IR 05000272/2006011

IR 05000272-06-011, IR 05000311-06-011, IR 05000354-06-009; 03/21/2006-03/23/2006; Salem Units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek; Emergency Preparedness Exercise; Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators

ML061150344
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	04/25/2006
From:	Ray Lorson Plant Support Branch 1
To:	Levis W Public Service Enterprise Group
References
IR-06-009, IR-06-011
Download: ML061150344 (10)

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April 25, 2006

SUBJECT:

SALEM AND HOPE CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATIONS - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE INSPECTION REPORT 05000272/2006011, 05000311/2006011, AND 05000354/2006009

Dear Mr. Levis:

The enclosed report documents an inspection at the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations, which evaluated the performance of your emergency response organization during the March 21, 2006, exercise and the post-exercise critique conducted on March 23, 2006, as specified in the reactor oversight program. The inspectors discussed the findings of this inspection with Mr. T. Joyce, Salem Station Vice President, and other members of your staff on March 23, 2006.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed emergency plan procedures, previous drill reports, observed the exercise activities, and interviewed selected emergency preparedness personnel from your staff.

Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs 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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Raymond K. Lorson, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.

50-272, 311, & 354 License Nos. DPR-70, 75 & NPF-57

Enclosure:

Inspection Report Nos. 05000272&311/2006011and 05000354/2006009 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information

REGION I

REGION I

Docket Nos:

50-272, 50-311, 50-354 License Nos:

DPR-70, DPR-75, NPF-57 Report Nos:

05000272/2006011, 05000311/2006011, 05000354/2006009 Licensee:

PSEG Nuclear, LLC Facility:

Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 and 2 Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station Location:

P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Dates:

March 21 - 23, 2006 Inspectors:

D. Silk, Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector (Lead)

N. McNamara, Emergency Preparedness Inspector S. Barr, Senior Operations Engineer M. Brown, Operations Engineer Observer:

R. Lorson, Chief, Plant Support Branch 1 Approved by:

Raymond K. Lorson, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety

ii Enclosure SUMMARY OF FINDINGS IR 05000272/2006011, IR 05000311/2006011, IR 05000354/2006009; 03/21/2006-03/23/2006; Salem Units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek; Emergency Preparedness Exercise; Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators.

This inspection was conducted by four region-based inspectors. No findings of significance were identified. The NRCs program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-5949, Reactor Oversight Process, Revision 3, dated August 2000.

A.

NRC-Identified Findings Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness None B.

Licensee-Identified Findings None

Enclosure Report Details 1.

REACTOR SAFETY Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness (EP)

1EP1 Exercise Evaluation (71114.01 - 1 Sample)

a.

Inspection Scope Prior to the exercise, an in-office review was conducted of the exercise objectives and scenario submitted to the NRC to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the emergency plan as required by 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14). The evaluation of the licensees performance during the exercise is described below. Overall, this inspection activity represents the completion of one sample on a biennial cycle.

The exercise evaluation consisted of the following review and assessment:

The adequacy of PSEGs performance in the biennial full-participation exercise regarding the implementation of the risk-significant planning standards (RSPS)

in 10 CFR 50.47 (b)(4), (5), (9) & (10) which are emergency classification, offsite notification, radiological assessment, and protective action recommendations, respectively.

• The overall adequacy of PSEGs emergency response facilities with regard to NUREG-0696, Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities, and Emergency Plan commitments. The facilities assessed were the control room simulator, the Technical Support Center (TSC), the Operations Support Center (OSC), and the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF).

• Other performance areas, such as, the emergency response organizations (ERO) recognition of abnormal plant conditions, command and control, intra-and inter-facility communications, prioritization of mitigation activities, utilization of repair and field monitoring teams, interface with offsite agencies, staffing and procedure adequacy, and the overall implementation of the emergency plan and its implementing procedures.

• Past performance issues from the last NRC exercise report and PSEGs drill reports to determine effectiveness of corrective actions as demonstrated during this exercise to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14).

• The post-exercise critique to evaluate PSEGs self-assessment of its ERO performance during the exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix E.IV.F.2.g.

The inspectors reviewed the documents listed in Attachment 1 to this report.

