IR 05000244/2007502

IR 05000244-07-502, on 05/21/2007 - 05/25/2007; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Exercise Evaluation; Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes; Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators

ML071780089
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	06/25/2007
From:	James Trapp Plant Support Branch 1
To:	Korsnick M Ginna
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une 25, 2007

SUBJECT:

R. E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NOS.

05000244/2007502

Dear Mrs. Korsnick:

On May 25, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of your 2007 evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on May 25, 2007, 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 Commissions 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 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/

James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety

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M. J. Wallace, President, Constellation Generation J. M. Heffley, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer P. Eddy, Electric Division, NYS Department of Public Service C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law C. W. Fleming, Esquire, Senior Counsel, Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

M. Balboni, Deputy Secretary, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority T. Wideman, Director, Wayne County Emergency Management Office M. Meisenzahl, Administrator, Monroe County, Office of Emergency Preparedness T. Judson, Central New York Citizens Awareness Network S. Kempf, Regional Director, DHS, Region II Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA J. Lamb, RI OEDO J. Lubinski, NRR D. Pickett, PM, NRR M. David, PM, NRR B. Welling (Acting Branch Chief), DRP K. Kolaczyk, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector M. Marshfield, DRP, Resident Inspector K. Kolek, DRP, Resident OA R. Kahler, NSIR/EPD S. LaVie, NSIR/EPD Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

ROPreports@nrc.gov M. Gamberoni, DRS J. Trapp, DRS S. Barr, DRS

U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I

REGION I

Docket No: 50-244 License Nos: DPR-18 Report Nos: 05000244/2007502 Licensee: Constellation Energy, R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Constellation)

Facility: R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna)

Location: Ontario, NY Dates: May 21-25, 2007 Inspectors: S. Barr, Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector, Region I (Lead)

G. Hunegs, FitzPatrick Senior Resident Inspector R. Fernandez, Millstone Resident Inspector A. Dimitriadis, Physical Security Inspector R. Cureton, Emergency Preparedness Inspector (Observer)

Approved by: James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS IR 05000244/2007502; 05/21/2007 - 05/25/2007; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Exercise Evaluation; Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes; Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators.

This was an announced inspection conducted by three region-based inspectors, the Fitzpatrick Senior Resident Inspector and a Millstone Resident Inspector. No findings of significance were identified. The NRCs 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-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings No findings of significance were identified B. Licensee-Identified Findings None.

ii 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). A description of the evaluation conducted by the NRC during the exercise is described below. Overall, this 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 Ginnas 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), and (10), which are emergency classification, offsite notification, radiological assessment, and protective action recommendations, respectively.

• The overall adequacy of Ginnas 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), the Joint Emergency News Center (JENC), and the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF).

• Other performance areas, such as, the emergency response organizations (EROs) 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 Ginnas 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 critiques to evaluate Ginnas self-assessment of its ERO performance during the exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Paragraph IV.F.2.g.

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

b. Findings No findings of significance were identified.

Enclosure

1EP4 Emergency Action Level (EAL) and Emergency Plan Changes a. Inspection Scope (71114.04 - 1 Sample)

Since the last NRC inspection of this program area, Emergency Plan Revision 26 was implemented based on your determination, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q), that the changes resulted in no 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 50. The inspectors conducted a sampling review of the Emergency Plan changes, and changes to the lower-tier emergency plan implementing procedures, to evaluate for potential decreases in effectiveness of the Emergency Plan. However, this review was not documented in a 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. 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 Ginna EP PIs which are: (1) Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP); (2) ERO Drill Participation; and (3) Alert and Notification System (ANS) Reliability. The last EP inspection at Ginna was in the second quarter of 2006, so the inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from drills and tests from the second, third and fourth quarters of 2006, and the first quarter of 2007, to verify the accuracy of the reported PI 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 4, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guidelines.

The Ginna first quarter 2007 Emergency Response Organization Drill Participation PI had turned Yellow, and the licensee recognized that the DEP PI data also had been affected. The NRC will perform a supplemental inspection later in the year to assess the root cause and licensee corrective actions in regard to these PIs.

This inspection activity represented the completion of three samples on an annual cycle.

b. Findings No findings of significance were identified.

Enclosure

40A6 Meetings, including Exit On May 25, 2007, the inspectors presented the inspection results to Mrs. Mary Korsnick, Ginna Vice President, and other members of the licensees staff. No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.

Enclosure

A-1 ATTACHMENT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee Personnel Sherri Kennedy, Ginna Emergency Preparedness Manager Peter Polfleit, Ginna Emergency Preparedness Coordinator LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED None LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED Section 1EP1: Exercise Evaluation Ginna Station Nuclear Emergency Response Plan, Revision 26 Ginna Station Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures Ginna 2007 Evaluated Exercise Scenario and Evaluation Guide Ginna ERO Drill Evaluation Report - First Quarter 2006 Ginna ERO Drill Evaluation Report - Second Quarter 2006 Ginna ERO Drill Evaluation Report - Third Quarter 2006 Ginna ERO Drill Evaluation Report - Fourth Quarter 2006 Ginna ERO Drill Evaluation Report - First Quarter 2007 Ginna ERO Drill Evaluation Report - Second Quarter 2007 Ginna ERO Drill Evaluation Report - NRC Evaluated Exercise Conducted May 22, 2007 Section 1EP4: Emergency Action Level an Emergency Plan Changes Ginna Station Procedure No. A-205.2, Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures, Rev. 24 The revisions made to, and the 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluations for, the following procedures:

Ginna Station Nuclear Emergency Response Plan, Revision 26 Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure (EPIP) 1-0, Event Evaluation and Classification, Rev.

EPIP 1-5, Notifications, Rev. 74 EPIP 1-18, Discretionary Actions for Emergency Conditions, Rev. 14 EPIP 2-1, Protective Action Recommendations, Rev. 25 EPIP 2-16, Core Damage Estimation, Rev. 15 EPIP 3-1, Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) Activation and Operations, Rev. 33 EPIP 4-10, Silent Testing of the Ginna Sirens From the County Activation Points, Rev. 11 EPIP 4-11, Activation of the Ginna Sirens From the County Activation Points, Rev. 5 Attachment

A-2 Section 4OA1: Performance Indicator Verification Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator Data, April 2006 - March 2007 ERO Drill Participation Performance Indicator Data, April 2006 - March 2007 ANS Reliability Performance Indicator Data, April 2006 - March 2007 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 IR Incident Report NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission OSC Operations Support Center PI Performance Indicator RSPS Risk Significant Planning Standard TSC Technical Support Center Attachment