ML17262B090
| ML17262B090 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 09/30/1992 |
| From: | Eckert L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Knutson E, Lusher J, Moslak T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 9211240105 | |
| Download: ML17262B090 (10) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENOALEROAO KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA19406-1415 SEP. 3<
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MEMORANDUM FOR'0-244 J. Lusher, EPS T. Moslak, DRP E. Knutson, DRP W. Schmidt, DRP THRU:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
E. C. McCabe, Chief, EPS, FRSSB, DRSS L. L. Eckert, Regional Team Leader R.
E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE (INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-244/92-13)
The R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant partial-participation emergency preparedness exercise is scheduled for October 8, 1992.
Team members are expected to be present at the scenario briefing which willbe conducted by the licensee on Wednesday, October 7, 1992 in the Training Center Auditorium at 1:00 p.m.
Attached are team roster assignments and the exercise schedule.
Please review and be familiar with "Guidance for Exercise Observers" (attached) prior to the exercise.
Copies of the scenario and Emergency Plan Procedures willbe made available at the scenario briefing meeting.
Team members will be free at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 1992.
Rooms are guaranteed under my name at the Holiday Inn Genesee
- Plaza, telephone (716) 546-6400 (confirmation number 60058032) on a government rate of $59.00 per day (with NY tax exempt forms). Ifthere are any problems or questions, please contact me at (215) 337-5372.
Lonny Eckert Regional Team Leader Attachments:
As stated 9211240105 921116 PDR ADDCK 05000244 8
SCHED LING October 7 (Wednesday) 1:00 p.m.
Entrance meeting and scenario briefing willbe conducted in the Training Center Auditorium.
Team members will then be badged and will receive a brief tour of mini-scenario locations October 8 (Thursday) 6:50 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
1:15 p.m.
Team members in place at assigned facility Exercise commences Exercise concludes 2:15 p.m.
NRC team meeting at the Resident Inspector Office October 9 (Friday) 10:00 a.m.
Licensee Critique in the Training Center Auditorium 11:00 a.m.
Exit in the Training Center Auditorium TEAM A I NMENT L. Eckert T. Moslak J. Lusher W. Schmidt E. Knutson Team Leader/Float (EOF Dose Assessment and Media Center)
EOF Activation, EOF Command and Control, and Corporate Engineering Center TSC/OSC TSC/OSC Simulator Control Room R
ERVATI NS Rooms have been guaranteed for W. Schmidt, J. Lusher, and myself.
RULES FOR EXERCISE OBSERVERS REVIEW THE SCENARIO ln preparation for the exercise, review the scenario time-line of major events plus the details that are approriate for the area you will be observing.
Copies will be made available for all observers at least the day before the exercise.
This will noramlly occur at the final briefing of controllers and observers conducted by the licensee.
REVIEW THE EMERGENCY PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES Review the sections of the Emergency Plan which describe command and control, decision-making, and communications.
Review the Implementing Procedures for the area you will be observing.
REVIEW MC82301 "EVALUATIONOF EXERCISES FOR POWER REACTORS" This inspection manual chapter details inspection requirements in each area of licensee response.
Note that more emphasis is placed on the licensee's ability to implement the Emergency Plan (i.e. detection, classification, notifications, dose assessment, and protective action recommendations) than on the ability of the operators to mitigate the accident.
It is not that operator action is less important to protection of public health and safety, but that the exercise is primarily a test of the Emergency Plan.
Operators are examined separately on their response to transients, and for the most part will be prevented from mitigating the accident during the exercise because of the need to test other parts of the response.
INTERACTIONS WITH LICENSEE PERSONNEL DURING THE EXERCISE Once the exercise has started, do not question players regarding their response.
Any q estions that come up should be directed to the Controller in your area.
Interaction with the player could leave us open to criticism that we prompted or otherwise interferred with the response.
If questions cannot be satisfactorily resolved with the Controller, make note of them and pursue them after the exercise.
PROMPTING Be alert for indications of prompting by the Controller, i.e. providing information which would not normally be available to the players in such a manner as to steer their response in right direction.
PROTECTION OF SCENARIO INFORMATION Care should be taken to ensure that the exercise scenario is not compromised before or during the exercise by careless handling of the scenario in your possession.
RECORDKEEPING DURING THE EXERCISE Maintain a log of times and actions for the major events during the exercise.
This will be very valuable during the team critique that follows.
Use of the evaluation forms that are included in MC 82301 are not required, however your notes should be sufficiently detailed that you will be able to reconstruct pertinent information.
As a general rule it is wise not to maintain field notes after you are satisfied that the report is issued and that it adequately addresses your observations.
TEAM CRITIQUE Following the exercise the observation team will assemble to critique the findings.
Sufficient time will be allowed for observers to resolve questions which arose during the exercise.
At the critique be prepared to provide the team leader a short written summary of findings from your area.
These should include both strengths and weaknesses noted and provide sufficient detail that they can be presented to the licensee by the team leader.
Normally, these findings will be incorporated into the report without any further need for'an inspection report "feeder".
If.you feel that these findings are tentative in any way such that more information is necessary to determine their validity, clearly indicate that concern to the team leader and obtain agreement as to how the issues will be resolved before the exit interview.
If they have not been resolved before the exit interview inform the team leader of that fact so that the findings can be properly presented and discussed.
LICENSEE CRITIQUE Plan to attend the licensee's formal critique following the exercise.
Attendance at the group critiques conducted by controllers/observers in preparation for their formal critique is not necessary, and in fact may prevent the players from openly discussing issues.
During the crtique be alert to determine whether the licensee has identified any weaknesses identified by the NRC observers.
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EXERCISE WEAKNESSES An exercise weakness is a finding that the licensee's demonstrated level of preparedness could have precluded effective implementation of the emergency plan in the event of an actual emergency in the area being observed.
The existence of weaknesses does not preclude an overall finding that the health and safety of the public could be protected.
Recurrent weaknesses identified will be handled on a case basis.
Depending on significance a violation for failure to take corrective action ~ma be appropriate.
Exercise weaknesses are tracked as Inspector Follow-up Items and will be specificaliy re-evaluated in another drill or exercise.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Findings which did not have a significant negative impact on overall performance during the exercise, but still should be evaluated and corrected by the licensee.
OTHER FINDINGS Planning indadequacies identified during the exercise will be categorized separately (i.e. violation, unresolved item, inspector follow-up item).
INFORM THE LICENSEE THAT CLASSIFICATION OF FINDINGS ARE SUBJECT TO MANAGEMENTREVIEW PRIOR TO FINAL ISSUANCE OF THE REPORT.
REMIND THE LICENSEE THAT THE OBSERVERS CANNOT BE IN POSITION TO OBSERVE ALL DETAILS OF THE RESPONSE.
IF THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH COULD CAUSE US TO RECONSIDER OUR FINDINGS THEY SHOULD FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
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