IR 05000237/2002001
| ML020700177 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2002 |
| From: | Grant G Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Skolds J Exelon Generation Co |
| References | |
| EA-01-252, IR-02-001 EA-01-252 | |
| Download: ML020700177 (6) | |
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March 4, 2002
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - DRESDEN (REPORT 50-237/02-01; 50-249/02-01)
Dear Mr. Skolds:
On January 30, 2002, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Dresden. The end-of-cycle review for Dresden 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, 2001, to December 31, 2001. 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 which may conflict with your plant activities.
As discussed in our previous annual assessment letter dated May 31, 2001, 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 in order to align the inspection and assessment cycle with the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2002.
Overall, Dresden 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.
Additionally, we had concerns about the safety conscious work environment in the radiation protection department at Dresden. On October 9, 2001, we issued a Chilling Effect letter to you. Your response dated February 1, 2002, acknowledged perceptions that discouraged some radiation protection technicians from raising safety concerns and described actions you are taking in this area. Our review of your response is continuing and we will address this matter with you in future correspondence.
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 plan are tentative and may be revised at the Mid-Cycle Review meeting.
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 Dresden, 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 Dresden actions in response to the terrorist attacks through a series of audits. With the issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Dresdens compliance with these interim requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be 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/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 Mark Ring at (630) 829-9703 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Geoffrey Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25 Enclosure: Dresden Inspection/Activity Plan See Attached Distribution
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\EOC Ltrs\\2002\\Dre-eoc02.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 RIII RIII NAME PPelke MRing GGrant DATE 03/ /02 03/ /02 03/ /02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY cc w/encl:
W. Bohlke, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services C. Crane, Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional J. Cotton, Senior Vice President - Operations Support J. Benjamin, Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs R. Hovey, Operations Vice President J. Skolds, Chief Operating Officer K. Ainger, Director - Licensing R. Helfrich, Senior Counsel, Nuclear DCD - Licensing P. Swafford, Site Vice President D. Bost, Station Manager D. Ambler, Regulatory Assurance Manager M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission ADAMS Distribution:
AJM 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 Dresden DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 BAH3
Dresden Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2002 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/08/2002 06:49:28 Report 22
- RP INSTRUMENTATION & ACCESS CTRL INSP Baseline Inspections 03/18/2002 03/22/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2, 3 Baseline Inspections 03/18/2002 03/22/2002 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 7112103 2, 3
CONT B
- SAFEGUARDS INSPECTION-RESPONSE TEST Baseline Inspections 04/08/2002 04/12/2002 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Strategy)
IP 7113003 2, 3
FPI
- FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 04/22/2002 05/10/2002 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 2, 3
FY 2002
- DRESDEN INIT PREP 04&05/2002 Not Applicable 04/29/2002 05/03/2002 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DRESDEN - APR/MAY/JUN 2002 W90054
3 FY 2002
- DRESDEN INIT EXAM 05&06/2002 Not Applicable 05/27/2002 06/14/2002 OL - INITIAL EXAM - DRESDEN - APR/MAY/JUN 2002 W90054
1 IP 71122
- REMP & UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/24/2002 06/28/2002 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 2, 3 Baseline Inspections 06/24/2002 06/28/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2, 3
- RP ACCESS CTRL & INSTRUMENT INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/26/2002 08/30/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2, 3 Baseline Inspections 08/26/2002 08/30/2002 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 7112103 2, 3 Baseline Inspections 08/26/2002 08/30/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2, 3
7111107A
- HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE Baseline Inspections 10/01/2002 11/16/2002 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107A 2, 3
- OUTAGE RP ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/07/2002 10/11/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 2, 3 Baseline Inspections 10/07/2002 10/11/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 2, 3
- UNIT 3 ISI Baseline Inspections 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Inservice Inspection Activities IP 7111108
3 MOD50.59
- BIENNIAL PLANT MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 11/04/2002 11/08/2002 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 2, 3 Baseline Inspections 11/04/2002 11/08/2002 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 2, 3
HTSINKB
- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 12/02/2002 12/06/2002 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 2, 3
- RAM PROCESSING/SHIPPING INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 01/13/2003 01/17/2003 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 2, 3
- LIQ/GASEOUS EFFLUENTS INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/24/2003 03/28/2003 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 2, 3 Baseline Inspections 03/24/2003 03/28/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2, 3 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Dresden Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2002 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/08/2002 06:49:28 Report 22
- BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/31/2003 04/04/2003 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 2, 3 Baseline Inspections 03/31/2003 04/04/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 2, 3 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.