IR 05000220/2011502
| ML113210235 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/17/2011 |
| From: | Trapp J M Plant Support Branch 1 |
| To: | Langdon K Nine Mile Point |
| References | |
| IR-11-502 | |
| Download: ML113210235 (11) | |
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UNITED STATES N UCLEAR REGU LATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KlNG OF PRUSSIA. PA 19406-1415 Nov<rmber L7 , 201,L Mr. Kenneth Langdon, Site Vice President Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 1 3093-0063
SUBJECT: NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE _ INSPECTION REPORT NOS.05000220 l 20 1 1 502 AN D 05000 41 0 l 201 1 502
Dear Mr. Langdon:
On October 13,2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the October 12,2011, evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on October 13,2011, with Mr. G. Gellrich, Acting Site Vice President, and other members of your staff.The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.
Based on the results of this inspection, no findings were identified.
ln 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 the NRC's document system, Agencyruide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http:/iwww.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,t}'-.)NeflL James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety November 17,2011 Mr. Kenneth Langdon, Site Vice President Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 1 3093-0063
SUBJECT: NINE MILE PO]NT NUCLEAR STATION - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NOS.05000220 l 20 1 1 502 AN D 05000 41 0 l 20 1 1 502
Dear Mr. Langdon:
On October 13,2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the October 12,2011, evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on October 13, 2011, with Mr. G. Gellrich, Acting Site Vice President, and other members of your staff.The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.
Based on the results of this inspection, no findings were identified.
ln 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 the NRC's document system, Agencyruide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).SUNSI Review Complete:
JMT (Reviewe/s Initials)
Sincerely,/RN James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety ADAMS ACCESSION NO. ML1 13210235 DOCUMENT NAME: GIDRS\Plant Support Branch 1\BarAEP Ex1 1 NMP\Nine Mile Point EP EX 201 1502 Report.docx After declaring this document "An Official Agency Record" it will be released to the Public.To receive a copv of this indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachmenUenclosure with aftachmenUenclosure "N" = No Docket Nos. 50-220, 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, NPF-69
Enclosure:
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Approved by: U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 05000220, 05000410 DPR-63, NPF-69 05000220 1201 1 502, 0500041 0 1201 1 502 Constellation Nuclear Generation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P. O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 1 3093-0063 October 11-13,2011 S. Barr, Sr. Emergency Preparedness Inspector, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), Region l (Lead)D. Everhart, Physical Security Inspector, DRS, Region I D. Dempsey, Resident Inspector, Nine Mile Point, Region I B. Fuller, Operations lnspector, DRS, Region I James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure
SUMMARY
OF F]NDINGS lR 0500022012011502 and 0500041012011502;1011112011 - 1011312011;
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station; Exercise Evaluation;
Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes;Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators.
This was an announced inspection conducted by four region-based inspectors.
No findings of significance were identified.
The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, "Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 4, dated December 2006.
Cornerstone: Emergency
Preparedness A. NRC-ldentifiedandSelf-RevealinoFindinqs No findings were identified.
B. Licensee-ldentified Findinos None.Enclosure 1.a.
REPORT DETAILS
REACTOR SAFEW Cornerstone:
Emergency Preparedness (EP)1EP1 Exercise Evaluation (71114.01 - 1 Sample)Inspection Scope Prior to the October 12,2011, emergency preparedness exercise, the NRC inspectors conducted an in-office review of the exercise objectives and scenario, which Constellation had submitted to the NRC, to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the Nine Mile Point Emergency Plan as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regutations (10 CFR) 50.47(bX14).
This overall exercise inspection activity represented the completion of one sample on a biennial cycle.The exercise evaluation consisted of the following review and assessment:
The adequacy of Constellation's performance in the biennial full-participation exercise regarding the implementation of the risk-significant planning standards (RSPS) described in 10 CFR 50.47(bX4), (5), (9), and (10), which are: emergency classification; offsite notification; radiological assessment; and protective action recommendations, respectively.
The overall adequacy of Constellation's Nine Mile Point 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, Technical Support Center (TSC), Emergency Operations Facility (EOF), and the Joint Information Center (JlC).A review of other performance areas, such as: the Nine Mile Point emergency response organization's (ERO) recognition of abnormal plant conditions; command and control; intra- and inter-facility communications; prioritization of mitigating 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.
A review of past performance issues from the last NRC Nine Mile Point EP exercise inspection report and Constellation's Nine Mile Point EP drill reports, to determine the effectiveness of licensee corrective actions as demonstrated during the October 12,2011, exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(bX14).
The licensee's post-exercise critiques, to evaluate Constellation's self-assessment of its ERO performance during the October 12,2Q11, Nine Mile Point exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section lV.F.2.g.The inspectors reviewed the documents listed in the attachment to this report.Enclosure 2 b. Findinos No findings were identified.
