IR 05000295/2011001

IR 05000295-11-001 and 05000304-11-001; on 1/20-21/2011, 2/25/2011, 3/9-11/2011, 3/15/2011, 6/2/2011 and 6/27/2011-7/2/011; Zion Nuclear Power Station

ML11231A641
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	08/18/2011
From:	Christine Lipa NRC/RGN-III/DNMS/MCID
To:	Christian J ZionSolutions
References
IR-11-001
Download: ML11231A641 (24)

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ust 18, 2011

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT 050-00295/11-01(DNMS); 050-00304/11-01(DNMS)

ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Christian:

On July 1, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed onsite inspection activities for the first and second calendar quarters of 2011 at the permanently shut-down Zion Nuclear Power Station in Zion, Illinois. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether decommissioning activities were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements.

Specifically, the inspectors reviewed the ZionSolutions design change and safety evaluation process, evaluated the adequacy of recently completed safety reviews, reviewed aspects of spent fuel pool safety, and portions of the occupational radiation safety and instrument calibration programs. In addition, the inspectors reviewed Zion Station staff response to offsite power outages, a fire in the auxiliary transformer and wind damage to site structures following storms that swept through the area. Qualifications of selected staff were also reviewed. After an in-office review following the onsite inspection activities, on July 22, 2011, one of the NRC inspectors involved in the inspection discussed the findings with Messrs. Daly and Thurman of your staff.

The inspection consisted of an examination of activities at the site as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations. Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures and representative records, observations of activities in progress, and interviews with personnel.

Based on the results of this inspection, the inspectors did not identify any violations of NRC requirements that were of greater than minor safety significance.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and the enclosed report will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. We will gladly discuss any questions you may have regarding this inspection.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Materials Control, ISFSI, and Decommissioning Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Docket No. 050-00295; 050-00304 License No. DPR-39; DPR-48 Enclosure:

Inspection Report 050-00295/11-01(DNMS); 050-00304/11-01(DNMS)

cc w/encl: C. Settles, Head Resident Inspection, Illinois Emergency Management Agency The Honorable Suzi Schmidt, Illinois General Assembly The Honorable JoAnn D. Osmond, Illinois General Assembly Barry A. Burton, Lake County Administrator Mark C. Curran, Jr., Lake County Sheriff Laurie Cvengros, Village Clerk, Village of Beach Park, Illinois Willard R. Helander, Lake County Clerk Joseph G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management Agency Jana Lee, Village Clerk, Village of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois Judy L. Mackey, City Clerk, City of Zion, Illinois Kent McKenzie, Lake County, Illinois Irene T. Pierce, Lake County, Illinois General Manager, Zion Nuclear Power Station, ZionSolutions, LLC Director Regulatory Affairs, Zion Nuclear Power Station, ZionSolutions, LLC Security Manager, Zion Nuclear Power Station, ZionSolutions, LLC