ML091460584

Federal Emergency Management Agency'S Reclassification of an Offsite Deficiency Identified During the April 7, 2009, Exercise, as an Area Requiring Corrective Action

ML091460584
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	05/11/2009
From:	Shannon M Plant Support Branch-1
To:	Flores R Luminant Generation Co
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UNITED STATES NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400 AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125 May 11, 2009 Rafael Flores, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

SUBJECT:

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCYS RECLASSIFICATION OF AN OFFSITE DEFICIENCY IDENTIFIED DURING THE APRIL 7, 2009, EXERCISE, AS AN AREA REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION

Dear Mr. Flores:

Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Emergency Management Agencys (FEMA) Region VIs letter to Mr. Jack Colley, Chief, Governors Division of Emergency Management, and Dr. David L.

Lakey, Texas Department of State Health Services, dated May 4, 2009. This letter discusses the Federal Emergency Management Agencys reevaluation of an exercise deficiency identified during the FEMA evaluation of the April 7, 2009, biennial emergency preparedness exercise at Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station. Specifically, the deficiency was that Hood County, Texas, simulated transmitting an Emergency Alert System message containing protective action instructions for the public prior to making and implementing the decision to sound offsite alert and notification system warning sirens.

The purpose of this letter is to communicate FEMAs decision to recharacterize the performance issue as an Area Requiring Corrective Action. The NRC encourages Comanche Peak Station to continue to work with appropriate offsite governmental agencies to ensure this issue is resolved by the 2011 biennial exercise. No response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is required.

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 component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Luminant Generation Company LLC If you have any further questions, please contact Paul Elkmann at (817) 276-6539 or Gilbert Guerra at (817) 276-6557.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael P. Shannon, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-445; 50-446 Licenses: NPF-87; NPF-89

Attachment:

FEMA Region VI Letter to Mr. Jack Colley, Chief, Governors Division of Emergency Management, and Dr. David L. Lakey, Texas Department of State Health Services, dated May 4, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No.: ML091270358) cc w/attachment:

Mike Blevins, Chief Operating Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Mr. Fred W. Madden, Director Regulatory Affairs Luminant Generation Company LLC P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Timothy P. Matthews, Esq.

Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 County Judge P. O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043

Luminant Generation Company LLC Mr. Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health P. O. Box 149347, Mail Code 2835 Austin, TX 78714-9347 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Ms. Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P. O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Anthony Jones Chief Boiler Inspector Texas Department of Licensing And Regulation Boiler Division E.O. Thompson State Office Building P. O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region VI 800 North Loop 288 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76209

Luminant Generation Company LLC Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (John.Kramer@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Brian.Tindell@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (George.Replogle@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

CP Site Secretary (Sue.Sanner@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

SUNSI Rev Compl.  ; Yes No ADAMS Yes No Reviewer Initials PJE Publicly Avail  ; Yes No Sensitive Yes ; No Sens. Type Initials PJE DRS\PSB-1 BC\PSB-1 PJElkmann MPShannon

/RA/ /RA/

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