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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.

J. Toben 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

J. Toben 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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LIST OF ADDRESSEES Joshua Toben Gerald Armstrong Security Manager Security Manager Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 & 2 Byron Station, Units 1 & 2 Entergy Operations, Inc. Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. 50-313 & 50-368 Docket Nos. STN 50-454 & STN 50-455 License Nos. DPR-51 & NPF-6 License Nos. NPF-37 & NPF-66 1448 S.R. 333 4450 N. German Church Road Russellville, AR 72802 Byron, IL 61010 William L. Willis Eric Olson Security Manager Security Manager Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 & 2 Callaway Plant, Unit 1 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Union Electric Company Docket Nos. 50-334 & 50-412 Docket No. STN 50-483 License Nos. DPR-66 & NPF-73 License No. NPF-30 Route 168 Highway CC Shippingport, PA 15077-0004 (5 Miles North of Highway 94)

Portland, MO 65067 Brian Finlay Security Manager Tuane Young Braidwood Station, Units 1 & 2 Director, Nuclear Security Exelon Generation Company, LLC Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Docket Nos. STN 50-456 & STN 50-457 Units 1 & 2 License Nos. NPF-72 & NPF-77 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc.

35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Docket Nos. 50-317 & 50-318 Braceville, IL 60407 License Nos. DPR-53 & DPR-69 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway P. L. Parker Lusby, MD 20657 Senior Manager, Site Security Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, & 3 Scott West Tennessee Valley Authority Security Manager Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260 & 50-296 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2 License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52 & DPR-68 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Intersection Limestone Country Roads Docket Nos. 50-413 & 50-414 20 and 25 License Nos. NPF-35 & NPF-52 Athens, AL 35611 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745 Allen Brittain Security Manager Benjamin E. Brooks Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 & 2 Manager, Site Security Duke Energy Progress, Inc. Clinton Power Station Docket Nos. 50-325 & 50-324 Exelon Generation Company, LLC License Nos. DPR-71 & DPR-62 Docket No. 50-461 Hwy 87, 2.5 Miles North License No. NPF-62 Southport, NC 28461 Route 54 East Clinton, IL 61727 Enclosure

Kurt Gosney Cory M. Shimulunas Security Operations Manager Manager, Site Protective Services Columbia Generating Station Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1& 2 Energy Northwest Indiana Michigan Power Company Docket No. 50-397 Docket Nos. 50-315 & 50-316 License No. NPF-21 License Nos. DPR-58 & DPR-74 Snake River Warehouse, North Power Plant 1 Cook Place Loop Bridgman, MI 49106 Richland, WA 99352 Laurie Antos Steve Sovizral Security Manager Manager, Nuclear Security Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 & 3 Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Exelon Generation Company, LLC.

Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-237 & 50-249 Luminant Generation Company, LLC License Nos. DPR-19 & DPR-25 Docket Nos. 50-445 & 50-446 6500 North Dresden Road License Nos. NPF-87 & NPF-89 Morris, IL 60450-9765 FM 56 5 Miles North of Glen Rose John Schwertfeger Glen Rose, TX 76043 Security Manager Duane Arnold Energy Center Jerry Bebb NextEra Energy Security Manager Docket No. 50-331 Cooper Nuclear Station License No. DPR-49 Nebraska Public Power District 3277 DAEC Road Docket No. 50-298 Palo, Iowa 52324 License No. DPR-046 1200 Prospect Road Jonathan Merritt Brownville, NE 68321-0098 Security Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 Gregory K. Cramer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Site Security Manager Docket Nos. 50-321 & 50-366 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station License Nos. DPR-57 & NPF-5 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Plant E. I. Hatch, US Hwy #1 North Docket No. 50-346 Baxley, GA 31515-2010 License No. NPF-3 5501 N. State, Route 2 Mark OConner Oak Harbor, OH 43449 Nuclear Security Manager Fermi, Unit 2 Douglas Evans DTE Electric Company Director, Nuclear Security and Emergency Docket No. 50-341 Services License No. NPF-43 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, 6400 N. Dixie Highway Units 1 & 2 Newport, MI 48166 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 2

Dennis Bakalar Lyle Brian Askren Manager, Site Security Site Security Manager Fort Calhoun Station Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 Omaha Public Power District Southern Nuclear Operating Co.

