ML110960287

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 2010 End-of-Cycle Assessment Presentation (Short)

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Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Annual Assessment Meeting 2010 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III

NRC Strategic Plan Goals Safety - Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment SSecurity it - Ensure E adequate d t protection t ti iin th the secure use and management of radioactive materials

NRC Annual Assessment Summary Quad Cities Exelon Generating Company operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.

p Quad Cities was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2010.

NRC Inspection Activities Quad Cities for 2010 2089.6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> of direct inspection Two (2) resident inspectors on site - residents perform on-site inspection activities daily and make q quarterlyy reports p each yyear Eight (8) regional inspections Three (3) major team inspections Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation

Quad Cities PIs and Findings January 1 through December 31, 2010 All Green Performance Indicators Seven (7) Green / Severity Level IV inspection findings No White inspection findings

NRC Inspection Findings Quad Cities Green - Quad Cities failed to assess and manage maintenance risks resulting in a manual reactor scram on Unit 2.

Green - Quad Cities Unit 2 operators changed operating modes when all required equipment was not operable, specifically an instrument that provides a scram signal on low condenser vacuum.

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green Baseline Inspection White Requires additional NRC oversight Yellow Requires more NRC oversight Red Requires most NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green Very low safety issue White Low to moderate safety issue Yellow Substantial safety issue Red High safety issue

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2010 Licensee Response 89 Regulatory Response 9 Degraded Cornerstone 6 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0 Unacceptable 0 Total 104

National Summary Performance Indicator Results for 2010*

- Green 7009

- White 23

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

• PIs are counted per plant per quarter Total Inspection Findings in 2010

- Green 816

- White 9

- Yellow 2

- Red 0 Finding data current as of 3/3/2011

NRC Plans for 2011 NRC plans baseline inspections at Quad Cities for the remainder of 2011. This includes:

Initial Operator Licensing Examination Component Design Bases In addition, the NRC plans to perform a Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal

What Do You Think of the ROP???

The biennial ROP external survey is coming 3rd Quarter 2011, and we want to hear from you!

Email ROPsurvey@nrc.gov to be notified when the ROP surveyy is available.

For information on ROP stakeholder feedback, please visit our website at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/program-evaluations.html#section3

End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III Lisle, IL April 5, 2011