IR 05000305/2012001
| ML13060A111 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Kewaunee  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2013 |
| From: | Riemer K R NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B2 |
| To: | Heacock D A Dominion Energy Kewaunee |
| References | |
| IR-12-001 | |
| Download: ML13060A111 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532
-4352 March 4, 2013 Mr. David A. Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Energy Kewaunee, In Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060
-6711 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR KEWUANEE POWER STATI ON (REPORT 05000305/201 2 001)
Dear Mr. Heacock
- On February 13, 201 3, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end
-of-cycle performance review of the Kewaunee Power Statio The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 201 2 through December 31, 201 This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facilit The NRC determined that overall, the Kewaunee Power Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objective The NRC determined the performance at the Kewaunee Power Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC
's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facilit Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response Column for Kewaunee Power Station, the NRC has not yet finalized the significance of Apparent Violation 05000305/2012503
-01, "Degraded Emergency Action Level Scheme." The final safety significance determination may affect the NRC's assessment of plant performance and the enclosed inspection pla The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 201 Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection pla The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid
-cycle performance revie The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issue The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any change This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non
-publicly available correspondenc D. Heacock -2- We also plan on conducting Inspection Procedure 71003 "Post
-Approval Site inspection for License Renewal" at your facilit In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading
-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact me at 630-829-9628 with any questions you may have regarding this lette
Sincerely,
/RA by Julio Lara for/
Kenneth Riemer, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50
-305 License No. DPR
-43 Enclosure:
Kewaunee Power Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:
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