Docket No. 50-285 Docket Nos. 50-348 & 50-364 License No. DPR-40 License Nos. NPF-2 & NPF-8 9750 Power Lane 7388 North Sate Highway 95 Blair, NE 68008 Columbia, AL 36319-4120 James Dorsey Cindy Wilson Security Manager LaSalle County Station, Units 1 & 2 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket Nos. 50-373 & 50-374 Docket No. 50-416 License Nos. NPF-11 & NPF-18 License No. NPF-29 2601 North 21st Road Bald Hill Road - Waterloo Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Keith Kemper Christopher Isgett Security Manager Director, Nuclear Plant Security Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Duke Energy Progress, Inc. Docket Nos. 50-352 & 50-353 Docket No. 50-261 License Nos. NPF-39 & NPF-85 License No. DPR-23 Evergreen & Sanatoga Road 3581 West Entrance Road TSC 1-2 Hartsville, SC 29550 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Dan Gagnon Philipp Baumann Security Manager Manager, Nuclear Protection Services Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, Millstone Power Station, Units 2 & 3 Units 2 & 3 Dominion Nuclear Connecticut Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Docket Nos. 50-336 & 50-423 Docket Nos. 50-247 & 50-286 License Nos. DPR-65 & NPF-49 License Nos. DPR-26 & DPR-64 Rope Ferry Road Mail Stop K-IP2-4331 Waterford, CT 06385 295 Broadway Suite 1 Buchanan, NY 10511 Kevin Nyberg Security Manager Tim Redfearn Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Security Manager Xcel Energy James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-263 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. License No. DPR-22 Docket No. 50-333 2807 W. Highway 75 License No. DPR-59 Monticello, MN 55362 268 Lake Road Lycoming, NY 13093 3

Kevin Clark Michael J. Cosenza Director, Security Dept. Leader-Security Operations Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating, Exelon Generation Company, LLC Units 1, 2 & 3 Docket Nos. 50-220 & 50-410 Arizona Public Service Company License Nos. DPR-63 & NPF-69 Docket Nos. STN 50-528, 50-529 &

348 Lake Road STN 50-530 Oswego, NY 13126 License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51 & NPF-74 5801 S. Wintersburg Road Richard Hanson Tonapah, Arizona 85354-7529 Manager, Station Nuclear Security North Anna Power Station, Units 1 & 2 Jim Kovalchick Virginia Electric and Power Company Manager - Site Security Docket Nos. 50-338 & 50-339 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, License Nos. NPF-4 & NPF-7 Units 2 & 3 1022 Haley Drive Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mineral, Virginia 23117 Docket Nos. 50-277 & 50-278 License Nos. DPR-44 & DPR-56 Mark McNeely 1848 Lay Road Security Manger Delta, PA 17314 Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, & 3 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Michael Fox Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270 & 50-287 Security Manager License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47 & DPR-55 Perry Nuclear Power, Unit 1 7800 Rochester Highway FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Seneca, SC 29672 Docket No. 50-440 License No. NPF-58 Tim Keenan 10 North Center Street Security Manager Perry, OH 44081 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC Phillip Beabout Docket No. 50-219 Security Manager License No. DPR-16 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 Route 9 South Entergy Nuclear Generation Company Forked River, NJ 08731 Docket No. 50-293 License No. DPR-35 Jason Tharp Rocky Hill Road Security Manager Plymouth, MA 02360 Palisades Plant Nuclear Management Company Brian Kopetsky Docket No. 50-255 Security Manager License No. DPR-20 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway NextEra Energy Covert, MI 49043 Docket Nos. 50-266 & 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24 & DPR-27 610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 4

