IR 05000346/2005011

IR 05000346-05-011 (DRS) on 05/16/2005 - 05/20/2005 for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station; Emergency Preparedness Specialist Report

ML051780385
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	06/23/2005
From:	Reynolds S NRC/RGN-III
To:	Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-05-011
Download: ML051780385 (13)

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une 23, 2005

SUBJECT:

DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION NRC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000346/2005011(DRS)

Dear Mr. Bezilla:

On May 19, 2005, the NRC completed an inspection at your Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on May 19, 2005, with you and 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/

Steven A. Reynolds, Chairman Davis-Besse Oversight Panel Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3 Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000346/2005011(DRS)

w/Attachment: Supplemental Information See Attached Distribution

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

IR 05000346/2005011(DRS); 05/16/2005 - 05/20/2005; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station;

Emergency Preparedness Specialist Report.

The report covers a one-week baseline inspection by two regional emergency preparedness inspectors and two resident inspectors. 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 March 31, 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 May 17, 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 excerpts of records of six emergency preparedness drills, which were conducted between May 2004 and April 2005, to determine whether those drills scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the May 17, 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 CRS, TSC, OSC, 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 evaluate the licensees ability to adequately critique its staffs performance during the exercise.

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, Revision 2, 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 March 31, 2005. The following three PIs were reviewed:

Common

• ANS;

• ERO Drill Participation; and

• Drill and Exercise Performance.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4OA6 Meetings

.1 Exit Meeting

An exit meeting was conducted for:

• Emergency Preparedness with Mr. M. Bezilla and other members of licensee management and staff at the conclusion of the inspection on May 19, 2005. The licensee acknowledged the information presented. No proprietary information was identified.

.2 Public and Media Briefing

• On May 20, 2005, an inspector summarized the NRCs preliminary exercise inspection findings at a public and media briefing hosted by Federal Emergency Management Agency Region V staff in Port Clinton, Ohio.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

B. Allen, Plant Manager

M. Bezilla, Site Vice President

B. Boles, Plant Engineering Manager

B. Cope, Emergency Planning Specialist

D. Gordon, Emergency Planning Supervisor

L. Harder, Radiation Protection Manager

V. Higaki, Manager, Fleet Emergency Planning

R. Hruby, Manager, Fleet Oversight

S. Loehlein, Director, Site Engineering

C. Price, Regulatory Compliance Manager

A. Shallard, Operations Training Supervisor

T. Simonetti, Nuclear Training Supervisor

C. Strumsky, Maintenance Superintendent

J. Sturdavant, Regulatory Compliance Engineer

J. Vetter, Emergency Planning Supervisor

LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

Opened and Closed

None.

Discussed

None.