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Revision to the Notification Process and Preparation for Force-on-Force Inspections
	ML15328A197
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Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	12/21/2015
From:	Michael Layton; Division of Security Operations
To:	Toben J; Entergy Operations
	Clark J
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December 21, 2015 Mr. Joshua Toben, Security Manager Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 & 2 Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72802

SUBJECT:

REVISION TO THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS AND PREPARATION FOR FORCE-ON-FORCE INSPECTIONS

Dear Mr. Toben:

I am writing to inform you of two adjustments to the Force-on-Force (FOF) Inspection Program that the Division of Security Operations is making in the coming 2016 inspection year. The first adjustment pertains to the notification schedule for the FOF inspections. The Commission approved a change in the inspection notification process in a Staff Requirements Memorandum for COMSECY-15-0025, Proposed Revision to the Notification Process for Force-on-Force Inspections. The Commission agreed with the staffs proposal to modify the notification process associated with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-evaluated FOF exercises from the current notification window of 8 to 12 weeks, to 9 to 15 months.

Since 2004, the NRC has completed three triennial FOF inspection cycles. In that time, the NRC and many power reactor licensees identified challenges with the short time frame for inspection notification. Primarily, the short time frame for notification created scheduling challenges with other important site activities such as, outages, delivery schedules, training, and assistance visits. The NRC staff recommended changing the inspection notification time frame to address these scheduling challenges for both power reactor and Category I fuel facility licensees.

The new notification schedule aligns the FOF inspection notifications with the current Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). Under this revised approach, the planned inspection dates will be included in the 15-month inspection plans provided to licensees, consistent with Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program. While the Category I fuel facility licensees are not included in the ROP, the NRC will separately notify those licensees along a similar time frame to that for the power reactors.

The NRC staff believes that a longer notification window will minimize disruption to both NRC and licensee activities without impacting the integrity of the inspection program. The Reactor Program System (RPS) inspection planning application will integrate all site and inspection activities, including the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations activities and outages. Inclusion of FOF inspections in the application will increase the efficiency of the NRC inspection program.

It will also allow licensees to budget more accurately and better coordinate support for personnel involved in exercise activities. Finally, a notification window that is consistent with licensee notifications of other NRC activities will provide the NRC staff with greater flexibility to coordinate and prepare more effectively for FOF inspections within the broader NRC inspection program.

As of January 2016, licensees will no longer receive an individual written notification letter from the NRC informing them of their scheduled FOF inspection. From January to March 2016, licensees will be informed via telephone and by e-mail of their upcoming FOF inspections. The e-mail coordination will contain all information requests consistent with the previous notification letter. After March 2016, the FOF inspection activities will be included as part of the mid-cycle and end-of-cycle assessment letters and will be entered into RPS. In each case, the telephonic communication from the NRC FOF team leader will now occur at the 15-week mark prior to the exercise week of the inspection, rather than the 8-week mark. As a result of the earlier notification, the inspection team will now be able to conduct a more effective inspection preparation activity.

The second adjustment pertains to the NRCs FOF inspection preparation activities. The inspection preparation activities should largely occur at NRC Headquarters. The NRC inspection team will review the information submitted by the licensee as part of the inspection preparation and will develop a short briefing for the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response management to include: (1) an overview of the techniques, tactics, and procedures it preliminarily intends to focus on during the inspection; (2) any potential vulnerabilities identified that may warrant further inspection once the NRC inspection team is on site; (3) the potential for new or additional control measures; and (4) what previous target sets or locations will be used in the scenarios, and why these target sets were chosen. The revised preparation process may also include communications with the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) advisors and the assigned composite adversary force (CAF) director to discuss the validity and scope of techniques and tactics tentatively selected for use in the inspection. It is expected that the CAF director and SOCOM advisors will only participate for 1 day of inspection preparation at NRC Headquarters. Overall, the total amount of inspection preparation will remain the same as that designated in the 71130.03 and the 96001 Inspection Procedures. This adjusted inspection preparation should eliminate the need for licensees to identify a dedicated insider to support the exercise. An individual on the licensee staff with trusted agent status should be able to facilitate collection of any additional information needed by the CAF. Eliminating the need for an insider is viewed as a potential burden relief for the site without adversely affecting the inspection activities.

