ML032530210

IR 05000313-03-011, IR 05000368-03,-011, Arkansas Nuclear One - NRC Preliminary White Finding, Errata

ML032530210
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	09/09/2003
From:	Shannon M Plant Support Branch Region IV
To:	Anderson C Entergy Operations
References
EA-03-160 IR-03-011
Download: ML032530210 (6)

See also: IR 05000313/2003011

Text

September 9, 2003

EA-03-160

Craig G. Anderson, Vice-President,

Operations

Arkansas Nuclear One

Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333

Russellville, Arkansas 72801-0967

SUBJECT: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-313,368/03-11;

PRELIMINARY WHITE FINDING

Dear Mr. Anderson:

On September 4, 2003, the subject report was mailed. Due to an error in the docket number

and unresolved item number on the cover page and errors in the unresolved item number

referenced in the report, please replace the enclosed corrected pages. We regret any

inconvenience this may have caused.

Sincerely,

//RA//

M. P. Shannon, Acting Chief

Plant Support Branch

Enclosure:

Cover letter of NRC Inspection Report

Page 1 of Report Details

Attachment 1

Docket: 50-313, 368

License: NPF-6, DPR-51

cc w/enclosure:

Senior Vice President

& Chief Operating Officer

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

Entergy Operations, Inc. -2-

Vice President

Operations Support

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations

ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear

Power

12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330

Rockville, Maryland 20852

County Judge of Pope County

Pope County Courthouse

100 West Main Street

Russellville, Arkansas 72801

Winston & Strawn

1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502

Bernard Bevill

Radiation Control Team Leader

Division of Radiation Control and

Emergency Management

Arkansas Department of Health

4815 West Markham Street, Mail Slot 30

Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867

Mike Schoppman

Framatome ANP, Inc.

Suite 705

1911 North Fort Myer Drive

Rosslyn, Virginia 22209

Technological Services Branch

Chief

FEMA Region VI

800 North Loop 288

Federal Regional Center

Denton, Texas 76201-3698

Entergy Operations, Inc. -3-

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Acting Regional Administrator (TPG)

DRP Director (ATH)

Acting DRS Director (GMG)

Senior Resident Inspector (RWD)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (LJS)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (RVA)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

HRMS Coordinator (NBH)

G. F. Sanborn, D:ACES (GFS)

K. D. Smith, RC (KDS1)

DMB (IE35)

W. A. Maier, RSLO

OEMail

Jennifer Dixon-Herrity (JLD)

Billy Rogers (BHR)

Only inspection reports to the following:

Jeff Clark (JAC)

ANO Site Secretary (VLH)

ADAMS: / Yes * No Initials: _jlh_____

/ Publicly Available * Non-Publicly Available * Sensitive / Non-Sensitive

DOCUMENT NAME: R:\_ANO\ANO2003-011LTR-REL.WPD

RIV:DRS\SEPI PSB (TL)

RELantz MPShannon

/RA/ /RA/

9/9 /03 9/9 /03

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

September 4, 2003

EA-03-160

Craig G. Anderson, Vice-President,

Operations

Arkansas Nuclear One

Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333

Russellville, Arkansas 72801-0967

SUBJECT: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-313,368/03-11; l

PRELIMINARY WHITE FINDING

Dear Mr. Anderson:

This report discusses a finding that appears to have low to moderate safety significance. As

described in Section 1EP2 of this report, the finding involved the failure to maintain your primary

emergency preparedness alert notification system. This finding was assessed based on the

best available information, including influential assumptions, using the Emergency

Preparedness Significance Determination Process dated March 6, 2003, and was preliminarily

determined to be a White finding. The finding has a low to moderate safety significance

because the loss of capability to notify some members of the populace in the plume exposure

emergency planning zone represents a degradation of a risk significant planning standard

function.

