ML21099A031

Email 3-30-2021 - Request for Information_ RBS EP Exercise Inspection (Week of 5_10_2021)

ML21099A031
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	03/30/2021
From:	Ryan Alexander Division of Reactor Safety IV
To:	Gates T, Johns B Entergy Operations
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Download: ML21099A031 (3)

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ADAMS Accession No. ML21099A031 From: Alexander, Ryan To: Johns, Bridget Lynn; GATES, TIMOTHY W Cc: Rollins, Jesse; Hedger, Sean

Subject:

Request for Information: RBS EP Exercise Inspection (week of 5/10/2021)

Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 7:10:34 AM Attachments: RFI for RBS EP Exercise Insp May 2021.pdf Ms. Johns/Mr. Gates:

As discussed during the inspection planning/kick-off call held yesterday (3/29/2021), attached is the Request for Information (RFI) in support of the River Bend Station EP Exercise Inspection which will be conducted the week of May 10, 2021.

As discussed in yesterdays call, the biennial EP Exercise inspection for RBS will be limited to the use of Inspection Procedure (IP) 71114.01 and will assess the stations conduct and critique of the biennial emergency preparedness exercise to be conducted that week. (We will NOT be reconducting the IP 71114.08 scenario review which we completed late in 2020 before you requested and were granted an exemption for postponement of the exercise to May 2021. Further the annually completed IPs 71114.04 and 71151 will be conducted for CY2021 as part of the EP Program Inspection to be completed at RBS later in June 2021.)

Details of the requested materials are included in the attachment to this e-mail. Some of the materials are requested to be made available when onsite for the inspection, while others are requested to be provided prior to the onsite week for in-office inspection/review. If you are unable to complete the requests or have questions regarding them, please contact me at the phone number listed below to discuss.

This letter/e-mail does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

This email and its enclosures will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Ryan D. Alexander Sr. Emergency Preparedness Inspector NRC Region IV, Div. of Reactor Safety 1600 E. Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76011 Office: 817-200-1195 (forwarded to mobile during COVID-19 PHE)

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Request for Information for EP Performance Indicator Verification Inspection Dockets 05000458 (River Bend); Inspection Report 2021002 Inspection Procedure: 71114.01 In-Office Prep: April 26 - May 7, 2021 Onsite/Inspection Week: May 10-14, 2021 Please provide the following to support the inspection consistent with the methods and timeframes listed for each.

1) IP 71114.01: Exercise Evaluation Items 1.a - 1.c are requested to be provided prior to the onsite exercise inspection (no later than COB on April 26, 2021) via the electronic portal of the stations choosing. If some of these materials are not readily available for electronic transmission, please inform the lead inspector as to which document(s) are not available electronically and instead provide those documents in hard copy for review starting on the first day of inspection:

a) Copies of all Drill and Exercise Reports since the last biennial EP Exercise in CY2018, including standalone drills, team drills, dress-rehearsals, etc.

b) In addition, a copy of the 2016 and 2018 Biennial EP Exercise Reports (if not provided as part of Item 1.a).

c) Listing of all EP-related Corrective Action Documents/CRs generated since the last biennial EP Exercise in CY2018, in a sortable/searchable format. (Specific full CR documents may be subsequently requested based on sampling and review by the inspectors.)

Items 1.d - 1.f are requested to be provided at various points during the onsite inspection week as noted below:

d) First day of Inspection (5/10/2021) - Please provide hard/paper copies of the final, full Exercise Manual, one copy per inspector (4 total).

e) First day of Inspection (5/10/2021) - Provide a single hard copy document of the current River Bend Emergency Plan and complete set of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures. These will be used/referenced by the inspection team and returned at the conclusion of the exercise inspection week.

f) No later than 9:00 AM on Thursday, 5/13/2021 (morning after the exercise) - Provide copies of all documents generated by participants (players, controllers, and evaluators) in the conduct of the exercise on 5/12/2021, separated by Emergency Response Facility is desired.

If there are any challenges or questions related to providing the requested materials, please contact the lead inspector (Ryan Alexander, phone: 817-200-1195), at the stations earliest convenience.

This request does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number

3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

This e-mail and its enclosures will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.