IR 05000333/2003004

IR 05000333-03-004, on 06/02-12/2003, James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant. Emergency Preparedness Exercise Report. No Violations Noted

ML031770103
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	06/26/2003
From:	Conte R NRC/RGN-I/DRS/OSB
To:	Ted Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Northeast
References
IR-03-004
Download: ML031770103 (10)

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une 26, 2003

SUBJECT:

JAMES A. FITZPATRICK - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE INSPECTION REPORT 50-333/03-004

Dear Mr. Sullivan:

The enclosed report documents an inspection at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, which evaluated the performance of your emergency response organization during the June 3, 2003, full-participation exercise and the post-exercise critique as specified in the reactor oversight program. The inspectors discussed the findings of this inspection with you and other members of your staff on June 12, 2003.

This inspection was an examination of 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. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of a selected examination of procedures and representative records, observations of activities, and interviews with personnel.

Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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 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).

Should you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Mr. Richard J. Conte at (610) 337-5183.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard J. Conte, Chief Operational Safety Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59

Enclosures:

Inspection Report No. 50-333/03-004 Attachment 1: Supplemental Information

Mr. Theodore Sullivan -2-

REGION I==

Docket No: 50-333 License No: DPR-59 Report No: 50-333/03-004 Licensee: Entergy Nuclear Northeast Facility: James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Location: Lake Road Scriba, NY Dates: June 2 -12, 2003 Inspectors: N. McNamara, Sr. Emergency Preparedness Inspector (Lead)

G. Hunegs, Sr. Resident Inspector, Nine Mile, DRP J. McFadden, Health Physicist, DRS G. Johnson, Operator Licensing Examiner, DRS M. Marshfield, Resident Inspector, Ginna Observers: C. Colantoni, Engineer, DRS S. McCarver, Engineer, DRS J. Benjamin, Engineer, DRS Approved by: Richard J. Conte, Chief Operational Safety Branch Division of Reactor Safety

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS IR 05000333/03-004; on 06/2-12/2003; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. Emergency Preparedness Exercise Report.

This team inspection was conducted by regional based inspectors and a 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 Oversite Process, Revision 3, dated July 2000.

Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness A. Inspector Identified Findings No findings of significance were identified.

B. Licensee Identified Findings No findings of significance were identified.

ii Enclosure

Report Details 1. REACTOR SAFETY Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness (EP)

1EP1 Exercise Evaluation a. Inspection Scope An in-office review was conducted of Entergy Nuclear Northeast exercise objectives submitted to the NRC on February 27, 2003 and the exercise scenario submitted on March 31, 2003 to determine if the FitzPatrick exercise would test major elements of Entergys Emergency Plan as required by 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14).

The onsite inspection consisted of the following review and assessment:

• The adequacy of Entergys performance on the biennial full-participation exercise performance by primarily focusing on the implementation of the risk-significant planning standards (RSPS) in 10 CFR 50.47 (b) (4), (5), (9) & (10) which are emergency classification, offsite notification, radiological assessment, and protective action recommendations, respectively.

• The overall adequacy of Entergys emergency response facilities and its implementation of NUREG-0696, Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities and Emergency Plan commitments. The facilities assessed were the simulator, Technical Support Center (TSC), Operations Support Center (OSC)

Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) and Joint News Center (JNC).

• Other performance areas besides the RSPS, such as, the emergency response organizations (ERO) 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, and the overall implementation of the Emergency Plan and its implementing procedures.

• Past performance issues from NRC inspection reports and Entergys drill reports to determine effectiveness of corrective actions as demonstrated during this exercise to ensure compliance with 10CFR50.47(b)(14).

• The post-exercise critique to evaluate Entergys self-assessment of its ERO performance during the exercise and to ensure compliance with 10CFR50 Appendix E.IV.F.2.g.

The inspectors reviewed various documentation which are listed in Attachment 1 to this report.

b. Findings Enclosure

No findings of significance were identified.

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES 4OA2 Identification and Resolution of Problems a. Inspection Scope The inspectors reviewed Entergys critique findings documented in 2001, 2002 and 2003 drill and exercise reports to determine if significant performance trends exist and to determine the effectiveness of licensee corrective actions based upon ERO performance during the exercise. The inspectors verified that issues identified during this exercise were entered into Entergys corrective action program and reviewed condition reports related to significant findings from past drill/exercise reports to assess the adequacy of the corrective actions.

b. Findings No findings of significance were identified.

40A6 Meetings, including Exit The inspectors presented the inspection results to M and other members of Entergys staff at the conclusion of the inspection on June 12, 2003.

