IR 05000282/2006010

IR 05000282-06-010 (Drs); IR 05000306-06-010 (Drs); on 07/17/2006-07/21/2006 for Nuclear Management Company, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant; Emergency Preparedness Specialist Report

ML062200346
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	08/02/2006
From:	Kenneth Riemer Plant Support Branch II
To:	Thomas J. Palmisano Nuclear Management Co
References
IR-06-010
Download: ML062200346 (10)

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ust 2, 2006

SUBJECT:

PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 NRC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION REPORT 05000282/2006010(DRS); 05000306/2006010(DRS)

Dear Mr. Palmisano:

On July 21, 2006, the NRC completed an inspection at your Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on July 21, 2006, with Mr. P. Huffman 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. Specifically, this inspection focused on emergency preparedness, including your staffs determinations of performance indicators for the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone.

On the basis of the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kenneth Riemer, Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. DPR-42; DPR-60 Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000282/2006010(DRS);

05000306/2006010(DRS)

w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/encl: C. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Group Operations M. Sellman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Regulatory Affairs Manager J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager State Liaison Officer, Minnesota Department of Health Tribal Council, Prairie Island Indian Community Administrator, Goodhue County Courthouse Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager, Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General of Minnesota W. King, DHS, Region V

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

IR 05000282/2006010(DRS); 05000306/2006010(DRS); 07/17/2006 - 07/21/2006; Prairie

Island Nuclear Generating Plant; Emergency Preparedness Specialist Report.

The report covers a one week baseline inspection by two regional emergency preparedness inspectors and two resident inspectors. The inspection focused on the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone in the Reactor Safety strategic performance area, during the biennial emergency preparedness exercise. This inspection also included a review of records related to the three emergency preparedness performance indicators for the period April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2006.

The NRCs program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, Reactor Oversight Process, Revision 3, dated July 2000.

A. Inspector-Identified and Self-Revealed Findings None.

Licensee-Identified Violations

None.

REPORT DETAILS

1EP1 Exercise Evaluation

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors reviewed the July 18, 2006, biennial emergency preparedness exercises objectives and scenario to ensure that the exercise would acceptably test major elements of the licensees emergency plan, and to verify that the exercises simulated problems provided an acceptable framework to support demonstration of the licensees capability to implement its plan. The inspectors also reviewed records of five emergency preparedness drills, which were conducted between February 2005 and June 2006, to verify that those drills scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the July 2006 exercise.

The inspectors evaluated the licensees exercise performance, focusing on the risk-significant activities of emergency classification, notification, and protective action decision making, as well as implementation of accident mitigation strategies in the following emergency response facilities:

• Control Room Simulator;

• Technical Support Center (TSC);

• Operations Support Center (OSC); and

• Emergency Operations Facility (EOF).

The inspectors also assessed the licensees recognition of abnormal plant conditions, transfer of responsibilities between facilities, internal communications, interfaces with offsite officials, readiness of emergency facilities and related equipment, and overall implementation of the licensees emergency plan.

The inspectors attended post-exercise critiques in the TSC, OSC, and EOF to evaluate the licensees initial self-assessment of its exercise performance. The inspectors later met with the licensees lead exercise evaluators to obtain the licensees refined assessments of its exercise participants performances. These self-assessments were then compared with the inspectors independent observations and assessments to assess the licensees ability to adequately critique its exercise performance.

These activities completed one inspection sample.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4OA1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification

.1 Reactor Safety Strategic Area

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors reviewed the licensees records associated with each of the three emergency preparedness PIs to verify that the licensees program was implemented consistent with the industry guidelines in Nuclear Energy Institute Publication No. 99-02, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline, Revision 3, and related licensee procedures. Specifically, licensee records related to the performance of the Alert and Notification System (ANS), key Emergency Response Organization (ERO)members drill participation, and Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP) were reviewed to verify the accuracy and completeness of the PI data submitted to NRC for the period from April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2006. The following three PIs were reviewed:

Common

• ANS;

• ERO Drill Participation; and

• DEP.

These activities completed three PI samples.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4OA6 Meetings

.1 Exit Meeting

An exit meeting was conducted for:

• Emergency Preparedness with Mr. P. Huffman and other members of licensee management and staff at the conclusion of the inspection on July 21, 2006. The licensee acknowledged the information presented. No proprietary information was identified.

.2 Public and Media Briefing

• On July 21, 2006, an inspector summarized NRCs preliminary exercise inspection conclusions at a public and media briefing hosted by Department of Homeland Security Region V Field Office staff in Red Wing, Minnesota.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

J. Callahan, Emergency Preparedness Manager

L. Clewett, Business Support Manager

M. Davis, Regulatory Compliance Analyst

F. Forrest, Operations Manager

P. Huffman, Plant Manager

S. McCall, Engineering Manager

C. Morgan, Corporate Senior Engineering Analyst

J. Payton, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

K. Petersen, Performance Assessment Supervisor

M. Vonk, Corporate Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist

LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

Opened, Closed, and Discussed

None.

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