End of Buttonwood Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Jon Corwin James Tucker Security Manager Security Manager Prairie Island, Units 1 & 2 Seabrook Station, Unit 1 Xcel Energy Company NextEra Energy Docket Nos. 50-282 & 50-306 Docket No. 50-443 License Nos. DPR-42 & DPR-60 License No. NPF-86 1717 Wakonade Drive East Central Receiving, Lafayette Road Welch, MN 55089 Seabrook, NH 03874 Scott Piepenbrink F. A. Little Security Manager Senior Manager, Site Security Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2

&2 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Exelon Generation Company Docket Nos. 50-327 & 50-328 Docket Nos. 50-254 & 50-265 License Nos. DPR-77 & DPR-79 License Nos. DPR-29 & DPR-30 Sequoyah Road 22710 - 206th Ave., North Soddy Daisy, TN 37384 Cordova, IL 61242 Linwood Faulk John Scalzo Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Director, Nuclear Security Duke Energy Progress, Inc.

R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-400 Exelon Generation Company, LLC License No. NPF-63 Docket No. 50-244 5413 Shearon Harris Road License No. DPR-18 New Hill, NC 27562 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519 John Milliff Security Manager Robin Cook South Texas Project Electric Generating Security Manager Company, Units 1 & 2 River Bend Station STP Nuclear Operating Company Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket Nos. 50-498 & 50-499 Docket No. 50-458 License Nos. NPF-76 & NPF-80 License No. NPF-47 8 Miles West of Wadsworth, on FM 521 5485 U.S. Highway 61 Wadsworth, TX 77483 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Charles Workman Peter Tocci Site Security Manager Security Director St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 Salem Nuclear Generating Station, NextEra Energy Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 & 50-389 Docket Nos. 50-272 & 50-311 License Nos. DPR-67 & NPF-16 License Nos. DPR-70 & DPR-75 6351 South Ocean Drive Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Docket No. 50-354 License No. NPF-57 PSEG Nuclear LLC 5

Richard Hansen William Baker Surry Power Station, Units 1 & 2 Security Manager Virginia Electric and Power Company Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-280 & 50-281 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

License Nos. DPR-32 & DPR-37 Docket Nos. 50-424 & 50-425 5570 Hog Island Road License Nos. NPF-68 & NPF-81 Surry, VA 23883-0315 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Brian J. Martonick Manager, Nuclear Security André James Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Security Manager Units 1 & 2 Waterford Steam Electric Generating Pennsylvania Power and Light Company Station, Unit 3 Docket Nos. 50-387 & 50-388 Entergy Operations, Inc.

License Nos. NPF-14 & NPF-22 Docket No. 50-382 769 Salem Blvd. License No. NPF-38 Berwick, PA 18603 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Randy Campbell Security Manager Steve Fisher Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Manager, Site Security Operations Exelon Generation Company, LLC Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-289 Tennessee Valley Authority License No. DPR-50 Docket No. 50-390 Route 441 South License No. NPF-90 Middletown, PA 17057 Highway 68 Near Spring City Spring City, TN 37381 Timothy Eck Site Security Supervisor David Black Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, William B. McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 Units 3 & 4 &2 NextEra Energy Duke Energy Carolinas Docket Nos. 50-250 & 50-251 Docket Nos. 50-369 & 50-370 License Nos. DPR-31 & DPR-41 License Nos. NPF-9 & NPF-17 9760 SW 344th Street Mail - MG01SC Florida City, FL 33035 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078 Gregg Douglass Manager, Nuclear Protective Services David Erbe Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Security Manager South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-395 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation License No. NPF-12 Docket No. STN 50-482 Hwy 215 N at Bradham Blvd. License No. NPF-42 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 1550 Oten Lane, NE Burlington, KS 66839 6

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 7