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Cover Letter IR 05000334/20220012022-05-10010 May 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000334/2022001 and 05000412/2022001 IR 05000334/20210062022-03-0202 March 2022 Annual Assessment Letter for Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000334/2021006 and 05000412/2021006) IR 05000334/20210042022-02-14014 February 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000334/2021004 and 05000412/2021004 L-22-054, Steam Generator Inspection Report- Fall 2021 Refueling Outage2022-02-10010 February 2022 Steam Generator Inspection Report- Fall 2021 Refueling Outage IR 05000334/20210032021-11-0909 November 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000334/2021003 and 05000412/2021003 IR 05000334/20210112021-10-19019 October 2021 Temporary Instruction 2515/194 Inspection Report 05000334/2021011 and 05000412/2021011 IR 05000334/20210102021-09-29029 September 2021 Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Report 05000334/2021010 and 05000412/2021010 IR 05000334/20210052021-09-0101 September 2021 Updated Inspection Plan for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000334/2021005 and 05000412/2021005) IR 05000334/20214022021-08-18018 August 2021 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000334/2021402 and 05000412/2021402 IR 05000334/20214012021-08-12012 August 2021 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000334/2021401 and 05000412/2021401 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000334/20210022021-08-11011 August 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000334/2021002 and 05000412/2021002 IR 05000334/20210012021-05-13013 May 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000334/2021001 and 05000412/2021001 IR 05000334/20214032021-05-13013 May 2021 Cyber Security Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000334/2021403 and 05000412/2021403 (Cover Letter Only) ML21097A1142021-04-19019 April 2021 Review of Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report for the Spring 2020 Refueling Outage IR 05000334/20213012021-04-0101 April 2021 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000334/2021301 IR 05000334/20210122021-03-24024 March 2021 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000334/2021012 and 05000412/2021012 IR 05000334/20210132021-03-0404 March 2021 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Investigation Report No. 1-2019-010 and Inspection Report 05000334/2021013 and 05000412/2021013 IR 05000334/20200062021-03-0303 March 2021 Annual Assessment Letter for Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000334/2020006 and 05000412/2020006) IR 05000334/20200042021-02-12012 February 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000334/2020004 and 05000412/2020004 IR 05000334/20205012020-11-23023 November 2020 Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000334/2020501 and 05000412/2020501 IR 05000334/20200032020-11-13013 November 2020 Integrated Inspection Report 05000334/2020003 and 05000412/2020003 IR 05000334/20200112020-10-26026 October 2020 Design Basis Assurance Inspection (Teams) Inspection Report 05000334/2020011 and 05000412/2020011 IR 05000334/20204012020-10-0505 October 2020 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000334/2020401 and 05000412/2020401 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000334/20200052020-08-31031 August 2020 Updated Inspection Plan (Inspection Report 05000334/2020005 and 05000412/2020005) IR 05000334/20200022020-08-13013 August 2020 Integrated Inspection Report 05000334/2020002 and 05000412/2020002 2023-09-29
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION une 1, 2010
SUBJECT:
BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NO.
05000334/2010502 AND 05000412/2010502
Dear Mr. Harden:
On April 2:3, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the April 20, 2010, evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your Beaver Valley Power Station. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on April 23, 2010, 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 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 of significance were identified. However, a licensee-identified violation which was determined to be of very low safety significance is listed in this report. NRC is treating this violation as a non-cited violation (NCV) consistent with Section VI.A.1 of the NRC Enforcement Policy because of the very low safety significance of the violation and because it is entered into your corrective action program. If you contest this non cited violation, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region I; the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Beaver Valley Power Station. 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.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, James A. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-334, 50-412 License Nos. DPR-66, NPF-73
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report Nos. 05000334/2010502 and 05000412/2010502
REGION I==
Docket Nos: 50-334,50-412 License Nos: DPR-66, NPF-73 Report Nos: 05000334/2010502, 05000412/2010502 Licensee: FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC)
Facility: Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2 Location: Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077 Dates: April 19 - 23, 2010 Inspectors: S. Barr, Sr. Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region I (Lead)
D. Kern, Sr. Resident Inspector - Three Mile Island, DRP, Region I D. Everhart, Physical Security Inspector, DRS, Region I J. Laughlin, Emergency Preparedness SpeCialist, NSIR E. Keighley, Reactor Engineer, DRP, Region I (Observer)
L. Kern, Reactor Engineer, DRP, Region I (Observer)
G. Gwiazdowski, Security Specialist, NSIR (Observer)
Approved By: James A. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
IR 05000334/2010502, 0500041212010502; 04/19/2010-04/23/2010; Beaver Valley Power
Station; Exercise Evaluation; Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes;
Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators.
