ML20132D197

Forwards RAI Re Central Emergency Operations Facility

ML20132D197
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Quad Cities, Zion, LaSalle
Issue date:	12/17/1996
From:	Dick G NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Johnson I COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
TAC-M91309, TAC-M91310, TAC-M91311, TAC-M91312, TAC-M91313, TAC-M91314, TAC-M91315, TAC-M91316, TAC-M91317, TAC-M91318, TAC-M91319, TAC-M91320, NUDOCS 9612190254
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1 Ms. Irene M. Johnson,' Acting Manager Nuclear Regulatory Services 4

Commonwealth Edison Company .

Executive Towers, West III. .

1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 %

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Downers Grove, IL 60515 . v 1 . .

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CENTRAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FACILITY (TAC-NOS. M91309, M91310,'M91311, M91312,

, M91313,qM91314, M91315,'M91316, M91317. M91318, M91319 AND M91320)

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Dear Ms. Johnson':

m m By letter dated Janua'ry 5,1995, Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed) requested staff review and approval to consolidate the ~near site Emergency Operations Facilities (E0F) into a single Central EOF. On May 23, 1996, we issued a Request for Additional Information (RAI); Comed responded on July 11, 1996.

- As our review has continued, we have identified the need for further information. Please provide the information requested in the enclosed RAI.

In addition, we believe that a meeting to discuss Comed's response to this RAI, as well as resolve any remaining issues on the proposed Central E0F, would be beneficial. Please contact me to arrange such a meeting.

Sincerely,

/s/

George F. Dick, Jr., Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-456, STN 50-457, STN 50-454, STN 50-455,- 50-10, 50-237, 50-249, 50-373; 50-374, 50-254, 50-265,.

50-295, 50-304-

Enclosure:

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l I Michael I. Miller, Esquire Chairman, Ogle County Board i

Sidley and Austin Post Office Box 357 One First National Plaza Oregon, Illinois 61061 Chicago, Illinois 60603

Mrs. Phillip B. Johnson l Regional Administrator, Region III 1907 Stratford Lane

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockford, Illinois 61107 l

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Nuclear Safety Washington, DC 20036 Office of Nuclear Facility. Safety i 1035 Outer Park Drive Attorney General 3 Springfield, Illinois 62704 500 South Second Street l Springfield, Illinois 62701 Document Control Desk-Licensing Commonwealth Edison Company EIS Review Coordinator

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! Westinghouse Electric Corporation Commonwealth Edison Company i Energy Systems Business Unit Byron Station Manager l Post Office Box 355, Bay 236 West 4450 North German Church Road

Pittsburgh,~ Pennsylvania 15230 Byron, Illinois 61010 Joseph Gallo Kenneth Graesser, Site Vice President

, Gallo & Ross Byron Station 1250 Eye St., N.W. Commonwealth Edison Station Suite 302 4450 N. German Church Road Washington, DC 20005 Byron, Illinois 61010 Howard A. Learner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental law and Policy Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office Center of the Midwest Rural Route #1, Box 79 203 North LaSalle Street Braceville, Illinois 60407 Suite 1390 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Mr. Ron Stephens Illinois Emergency Servicos U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Disaster Agency Byron Resident Inspectors Office 110 East Adams Street

, 4448 North German Church Road Springfield, Illinois 62706 i Byron, Illinois 61010-9750

Chairman Ms. Lorraine Creek Will County Board of Supervisors Rt. 1, Box 182 Will County Board Courthouse Manteno, Illinois 60950 Joliet, Illinois 60434 i

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Commonwealth Edison Company Chairman 4'

Braidwood Station Manager Rock Island County Board Rt. 1, Box 84 of Supervisors Braceville, Illinois 60407 1504 3rd Avenue Rock Island County Office Bldg.

