IR 05000346/2007502
| ML071690511 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 06/14/2007 |
| From: | Eric Duncan Plant Support Branch II |
| To: | Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-07-502 | |
| Download: ML071690511 (12) | |
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June 14, 2007
SUBJECT:
DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION NRC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000346/2007502(DRS)
Dear Mr. Bezilla:
On May 18, 2007, the NRC completed an inspection at your Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on May 18, 2007, with Mr. V. Kaminskas 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 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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA by D. Funk acting for/
Eric Duncan, Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-346;72-014 License No. NPF-3 Enclosure:
Inspection Report 05000346/2007502 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/encl:
The Honorable Dennis Kucinich J. Hagan, President and Chief Nuclear Officer - FENOC J. Lash, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer Richard Anderson, Vice President, Nuclear Support Manager - Site Regulatory Compliance D. Pace, Senior Vice President of of Fleet Engineering J. Rinckel, Vice President, Fleet Oversight D. Jenkins, Attorney, FirstEnergy Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs Manager - Fleet Licensing Ohio State Liaison Officer R. Owen, Administrator, Ohio Department of Health Public Utilities Commission of Ohio President, Lucas County Board of Commissioners President, Ottawa County Board of Commissioners W. King, FEMA, Region V
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
IR 05000346/2007502(DRS); 05/14/2007 - 05/18/2007; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station;
Routine Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection.
The report covers a 1 week baseline inspection by one regional emergency preparedness inspector, a resident inspector, 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, 2006, through March 31, 2007.
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
REACTOR SAFETY
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
1EP1 Exercise Evaluation
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors reviewed the May 15, 2007, 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 quarterly drills and exercises conducted in 2005, 2006, and 2007, to verify that those drills scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the May 15, 2007 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); 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.
These activities completed one of one inspection sample.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4OA1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
.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 the applicable revision of Nuclear Energy Institute Publication No. 99-02, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline, 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, 2006, through March 31, 2007. The following three PIs were reviewed:
- ANS;
- ERO Drill Participation; and
- DEP.
These activities completed three of three PI samples.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
4OA6 Meetings
.1 Exit Meeting
On May 18, 2007, at the conclusion of the on-site inspection activities, the inspectors presented preliminary inspection results to Mr. V. Kaminskas and other members of licensee management. The inspectors asked the licensee whether any materials examined during the inspection should be considered proprietary. No proprietary information was identified.
.2 Public and Media Briefing
On May 18, 2007, an inspector summarized NRCs preliminary exercise inspection conclusions at a public and media briefing hosted by Department of Homeland Security Region V Field Office staff in Port Clinton, Ohio.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee
- V. Kaminskas, Director, Site Operations
- B. Boles, Director, Maintenance
- K. Byrd, Manager, Design Engineering
- R. Collings, Senior Consultant, Fleet Emergency Preparedness
- B. Cope, Senior Nuclear Specialist, Emergency Response
- K. Dunn, Supervisor, Technical Services
- G. Fidurski, Supervisor, Site Protection
- L. Griffith, Manager, Human Resources
- L. Harder, Manager, Radiation Protection
- C. Hawley, Manager, Site Projects
- V. Higaki, Manager, Fleet Emergency Preparedness
- B. Hovland, Manager, Training
- R. Hruby, Jr., Manager, Fleet Oversight
- C. Jenkins, Senior Specialist, Emergency Response
- P. McCloskey, Manager, Chemistry
- K. Meade, Fleet Emergency Preparedness
- C. Mincheff, Supervisor, Site Protection Training
- S. Plymale, Manager, Plant Engineering
- C. Price, Director, Performance Improvement
- M. Roidl, Senior Specialist, Emergency Response
- P. Smith, Specialist, Emergency Response
- J. Sturdavant, Specialist, Regulatory Compliance
- G. Van Wey, Specialist, Emergency Response
- J. Vetter, Manager, Performance Improvement and Emergency Response
- D. Wuokk, Supervisor, Regulatory Compliance
NRC personnel
- J. Rutkowski, Senior Resident Inspector
- R. Smith, Resident Inspector
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
Opened, Closed, and Discussed
None.