This was an announced inspection conducted by two region-based inspectors, one resident inspector and one headquarter-based inspector. No findings of significance 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 4, dated December 2006.
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
B. Licensee-Identified Findings A violation of very low safety significance, which was identified by the licensee, has been reviewed by the inspectors. Corrective actions taken or planned by the licensee have been entered into the licensee's corrective action program. This violation and corrective actions are listed in Section 40A7 of this report.
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REPORT DETAILS
REACTOR SAFETY
1EP1 Exercise Evaluation (71114.01-1 Sample)
a. Inspection Scope
Prior to the April 20, 2010, emergency preparedness exercise, the NRC inspectors conducted an in-office review of the exercise objectives and scenario, which FENOC had submitted to the NRC, to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the Beaver Valley Emergency Plan as required by 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14). 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:
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The adequacy of FENOC's performance in the biennial full-participation exercise regarding the implementation of the risk-significant planning standards (RSPS)described in 10 CFR 50.47(b)(4), (5), (9). and (10), which are: emergency classification; offsite notification; radiological assessment; and protective action recommendations, respectively.
The overall adequacy of FENOC's Beaver Valley emergency response facilities with regard to NUREG-0696, "Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities," and Emergency Plan commitments. The facilities assessed were the
II A review of other performance areas, such as: the Beaver Valley 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.
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A review of past performance issues from the last NRC Beaver Valley exercise inspection report and FENOC's Beaver Valley EP drill reports, to determine the effectiveness of licensee corrective actions as demonstrated during the April 20, 2010, exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14).
- The licensee's post-exercise critiques, to evaluate FENOC's self-assessment of its
The inspectors reviewed the documents listed in the attachment to this report.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
1EP4 Emergency Action Level (EAL) and Emergency Plan Changes (71114.04 - 1 Sample)
a. Inspection Scope
Since the last NRC inspection of this program area, in September 2009, FENOC implemented various revisions of the different sections of the Beaver Valley Emergency Plan. FENOC had determined that, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q), any change made to the Plan, and its lower-tier implementing procedures, 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 confirmed no EAL changes had been made'since September 2009, and conducted a sampling review of other Emergency Plan changes, including the changes to lower-tier emergency plan implementil)g 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. Findings
No findings of Significance were identified.
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
40A1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification (71151 - 3 Samples)
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors reviewed data for the Beaver Valley EP Pis, 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 NRC EP inspection at Beaver Valley was conducted in the third quarter of 2009, so the inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from EP drills, training records, and eqUipment tests from the third calendar quarter of 2009 through the first quarter of 201 0, to verify the accuracy of the reported PI data. The review of these Pis was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71151, using the acceptance criteria documented in NEI 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guidelines," Revision 5.
This inspection activity represented the completion of three samples.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
40A6 Meetings. Including Exit On April 23, 2010, the inspectors presented the results of this inspection to Mr. Paul Harden, Site Vice President, and other members of the FENOC staff. No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.
40A7 Licensee-Identified Violations The following violation of very low safety significance (Green) was identified by the licensee and is a violation of NRC requirements which meet the criteria of Section VI of the NRC Enforcement Policy, NUREG-1600, for being dispositioned as a non-cited violation (NCV).
10 CFR 50.54(q) requires that a nuclear power reactor licensee shall follow and maintain in effect emergency plans that meet the standards in 10 CFR 50.47(b). Contrary to this requirement, FENOC failed to maintain their described method of notifying State and local organizations of emergency events. Specifically, for the time period between February 8 and February 16, 2010, the Beaver Valley control room staff did not possess the newly-issued code word for verifying notification communications between the site and local officials. The control room staff's inability to use the proper code word would have unnecessarily delayed the required notification of those local officials, as required by 10 CFR 50.47(b)(5). Once discovered by FENOC on February 16,2010, the condition was immediately corrected. FENOC further performed a Cause Analysis in conjunction with CR 10-71680 and initiated programmatic corrective actions to assure
. the control room is properly informed when a new code word is assigned. The finding was more than minor because it is associated with the emergency preparedness cornerstone and affected the cornerstone objective of ensuring proper offsite not,ification of an emergency event at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. The inspectors determined that the finding was of very low safety significance (Green), based on IMC 0609, Appendix B, because, while not having the proper code word could have delayed theoffsite notification, alternate means of establishing offsite notifications were available and would have accomplished the notification objective.
ATTACHMENT
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
- G. Cramer, Emergency Planning Manager
- B. Tuite, Regulatory Compliance Manager
- R. Lieb, Site Operations Director
- P. Harden, Site Vice President
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
None
LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED