IR 05000443/2010502
| ML101650088 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 06/14/2010 |
| From: | James Trapp Plant Support Branch 1 |
| To: | Freeman P NextEra Energy Resources |
| References | |
| IR-10-502 | |
| Download: ML101650088 (10) | |
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June 14, 2010
SUBJECT:
SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO.1 - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NO.
Dear Mr. Freeman:
May 6, 2010
SUBJECT:
SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO.1 - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NO.
Dear M
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
IR 0500044312010502; 05/03/2010-05/06/2010; Seabrook Station, Unit No.1; Exercise
Evaluation; Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes; Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators.
This was an announced inspection conducted by four region-based inspectors and two resident inspectors. 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.
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licensee-Identified Findings None.
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REPORT DETAILS
REACTOR SAFETY
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness (EP)
1EP1 Exercise Evaluation (71114.01-1 Sample)
a. Inspection Scope
Prior to the May 5,2010, emergency preparedness exercise, the NRC inspectors conducted an in-office review of the exercise objectives and scenario, which NextEra Energy Resources Seabrook had submitted to the NRC, to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the Seabrook Station 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:
- The adequacy of NextEra'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 NextEra's emergency response facilities with regard to NUREG-0696, "Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities," and Emergency Plan commitments. The facilities assessed were the Control Room Simulator, Technical Support Center (TSC), and the Emergency Operations Facility.
- A review of other performance areas, such as: the Seabrook 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 Seabrook exercise inspection report and NextEra's EP drill reports, to determine the effectiveness of licensee corrective actions as demonstrated during the May 5 exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14).
- The licensee's post-exercise critiques, to evaluate NextEra's self-assessment of its ERO performance during the May 5 exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.g.
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 August 2009, NextEra had implemented various changes to different sections of the Seabrook Station Radiological Emergency Plan. NextEra had determined that, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q),any change made to the Plan, and its lower-tier implementing procedure, 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 inspector reviewed all EAL changes and a sampling of Emergency Plan changes, including the changes to lower-tier emergency plan implementing procedures, to evaluate for any potential decreases in effectiveness of the Emergency Plan. However, this review was not documented in a 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. The inspection was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71114, Attachment 4. The requirements in 10 CFR 50.54
- (q) were used as reference criteria.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
40A1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification (71151 - 3 Samples)
a. Inspection Scope
The inspector reviewed raw data for the Seabrook EP Pis which are:
- (1) Drill and Exercise Performance (OEP);
- (2) ERO Drill Participation; and
- (3) Alert and Notification System Reliability. The inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from drills and tests from the third calendar quarter 2009 through first quarter 2010, to verify the accuracy of the reported 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 6.
. This inspection activity represented the completion of three samples on an annual cycle.
b. Findings
No findings of Significance were identified.
40A6 Meetings, Including Exit On May 6, 2010, the inspectors presented the results of this inspection to Mr. P. Freeman, the Site Vice President, and other members of the Seabrook staff.
No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.
ATIACHMENT
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
- D. Currier, Seabrook Emergency Preparedness Manager
- D. Young, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
None