ML072430592

8/31/07 DC Cook - Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan, for 09/01/2007 - 12/31/2008

ML072430592
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Site:	Cook
Issue date:	08/31/2007
From:	Caldwell J Region 3 Administrator
To:	Nazar M Indiana Michigan Power Co
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August 31, 2007 Mr. Mano K. Nazar Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Indiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

D. C. COOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On August 14, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the D. C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, for the first half of the calendar year 2007 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed 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.

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.

Our review identified that you have crossed the threshold from Green to Yellow for the Alert and Notification System Performance Indicator. This Yellow PI involved your report of 69 Alert and Notification System sirens that failed to actuate during a scheduled test on May 5, 2007.

Specifically, the sirens required multiple actuation sequences over 23 minutes before annunciating.

As a result, we have assessed plant performance at the D. C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant to be in the Degraded Cornerstone column of the NRCs Action Matrix. Therefore, in addition to reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections, we plan to conduct Supplemental Inspection 95002 following completion of your causal analysis and evaluation of the associated issues. Our assessment of plant performance and subsequent inspection plan is subject to the resolution of a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) recently submitted in accordance with the FAQ process, regarding the Alert & Notification System PI.

M. Nazar The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. Significant inspections planned include a PI&R inspection in August 2008, and a component design bases inspection in November 2008. We also plan on conducting inspections of the Unit 2 head replacement activities. 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Christine Lipa at 630/829-9619 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James L. Caldwell, Regional Administrator Docket Nos. 50-315; 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosure:

D. C. Cook Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

See next page

M. Nazar The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. Significant inspections planned include a PI&R inspection in August 2008, and a component design bases inspection in November 2008. We also plan on conducting inspections of the Unit 2 head replacement activities. 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Christine Lipa at 630/829-9619 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James L. Caldwell, Regional Administrator Docket Nos. 50-315; 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosure:

D. C. Cook Inspection/Activity Plan DISTRIBUTION:

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Letter to M. Nazar from J. Caldwell dated August 31, 2007

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

D. C. COOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 cc w/encl: J. Jensen, Site Vice President L. Weber, Plant Manager G. White, Michigan Public Service Commission L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -

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Letter to M. Nazar from J. Caldwell dated August 31, 2007

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

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D.C. Cook Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type HD REPL - HEAD REPLACEMENT INSPECTION 2 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection 04/23/2007 09/07/2007 Other Routine BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 09/24/2007 09/28/2007 Baseline Inspections BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 09/24/2007 10/26/2007 Baseline Inspections BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 11/05/2007 11/09/2007 Baseline Inspections BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 Baseline Inspections BI OL - BIENNIAL REQUAL. PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 03/10/2008 03/14/2008 Baseline Inspections BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 03/24/2008 03/28/2008 Baseline Inspections BI ENG - ENGINEERING INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/17/2008 04/11/2008 Baseline Inspections BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 05/12/2008 05/16/2008 Baseline Inspections BI EP - EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 06/02/2008 06/06/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 06/02/2008 06/06/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/02/2008 06/06/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 06/02/2008 06/06/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 06/02/2008 06/06/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System 06/02/2008 06/06/2008 Baseline Inspections BI ENG - ENGINEERING MODIFICATIONS / 50.59 INSP. 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/23/2008 07/11/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 06/23/2008 07/11/2008 Baseline Inspections BI RP - RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 07/28/2008 08/01/2008 Baseline Inspections IP 71151-BI01 Reactor Coolant System Activity 07/28/2008 08/01/2008 Baseline Inspections

D.C. Cook Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type OL EXAM - DC COOK INITIAL LICENSE EXAM VALIDATION 6 W90183 DC COOK - INITIAL EXAM - JULY/AUG 2008 07/28/2008 08/01/2008 Not Applicable BI PI&R - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 3 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 08/11/2008 08/29/2008 Baseline Inspections OL EXAM - DC COOK INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION 3 W90183 DC COOK - INITIAL EXAM - JULY/AUG 2008 08/18/2008 08/29/2008 Not Applicable BI ENG - COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 5 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 11/17/2008 12/19/2008 Baseline Inspections