ML14336A365

NRC Evaluated Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection Report 05000387 and 388 2014 502

ML14336A365
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	12/02/2014
From:	Elise Burket, Anthony Dimitriadis Plant Support Branch 1
To:	Rausch T Susquehanna
Dimitriadis A
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IR 2014502
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 December 2, 2014 Mr. Timothy S. Rausch Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd - NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT 05000387/2014502 AND 05000388/2014502

Dear Mr. Rausch:

On October 24, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the October 21, 2014, evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on October 24, 2014, with you and other members of your staff.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your licenses as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your licenses. The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

The NRC inspectors did not identify any findings or violations of more than minor significance.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs document system, Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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/

Anthony Dimitriadis, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety

T. Rausch 2 Docket Nos: 50-387; 50-388 License Nos: NPF-14; NPF-22

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report Nos. 05000387/2014502 and 05000388/2014502 w/

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G. Cannon, Director, PA Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)/

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I Docket Nos.: 50-387, 50-388 License Nos.: NPF-14, NPF-22 Report No.: 05000387/2014502 and 05000388/2014502 Licensee: PPL Susquehanna, LLC (PPL)

Facility: Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 Location: Berwick, Pennsylvania Dates: October 20-24, 2014 Inspectors: E. Burket, Emergency Preparedness Inspector, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), Region I (Lead)

S. Barr, Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS T. Hedigan, Operations Inspector, DRS, Region I N. Graneto, Operations Inspector, DRS, Region I K. Hussar, Physical Security Inspector, DRS, Region I T. Daun, Resident Inspector, Susquehanna Approved By: Anthony Dimitriadis, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety i

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SUMMARY

OF FINDINGS IR 05000387/2014502, 05000388/2014502; 10/20/2014 - 10/24/2014; Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event; Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review; Performance Indicator Verification.

This report covers an announced inspection conducted by five Region I - based inspectors and one resident inspector. No findings were identified during the inspection. The NRCs program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, Reactor Oversight Process, Revision 5.

Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness No findings were identified.

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REPORT DETAILS

1. REACTOR SAFETY Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness (EP) 1EP7 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action Event (71114.07 - 1 Sample)

a. Inspection Scope Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Appendix E,Section IV.F.2.j, requires in part that nuclear power reactor licensees, in each eight calendar year exercise cycle, provide the opportunity for their emergency response organization (ERO) to demonstrate proficiency in the key skills necessary to respond to a hostile action (HA) directed at the plant site. PPL Susquehanna, LLC (PPL) designed the October 21, 2014, Susquehanna EP exercise to satisfy that requirement, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspected the Susquehanna HA event exercise to assess PPLs ability to effectively implement the Susquehanna Emergency Plan during an HA based event. 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 the PPL Susquehanna EROs performance in the biennial full-participation exercise regarding the implementation of the planning standards described in 10 CFR 50.47(b) (4), (5), (9), and (10), which are: emergency classification; offsite notification; radiological assessment; onsite protective actions, and public protective action recommendations, respectively.

• The overall adequacy of PPLs emergency response facilities with regard to Emergency Plan commitments. The facilities assessed were the Control Room Simulator, the Alternative Facility, the Secondary Alarm Station, the local law enforcement Unified Area Command, and the Emergency Operations Facility.

• A review of other performance areas, such as the PPL EROs: recognition of abnormal plant conditions; command and control, including interactions with site security staff; intra - and inter - facility communications; prioritization of mitigating activities; utilization of repair and field monitoring teams; interface with offsite agencies, including local law enforcement agencies; staffing and procedure adequacy; and the overall implementation of the Susquehanna Emergency Plan and their implementing procedures.

• A review of past performance issues from the last NRC Susquehanna exercise inspection report and recent PPL Susquehanna EP drill reports, to determine the effectiveness of licensee corrective actions as demonstrated during the October 21, 2014, exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14).

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• The licensees post-exercise critiques, to evaluate PPLs self-assessment of its Susquehanna ERO performance during the October 21, 2014, exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.g.

The inspectors reviewed the documents listed in the attachment to this report.

b. Findings No findings were identified.

1EP8 Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review (71114.08 - 1 Sample)

a. Inspection Scope Prior to the October 21, 2014, EP exercise, the NRC inspectors conducted an in-office review of the exercise objectives and scenario, which PPL had submitted to the NRC, to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the Susquehanna 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 inspectors reviewed the documents listed in the attachment to this report.

b. Findings No findings were identified.

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA) 4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification (71151 - 3 Samples)

a. Inspection Scope The inspectors reviewed data for the Susquehanna EP Performance Indicators (PI),

which are: (1) Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP) (EP01); (2) ERO Drill Participation (EP02); and (3) Alert and Notification System (ANS) Reliability (EP03). The last NRC EP PI inspection at Susquehanna was conducted in the fourth calendar quarter of 2013, so the inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from EP drills and tests from the fourth calendar quarter of 2013 through the third calendar quarter of 2014, to verify the accuracy of the reported PI 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 7.

This inspection activity represented the completion of three samples.

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b. Findings No findings were identified.

4OA6 Meetings, including Exit On October 24, 2014, the inspectors presented the results of this inspection to Mr. T. Rausch, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, and other members of the PPL staff. The inspectors verified that no proprietary information was retained by the inspectors or documented in this report.

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A-1 ATTACHMENT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee Personnel T. Rausch, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer S. Davis, Manager, Nuclear Emergency Planning LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED None.

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED Section 1EP7: Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event Miscellaneous Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Emergency Plan, Revision 55 Susquehanna Steam Electric Station October 21, 2014 Evaluated Exercise Scenario Package, dated August 20, 2014 Drill Reports dated, 2/18/2014, 6/25/2013, and 7/24/2014 Procedures EP-PS-001, Emergency Planning Forms and Supplementary Instructions, Revision 3 EP-PS-101, TSC Emergency Director, Revision 30 EP-PS-200, Recovery Manager, Revision 29 EP-RM-004, EAL Classification Bases, Revision 2 Condition Reports CR-2014-05393 CR-1641934 CR-2014-05353 CR-1641911 CR-2014-08149 CR-1674253 CR-2014-08265 Action Requests AR-2014-05781 AR-1665473 AR-1719548 AR-1671184 AR-1613368 AR-1674090 AR-1643406 Attachment

A-2 Section 1EP8: Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review Miscellaneous Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Emergency Plan, Revision 55 Susquehanna Steam Electric Station October 21, 2014 Evaluated Exercise Scenario Package, dated August 20, 2014 EP-RM-008, Emergency Preparedness Drill and Exercise Manual, Revision 1 Section 4OA1: Performance Indicator (PI) Verification Miscellaneous EP-AD-022, Nuclear Emergency Planning Performance Indicators, Revision 3 DEP PI data, October 2013 - September 2014 ERO Drill Participation PI data, October 2013 - September 2014 ANS Reliability PI data, October 2013 - September 2014 Attachment

A-3 LIST OF ACRONYMS ADAMS Agencywide Documents Access and Management System ANS Alert Notification System CFR Code of Federal Regulations DEP Drill and Exercise Performance EP Emergency Preparedness ERO Emergency Response Organization PPL PPL Susquehanna, LLC HA Hostile Action NEI Nuclear Energy Institute NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission PI Performance Indicator Attachment