ML102440028

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Clinton Power Station

ML102440028
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	09/01/2010
From:	Ring M NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B1
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 1, 2010 Mr. Michael Pacilio 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. Pacilio:

On August 5, 2010, 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, 2009, through June 30, 2010. 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). However, during the assessment period, there were four Severity Level IV traditional enforcement violations in the traditional enforcement area of impeding the regulatory process as documented in inspection reports for your facility. Therefore, in addition to the regularly scheduled reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections, we also plan to conduct Inspection Procedure 92723, Follow Up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12-Month Period, to follow up on the four Severity Level IV violations.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 2011. The inspections scheduled include: initial and requalification licensed operator examinations, emergency preparedness, biennial problem identification and resolution, triennial fire protection and triennial heat sink. 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.

M. Pacilio 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).

If circumstances arise which 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 cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

M. Pacilio 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).

If circumstances arise which 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 cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:

See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\ALL MOC\midcycle 2010 to 2011\midcycle letters\Clinton 2010 MOC Letter.docx 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:dtp DATE 08/24/10 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to M. Pacilio from M. Ring dated September 1, 2010

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

CLINTON POWER STATION DISTRIBUTION:

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Clinton Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 09/20/2010 09/24/2010 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation FY 2011 - CLINTON INITIAL PREP - 10/2010 2 10/11/2010 10/15/2010 W90257 OL - INITIAL EXAM - JULY 2010/MARCH 2011 - CLINTON OL EXAM - CLINTON INITIAL EXAM - 11/2010 2 11/01/2010 11/05/2010 W90257 OL - INITIAL EXAM - JULY 2010/MARCH 2011 - CLINTON STRIKE - STRIKE CONTINGENCY - OPS/MAINT/RP/CLERKS 2 11/16/2010 12/15/2010 IP 92709 Licensee Strike Contingency Plans BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/31/2011 02/04/2011 IP 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 01/31/2011 02/04/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 01/31/2011 02/04/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls BI ENG - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 02/14/2011 03/18/2011 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

BI ENG - TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION 2 04/18/2011 05/06/2011 IP 2515/177 Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 04/18/2011 05/06/2011 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 05/09/2011 05/13/2011 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 05/09/2011 05/13/2011 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4 05/16/2011 06/03/2011 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent OL EXAM - CLINTON INIT EXAM - 08/2011 3 08/22/2011 09/02/2011 W90228 OL - INITIAL EXAM - AUG 2011 - CLIN 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 10/31/2011 11/04/2011 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 11/14/2011 11/18/2011 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

Clinton Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI EP - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 4 11/28/2011 12/02/2011 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 11/28/2011 12/02/2011 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 11/28/2011 12/02/2011 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 11/28/2011 12/02/2011 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System