ML12249A409

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Duane Arnold Energy Center Unit 1

ML12249A409
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	09/04/2012
From:	Ring M NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B1
To:	Richard Anderson NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 4, 2012 Mr. Richard L. Anderson Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER - DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER

Dear Mr. Anderson:

On August 7, 2012, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of Duane Arnold Energy Center, Unit 1. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The assessment reflects the integration of the Security Cornerstone into Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program.

The NRC determined the performance at Duane Arnold, Unit 1, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green).

Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The NRC identified a cross-cutting theme in the Decision Making component of the Human Performance cross-cutting area. Specifically, four findings were identified with the cross-cutting aspect of H.1(a). The NRC determined that a substantive cross-cutting issue (SCCI) associated with H.1(a) does not exist because the NRC does not have a concern with your staffs scope of effort and progress in addressing the cross-cutting theme. The NRC reviewed a root cause evaluation completed by your staff on May 21, 2012, to review the cross-cutting theme. The NRC also reviewed the root cause evaluation corrective actions in place or in progress and planned effectiveness reviews for the corrective actions and did not identify any deficiencies.

Additionally, the NRC has not identified any concerns related to the progress of the corrective actions for the theme implemented on June 1, 2012. The NRC will continue to monitor your staffs effort and progress in addressing the theme until the theme criteria are no longer met.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2013.

Inspections planned include Inspection Procedure (IP) 71003, Post Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, and IP 71152B, Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution. Also planned are Post-Fukushima Temporary Instructions (TI) 2515/187, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns, and TI 2515/188, Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns. Routine inspections performed

R. Anderson by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

Inspection Plan cc: w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

R. Anderson by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

Inspection Plan cc: w/encl: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:

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Page 1 of 2 Duane Arnold Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site TI-187 - TI-187 FLOODING WALKDOWN 2 07/01/2012 12/30/2012 IP 2515/187 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns TI-188 - TI-188 SEISMIC WALKDOWN 2 07/02/2012 12/31/2012 IP 2515/187 Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns STRIKE - STRIKE CONTINGENCY - OPS/MAINT/RP ET ALL 2 08/31/2012 09/30/2012 IP 92709 Licensee Strike Contingency Plans BI ISI - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 10/08/2012 10/19/2012 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR RENEWAL - LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECT 71003 - PHASE 1 2 10/08/2012 11/02/2012 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 2 10/15/2012 10/19/2012 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 10/15/2012 10/19/2012 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 01/14/2013 01/18/2013 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 01/14/2013 01/18/2013 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4 02/25/2013 03/15/2013 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution TI INSP - TI 182 BURIED CABLE PHASE 2 2 03/04/2013 03/08/2013 IP 2515/182 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping OL PREP - DUANE ARNOLD INIT PREP 03/2013 3 03/18/2013 03/22/2013 W90286 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 MAR-APR - DUANE ARNOLD OL EXAM - DUANE ARNOLD INIT EXAM 04/2013 3 04/08/2013 04/12/2013 W90286 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 MAR-APR - DUANE ARNOLD BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 04/15/2013 04/19/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation BI EPR - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/24/2013 06/28/2013 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification BI MODS - TRIENNIAL PERM MODS/50.59 1 09/02/2013 09/20/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

Page 2 of 2 Duane Arnold Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI OLRQ - REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 7111111A Licensed Operator Requalification Program - Annual Review ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 2 10/01/2013 11/30/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent RENEWAL - LR 71003 - PHASE 2 (DATE INFLEXIBLE) 6 11/04/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal