IR 05000295/2021001

NRC Inspection Report No. 05000295/2021001(DNMS); 05000304/2021001(DNMS)

ML22053A278
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Site:	Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	02/22/2022
From:	Dave Hills NRC/RGN-III/DNMS/MCID
To:	Sauger J ZionSolutions
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February 22, 2022

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000295/2021001(DNMS);

05000304/2021001(DNMS) - ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Sauger:

On December 31, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed onsite inspection activities for January through December 2021, at the permanently shutdown 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.

The enclosed report presents the results of this inspection, which were discussed with Mr. Todd Eiler and other members of your staff on January 11, 2022.

During the inspection period, the NRC inspectors reviewed the following aspects of onsite activities: safety reviews, design changes and modifications; self-assessments, audits, and corrective actions; fire protection; decommissioning performance; occupational radiation exposure; radiological surveys; inspection of final surveys at permanently shutdown reactors; radioactive waste treatment, effluent, and environmental monitoring; and waste management and transportation. 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, reviewing work activities onsite and remotely, and interviews with personnel.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC did not identify any violations. However, the inspectors continue to evaluate circumstances surrounding particle contamination identified during an NRC April 2021 onsite radiological survey and being explored further through NRC Requests for Additional Information dated August 19, 2021, (ADAMS Accession No.

ML21231A187) and October 14, 2021, (ADAMS Accession No. ML21238A067). This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Sincerely, Signed by Hills, David on 02/22/22 David E. Hills, Chief Materials Control, ISFSI, and Decommissioning Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Docket No: 50-295; 50-304 License No: DPR-39; DPR-48 Enclosure: IR Nos. 05000295/2021001(DNMS); 05000304/2021001 cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV