ML102440052

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Duane Arnold Energy Center

ML102440052
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Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	09/01/2010
From:	Stephanie West Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Costanzo C Duane Arnold
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 1, 2010 Mr. Christopher R. Costanzo Vice-President Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER

Dear Mr. Costanzo:

On August 5, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Duane Arnold Energy Center. 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 Duane Arnold Energy Center 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

While plant performance for the most recent quarter is within the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix, there were safety significant inspection findings affecting the first three quarters of the assessment cycle. Plant performance for the first three quarters of the assessment period was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC action matrix.

This was due to one White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone, which was effective in the 2nd quarter 2009. On December 15, 2009, the NRC completed a supplemental inspection pursuant to Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 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. The inspections in the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

C. Costanzo 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). 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 Kenneth Riemer at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ By Gary L. Shear Acting For/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServe

C. Costanzo 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). 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 Kenneth Riemer at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ By Gary L. Shear Acting For/

Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServe DISTRIBUTION:

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Letter to C. Costanzo from S. West dated September 1, 2010

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER DISTRIBUTION:

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Duane Arnold Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI ENG - MODIFICATIONS / 50.59 INSPECTION 3 09/13/2010 10/01/2010 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications BI OL - LIC. OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program BI ENG - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 10/23/2010 11/22/2010 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 11/01/2010 11/05/2010 IP 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 11/01/2010 11/05/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 11/01/2010 11/05/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/24/2011 01/28/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 01/24/2011 01/28/2011 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 01/24/2011 01/28/2011 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment BI ENG - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 5 01/31/2011 03/04/2011 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 3 04/11/2011 04/29/2011 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 2 06/01/2011 09/30/2011 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 05/23/2011 05/27/2011 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 05/23/2011 05/27/2011 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls OL PREP - DUANE ARNOLD INIT PREP - 06/2011 3 06/06/2011 06/10/2011 W90245 OL - INITIAL EXAM - JUN/JUL 2011 OL EXAM - DUANE ARNOLD INIT EXAM - JUNE-JULY 2011 3 06/27/2011 07/08/2011 W90245 OL - INITIAL EXAM - JUN/JUL 2011 BI EP - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 08/08/2011 08/12/2011 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System

Duane Arnold 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 08/15/2011 08/19/2011 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 08/15/2011 08/19/2011 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 08/15/2011 08/19/2011 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 08/15/2011 08/19/2011 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent