IR 05000315/2007001

(EOC) Power Plant Assessment Letter (Report 05000315/2007-001; 05000316/2007001)

ML070610179
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	03/02/2007
From:	Christine Lipa NRC/RGN-III
To:	Nazar M Nuclear Generation Group
References
IR-07-001
Download: ML070610179 (7)

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March 2, 2007 Mr. Mano Senior Vice President and

Chief Nuclear Officer

Indiana Michigan Power Company

Nuclear Generation Group

One Cook Place

Bridgman, MI 49106SUBJECT:ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - D.C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000315/2007-001; 05000316/2007-001)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On February 14, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent

quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. The

purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated as "Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance

with 10 CFR 2.390" and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related Information" will

include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, D.C. Cook operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the

Licensee Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being

classified as having very low safety signific ance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor

oversight process baseline inspections at your facility.

Additionally, on October 6, 2006, the staff issued a Severity Level III Notice of Violation in accordance with the NRC's Enforcement Policy. This was a violation of 10 CFR 50.54(q)

and 10 CFR 50.47(b)(4) with a $60,000 civil penalty. The licensee had made a change to

their Emergency Plan EAL scheme that was determined to be a decrease in effectiveness

without prior NRC approval.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution

of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival

onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The inspections scheduled within the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may

be revised at the next mid-cycle review.

M. Nazar-2-In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in

the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS)

component of NRC's document system (ADA MS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to c hange this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (630) 829-9619 with

any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-315; 50-316 License No. DPR-58, DPR-74Enclosure:D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

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