Enclosure

ATTACHMENT 1 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTACT James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant B. Maguire, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance N. Avrankatos, EP - Emergency Planning Coordinator J. Rogers, EP - Emergency Planner S. Chobon, EP - Technical Specialist R. Schilling, Nuclear Training Specialist T. Page, EP - Regulatory Compliance Specialist S. Reininghaus, Operations Training Supervisor LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED Opened None Discussed None LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED FitzPatrick Emergency Plan IAP-2, Classification of Emergency Conditions IAP-1.1, Offisite Notifications EAP-4, Dose Asssessment Calculations EAP-5.3, Onsite/Offsite Downwind Surveys & Environmental Monitoring EAP-8, Personnel Accountability EAP-14.1, TSC Activation EAP-14.2, EOF Activation EAP-14.5, OSC Activation and Operation EAP-16, Public Information Procedure EAP-16.2, JNC Operation EAP-17, Emergency Organization Staffing EAP-42, Obtaining Meteorological Data EAP-44, Core Damage Estimation SAP-1, Maintaining Emergency Preparedness SAP-6, Drill/Exercise Conduct CR-JAF-2001-02822, JNC Director Not Conducting Pre-Briefs CR-JAF-2001-02823, JNC Relating to People Lacking CR-JAF-2001-02824, Offsite Communications Weakness CR-JAF-2001-02825, Pager Issues: Activation

CR-JAF-2001-02831, Weak Command and Control CR-JAF-2001-02833, Plant Announcements CR-JAF-2001-02834, Hand Calculations for Tech. Specs.

CR-JAF-2001-02835, NRC Notification Worksheet CR-JAF-2001-02837, RECS Line Failure CR-JAF-2001-02840, JNC Difficulty with Rad Data CR-JAF-2001-02841, Poor E-Plan Documentation in OSC CR-JAF-2001-02842, Poor RP Performance in the TSC CR-JAF-2001-02856, Questionable Communications by County Rep at EOF CR-JAF-2001-02858, Lack of Operations Personnel CR-JAF-2001-02859, Un-Aggressive Simulator Crew CR-JAF-2001-04669, Poor Drill Professionalism CR-JAF-2001-04670, Slow OSC Team Dispatch CR-JAF-2002-02385, JNC Operations CR-JAF-2002-02387, Pager Issues: Activation CR-JAF-2002-02388, Lack of Notification CR-JAF-2002-02389, Communication Breakdown CR-JAF-2002-02380, Failure to Recognize PAR CR-JAF-2002-05144, Dose Assessment Hot Line to TSC Failure CR-JAF-2002-05145, EDAMS Computer in EOF Failure CR-JAF-2002-05147, Dose Assessment Training Needed CR-JAF-2002-05226, Simulator Problems CR-JAF-2002-05231, JNC: Additional Practice and Guidance Needed (Team 1)

CR-JAF-2002-05234, TSC: Additional Practice and Guidance Needed (Team 1)

CR-JAF-2002-05236, JNC: Minimum Staffing Request CR-JAF-2002-05237, Late Transmission of New Classification CR-JAF-2002-05240, Dose Assessment Methods Required CR-JAF-2002-05242, Pager Issues: Arming CR-JAF-2003-00305, Critique Issues CR-JAF-2003-00402, Training/Expertiese Issue CR-JAF-2003-00423, EDAMS Cannot Do "What If"s CR-JAF-2003-00424, Accountability not Activated Within Thirty Minutes CR-JAF-2003-01610, Station Alarm Problems CR-JAF-2003-01611, Failure of Accountability Card Readers CR-JAF-2003-01613, Alarms Cannot Be Heard at Some Areas of Plant CR-JAF-2003-01641, OCE Print Machine in TSC Problems CR-JAF-2003-01816, EOF Confusion Regarding Shutdown CR-JAF-2003-01823, Re-Classification Announcement Not Made CR-JAF-2003-01827, Rad Personnel Un-qualified for Respirator CR-JAF-2003-01828, No Qualified RP Tech Available CR-JAF-2003-01829, One RP Supervisor Present in OSC CR-JAF-2003-01830, ALARA Not Achieved (3 Hours vs. 55 Minutes)

CR-JAF-2003-01831, RSGM Did Not Respond in a Timely Manner to SAE CR-JAF-2003-01835, OSC Briefings Delayed E-Plan Procedure Times CR-JAF-2003-01837, Accountability CR-JAF-2003-01840, Accountability Did Not Meet 30 Min. Requirement CR-JAF-2003-01844, PAR Change Not Communicated to Offsite Facilities

LIST OF ACRONYMS EOF Emergency Operations Facility EP Emergency Preparedness ERO Emergency Response Organization RSPS Risk Significant Planning Standard SDP Significant Determination Process TSC Technical Support Center OSC Operations Support Center JNC Joint News Center EOF Emergency Operations Facility CR Condition Report