ML060610207

(Eco) Annual Assessment Letter (Report 05000237/249/2006-001)

ML060610207
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Ring M NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB1
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
IR-06-001
Download: ML060610207 (7)

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March 2, 2006 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer

Exelon Nuclear

Exelon Generation Company, LLC

4300 Winfield Road

Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION (REPORT 50-237/06-01; 50-249/06-01)

Dear Mr. Crane:

On February 9, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Dresden Nuclear Power Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent

quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. 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 and marked as "Exempt from Public Disclosure in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.390" will include the physical protection review and resultant

inspection plan.

Overall, Dresden Units 2 and 3 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well

as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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). Although plant performance was within the Licensee

Response column, the significance of the finding associated with the failure to properly verify

the adequacy of the extended power uprate design implementation to respond to changes in

post-scram reactor vessel water level is still under review as part of the Significance

Determination Process which, when finalized, may change our assessment of your plant's

safety performance. Based on our performance review, we plan to conduct reactor oversight

process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan on performing inspection

procedure 71004, "Power Uprate," to inspect activities related to the steam dryer replacement

on Unit 3 and plan to perform the same inspection procedure during the proposed Unit 2

refueling outage in the Fall 2007.

C. Crane The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2007. 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. The plan also contains inspections using Independent Spent Fuel

Storage Installation procedures. 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 mid-cycle review.

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 Pub licly 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).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this 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 Reactor Projects Branch 1

Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25

Enclosure:

Dresden Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution C. Crane The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2007. 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. The plan also contains inspections using Independent Spent Fuel

Storage Installation procedures. 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 mid-cycle review.

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 Pub licly 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).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this 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 Reactor Projects Branch 1

Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25

Enclosure:

Dresden Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME:G:\Branch TSS\ALL EOC\EOC CY2005\EOC Letters For CY 2005\Dresden.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-SensitiveTo receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copyOFFICERIIIRIIIENAMEABarker:dtpMRingDATE02/28/0602/28/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY C. Crane-3-cc w/encl:Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station Dresden Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager

Regulatory Assurance Manager - Dresden

Chief Operating Officer

Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services

Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional

Operating Group

Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support

Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Director Licensing - Mid-West Regional

Operating Group

Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities

Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional

Operating Group

Document Control Desk - Licensing

Assistant Attorney General

Illinois Emergency Management Agency

State Liaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission

Will County Executive

Will County Sheriff

Director, Will County Emergency

Management Agency

Mayor of Joliet

City Manager of Joliet

Kendall County Board Chairman

Kendall County Sheriff

Grundy County Board Chairman

Grundy County Sheriff

Grundy County Emergency Management Agency

Mayor of Morris

Minooka Village President

Mayor of Coal City

Mayor of Carbon Hill

Mayor of Diamond

Mayor of Braidwood

Mayor of Wilmington

Channahon Village President

Channahon Village Administrator

Mayor of Shorewood

Shorewood Village Administrator

Mayor of Elwood

INPO C. Crane ADAMS Distribution

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GEG KGO DRC1 CAA1 C. Pederson, DRS (hard copy - IR's only)

DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)

Dresden Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006

-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2006 16:03:51 Report 22 1 HS-HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 2 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1 7112103-RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 2, 3 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1 71004-POWER UPRATE Other Routine 04/01/2006 12/31/2006 2, 3 71004 IP Power Uprate 2 INSP-ISFSI PREOPERATIONAL INSPECTION Other Routine 05/01/2006 08/15/2006 2, 3 60854.1 IP Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating P 2 71111.11-LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 2, 3 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 1 7112101-RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 2, 3 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 2, 3 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 2, 3 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 7112203-REMP & RAD MATL CONTROL Baseline Inspections 08/07/2006 08/11/2006 2, 3 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P Baseline Inspections 08/07/2006 08/11/2006 2, 3 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 2 MOD5059-MODIFICATION/50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 10/06/2006 2, 3 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 09/18/2006 10/06/2006 2, 3 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1 ISI-DRESDEN UNIT 3 ISI INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 3 7111108G IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 1 7112102-ALARA OUTAGE INSP Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 2, 3 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 11/13/2006 11/17/2006 2, 3 7112102 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 1 ME-MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 12/11/2006 12/15/2006 2, 3 7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 4 ISFSI-ISFSI INSPECTION Other Routine 01/01/2007 03/31/2007 2 60855.1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 1 71122.02-TRANSPORTATION AND RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 2, 3 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 1 7111401-EP EXERCISE & PI INSP Baseline Inspections 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 2, 3 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 03/19/2007 03/23/2007 2, 3 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Dresden Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006

-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2006 16:03:51 Report 22 3 FY 2007-DRESDEN INIT PREP 04/2007 Not Applicable 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 2 W90160 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DRESDEN - APR/MAY 2007 1 71122.01-RADIOLOGICAL EFFLUENTS Baseline Inspections 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 2, 3 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems Baseline Inspections 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 2, 3 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 3 FY 2007-DRESDEN INIT EXAM 04&05/2007 Not Applicable 04/23/2007 05/04/2007 2 W90160 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DRESDEN - APR/MAY 2007 1 71121.01-RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 2, 3 7112101 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 2, 3 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 5 CDBI-COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/27/2007 09/28/2007 2, 3 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.