ML100610491

EOC Annual Assessment Letter, Inspection/Activity Plan

ML100610491
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	03/03/2010
From:	Ring M NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB1
To:	Pardee C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
FOIA/PA-2010-0209
Download: ML100610491 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 March 3, 2010 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:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (05000254/2010001; 05000265/2010001)

Dear Mr. Pardee:

On February 11, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 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.

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 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 June 30, 2011. 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.

Additional inspections scheduled include: independent spent fuel storage installation operation, triennial engineering permanent modifications and 50.59, biennial problem identification and resolution, and post-approval license renewal. The inspections in the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

C. Pardee 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 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website 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 cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServe

C. Pardee 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 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website 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:

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Letter to C. Pardee from M. Ring dated March 3, 2010

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (05000254/2010001; 05000265/2010001)

DISTRIBUTION:

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Quad Cities Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 03/15/2010 04/02/2010 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 03/29/2010 04/02/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 03/29/2010 04/02/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 03/29/2010 04/02/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 03/29/2010 04/02/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness BI ENG - TRIENNIAL ENGINEERING PERM MODS/50.59 3 04/26/2010 05/14/2010 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION 3 06/01/2010 09/30/2010 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 06/07/2010 06/17/2010 IP 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 06/07/2010 06/17/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 06/07/2010 06/17/2010 IP 71124.07 Public Radiation Safety BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4 08/09/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity BI EP - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 3 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 03/14/2011 03/18/2011 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL 71003 - PHASE 1 - U1 1 05/09/2011 06/04/2011 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal

Quad Cities Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION - U1 1 05/09/2011 06/09/2011 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR OL PREP - QUAD CITIES INIT PREP - 05/2011 3 05/09/2011 05/13/2011 W90225 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAY/JUN 2011 - QUAD BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 05/16/2011 05/20/2011 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness OL EXAM - QUAD CITIES INIT EXAM - MAY-JUNE/2011 3 05/30/2011 06/10/2011 W90225 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAY/JUN 2011 - QUAD