IR 05000331/2002001

Annual Assessment Letter - Duane Arnold Energy Center (Report 50-331/02-01)

ML020700239
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	03/04/2002
From:	Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2
To:	Vanmiddlesworth G Nuclear Management Co
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IR-02-001
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rch 4, 2002

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (REPORT 50-331/02-01)

Dear Mr. Van Middlesworth:

On January 30, 2002, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Duane Arnold Energy Center. The end-of-cycle review for Duane Arnold Energy Center involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from April 1 through December 31, 2001. This letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period. In addition, we are providing 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 which may conflict with your plant activities.

As discussed in our May 31, 2001 annual assessment letter, this inspection and assessment cycle consisted of three quarters (i.e., the second, third, and fourth calendar quarters of calendar year 2001) instead of the usual four quarters. This change was implemented to align the inspection and assessment cycle with the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2002.

Overall, Duane Arnold Energy Center 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 the first two quarters of the assessment cycle, 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 baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2003.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2003. 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 last 6 months of the inspection are tentative and may be revised at the Mid-Cycle Review meeting.

G. Van Middlesworth -2-In addition to the baseline inspection program, the NRC issued safeguards advisories recommending that nuclear power plant licensees go to the highest level of security immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all promptly did so. With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nation's nuclear power plants, including Duane Arnold Energy Center, remain at a high level of security. On February 25, 2002, the NRC issued an Order to all nuclear power plant licensees, requiring them to take certain additional interim compensatory measures to address the generalized high-level threat environment. These additional compensatory requirements will provide the NRC with reasonable assurance that public health and safety and the common defense and security continue to be adequately protected in the current generalized high-level threat environment. These requirements will remain in effect pending notification from the Commission that a significant change in the threat environment occurs, or until the Commission determines that other changes are needed following a more comprehensive re-evaluation of current safeguards and security programs. To date, we have monitored Duane Arnold Energy Centers actions in response to the terrorist attacks through a series of audits. With the issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Duane Arnold Energy Centers compliance with these interim requirements.

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/NRC/ADAMS/index.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 630/829-9629 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 See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:\EOC Ltrs\2002\Dua-eoc02.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box:"C" = Copy without enclosure "E"= Copy with enclosure"N"= No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME GWright/trn BBurgess DATE 03/ /02 03/ /02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

G. Van Middlesworth -3-cc w/encl: E. Protsch, Executive Vice President -

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

Robert G. Anderson, Plant Manager State Liaison Officer Chairperson, Iowa Utilities Board The Honorable Charles W. Larson, Jr.

Iowa State Representative Distribution:

DFT H. Nieh, OEDO T. Boyce, NRR Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb J. Caldwell, RIII G. Grant, RIII B. Clayton, RIII R. Lickus, RIII SRI Duane Arnold DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 BAH3

Page 1 of 1 Duane Arnold 03/08/2002 06:50:02 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/04/2002 - 03/31/2003 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type SSDI - SAFETY SYSTEM BIENNIAL (DRS) 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 03/11/2002 03/29/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 71122 - LIQ & GASEOUS EFFL INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/01/2002 04/05/2002 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 04/01/2002 04/05/2002 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/01/2002 04/05/2002 Baseline Inspections 71130 - SAFEGUARDS INSPECTION-AA/AC/PI/PC 1 1 IP 7113001 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only) 04/15/2002 04/19/2002 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization) 04/15/2002 04/19/2002 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113004 Security Plan Changes 04/15/2002 04/19/2002 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/15/2002 04/19/2002 Baseline Inspections CONT A - SAFEGUARDS INSPECTION-RESPONSE ADMN 1 1 IP 7113003 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Strategy) 06/03/2002 06/07/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 71121 - RAD INSTRUMENTATION INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 08/26/2002 08/30/2002 Baseline Inspections 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification 09/09/2002 11/01/2002 Baseline Inspections FY 2003 - DUANE ARNOLD INIT PREP 10/2002 3 1 W90055 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DUANE ARNOLD - OCT/NOV 2002 10/07/2002 10/11/2002 Not Applicable IP 71114 - EP BASELINE INSPECTION (EXERCISE) 3 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 71121 - ALARA & RP ACCESS CTRL INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Baseline Inspections FY 2003 - DUANE ARNOLD INIT EXAM 11/2002 3 1 W90055 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DUANE ARNOLD - OCT/NOV 2002 11/18/2002 11/22/2002 Not Applicable IP 71121 - OUTAGE ALARA INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 Baseline Inspections FPI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 03/24/2003 04/01/2003 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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