IR 05000289/2011502

IR 05000289-11-502; on 04/11/2011-04/14/2011; Three Mile Island, Unit 1; Emergency Preparedness Exercise Report

ML111450137
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	05/24/2011
From:	James Trapp Plant Support Branch 1
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Nuclear, Exelon Generation Co
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IR-11-502
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

475 ALLENDALE ROAD

SUBJECT:

THREE MILE ISLAND STATION, UNIT 1 _ NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE _ INSPECTION REPORT NO.

05000289/2011502

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On April 14,2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the April 12,2011, evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your Three Mile lsland, Unit 1 (TMl) facility. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on April 14, 2011, with Mr. Richard Libra, TMI Plant Manager, 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.

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 the NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.sov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

?J*eF-James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-289 License No.: DPR-50

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report 0500028912011502

REGION I Docket No: 05000289 License No: DPR.5O Report No: 05000289/2011502 Licensee: Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon)

Facility: Three Mile lsland Station. Unit 1 Location: P.O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 Dates: April 11-14,2011 lnspectors: S. Barr, Sr. Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region I (Lead)

D. Silk, Sr. Operations Engineer, DRS, Region I D. Kern, Sr. Resident Inspector-TMl, DRP, Region I D. Lawyer, Health Physicist, DNMS, Region I C. Crisden, Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region I K. Cronk, Project Engineer, DRP, Region I (Observer)

C. Williams, Reactor Engineer, DRS, Region l (Observer)

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

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

lR 0500028912011502, 0411112011-0411412011; Three Mile lsland, Unit 1; Emergency

Preparedness Exercise Report.

This was an announced inspection conducted by four region-based inspectors and one resident inspector. No findings 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 6, dated December 2006.

Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness

No findings were identified.

REPORT DETAILS

REACTOR SAFETY

Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness (EP)

1 EP1 Exercise Evaluation (711M.A1- 1 Sample)

a. Inspection Scope

Prior to the April 12,2011, emergency preparedness exercise, the NRC inspectors conducted an in-office review of the exercise objectives and scenario, which Exelon had submitted to the NRC, to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the Three Mile lsland (TMl) Emergency Plan as required by 10 CFR 50.47(b)(1a). 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 Exelon'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.

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The overall adequacy of Exelon's 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, Operations Support Center (OSC), Technical Support Center (TSC),

Emergency Operations Facility (EOF), and Joint Information Center (JlC).

o A review of other performance areas, such as: the TMI emergency response organization's (ERO's) 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.

o A review of past performance issues from the last NRC TMI exercise inspection report and Exelon's EP drill reports, to determine the effectiveness of licensee corrective actions as demonstrated during the April 12,2011, exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(bX14).

o The licensee's post-exercise critiques, to evaluate Exelon's self-assessment of its ERO performance during the April 12,2011, exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Section lV.F.2.g.

The inspectors reviewed the documents listed in the attachment to this report.

b.

Findinqs No findings were identified.

1EP4 Emeroencv Action Level (EAL) and Emerqencv Plan Chanoes (71114.04 - 1 Sample)

a. Inspection Scope

Since the last NRC inspection of this program area, Exelon implemented Revision 16 of the TMI Emergency Plan Annex. Exelon had determined that in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q), any change made to the Plan 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 50. The inspectors reviewed all EAL changes made since March 2010, and conducted a sampling review of other Emergency Plan changes, including 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.

4OA1 Performance Indicator (Pl) Verification (71151- 3 Samples)

a.

lnspection Scope The inspectors reviewed data for the TMI EP Pls, which are:

(1) Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP);

(2) Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Drill Participation; and,

(3) Alert and Notification System (ANS) Reliability. The last EP inspection at TMI was conducted in the first quarter of 2010, so the inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from EP drills, training records, and equipment tests from the first calendar quarter of 2010 through the fourth quarter of 2010, to verify the accuracy of the reported Pl data. The review of these Pls was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71151, using the acceptance criteria documented in NEI 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance I nd icator Guidelines, " Revision 6.

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

b.

Findinos No findings were identified.

4OAO Meetinqs. Includinq Exit On April 14,2011, the inspectors presented the results of this inspection to Mr. R. Libra, the TMI Plant Manager, and other members of the Exelon staff. No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.

ATTACHMENT

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee Personnel

W. Noll, TMI Site Vice President

V. Cwietniewicz, Exelon Mid-Atlantic Emergency Planning Manager

D. Neff, TMI Emergency Planning Manager

LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

None.