Enclosure b.

Findings No findings of significance were identified.

1EP4 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes (7111404 - 1 sample)

a.

Inspection Scope During the period of August, 2005 - March 2006, the NRC received changes made to the Salem and Hope Creek emergency plan and implementing procedures in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q). The licensee had determined that the changes did not decrease the effectiveness of the emergency plan and also that the emergency plan continued to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and Appendix E to 10 CFR 50.

The inspectors conducted a sampling review of the changes that could potentially result in a decrease in effectiveness. This review does not constitute an approval of the changes and, as such, the changes are subject to future NRC inspection. The inspection was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71114, Attachment 4, and the applicable requirements in 10 CFR 50.54(q) were used as reference criteria. This inspection activity represents the completion of one sample on an annual cycle.

b.

Findings No findings of significance were identified.

4.

OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)

4OA1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification (71151-3 Samples)

a.

Inspection Scope The inspectors reviewed data for the EP PIs which are: (1) Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP); (2) ERO Drill Participation; and (3) Alert and Notification System (ANS) Reliability. The inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from drills and tests in the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2005 to verify the accuracy of the reported data. The review of these performance indicators was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71151. The acceptance criteria used for the review were 10 CFR 50.9 and NEI 99-02, Revision 2, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guidelines. This inspection activity represents the completion of three samples on an annual cycle.

b.

Findings No findings of significance were identified.

Enclosure 4OA2 Identification and Resolution of Problems (71152: 1 Sample)

a.

Inspection Scope The inspectors reviewed PSEGs critique findings as documented in drill and exercise reports from 2004 and 2005. These reviews were conducted to evaluate performance trends and to determine the effectiveness of licensee corrective actions based upon ERO performance during this exercise. The inspectors verified that issues identified during this exercise were entered into PSEGs corrective action program and are listed in the attachment to this report. The inspection was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71114, Attachment 01. The inspectors utilized 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14), and Appendix E IV.F.2.g as reference criteria.

b.

Findings and Observations No findings of significance were identified.

40A6 Meetings, including Exit The inspectors presented the inspection results to Mr. T. Joyce, Salem Station Vice President, and other members of the licensees staff at the conclusion of the inspection on March 23, 2006. The licensee had no objections to the NRC observations. No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.

A-1 Attachment ATTACHMENT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee Personnel D. Burgin, Emergency Preparedness Manager C. Banner, Emergency Preparedness Supervisor T. Joyce, Salem Station Vice President D. Kabachinski, Emergency Preparedness Specialist J. Schaffer, Emergency Preparedness Specialist C. Simmermon, Emergency Preparedness Technical Analyst R. Vondrasek, Emergency Preparedness Technical Analyst D. Wyckoff, Emergency Preparedness Administrative Clerk G. Young, Emergency Preparedness Specialist LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED Opened, Closed, Discussed None LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED Section 1EP1: Exercise Evaluation PSEG Nuclear LLC Emergency Plan Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures Section 4OA1:Performance Indicator Verification NC.EP-DG.ZZ-0001(Z), Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicator (PI)

Data, Rev 06 Section 4OA2: Identification and Resolution of Problems Exercise Critique Report H04-02, March 16, 2004 Salem Training Drill Critique Report S04-01, June 30, 2004 Salem Training Drill Critique Report S04-02, July 21,2004 Self Evaluated Exercise Critique Report, S05-01, May 18, 2005 Training Drill Critique Report S05-02, October 4, 2005 Training Drill Critique Report S05-03, July 20, 2005

A-2 Attachment Training Drill Critique Report S05-04, November 30, 2005 Practice Exercise Critique Report S06-01, February 15, 2006 The following tracking numbers captured issues from the March 21, 2006 Exercise:

80088909 80088910 80088911 80088912 80088913 80088914 LIST OF ACRONYMS ANS Alert and Notification System CFR Code of Federal Regulations DEP Drill and Exercise Performance ERO Emergency Response Organization EOF Emergency Operations Facility EP Emergency Preparedness ERO Emergency Response Organization NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission OSC Operations Support Center PI Performance Indicator PSEG Public Service Electric and Gas RSPS Risk Significant Planning Standard TSC Technical Support Center