IR 05000315/2005011

IR 05000315-05-011 (Drs), IR 05000316-05-011 (Drs), on 09/19-23/2005, Indiana Michigan Power Company, NRC Emergency Preparedness Specialist Report

ML052770465
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	09/30/2005
From:	Kenneth Riemer Plant Support Branch II
To:	Nazar M Indiana Michigan Power Co
References
IR-05-011
Download: ML052770465 (12)

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ber 30, 2005

SUBJECT:

DONALD C. COOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 NRC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000315/2005011(DRS); 05000316/2005011(DRS)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On September 23, 2005, the NRC completed an inspection at your Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on September 23, 2005, with Mr. D. Fadel 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). ADAMS is 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. 50-315; 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74 Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000315/2005011(DRS);

05000316/2005011(DRS)

cc w/encl: J. Jensen, Site Vice President L. Weber, Plant Manager G. White, Michigan Public Service Commission L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -

Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Emergency Management Division MI Department of State Police D. Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

IR 05000315/2005011(DRS); 05000316/2005011(DRS); 09/19/2005 - 09/23/2005;

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 & 2; Emergency Preparedness Specialist Report.

The report covers a one-week baseline inspection by two regional emergency preparedness inspectors and a reactor engineer. 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 January 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.

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 September 20, 2005, 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 four emergency preparedness drills, which were conducted between June 2004 and early September 2005, to determine whether those drills scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the September 20, 2005, 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; (CRS)

• 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 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, Revisions 2 and 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 January 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. The following three PIs were reviewed:

Common

• ANS;

• ERO Drill Participation; and

• Drill and Exercise Performance.

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. D. Fadel and other members of licensee management and staff at the conclusion of the inspection on September 23, 2005. The licensee acknowledged the information presented. No proprietary information was identified.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

R. Brown, Human Performance Manager

P. Carteaux, Emergency Planning Manager

D. Fadel, Engineering Vice President

M. Mierau, Operations Training Manager

J. Newmiller, Regulatory Affairs Specialist

M. Scarpello, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor

D. Schroeder, Emergency Planning Coordinator

S. Simpson, Safety Assurance Specialist

S. Vazquez, System Engineering Manager

V. Woods, Public Affairs Manager

LIST OF ITEMS

Opened and Closed

None.

Discussed

None.