1EP4 Emeroencv Action Level and Emerqencv Plan Chanqes (71114.04 - 1 Sample)a. lnsoection Scope Since the last NRC inspection of this program area, in July 2010, Constellation implemented various revisions of the different sections of the Nine Mile Point Emergency Plan. Constellation had determined that, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q), any change made to the Plan, and its lower{ier implementing procedures, had not resulted in any decrease in effectiveness of the Plan, and that the revised Plan continued to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b)and Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50. The inspectors reviewed all emergency action level (EAL) changes that Constellation had made since July 2010, and conducted a sampling review of other Emergency Plan changes, including the changes to lower-tier emergency plan implementing procedures, to evaluate for any potential decreases in effectiveness of the Emergency Plan.However, this review was not documented in an NRC Safety Evaluation Report and does not constitute formal NRC approval of the changes. Therefore, these changes remain subject to future NRC inspection in their entirety.b. Findinqs No findings were identified.
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA1 Performance
Indicator Verification (71151- 3 Samples)a. Inspection Scope The inspectors reviewed data for the Nine Mile Point EP Pls, which are:
- (1) Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP);
- (2) ERO Drill Participation; and,
- (3) Alert and Notification System (ANS) Reliability.
The last NRC EP inspection at Nine Mile Point was conducted in the third quarter of 2010, so the inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from EP drills, training records, and equipment tests from the third calendar quarter of 2010 through the third quarter of 2011, to verify the accuracy of the reported Pl data. The review of these performance indicators (Pls) was conducted in accordance with NRC lnspection Procedure 71151, using the acceptance criteria documented in NEI 99-02,"Regulatory Assessment Performance lndicator Guidelines," Revision 6.This inspection activity represented the completion of three samples on an annual cycle.Enclosure b.3 Findinqs No findings were identified.
Meetinos.
Includino Exit On October 13,2011, the inspectors presented the results of this inspection to Mr. G. Gellrich, Acting Nine Mile Point Site Vice President, and other members of the Constellation staff. No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.
A-1 ATTACHMENT
=SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION=
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
- G. Gellrich, Acting Nine Mile Point Site Vice President
- J. Kaminski, Nine Mile Point Emergency
Preparedness
Director
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
None
LIST OF DOCUMENTS
REVIEWED Section 1EPl: Exercise Evaluation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Site Emergency Plan (Revision
- 57)Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Emergency Plan lmplementing
Procedures
- Nine Mile Point October 12, 2011, Emergency Exercise Scenario Package
- CNG-EP-1.01-1006, Drilland Exercise Scheduling and Preparation (Revision
- 0)CNG-EP-1 .01-1007, Evaluation and Documentation of Drills, Exercises and Classified Events (Revision
- 0)Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station 2008-2009
- Training Drill Reports Nine Mile Point Emergency Preparedness Drill Reports, January 2010 - September
- 2011 Condition Reports generated from the October 12, 2011, Exercise (As documented in Nine Mile Point Graded Exercise Evaluation Report
- NMP-EP-EX-11-2, dated October 31,2011)
Section 1EP4: Emerqencv
- Action Level and Emergencv Plan Chanqes Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Site Emergency Plan (Revision
- 57)Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Site Emergency Plan, Section 8.2, Reviewing and Updating of Plans and Procedures (Revision
- 50)CNG-NL-1.01-1011, 10
- CFR 50.59/10 CFR72.48 Applicability Determination, Screenings and Evaluations (Revision
- 2)CNG-EP-1 .01-1002, Control of Emergency Preparedness Program Activities (Revision
- 0)CNG-EP-1.01-1004, 50.54(0) Effectiveness Review (Revision
)All Nine Mile Point 50.sa(q) screenings performed July 201O-September
- 2011 (Screenings and evaluations
- 2010-15 through 201 1 -46)Section 4OA1 : Performance
- I nd icator Verification
- CNG-EP-1 .01 -1 001, Emergency Preparedness Program Responsibilities and Oversight (Revision
- 1)lP-EPP-9, Emergency Response Organizations Performance Indicators (Revision
- 0)Alert Notification System Pl data, July 2010 - September
- 2011 DEP Pl data, July 2010 - September
- 2011 ERO Drill Participation Pl data, July 2010 - September
- 2Q11 Attachment
LIST OF ACRONYMS
Alert Notification
System Condition
Report Drill and Exercise Performance
Emergency
Action Level Emergency
Operations
Facility Emergency
Preparedness
Emergency
Response Organization
Joint lnformation
Center Nuclear Energy Institute Nine Mile Point Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Performance
Indicator Risk Significant
Planning Standard Technical
Support Center Attachment