IR 05000331/2008502
| ML083300528 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 11/25/2008 |
| From: | Hironori Peterson Operations Branch III |
| To: | Richard Anderson Duane Arnold |
| References | |
| IR-08-502 | |
| Download: ML083300528 (13) | |
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November 25, 2008
SUBJECT:
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER
BASELINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION 05000331/2008502(DRS)
Dear Mr. Anderson:
On October 23, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a Baseline Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise inspection at your Duane Arnold Energy Center.
The enclosed report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on October 23, 2008, 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 NRC-identified and no self-revealed findings of safety 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 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/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.
50-331 License No. DPR-49 Enclosure:
Inspection Report 05000331/2008502(DRS)
w/Attachment: Supplemental Information
cc w/encl:
M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and
Chief Nuclear Officer
M. Ross, Managing Attorney
A. Khanpour, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering
D. Curtland, Plant Manager
S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs
M. Mashhadi, Senior Attorney
T. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations,
Midwest Region
P. Wells, Acting Vice President, Nuclear,
Training and Performance Improvement
R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement
D. McGhee, Iowa Dept. of Public Health
Chairman, Linn County, Board of Supervisors
Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section,
Dept. of Homeland Security
M. Rasmusson, State Liaison Officer
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
IR 05000331/2008502(DRS); 10/20/2008 - 10/23/2008; Duane Arnold Energy Center;
Baseline Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection.
This report covers a 1 week period of baseline inspection by three regional inspectors. 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.
NRC-Identified
and Self-Revealed Findings
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
No findings of significance were identified.
Licensee-Identified Violations
No violations of significance were identified.
REPORT DETAILS
REACTOR SAFETY
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
1EP1 Exercise Evaluation
.1 Exercise Evaluation
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors reviewed the October 21, 2008, 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 other drills and exercises conducted in 2006, 2007, and 2008, to verify that those drills scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the October 21, 2008, exercise.
The inspectors evaluated the licensees exercise performance, focusing on the risk significant activities of emergency classification, notification, and protective action decision making, implementation of accident mitigation strategies, and correction of past exercise weaknesses in the following emergency response facilities:
- Control Room Simulator (CRS);
- Technical Support Center (TSC); and
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 CRS, TSC, and EOF to evaluate the licensees initial self-assessment of its exercise performance. The inspectors later met with the licensees lead exercise evaluators and managers to obtain the licensees findings and 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. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.
This exercise evaluation inspection constituted one sample as defined in Inspection Procedure (IP) 71114.01-05.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification
.1 Drill/Exercise Performance
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Drill/Exercise Performance performance indicator (PI) for the period from the 2nd quarter 2007 through the 2nd quarter 2008. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Document 99-02, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline, Revision 5, were used. The inspectors reviewed the licensees records associated with the performance indicator to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI; assessments of PI opportunities during predesignated control room simulator training sessions, performance during the 2007 off-year exercise, and performance during other drills. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.
This inspection constituted one drill/exercise performance sample as defined in IP 71151-05.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
.2 Emergency Response Organization Drill Participation
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Drill Participation performance indicator for the period from the 2nd quarter 2007 through the 2nd quarter 2008. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in the NEI Document 99-02, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline, Revision 5, were used. The inspectors reviewed the licensees records associated with the performance indicator to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI; performance during the 2007 offyear exercise and other drills; and revisions of the roster of personnel assigned to key emergency response organization positions.
Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.
This inspection constituted one ERO drill participation sample as defined in IP 71151-05.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
.3 Alert and Notification System
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Alert and Notification System (ANS)performance indicator for the period from the 2nd quarter 2007 through the 2nd quarter 2008. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in the NEI Document 99-02, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline, Revision 5, were used. The inspectors reviewed the licensees records associated with the performance indicator to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI and results of periodic ANS operability tests. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.
This inspection constituted one alert and notification system sample as defined in IP 71151-05.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
4OA6 Management Meetings
Exit Meeting Summary
On October 23, 2008, the inspectors presented the inspection results to you and other members of the licensee staff. The licensee acknowledged the issues presented. The inspectors confirmed that none of the potential report input discussed was considered proprietary.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee
R. Anderson; Site Vice President
- D. Curtland, Plant Manager
- R. Anderson, Business Manager
- M. Casey, Chemistry Supervisor
- S. Catron, Licensing Manager
- M. Davis, Emergency Preparedness Manager
- C. Dieckmann, Operations Manager
- B. Eckes, NOS Manager
- D. Engelhardt, Training Support Supervisor
- P. Hansen, Outage and Scheduling Manager
- R. Harter, Outage Manager
- J. Kalamaja, Operations
- K. Kleinheinz, Program Engineering Manager
- N. Knapp, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
- C. Kress, Training Supervisor
- J. MacIntyre, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
- N. McKenney, General Supervisor Radiation Protection Support
- J. Morris, Training Manger
- D. Mothena, Corporate Functional Area Emergency Preparedness Manager
- B. Murrell, Licensing Engineer
- R. Palmer, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
- B. Seemann, Instrument and Control Supervisor
- J. Schwertfeger, Security Operations Supervisor
- P. Vandersee, Emergency Preparedness Administration
- T. Zimmerman, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- R. Orlikowski, Senior Resident Inspector
- R. Baker, Resident Inspector
LIST OF ITEMS
OPENED, CLOSED AND DISCUSSED
Opened, Closed and
Discussed
None