IR 05000263/2015502
| ML15259A415 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 09/16/2015 |
| From: | Brian Kemker Plant Support Branch II |
| To: | Gardner P Northern States Power Co |
| References | |
| IR 2015502 | |
| Download: ML15259A415 (13) | |
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September 16, 2015
SUBJECT:
MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT BASELINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION REPORT 05000263/2015 502
Dear Mr. Gardner:
On August 21, 201 5, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a baseline emergency preparedness biennial exercise inspection at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The enclosed report documents the results of this inspection
, which were discussed on August 21 , 2015, with you 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.
No findings were identified during this inspection.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy
of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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/ Brian J. Kemker , Acting Chief Plant Support Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22
Enclosure:
I R 05000263/20 1 5 502 w/Attachment:
Supplemental Information
REGION III==
Docket No: 50-263 License N o: DPR-22 Report No:
05000263/2015502 Licensee: Northern States Power Company Facility: Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Location: Monticello, MN Dates: August 1 7 - 2 1, 201 5 Inspectors:
G. Hansen , Physical Security Inspector N. Valos, Senior Reactor Analyst P. LaFlamme , Resident Inspector D. Smith , Emergency Preparedness Specialist F. Tran , Health Physicist Approved by:
B. Kemker , Acting Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety 2
SUMMARY
I R 05000 263/201 5 502; 0 8/1 7/201 5 - 0 8/21/201 5; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
- Baseline Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation- Hostile Action Event; Exercise Evaluation Scenario Review; Performance Indicator Verification
. This report covers a one-w eek period of announced baseline inspection by three regional inspectors, one resident inspector, and one emergency preparedness specialist
. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
's (NRC's) program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG
-1649, "Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 5, dated February 20 14.
NRC-Identified
and Self-Revealed Findings
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
No findings were identified.
=
Licensee-Identified Violations===
None 3
REPORT DETAILS
REACTOR SAFETY
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
1EP 7 Exercise Evaluation
- Hostile Action Event (71114.0 7)
.1 Exercise Evaluation
a. Inspection Scope
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Appendix E,Section IV.F.2.j, requires , in part, that nuclear power reactor licensees, in each eight calendar year exercise cycle, provide the opportunity for their Emergency Response Organization (ERO) to demonstrate proficiency in the key skills necessary to respond to a Hostile Action (HA) event directed at the plant site.
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant staff designed the August 18, 201 5 , exercise to satisfy this requirement, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspected the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant HA exercise to assess the licensee's ability to effectively implement their Emergency Plan during a HA event and adequately protect public health and safety. The exercise evaluation consisted of the following reviews and assessments:
The adequacy of the licensee's performance in the biennial exercise conducted on August 18, 2015, regarding the implementation of the Risk
-Significant Planning Standards in 10 CFR 50.47 (b)(4), (5), (9), and (10), which address emergency classification, offsite notification, radiological assessment, and Protective Action Recommendations (PARs), respectively.
The overall adequacy of the licensee's emergency response facilities with regard to NUREG-0696, "Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities," and Emergency Plan commitments. The facilities assessed were the Emergency Operations Facility, Alternate Technical Support Center, Alternate Operations Support Center, Control Room Simulator
, Incident Command Post
, and the Central Alarm Station
. A review of other performance areas such as the licensee ERO's recognition of abnormal plant conditions; command and control, including interactions with site security staff; intra and inter-facility communications; prioritization of mitigating activities; utilization of repair and field monitoring teams; interface with offsite agencies, including local law enforcement agencies; staffing and procedure adequacy; and the overall implementation of the Emergency Plan and its implementing procedures.
Past performance issues from NRC inspection reports to determine the effectiveness of corrective actions , as demonstrated during this exercise , to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14).
