included in the assessment process and additional inspection(s) will be conducted, as appropriate.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through December 31, 2010. The inspections scheduled include: licensed operator initial and requalification, emergency preparedness, biennial problem identification and resolution, component design basis, ground water protection initiative, 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).

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) 829-9600 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

K. Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25

Enclosure:

Dresden Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

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Letter to C. Pardee from K. West dated September 1, 2009

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER SATION cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager - Dresden Nuclear Power Station Manager Regulatory Assurance - Dresden Nuclear 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 Will County Executive Will County Sheriff Director, Will County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Joliet City Manager of Joliet Kendall County Board Chairman Kendall County Sheriff Grundy County Board Chairman Grundy County Sheriff Grundy County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Morris Minooka Village President Mayor of Coal City Mayor of Carbon Hill Mayor of Diamond Mayor of Braidwood Mayor of Wilmington Channahon Village President Channahon Village Administrator Mayor of Shorewood Shorewood Village Administrator Mayor of Elwood G. Mortensen, INPO

C. Pardee On August 19, 2009, we issued a preliminary White inspection finding related to an inadvertent rod withdrawal event that occurred at Dresden on November 3, 2008 (ML092320164). This finding was not included within this assessment since the final significance had not yet been determined. Following the final significance determination, the finding will be included in the assessment process and additional inspection(s) will be conducted, as appropriate.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through December 31, 2010. The inspections scheduled include: licensed operator initial and requalification, emergency preparedness, biennial problem identification and resolution, component design basis, ground water protection initiative, 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).

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) 829-9600 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

K. Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25

Enclosure:

Dresden Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

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Letter to C. Pardee from K. West dated September 1, 2009

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER SATION DISTRIBUTION:

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Dresden Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1/09/2009 11/20/2009 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL 71003 - PHASE 1&2 - U2 5 0/05/2009 11/20/2009 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 1/16/2009 11/20/2009 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL 71003 - PHASE 3 - U2 1 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal BI EP - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION 1 3/01/2010 07/31/2010 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants FY 2010 - DRESDEN INIT PREP FEB/2010 3 2/08/2010 02/12/2010 W90218 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAR 2010 - DRES BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 6 3/01/2010 03/19/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems FY 2010 - DRESDEN INIT EXAM MARCH/2010 2 3/08/2010 03/19/2010 W90218 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAR 2010 - DRES BI ENG - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 6 4/19/2010 05/21/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 5/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 5/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 5/03/2010 05/07/2010 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity BI OL - LIC. OPERATOR REQUAL. PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 5/24/2010 05/28/2010 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

Dresden 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 8/16/2010 08/20/2010 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 8/16/2010 08/20/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL 71003 - PHASE 1 - U3 7 0/18/2010 10/29/2010 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL 71003 - PHASE 2 - U3 3 1/01/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1/01/2010 11/19/2010 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 1/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness