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| issue date = 09/01/2011
| issue date = 09/01/2011
| title = Mid-Cycle Letter for Clinton Power Station, Unit 1; 05000461-2011-006
| title = Mid-Cycle Letter for Clinton Power Station, Unit 1; 05000461-2011-006
| author name = Ring M A
| author name = Ring M
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB1
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB1
| addressee name = Pacilio M J
| addressee name = Pacilio M
| addressee affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC, Exelon Nuclear
| addressee affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC, Exelon Nuclear
| docket = 05000461
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532
{{#Wiki_filter:September 1, 2011
-4352 September 1, 2011 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville , IL 60555


SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT 1
==SUBJECT:==
; 05000461/2011
MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT 1
-006 Dear Mr. Pacilio
; 05000461/2011-006  
 
Dear Mr. Pacilio
:
:
On August 10, 2011, the NRC completed its mid
On August 10, 2011, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of Clinton Power Station, Unit The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2010 , through June 30, 201 This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facilit This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security informatio A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection pla The NRC determined the performance at Clinton Power Station, Unit 1, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC
-cycle performance review of Clinton Power Station, Unit The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2010 , through June 30, 201 This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facilit This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security informatio A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security
=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 facilit Some inspections planned inclu de Inspection Procedure 71111.17, "Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modificati ons." In addition to the ROP baseline, the NRC also plans to oversee activities during the next refueling outage associated with the licensee's pilot program involving the generation of Cobalt-60 in the reactor for commercial use The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 201 Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection pla The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance revie The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issue The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any change M. Pacilio-2- In the days following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan, the Commission directed the staff to establish a senior-level agency task force to conduct a methodical and systematic review of the NRC's processes and regulations to determine whether the agency should make additional improvements to its regulatory system
-related inspection pla The NRC determined the performance at Clinton Power Station, Unit 1, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC
. The NRC has since completed Temporary Instruction (TI) 183, "Follow-up to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event," and TI-184, "Availability and Readiness Inspection of Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs)" at your facilit Results of these inspections can be found here:
=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 facilit Some inspections planned inclu de Inspection Procedure 71111.17, "Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modificati ons." In addition to the ROP baseline, the NRC also plans to oversee activities during the next refueling outage associated with the licensee's pilot program involving the generation of Cobalt
http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-activities.html
-60 in the reactor for commercial use The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 201 Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection pla The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end
. Additionally, on May 11, 2011, the agency issued NRC Bulletin 2011-01, "Mitigating Strategies," to confirm compliance with Order EA-02-026, subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2), and to determine the status of licensee mitigating strategies program On July 12, 2011, the NRC's Task Force made its recommendations to the Commission in its report, "Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21 st Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident."
-of-cycle performance revie The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issue The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any change M. Pacilio
-2- In the days following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan, the Commission directed the staff to establish a senior
-level agency task force to conduct a methodical and systematic review of the NRC's processes and regulations to determine whether the agency should make additional improvements to its regulatory system
. The NRC has since completed Temporary Instruction (TI) 183, "Follow
-up to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event," and TI
-184, "Availability and Readiness Inspection of Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs)" at your facilit Results of these inspections can be found here:
http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan
-activities.html
. Additionally, on May 11, 2011, the agency issued NRC Bulletin 2011
-01, "Mitigating Strategies," to confirm compliance with Order EA
-02-026, subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2), and to determine the status of licensee mitigating strategies program On July 12, 2011, the NRC's Task Force made its recommendations to the Commission in its report, "Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21 st Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident."


The NRC is currently reviewing the Task Force's recommendations to determine wh at additional actions may be warrante In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC
The NRC is currently reviewing the Task Force's recommendations to determine wh at additional actions may be warrante 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 (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading
=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 (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).
-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).


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


Sincerely,/RA/
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects
Mark Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects


Docket N License N NPF-62  
Docket N License N NPF-62 Enclosure:
 
===Enclosure:===
Clinton Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServe
Clinton Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServe
}}
}}

Revision as of 10:40, 29 June 2019

Mid-Cycle Letter for Clinton Power Station, Unit 1; 05000461-2011-006
ML11244A003
Person / Time
Site: Clinton Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 09/01/2011
From: Ring M
NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB1
To: Pacilio M
Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-11-006
Download: ML11244A003 (5)
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September 1, 2011

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT 1

05000461/2011-006

Dear Mr. Pacilio

On August 10, 2011, the NRC completed its mid-cycle performance review of Clinton Power Station, Unit The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2010 , through June 30, 201 This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facilit This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security informatio A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security-related inspection pla The NRC determined the performance at Clinton Power Station, 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 facilit Some inspections planned inclu de Inspection Procedure 71111.17, "Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modificati ons." In addition to the ROP baseline, the NRC also plans to oversee activities during the next refueling outage associated with the licensee's pilot program involving the generation of Cobalt-60 in the reactor for commercial use The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 201 Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection pla The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance revie The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issue The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any change M. Pacilio-2- In the days following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan, the Commission directed the staff to establish a senior-level agency task force to conduct a methodical and systematic review of the NRC's processes and regulations to determine whether the agency should make additional improvements to its regulatory system

. The NRC has since completed Temporary Instruction (TI) 183, "Follow-up to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event," and TI-184, "Availability and Readiness Inspection of Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs)" at your facilit Results of these inspections can be found here:

http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-activities.html

. Additionally, on May 11, 2011, the agency issued NRC Bulletin 2011-01, "Mitigating Strategies," to confirm compliance with Order EA-02-026, subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2), and to determine the status of licensee mitigating strategies program On July 12, 2011, the NRC's Task Force made its recommendations to the Commission in its report, "Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21 st Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident."

The NRC is currently reviewing the Task Force's recommendations to determine wh at additional actions may be warrante 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 (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 me at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you have regarding this lette

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects

Docket N License N NPF-62 Enclosure:

Clinton Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServe

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