The adequacy of the licensee's post
-exercise critiques
, to evaluate Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant's self-assessment of its ERO performance during the May 20, 2015 , exercise , and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.g. The inspectors reviewed various documents that are listed in the Attachment to this report. This inspection activity satisfied one inspection sample for the exercise evaluation on a biennial basis.
This exercise evaluation inspection constituted one sample as defined in Inspection Procedure (IP) 71114.0 7-06.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
1EP 8 Exercise Evaluation
- Scenario Review (71114.08)
a. Inspection Scope
Prior to the inspection activity, the inspectors conducted an in
-office review of the exercise objectives and scenario s submitted to the NRC using IP 71114.08, "Exercise Evaluation
- Scenario Review," to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the Emergency Plan , as required by 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14). This inspection activity represents one sample on a biennial cycle.
The inspectors reviewed various documents that are listed in the Attachment to this report. This inspection activity satisfied one inspection sample for the exercise evaluation on a biennial basis.
This review of the exercise objectives and scenario constituted one sample as defined in IP 71114.08
-06.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification
(71151)
.1 Drill/Exercise Performance
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Drill/Exercise Performance (DEP) Performance Indicator (PI) for the second quarter of 201 4 through the second quarter of 201 5. To determine the accuracy of the DEP data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) document NEI 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 7, was used. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the PI to verify 5 that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes
, including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI, assessments of PI opportunities during pre
-designated control room simulator training sessions, and performance during other drills. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report. This inspection constituted one DEP PI verification inspection sample as defined in IP 71151-05.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.2 Emergency Response Organization Drill Participation
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the ERO Drill Participation PI for the second quarter of 201 4 through the second quarter of 201 5. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in NEI 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 7 , w as used. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the PI to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI, performance during the 201 4 and 201 5 drills, and revisions of the roster of personnel assigned to key ERO positions. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.
This inspection constituted one ERO Drill Participation PI verification inspection sample as defined in IP 71151-05.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.3 Alert and Notification System
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Alert and Notification System (ANS)
PI for the second quarter of 201 4 through the second quarter of 201 5. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in NEI 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 7, was used. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the PI to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI and results of periodic scheduled ANS operability tests.
Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.
6 This inspection constituted one ANS PI verification inspection sample as defined in IP 71151-05.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
4OA6 Management Meetings
.1 Exit Meeting Summary
On August 21, 2015, the inspectors presented the biennial exercise inspection results to Mr. P. Gardner , and other members of the licensee staff. The licensee acknowledged the issues presented.
The inspectors confirmed that none of the potential report input discussed was considered proprietary.
.2 Public and Media Briefing
On August 21 , 2015, the inspectors summarized the NRC's preliminary exercise inspection conclusions at a public and media briefing hosted by Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V, Field Office staff, at the Wright County Emergency Operations Center
, in Buffalo, Minnesota
. ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTAC
T Licensee
- P. Gardner, Site Vice President
- K. Scott, Director of Site Operations
- H. Hanson, Jr., Plant Manager
- A. Ward, Regulatory Affairs Manager
- M. Kelly, Performance Assessment Manager
- T. Taylor, Nuclear Oversight
- L. Anderson, Emergency Preparedness Manager
- K. Nyberg, Manager, Nuclear Security
- S. O'Connor, Regulatory Analyst
- A. Kouba, Regulatory Affairs
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- P. Zurawski, Senior Resident Inspector
- P. Voss, Resident Inspector
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUS
SED Opened, Closed, and Discussed
None
LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED The following is a partial list of documents reviewed during the inspection. Inclusion on this list does not imply that the NRC inspector
s reviewed the documents in their entirety, but rather that selected sections or portions of the documents were evaluated as part of the overall inspection effort. Inclusion of a document on this list does not imply NRC acceptance of the document or any part of it, unless this is stated in the body of the inspection report.
