ML092440320

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan

ML092440320
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	09/01/2009
From:	Ring M Reactor Projects Branch 1
To:	Pardee C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 1, 2009 Mr. Charles G. Pardee Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Pardee:

On August 20, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.

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 security information.

A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only--Security Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC=s Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through December 31, 2010. The inspections scheduled include: independent spent fuel storage installation, ground water protection initiative, initial and requalification licensed operator examinations, biennial problem identification and resolution, emergency preparedness, and outage related inspections. 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 in the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the End-of-Cycle review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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 (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

C. Pardee As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible.

Please contact me at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark A. Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30

Enclosure:

Quad Cities Station Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

See next page

Letter to C. Pardee from M. Ring dated September 1, 2009

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Manager Regulatory Assurance -

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Senior Vice President - Midwest Operations Senior Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton, Dresden and Quad Cities Jeff Gust, VP Energy Supply Management, MidAmerican Energy Associate General Counsel Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs D. Tubbs, Manager of Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General J. Klinger, State Liaison Officer, Illinois Emergency Management Agency M. Rasmusson, Chief, Bureau of Radiological Health, Iowa Department of Public Health Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security Chairman, Rock Island County Board Rock Island County Sheriff Coordinator, Rock Island Emergency Services and Disaster Chairman, Whiteside County Board Whiteside County Sheriff Coordinator, Whiteside County Emergency Services Chairman, Board of Supervisors Clinton County Sheriff Coordinator, Clinton County Emergency Management Scott County Administrator Scott County Sheriff Coordinator, Scott County Emergency Management Mayor of Albany Mayor of Rapids City President, Village of Port Byron President, Village of Cordova Mayor of Camanche Mayor of Clinton Clinton City Administrator Mayor of Low Moor Mayor of LeClaire LeClaire City Administrator Mayor of Princeton Mayor of McCausland G. Mortensen, INPO

C. Pardee As you may know, the NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible.

Please contact me at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark A. Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30

Enclosure:

Quad Cities Station Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\ALL MOC\midcycle 2008 to 2009\Mid-cycle letters\Quad 2009 MOC Letter.doc Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" =

Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII E NAME MRing:cms DATE 08/27/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to C. Pardee from M. Ring dated September 1, 2009

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION DISTRIBUTION:

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Quad Cities Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site ISFSI - ISFSI - ROUTINE LOADING 1 7/01/2009 09/30/2009 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants ISFSI - ISFSI - ONSITE MPC TESTING 3 8/01/2009 09/30/2009 IP 60853 On-Site Fabrication Of Components And Construction On An ISFSI BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 9/14/2009 09/18/2009 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 9/14/2009 09/18/2009 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity BI OL - LIC. OPERATOR REQUAL. PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 9/28/2009 10/02/2009 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program OL PREP - QUAD CITIES INITAL PREP - 11/2009 3 1/02/2009 11/06/2009 W90200 OL - INITIAL EXAM - NOV/DEC 2009 - QUAD OL EXAM - QUAD CITIES INIT EXAM - 11/2009 3 1/30/2009 12/11/2009 W90200 OL - INITIAL EXAM - NOV/DEC 2009 - QUAD BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 2/14/2009 12/18/2009 IP 2515/173 Review of the Implementation of the Industry Ground Water Protection Voluntary Initiative 2/14/2009 12/18/2009 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 2/14/2009 12/18/2009 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 3/15/2010 04/02/2010 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 3/29/2010 04/02/2010 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 3/29/2010 04/02/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness BI ENG - ENGINEERING MODIFICATIONS / 50.59 3 4/19/2010 05/07/2010 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications ISFSI - ISFSI INSPECTION 1 6/01/2010 09/30/2010 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 6/07/2010 06/11/2010 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 6/07/2010 06/11/2010 IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4 7/26/2010 08/13/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 9/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 9/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls

Quad Cities Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 Planned Dates No. of Staff Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site BIENG - HEAD DROP ANALYSES 1 10/25/2010 11/12/2010 IP 7111120 Refueling and Other Outage Activities BI EP - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 3 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 11/15/2010 11/19/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 12/06/2010 12/10/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent