IR 05000341/2016502

Baseline Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000341/2016502, August 8 Through 11, 2016

ML16252A296
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Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	09/08/2016
From:	Orth S K Plant Support Branch II
To:	Fessler P DTE Energy
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUIT E 210 LISLE, IL 60532

-4352 September 8, 2016 Mr. Paul Fessler Chief Nuclear Officer DTE Energy Company Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

SUBJECT: FERMI POWER PLANT, UNIT 2

- BASELINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION REPORT 05000341/201 6 502

Dear Mr. Fessler:

On August 11, 201 6, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a n inspection at your Fermi Power Plant, Unit 2. The enclosed report documents the results of this inspection which were discussed on August 11, 201 6, with Mr. M. Caragher and other members of your staff. No findings were identified during this inspection.

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

component of the NRC's 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 Joe Maynen Acting for/

Steven K. Orth, Chief Plant Support Branch

Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50

-341 License No. NPF

-43 Enclosure:

I R 05000 341/20 16 502 cc: Distribution via LISTSERV Enclosure U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION III

Docket No: 50-341 License N o: NPF-43 Report No:

05000341/20165 0 2 Licensee: DTE Electric Company Facility: Fermi Power Plant, Unit 2 Location: Newport, MI Dates: August 8 through 1 1, 2016 Inspectors:

G. Hansen, Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector M. Garza, Emergency Preparedness Inspector J. Kutlesa, Physical Security Inspector F. Tran, Health Physicist Inspector Approved by:

S. Orth, Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety 2

SUMMARY

I R 05000341/2016502

0 8/0 8/201 6 - 0 8/1 1/201 6; Fermi Power Plant, Unit 2; Baseline Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation; Exercise Evaluation Scenario Review; and Performance Indicator Verification

. This report covers a 1-w eek period of announced baseline inspection by four Region III inspectors. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG

-1649, "Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 5, dated July 2016.

NRC-Identified

and Self-Revealed Findings

Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedne

ss No findings were identified.

=

Licensee-Identified Violations===

None 3

REPORT DETAILS

REACTOR SAFETY

Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness

1EP1 Exercise Evaluation (71114.01)

.1 Exercise Evaluation

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors reviewed the August 9, 2016, biennial emergency preparedness exercise objectives and scenario to ensure that the exercise would acceptably test major elements of the licensee's emergency plan and to verify that the exercise's simulated problems provided an acceptable framework to support demonstration of the licensee's capability to implement its plan.

The inspectors also reviewed records of other drills and exercises conducted in 2014, 2015

, and 2016, to verify that those drills' scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the August 9, 2016 , exercise. The inspectors observed and evaluated the licensee's exercise performance, focusing on the risk-significant activities of emergency classification, notification, and protective action decision making, implementation of accident mitigation strategies, and correction of past exercise weaknesses, in the following emergency response facilities: Control Room Simulator (CRS);

Technical Support Center (TSC); Operation al Support Center (OSC); and Emergency Operations Facility (EOF). The inspectors also assessed the licensee's recognition of abnormal plant conditions, transfer of responsibilities between facilities, internal communications, interfaces with offsite officials, readiness of emergency facilities and related equipment, and overall implementation of the licensee's emergency plan.

The inspectors attended post

-exercise critiques in the CRS, TSC, OSC, and EOF to evaluate the licensee's initial self

-assessment of its exercise performance.

The inspectors later met with the licensee's lead exercise evaluators and managers to obtain the licensee's findings and assessments of its exercise participants' performances.

These self

-assessments were then compared with the inspectors' independent observations and assessments to assess the licensee's ability to adequately critique its exercise performance.

Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.

This exercise evaluation inspection constituted one sample as defined in Inspection Procedure (IP) 71114.01.

b. Findings

No findings were identified.

1EP 8 Exercise Evaluati

on - Scenario Review (71114.08)

a. Inspection Scope

Prior to the inspection activity, the inspectors conducted an in

-office review of the exercise objectives and scenarios submitted to the NRC using IP 71114.08, "Exercise Evaluation

- Scenario Review," to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the Emergency Plan as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.47(b)(14).

Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.

This review of the exercise objectives and scenario constituted one sample as defined in IP 71114.08.

b. Findings

No findings were identified.

4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification

(71151)

.1 Drill/Exercise Performance

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Drill/Exercise Performance (DEP) Performance Indicator (PI) for the period from the third quarter of 2015 through the second quarter of 2016. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during this period, PI definitions and guidance contained in NEI 99

-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 7, were used. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the performance indicator to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI, assessments of PI opportunities during pre

-designated control room simulator training sessions, and performance during other drills.

Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.

This inspection constituted one DEP sample as defined in IP 71151.

b. Findings

No findings were identified.

.2 Emergency Response Organization Drill Participation

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Drill Participation PI for the period from the third quarter of 2015 through the second quarter of 2016. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during this period, PI definitions and guidance contained in NEI 99

-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 7, were used. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the PI to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI, performance during the 2015 and 2016 drill, and revisions of the roster of personnel assigned to key emergency response organization positions.

Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.

This inspection constituted one ERO Drill Participation sample as defined in IP 71151.

b. Findings

No findings were identified.

.3 Alert and Notification System

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Alert and Notification System (ANS)

PI for the period from the third quarter of 2015 through the second quarter of 2016. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during this period, PI definitions and guidance contained in NEI 99

-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 7, were used.

The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the PI to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI and results of periodic scheduled ANS operability tests.

Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report.

This inspection constituted one ANS sample as defined in IP 71151.

b. Findings

No findings were identified.

4OA6 Management Meetings

.1 Exit Meeting Summary

On August 11, 201 6, the inspectors presented the biennial exercise inspection results to Mr. M. Caragher , and other members of the licensee staff. The licensee acknowledged the issues presented.

The inspectors confirmed that none of the potential report input discussed was considered proprietary.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTAC

T Licensee

M. Caragher, Plant Manager

W. Colonnello, Work Management

Director

J. Ford, Recovery Director

L. Peterson, Engineering Director

S. Maglio, Licensing Manager

J. Louwers, Quality Assurance Manager

G. Piccard, Operations Manager

N. Avrakatos, Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness (RERP) Manager L. Kantola

, Outage and Work Management Manager

J. Pendergast, Licensing

A. Mann, RERP Specialist

G. Garber, RERP Specialist

J. Baum, RERP Specialist

M. O'Connor, Security Manager

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

B. Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector

P. Smagacz, Resident Inspector

LIST OF ITEMS OPENED

, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSE

D Opened, Closed, and Discussed

None

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED The following is a partial list of documents reviewed during the inspection. Inclusion on this list does not imply that the NRC inspector

s reviewed the documents in their entirety, but rather that selected sections or portions of the documents were evaluated as part of the overall inspection effort. Inclusion of a document on this list does not imply NRC acceptance of the document or

any part of it, unless this is stated in the body of the inspection report.

1EP 1 Exercise Evaluation

(71114.0 1) Fermi 2 2016 Emergency Preparedness

Exercise Scenario; Dated August 9, 2016 Fermi 2 Radiological Emergency Response Plan; Revision

EP-101; Classification of Emergencies; Revision 41

EP-102; Unusual Event; Revision 21

EP-103; Alert; Revision 22

EP-104; Site Area Emergency; Revision 21

EP-105; General Emergency; Revision 22

EP-290; Emergency Notifications; Revision 61

EP-301-01; Technical Support Center; Revision

EP-302-01; Operational Support Center; Revision 14

EP-30 3-01; Emergency Operations Facility; Revision 16

EP-542; Computer

-Based Offsite Dose Assessment

- Airborne Release; Revision 13

EP-545; Protective Action Recommendations; Revisi

on 26 Two-Years of Drill and Exercise Corrective Action Program Items; Dated August 2014

- August 2016 Two-Years of Scenario Timelines; Dated August 2014

- August 2016

NQA Audit Report 16

-0101; Quality Assurance Audit Report of the Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness Program; Dated February 9, 2016

CARD 1 5-29766; RERP Blue Team EOF administrator position not backfilled for

out-processed employee

Dated December 8, 2015

CARD 16-20506; NQA - Security EITER Equipment (OCANS) deficiencies not documented in CAP;

Dated February 16, 2016

CARD 16-2 1437; NQA Audit Deficiency: ERO Positions not in alignment with the RERP Plan; Dated January 20, 2016

CARD 16-26019; RERP Drill 07/26/16

- Follow-up notifications assessed as UNSAT

Dated July 29, 2016

CARD 16-25598; RERP Drill 07/26/16

- Inadequate Number of Drill Controllers;

Dated July 29, 2016

CARD 16-2623 3; JIC Access Control; Dated August 8, 2016

CARD 16-2623 4; Effective Communications; Dated August 8, 2016

CARD 16-26235; Media Briefings

Dated August 8, 2016

1EP8 Exercise Evaluation

- Scenario Review

(71114.08)

Fermi 2 201 6 Emergency Preparedness Exercise 60 Day Submittal; Dated June 3, 201 6 4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification

(71151) NRC Performance Indicator Data; Drill/Exercise Performance;

rd Quarter of 2015 - 2 nd Quarter of 2016 NRC Performance Indicator Data; Emergency Response Organization Drill Participation;

rd Quarter of 2015

- 2 nd Quarter of 2016 NRC Performance Indicator Data; Alert and Notification System Reliability;

rd Quarter of 2015 - 2 nd Quarter of 2016 NEI 99-02; Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline

Revision 7

LIST OF ACRONYMS USED

ADAMS Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

ANS Alert and Notification System

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CRS Control Room Simulator

DEP Drill and Exercise Performance

EOF Emergency Operations Facility

ERO Emergency Response Organization

IP Inspection Procedure

NEI Nuclear Energy Institute

NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

OSC Operational Support Center

PARS Publicly Available Records System

PI Performance Indicator

TSC Technical Support Center

Mr. Paul Fessler

Chief Nuclear Officer

DTE Energy Company

Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway

Newport, MI 48166

SUBJECT: FERMI POWER PLANT, UNIT 2

- BASELINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION REPORT 05000341/201

502 Dear Mr. Fessler: On August 11, 2016, the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Fermi Power Plant, Unit 2. The enclosed report documents the results of this inspection which were discussed on August 11, 2016, with Mr. M. Caragher and other members of your staff. No findings were identified during this inspection.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(10 CFR) 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy

of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's 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 Joe Maynen Acting for/

Steven

K. Orth, Chief Plant Support Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50

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