ML042450499

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan for Physical Protection - Duane Arnold Energy Center

ML042450499
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Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	08/30/2004
From:	Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2
To:	Peifer M Nuclear Management Co
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August 30, 2004 Mr. Mark Peifer Site Vice-President Duane Arnold Energy Center Nuclear Management Company, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER

Dear Mr. Peifer:

On August 11, 2004, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle plant performance assessment of Duane Arnold Energy Center. The mid-cycle review for Duane Arnold Energy Center involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance for the first half of the calendar year 2004 assessment cycle. The process included a review of performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 months.

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 so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs 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 only reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2006.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2006. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The inspections in the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs 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 (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

M. Peifer If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630-829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bruce Burgess, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: E. Protsch, Executive Vice President -

Energy Delivery, Alliant; President, IES Utilities, Inc.

C. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer J. Bjorseth, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, & Secretary B. Lacy, Nuclear Asset Manager Chairman, Linn County Board of Supervisors Chairperson, Iowa Utilities Board The Honorable Charles W. Larson, Jr.

Iowa State Senator D. McGhee - Department of Public Health

M. Peifer If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630-829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bruce Burgess, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

Duane Arnold Energy Center Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: E. Protsch, Executive Vice President -

Energy Delivery, Alliant; President, IES Utilities, Inc.

C. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer J. Bjorseth, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, & Secretary B. Lacy, Nuclear Asset Manager Chairman, Linn County Board of Supervisors Chairperson, Iowa Utilities Board The Honorable Charles W. Larson, Jr.

Iowa State Senator D. McGhee - Department of Public Health DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\midcycle2004\Midcycle Ltrs\Dua.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME MMiller/rj BLB for BBurgess DATE 08/27/04 08/27/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

M. Peifer ADAMS Distribution::

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Page 1 of 1 Duane Arnold 08/27/2004 11:18:42 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 71114 - BASELINE EP EXERCISE INSP 2 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections INSPECT - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 11/01/2004 11/05/2004 Baseline Inspections FY 2005 - DUANE ARNOLD INIT PREP 01/2005 3 1 W90113 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DUANE ARNOLD - JAN/FEB 2005 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Not Applicable INSPECT - PRE OUTAGE ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2005 - DUANE ARNOLD INIT EXAM 01/02/2005 3 1 W90113 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DUANE ARNOLD - JAN/FEB 2005 01/31/2005 02/04/2005 Not Applicable ISI - ISI INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 Baseline Inspections INSPECT - ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/04/2005 04/08/2005 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BASELINE EP INSP 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/25/2005 04/29/2005 Baseline Inspections PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R 1 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 05/16/2005 06/03/2005 Baseline Inspections MAINT - BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections HEATSKB - BIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections MOD/5059 - MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections SSDPC - SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE 5 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 01/16/2006 02/03/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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