IR 05000461/2021006

Annual Assessment Letter for Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 (Report 05000461/2021006)

ML22059B018
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	03/02/2022
From:	Julio Lara NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B1
To:	Rhoades D Constellation Energy Generation
Shared Package
ML21362A655	List: IR 05000461/2021006 ML22140A291
References
IR 2021006
Download: ML22059B018 (7)

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March 2, 2022

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT 1 (REPORT 05000461/2021006)

Dear Mr. Rhoades:

The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Clinton Power Station, Unit 1, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. 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 concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety. The baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.

The NRC determined the performance at Clinton Power Station, Unit 1, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green).

Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility. Note that at the beginning of this assessment period, Clinton Power Station, Unit 1, was in the Regulatory Response Column of the Action Matrix based on one or more greater-than-Green security findings. On June 3, 2021, an Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001 supplemental inspection was completed successfully, and Clinton Power Station was transitioned to the Licensee Response Column on July 1, 2021 (ML21197A022).

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2023.

The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the NRC adjusted inspection plans and schedules in order to safeguard the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while still effectively implementing the ROP. While the PHE continues, overall conditions throughout the country support performance of our inspection and oversight activities to return to normal onsite presence by our resident and region-based inspectors and completion of nominal baseline inspection samples. We continue to monitor site-specific conditions and as discussed in our November 2, 2021, memo, Implementation of Inspection Programs Following Re-Entry from the Public Health Emergency for the Reactor Safety Program (ML21295A302), it may be necessary to alter how and when we perform our inspection and oversight activities as we balance the importance of protecting the health and safety of our staff with the need to conduct effective oversight that supports the NRCs critical safety mission. For inspections requiring extensive coordination with offsite organizations, such as evaluated emergency preparedness exercises, NRC guidance and frequently asked questions for security and emergency preparedness can be found here: https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/security-ep/. Similarly, the NRC has developed guidance if force-on-force inspections cannot be completed as scheduled due to an emergency, such as the COVID-19 PHE. These changes help ensure the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while maintaining the NRCs important safety and security mission during the COVID-19 PHE. The attached inspection plan is accurate on the date of issuance but remains subject to change based on approval of potential exemption requests or other changes needed due to changing conditions in the COVID-19 PHE. NRC staff will contact your appropriate regulatory affairs staff in order to coordinate inspection planning and scheduling.

All of the NRC inspections that occurred at your facility in 2021 were performed while the operating license was held by Exelon Generation Company, LLC. However, on February 1, 2022, the operating license was transferred to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (Constellation), as documented in a license amendment (ML22021B660). As such, this letter and future communications regarding your facility will be addressed to and refer to the licensee as Constellation. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules 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 (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact Mr. Kenneth Riemer at 630-829-9628 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Julio F. Lara, Director Division of Reactor Projects Region III Docket Nos. 05000461 and 07201046 License No. NPF-62 Enclosure:

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