Additionally, we expect that the focused preparation will allow the inspection team to have draft mission plans available as the team arrives on-site for planning, subject to on-site review of the sites protective strategy. We expect that this adjustment will reduce the level of effort during on-site planning for the licensee staff and the FOF inspection team. While there will be no change in preparation hours for the FOF exercises, we expect that the more structured approach will result in greater efficiency, with fewer exercise implementation issues and escalations due to concerns with scenarios.

These two adjustments do not change the level of effort for the inspections or the inspection hours assigned to the 71130.03 and the 96001 Inspection Procedures. We will continue to

monitor the FOF inspection program to ensure it accurately assesses licensee security force readiness and performance. As with all of the recent adjustments to NRCs FOF security inspection program, I am very interested in your feedback on how these adjustment are working and any additional insights from you on improving these two adjustments, or any other suggestions for improving the inspection program. We expect to gain some insights as we implement these adjustments and receive your feedback. The NRC staff is in the process of evaluating additional program improvements, as directed by the Commission in SRM-SECY-14-0088, Proposed Options to Address Lessons Learned Review of the NRCs Force-on-Force Inspection Program in Response to Staff Requirements -

COMGEA/COMWCO-14-0001. My staff and I will continue to keep the licensee community informed of any program changes affecting their facilities.

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

Michael C. Layton, Director Division of Security Operations Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response cc: D. Walters, NEI J. Pollack, NEI

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Identical letter is being sent to multiple addresses See Enclosed List

Enclosure LIST OF ADDRESSEES Joshua Toben Security Manager Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 & 2 Entergy Operations, Inc.

Docket Nos. 50-313 & 50-368 License Nos. DPR-51 & NPF-6 1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72802 William L. Willis Security Manager Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 & 2 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Docket Nos. 50-334 & 50-412 License Nos. DPR-66 & NPF-73 Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077-0004 Brian Finlay Security Manager Braidwood Station, Units 1 & 2 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. STN 50-456 & STN 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72 & NPF-77 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Braceville, IL 60407 P. L. Parker Senior Manager, Site Security Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, & 3 Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260 & 50-296 License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52 & DPR-68 Intersection Limestone Country Roads 20 and 25 Athens, AL 35611 Allen Brittain Security Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 & 2 Duke Energy Progress, Inc.

Docket Nos. 50-325 & 50-324 License Nos. DPR-71 & DPR-62 Hwy 87, 2.5 Miles North Southport, NC 28461 Gerald Armstrong Security Manager Byron Station, Units 1 & 2 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. STN 50-454 & STN 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37 & NPF-66 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010 Eric Olson Security Manager Callaway Plant, Unit 1 Union Electric Company Docket No. STN 50-483 License No. NPF-30 Highway CC (5 Miles North of Highway 94)

Portland, MO 65067 Tuane Young Director, Nuclear Security Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 & 2 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc.

Docket Nos. 50-317 & 50-318 License Nos. DPR-53 & DPR-69 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway Lusby, MD 20657 Scott West Security Manager Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Docket Nos. 50-413 & 50-414 License Nos. NPF-35 & NPF-52 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745 Benjamin E. Brooks Manager, Site Security Clinton Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 Route 54 East Clinton, IL 61727

2 Kurt Gosney Security Operations Manager Columbia Generating Station Energy Northwest Docket No. 50-397 License No. NPF-21 Snake River Warehouse, North Power Plant Loop Richland, WA 99352 Steve Sovizral Manager, Nuclear Security Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 & 2 Luminant Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. 50-445 & 50-446 License Nos. NPF-87 & NPF-89 FM 56 5 Miles North of Glen Rose Glen Rose, TX 76043 Jerry Bebb Security Manager Cooper Nuclear Station Nebraska Public Power District Docket No. 50-298 License No. DPR-046 1200 Prospect Road Brownville, NE 68321-0098 Gregory K. Cramer Site Security Manager Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3 5501 N. State, Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 Douglas Evans Director, Nuclear Security and Emergency Services Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 & 2 Pacific Gas & Electric Company Docket Nos. 50-275 & 50-323 License Nos. DPR-80 & DPR-82 9 Miles Northwest of Avila Beach Avila Beach, CA 93424 Cory M. Shimulunas Manager, Site Protective Services Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1& 2 Indiana Michigan Power Company Docket Nos. 50-315 & 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58 & DPR-74 1 Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106 Laurie Antos Security Manager Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 & 3 Exelon Generation Company, LLC.

