05000275/FIN-2013005-01
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| Title | Procedures for Recommending Protective Actions for Members of the Public on the Pacific Ocean |
| Description | The inspectors identified an unresolved item associated with the implementation of the licensees process to make protective action recommendations within the ten mile emergency planning zone (EPZ). This item remains unresolved pending further NRC staff review to determine if this issue constitutes a violation of NRC requirements. The inspectors determined that the licensee does not make protective action recommendations for members of the public on the ocean within ten miles of the plant. The licensee also does not notify the United States Coast Guard (USCG) of emergency events. A requirement to make direct notifications was removed from the licensees emergency plan implementing procedures (EPIP) in 2003. The licensee relies on the San Luis Obispo County government to notify the USCG to take any actions necessary to protect members of the public. The county has procedures which include a default action to recommend the USCG evacuate waterborne vessels within five nautical miles if the licensee notifies the county of a general emergency. The USCG has additional guidance recommending a two nautical mile safety zone for an alert or site area emergency. The licensee had initiated a condition report on November 12, 2013, identifying that other sites make protective action recommendations for water areas. Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50.54(q)(2) requires the licensee to maintain an emergency plan that meets the planning standards outlined in 10 CFR 50.47(b). The planning standard outlined in 10 CFR 50.47(b)(10) requires the licensee to provide a range of protective actions for emergency workers and members of the public in the plume exposure pathway EPZ. NUREG-0654 generally defines the plume exposure EPZ as ten miles radius from the plant. The EPZ may be defined with alternate boundaries by the licensee if an adequate basis exists. Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50.54(q)(3) requires the licensee to obtain NRC approval for changes to the emergency plan, or perform an analysis demonstrating the changes do not reduce the effectiveness of the plan. The licensee did not obtain prior NRC approval for the 2003 revision to the EPIPs removing the direct notification to the USCG of emergency declarations. This issue remains unresolved pending further NRC review of additional information to address the concerns described above, in order to determine the adequacy of the licensees emergency plan and implementing procedures, whether the licensees protective actions recommendations procedure is consistent with their licensing basis, and whether or not the issue represents a violation of 10 CFR 50.54(q)(2). In addition, more information is required to determine if the revision to the implementing procedures removing the requirement to make a direct notification to the USCG constitutes a violation of 10 CFR 50.54(q)(3). This issue is being tracked as URI 05000275/2013005-01; 05000323/2013005-01; Unresolved Item Procedures for Recommending Protective Actions for Members of the Public on the Pacific Ocean. |
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
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| Report | IR 05000275/2013005 Section 1EP5 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2013 (2013Q4) |
| Type: | URI: |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71114.05 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | B Parks C Smith G Guerra J Laughlin R Kumana T Hipschman W Walkera Alenb Parks C Smith G Guerra J Laughlin R Kumana T Hipschman W Walker |
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Finding - Diablo Canyon - IR 05000275/2013005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finding List (Diablo Canyon) @ 2013Q4
Self-Identified List (Diablo Canyon)
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