Ms. Bridget Little Rorem Rock Island, Illinois 61201 Appleseed Coordinator

, 117 North Linden Street Chairman Essex, Illinois 60935 Grundy County Board

, Administration Building Mr. H. G. Stanley 1320 Union Street i Site Vice President Morris, Illinois 60450

) Braidwood Station i Commonwealth Edison Company Mr. L. William Fearce RR 1, Box 84 Station Manager Bracemille, IL 60407 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 22710 206th Avenue North Site Vice President Cordova, Illinois 61242 Dresden Nuclear Power Station 6500 North Dresden Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Office 22712 206th Avenue North Station Manager Cordova, Illinois 61242 Dresden Nuclear Power Station 6500 North Dresden Road Phillip P. Steptoe, Esquire Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chicago, Illinois 60603 Resident Inspectors Office Dresden Station Assistant Attorney General 6500 North Dresden Road 100 West Randolph Street Morris, Illinois 60450-9766 Suite 12 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Richard J. Singer Manager - Nuclear U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MidAmerican Energy Company Resident Inspectors Office LaSalle Station 907 Walnut Street 2605 N. 21st Road P.O. Box 657 Marseilles, Illinois 61341-9756 Des Moines, Iowa 50303 Chairman Brent E. Gale, Esq. LaSalle County Board of Supervisors Vice President - Law and LaSalle County Courthouse MidAmerican Energy Company Ottawa, Illinois 61350 Regulatory Affairs One RiverCenter Place Chairman 106 East Second Street Illinois Commerce Commission P.O. Box 4350 Leland Building Davenport, Iowa 52808 527 East Capitol Avenue Springfield, Illinois 62706

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LaSalle Station Manager LaSalle County Station i Rural Route 1 P.O. Box 220 ,

Marseilles, Illinois 61341 -

l Robert Cushing l Chief, Public Utilities Division Illinois Attorney General's Office 100 West Randolph Street Chicago, Illinois 60601 Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing Director of Research and Development i Metropolitan Sanitary District )

of Greater Chicago .

100 East Erie Street i Chicago, Illinois 60611 l Mayor of Zion Zion, Illinois 60099 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Zion Resident Inspectors Office 105 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, Illinois 60099 Station Manager Zion Nuclear Power Station 101 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, Illinois 60099-2797

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF l THE CENTRAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FACILITY

1. During its review of the Interim Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) request from the licensee, one of the issues that was addressed was CosEd's ability to staff and activate the facility within 60 minutes.

In response to the staff's concerns, Comed successfully conducted unannounced drills to support its position that the Interim EOF can be activated in a timely manner (60 minutes). However, during an actual event at Quad Cities in May 1996, the licensee took 98 minutes to accomplish the activation of the Interin EOF. What assurances can Comed provide to the staff that the Central EOF will be staffed and activated within 60 minutes, including off-hours, in accordance with the goal as stated in the NUREG-0737, Supplement 1 (Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements)?

2. It is the expectation of the staff and the general practice of industry that from the time a Site Area Emergency or General Emergency is declared, activation of an EOF should occur within 60 minutes. Please indicate the time at which the " activation clock" is started and the I criteria used to determine when the EOF is activated for the Comed Central EOF.

3. The conduct of a full participation exposure and ingestion pathway exercise as specified in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E (F)(2)(c) and (d) .

would fully demonstrate the functionality of the Central E0F. Please i indicate to the staff how this will be accomplished.

4. In response to question 8 of the staff's May 23, 1996 RAI, Comed indicated that any of its six stations' Technical Support Centers (TSC) can act as a back up to the Central EOF. Please provide information on the use of these TSCs as a backup, including the present and future plans, arrangements, training, procedures and experience using this approach.

5. In Comed's response to question 12 of the staff's May 23, 1996 RAI, Comed stated that the NRC site team could use the current EOFs in order to be located near the site. Please provide additional information regarding the number and type of personnel, physical arrangements, communications, and other support requirements that would be available.

6. Comed's response to Question 13 of the staff's May 23, 1996 RAI, did not adequately answer the question regarding accommodating Federal, State and local response agencies if, in the future, those agencies wanted to send personnel to the site. Please provide information on how Federal, State, and local response agencies would be accommodated near the plant?

ENCLOSURE

7. In response to question 15 of the staff's May 23, 1996 RAI, Comed discussed its layered communication system. Are any of these systems dedicated for emergency preparedness? .How often is the computerized call out system tested and what is its reliability record since being installed?

8. Please explain how the use of a centralized EOF provides the " optimum" functional characteristics specified in NUREG-0696, " Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities," (pp.17-18) as compared to a near-site EOF. Please include in your response consideration of the Commission's determination that face-to-face -- rather than telephone --

communications between a licensee and offsite officials provide the best means to exchange information and formulate protective action recommendations. Metropolitan Edison Company (Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No.1), CLI-83-22,18 NRC 299, 308 (1983).