1EP 7 Exercise Evaluation
- Hostile Action Event
(71114.07) E-PLAN; Emergency Plan; Revision 46
A.2-001; Emergency Organization; Revision
A.2-101; Classification of Emergencies; Revision
A.2-102; Notification of Unusual Event;
Revision 22 A.2-103; Alert; Revision
A.2-104; Site Area Emergency; Revision 21 A.2-105; General Emergency; Revision
A.2-106; Activation and Operation of the TSC; Revision
A.2-108; Access Control during Emergencies; Revision 18 A.2-109; Activation and Operation of the Back
-up OSC; Revision
A.2-201; On-Site Protective
Action; Revision 19
A.2-202; Off-Site Monitoring
during an Emergency; Revision 12
A.2-204; Off-Site Protective Action Recommendations; Revision
A.2-205; Personnel Accountability; Revision 17
A.2-206; Work Control during Emergencies; Revision 10
A.2-301; Emergency Evacuation; Revision 19
A.2-305; Personnel Accountability Following a Security Event; Revision 0
A.2-401; Emergency Exposure Control;
Revision 9 A.2-802; Activation and Operation of EOF; Revision
A.2-807; Off-Site Dose Assessment and Protective Action Recommendations
- Revision 24 A.2-810; Transfer to Backup EOF; Revision 5
A.2-8 05; Tech Support in the EOF; Revision
A.2-411; Establishment of Secondary Access Control Point; Revision
A.2-411; Establishment of Secondary Access Control Point; Revision
FP-PA-ARP-01; CAP Action Request Process; Revision 41
Two-Year List of Drill and Exercise Condition Reports;
Dated August 2013
- August 2015
Two Years of Drill and Exercise Timelines; Dated August 2013
- August 2015
AR 01392722; EP Drill
- Responsibility for Offsite Notifications;
Dated August 7 , 2013 AR 01 408108; A.2-301 Emergency Evacuation procedure gap
- Dated November 25 , 2013 AR 01 415109; Recommend extra staffing during major winter storms
Confusion on Operational vs. Activated
- Dated May 23 , 2014 AR 01 482128; ERO Duty Team response issue during June 5, 2015 call-in drill; Dated November 6 , 201 4 AR 01 419033; EP Drill
- Procedure Improvements Needed
Dated May 23 , 201 4 AR 01 471166; ERO Position Owner gap for TSC/OSC Communicators
-site drill notification failures
- Backup ANS
- No method to communicate with Teams
- Dated June 4 , 201 5 AR 01 461789; Satellite Phone Issue
- No RP Field Team kits in EOF; Dated March 9 , 201 5 1EP8 Exercise Evaluation
- Scenario Review
(71114.08)
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 2
5 HAB Exercise 60 Day Submittal
- Dated June 2015 4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification
(71151) ERO Drill Participation; Second Quarter of 2014 - Second Quarter of 2015 DEP Opportunities; Second Quarter of 2014 - Second Quarter of 2015 ANS Reliability; Second Quarter of 2014 - Second Quarter of 2015
LIST OF ACRONYMS USE
D ADAMS Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
ANS Alert and Notification System
CFR Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
DEP Drill and Exercise Performance
ERO Emergency Response Organization
HA Hostile Action
IP Inspection Procedure
NEI Nuclear Energy Institute
NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PAR Protective Action Recommendation
PARS Publicly Available Records System
PI Performance Indicator
Mr. Peter A. Gardner
Site Vice President
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
Northern States Power Company, Minnesota
2807 West County Road 75
Monticello, MN 55362
-9637 SUBJECT: MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT
BASELINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION REPORT 05000263/2015502
Dear Mr. Gardner: On August 21, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a
baseline emergency preparedness biennial exercise inspection at the
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The enclosed report documents the results of this inspection, which were discussed
on August 21, 2015, with you 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 you
r license. The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. No findings were identified during this inspection.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR) 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy
of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management 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/
Brian
- J. Kemker, Acting Chief Plant Support Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50
-263 License No. DPR
-22 Enclosure:
I R 05000263/2015502
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