IR 05000315/2011006

Mid-Cycle Letter for D. C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, 05000315-11-006, 05000316-11-006

ML112440124
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	09/01/2011
From:	Jamnes Cameron NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B6
To:	Weber L Indiana Michigan Power Co
References
IR-11-006
Download: ML112440124 (6)

Text

ptember 1, 2011

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE LETTER FOR D. C. COOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2; 05000315/2011-006; 05000316/2011-006

Dear Mr. Weber:

On August 10, 2011, the NRC staff completed its mid-cycle performance review of D. C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011. 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 Related Information" will include the Security Cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at D .C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, 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, 2012. 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues.

In the days following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan, the Commission directed the staff to establish a senior-level agency task force to conduct a methodical and systematic review of the NRCs processes and regulations to determine whether the agency should make additional improvements to its regulatory system. The NRC has since completed Temporary Instruction (TI) 183, Follow-up to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event, and TI-184, Availability and Readiness Inspection of Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) at your facility. Results of these inspections can be found here http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-activities.html. Additionally, on May 11, 2011, the agency issued NRC Bulletin 2011-01, Mitigating Strategies, to confirm compliance with Order EA-02-026, subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2),

and to determine the status of licensee mitigating strategies programs. On July 12, 2011, the NRCs Task Force made its recommendations to the Commission in its report, Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: The Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident. The NRC is currently reviewing the Task Forces recommendations to determine what additional actions may be warranted.

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 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 630-829-9833 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jamnes L. Cameron, Chief Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-315; 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74 Enclosure: D. C. Cook Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