Docket Nos. 50-237 & 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19 & DPR-25 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 John Schwertfeger Security Manager Duane Arnold Energy Center NextEra Energy Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 3277 DAEC Road Palo, Iowa 52324 Jonathan Merritt Security Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Docket Nos. 50-321 & 50-366 License Nos. DPR-57 & NPF-5 Plant E. I. Hatch, US Hwy #1 North Baxley, GA 31515-2010 Mark OConner Nuclear Security Manager Fermi, Unit 2 DTE Electric Company Docket No. 50-341 License No. NPF-43 6400 N. Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

3 Dennis Bakalar Manager, Site Security Fort Calhoun Station Omaha Public Power District Docket No. 50-285 License No. DPR-40 9750 Power Lane Blair, NE 68008 James Dorsey Security Manager Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Entergy Operations, Inc.

Docket No. 50-416 License No. NPF-29 Bald Hill Road - Waterloo Road Port Gibson, MS 39150 Christopher Isgett Director, Nuclear Plant Security H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Duke Energy Progress, Inc.

Docket No. 50-261 License No. DPR-23 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550 Dan Gagnon Security Manager Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 & 3 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Docket Nos. 50-247 & 50-286 License Nos. DPR-26 & DPR-64 Mail Stop K-IP2-4331 295 Broadway Suite 1 Buchanan, NY 10511 Tim Redfearn Security Manager James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59 268 Lake Road Lycoming, NY 13093 Lyle Brian Askren Site Security Manager Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 Southern Nuclear Operating Co.

Docket Nos. 50-348 & 50-364 License Nos. NPF-2 & NPF-8 7388 North Sate Highway 95 Columbia, AL 36319-4120 Cindy Wilson LaSalle County Station, Units 1 & 2 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. 50-373 & 50-374 License Nos. NPF-11 & NPF-18 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 Keith Kemper Security Manager Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. 50-352 & 50-353 License Nos. NPF-39 & NPF-85 Evergreen & Sanatoga Road TSC 1-2 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Philipp Baumann Manager, Nuclear Protection Services Millstone Power Station, Units 2 & 3 Dominion Nuclear Connecticut Docket Nos. 50-336 & 50-423 License Nos. DPR-65 & NPF-49 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Kevin Nyberg Security Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Xcel Energy Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 2807 W. Highway 75 Monticello, MN 55362

4 Kevin Clark Director, Security Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. 50-220 & 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63 & NPF-69 348 Lake Road Oswego, NY 13126 Richard Hanson Manager, Station Nuclear Security North Anna Power Station, Units 1 & 2 Virginia Electric and Power Company Docket Nos. 50-338 & 50-339 License Nos. NPF-4 & NPF-7 1022 Haley Drive Mineral, Virginia 23117 Mark McNeely Security Manger Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, & 3 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270 & 50-287 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47 & DPR-55 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 Tim Keenan Security Manager Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket No. 50-219 License No. DPR-16 Route 9 South Forked River, NJ 08731 Jason Tharp Security Manager Palisades Plant Nuclear Management Company Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Michael J. Cosenza Dept. Leader-Security Operations Palo Verde Nuclear Generating, Units 1, 2 & 3 Arizona Public Service Company Docket Nos. STN 50-528, 50-529 &

