ML20036B600
| ML20036B600 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 05/19/1993 |
| From: | Pederson C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Leslie Liu IES UTILITIES INC., (FORMERLY IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20036B601 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9305260097 | |
| Download: ML20036B600 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000331/1993004
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Docket No. 50-331
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Company
ATTN: Mr. Lee Liu
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer
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P. O. Box 351
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
Dear Mr. Liu:
SUBJECT:
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION AT THE DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER
This refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by Mr. T. Ploski of
this office and others on May 3-7, 1993. The inspection included a review of
authorized activities at your Duane Arnold Energy Center. At the conclusion
of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your
staff identified in the enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report.
Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures
and representative records, interviews, and observation of activities in
progress.
No violations of NRC requirements were identified during the course of this
inspection. However, as indicated in Section 6 of the enclosed report, we are
concerned that the scenario used in the May 5 exercise was similar to a
scenario used in a January 1992 drill, which involved some of the same
participants in identical or related response positions.
The use of similar
scenarios in a drill and in a NRC-evaluated exercise occurring within several
years detracted from the exercise's challenge to at least those participants
who were involved in both activities. Your staff should make greater efforts
to differentiate between exercise scenarios and those used in your extensive
drill program.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of
this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC
Public Document Room.
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