During an NRC inspection conducted April 28 through May 2, 2003, (IR 050-313,368/2003-003)

the inspector identified an unresolved item (050-313,368/2003003-02) concerning the method l

used to contact new residents in the Arkansas Nuclear One plume exposure emergency

planning zone. This item was unresolved pending an evaluation by the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) pertaining to the acceptability of the State of Arkansas

notification practice in meeting your FEMA approved Alert and Notification System design

report, and our evaluation of the FEMA response. Your facility staff entered the unresolved

item in your corrective action process as Significant Condition Report CR-ANO-C-2003-0340,

took immediate corrective actions to address the issue, and commenced a formal root cause

analysis.

In a letter (ADAMS accession number ML#031350415) to FEMA Region VI dated

May 15, 2003, the NRC requested that FEMA evaluate the acceptability of the State of

Arkansas notification practice in meeting the Alert and Notification System design for the

National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) radio program. On June 17, 2003, FEMA

notified the NRC by letter (ADAMS accession number ML#032120108) that the State of

Report Details

1EP2 Alert Notification System Testing (71114.02)

a. Inspection Scope

The inspector reviewed unresolved item 50-313,368/2003003-02 and section 1EP2 of l

NRC Inspection Report 50-313,368/2003-003. The inspector reviewed the

May 15, 2003, letter (ADAMS accession number ML#031350415) from Mr. Dwight

Chamberlain, Director, Division of Reactor Safety, NRC Region IV, to Ms. Lisa

Hammond, Radiological Assistance Committee Chair, Federal Emergency Management

Agency (FEMA) Region VI (Attachment 2). The inspector reviewed the June 17, 2003,

response letter from Ms. Lisa Hammond to Mr. Dwight Chamberlain (ADAMS accession

number ML#032120108) (Attachment 3) and to Mr. Bernard Bevill, Arkansas

Department of Public Health (Attachment 4).

b. Findings

Introduction. The inspector identified an apparent violation of 10 CFR 50.54(q), which

requires, in part, that a licensee shall follow emergency plans which meet the standards

in §50.47(b). 10 CFR 50.47(b)(5) states, in part, that a means to provide early

notification and clear instruction to the populace within the plume exposure pathway

Emergency Planning Zone has been established. The finding was preliminarily

determined to be of low to moderate safety significance (White).

Description. NRC Inspection Report 50-313,368/03-03 identified an unresolved item

(50-313,368/2003003-02) concerning the notification method used by the Arkansas l

Department of Health, Office of Nuclear Planning and Response Programs (NPRP) to

meet the FEMA approved Alert and Notification System (ANS) design report. Inspection

Report 50-313,368/03-03 described the item as follows:

Section 3.2.2.2, Tone Alert Radios (NOAA), of the FEMA approved ANS design report,

states in the fourth paragraph, that Utilities provide computerized listings of all new

contacts. These persons are contacted and offered a free NOAA radio if they are in the

affected area.

Prior to September 1999, the two local electric utilities serving residential and

commercial customers in the Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) facility plume exposure

emergency planning zone (EPZ) provided new customer hookup reports to NPRP.

NPRP then compared the names and addresses on the new hookup reports to the

master National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tone alert radio

distribution list maintained by NPRP. If a new hookup was not on the tracking list as

having already received a NOAA radio, a one page letter was sent to the new address

which informed the resident of the availability of an emergency information booklet (EIB)

and how to obtain the booklet if desired. The letter requested that the new resident fill

out and return a special needs form if they would require assistance in the event an

evacuation was ordered. The letter also stated that, If you are unable to hear a warning

siren, you may be eligible for a NOAA Weather Radio receiver.

ATTACHMENT 1

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

C. Anderson, Vice-President, Operations

M. Cooper, Licensing Specialist

S. Cotton, Director, NSA

C. Eubanks, General Manager

B. Fowler, Senior Emergency Planner

R. Freeman, Emergency Planning Specialist

R. Holleyfield, Manager, Emergency Preparedness

NRC

M. Shannon, Senior Health Physicist/Team Leader

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

Opened

05000313,368/2003011-01 AV Failure to meet the Alert Notification System design

criteria for alerting the public with Tone Alert

Radios in apparent violation of 10 CFR 50.54(q).

Closed

05000313,368/2003003-02 URI Adequacy of means to notify populace in EPZ l

(Section 1EP2)