STN 50-530 License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51 & NPF-74 5801 S. Wintersburg Road Tonapah, Arizona 85354-7529 Jim Kovalchick Manager - Site Security Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 & 3 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. 50-277 & 50-278 License Nos. DPR-44 & DPR-56 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Michael Fox Security Manager Perry Nuclear Power, Unit 1 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Docket No. 50-440 License No. NPF-58 10 North Center Street Perry, OH 44081 Phillip Beabout Security Manager Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 Entergy Nuclear Generation Company Docket No. 50-293 License No. DPR-35 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360 Brian Kopetsky Security Manager Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 NextEra Energy Docket Nos. 50-266 & 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24 & DPR-27 610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

5 Jon Corwin Security Manager Prairie Island, Units 1 & 2 Xcel Energy Company Docket Nos. 50-282 & 50-306 License Nos. DPR-42 & DPR-60 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Scott Piepenbrink Security Manager Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1

& 2 Exelon Generation Company Docket Nos. 50-254 & 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29 & DPR-30 22710 - 206th Ave., North Cordova, IL 61242 John Scalzo Director, Nuclear Security R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-18 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519 Robin Cook Security Manager River Bend Station Entergy Operations, Inc.

Docket No. 50-458 License No. NPF-47 5485 U.S. Highway 61 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Peter Tocci Security Director Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-272 & 50-311 License Nos. DPR-70 & DPR-75 Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-354 License No. NPF-57 PSEG Nuclear LLC End of Buttonwood Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 James Tucker Security Manager Seabrook Station, Unit 1 NextEra Energy Docket No. 50-443 License No. NPF-86 Central Receiving, Lafayette Road Seabrook, NH 03874 F. A. Little Senior Manager, Site Security Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Docket Nos. 50-327 & 50-328 License Nos. DPR-77 & DPR-79 Sequoyah Road Soddy Daisy, TN 37384 Linwood Faulk Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Duke Energy Progress, Inc.

Docket No. 50-400 License No. NPF-63 5413 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, NC 27562 John Milliff Security Manager South Texas Project Electric Generating Company, Units 1 & 2 STP Nuclear Operating Company Docket Nos. 50-498 & 50-499 License Nos. NPF-76 & NPF-80 8 Miles West of Wadsworth, on FM 521 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Charles Workman Site Security Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 NextEra Energy Docket Nos. 50-335 & 50-389 License Nos. DPR-67 & NPF-16 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, FL 34957

6 Richard Hansen Surry Power Station, Units 1 & 2 Virginia Electric and Power Company Docket Nos. 50-280 & 50-281 License Nos. DPR-32 & DPR-37 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883-0315 Brian J. Martonick Manager, Nuclear Security Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 & 2 Pennsylvania Power and Light Company Docket Nos. 50-387 & 50-388 License Nos. NPF-14 & NPF-22 769 Salem Blvd.

Berwick, PA 18603 Randy Campbell Security Manager Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket No. 50-289 License No. DPR-50 Route 441 South Middletown, PA 17057 Timothy Eck Site Security Supervisor Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, Units 3 & 4 NextEra Energy Docket Nos. 50-250 & 50-251 License Nos. DPR-31 & DPR-41 9760 SW 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035 Gregg Douglass Manager, Nuclear Protective Services Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Docket No. 50-395 License No. NPF-12 Hwy 215 N at Bradham Blvd.

Jenkinsville, SC 29065 William Baker Security Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 & 2 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Docket Nos. 50-424 & 50-425 License Nos. NPF-68 & NPF-81 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 André James Security Manager Waterford Steam Electric Generating Station, Unit 3 Entergy Operations, Inc.

Docket No. 50-382 License No. NPF-38 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Steve Fisher Manager, Site Security Operations Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Tennessee Valley Authority Docket No. 50-390 License No. NPF-90 Highway 68 Near Spring City Spring City, TN 37381 David Black William B. McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1

& 2 Duke Energy Carolinas Docket Nos. 50-369 & 50-370 License Nos. NPF-9 & NPF-17 Mail - MG01SC 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078 David Erbe Security Manager Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Docket No. STN 50-482 License No. NPF-42 1550 Oten Lane, NE Burlington, KS 66839

7 Andrew Rander Security Manager Babcock and Wilcox 2016 Mt. Athos Road Lynchburg, VA 24504 Tom Evans Security Manager Nuclear Fuel Services 1205 Banner Hill Road Erwin, TN 37650