ML13246A222

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2013 Duane Arnold Energy Center Mid-Cycle Letter Combined
ML13246A222
Person / Time
Site: Duane Arnold NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/03/2013
From: Christine Lipa
NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B1
To: Richard Anderson
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
References
IR-13-006
Download: ML13246A222 (5)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 3, 2013 Mr. Richard L. Anderson Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (REPORT 05000331/2013006)

Dear Mr. Anderson:

On August 14, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of Duane Arnold Energy Center. The NRC reviewed quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that performance at Duane Arnold Energy Center was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs 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 enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2014, including inspection procedure (IP) 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Operating Plants and IP 71003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal. Routine inspections performed 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 NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 1 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 ListServTM

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 1 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 ListServTM DISTIRUBTION:

See next page DOCUMENT NAME: Duane Arnold Energy Center MOC Letter 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-DRP E RIII-DRP RIII RIII NAME CLipa:rj/mvt DATE 09/03/13 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to R. Anderson from C. Lipa dated September 3, 2013

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (REPORT 05000331/2013006)

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Page 1 of 1 Duane Arnold 08/26/2013 06:56:06 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BI MODS - TRIENNIAL PERM MODS/50.59 3 1 09/02/2013 09/20/2013 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 2 1 10/01/2013 10/31/2013 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 09/23/2013 09/27/2013 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent RENEWAL - LR 71003 - PHASE 2 (DATE INFLEXIBLE) 6 1 11/04/2013 11/22/2013 IP 71003 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal BI EPX - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 1 04/07/2014 04/11/2014 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 02/03/2014 02/07/2014 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation BI ENG - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 6 1 05/19/2014 06/20/2014 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 06/09/2014 06/13/2014 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 09/22/2014 09/26/2014 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program BI OLRQ - BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1 09/15/2014 09/19/2014 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 1 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 11/03/2014 11/07/2014 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent BI ISI - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 1 10/23/2014 11/22/2014 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.