ML17115A445

Emergency Preparedness Inspection and Request for Information

ML17115A445
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	04/17/2017
From:	Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 April 17, 2017 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3R-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Shea:

From September 11-15, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will perform a baseline Emergency Preparedness program inspection at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. The inspection will evaluate activities in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone using NRC Inspection Procedures (IPs) 71114.02, Alert and Notification System Evaluation; 71114.03, Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System; 71114.04, Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes; 71114.05, Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness; and Emergency Preparedness sections of 71151 Performance Indicator Verification.

Experience has shown that this inspection is resource-intensive for both the NRC inspectors and your staff. To minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. It is important that all of these documents are up-to-date, and complete, to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation, and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff, and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. Paul Gain (423-843-7088) of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector, Steven Sanchez at 404-997-4418 (Steven.Sanchez@nrc.gov), or the Chief, Plant Support Branch 1, Brian Bonser at 404-997-4653.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter, and its Enclosure, will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from the Publicly Available Records(PARS)

J. Shea 2 component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS);

accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian R. Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79

Enclosure:

Document Request List cc: Distribution via Listserv

SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS/PSB1 RII:DRS/PSB1 RII:DRS/PSB1 JDH9 VIA SIGNATURE EMAIL SPS VIA EMAIL BRB1 NAME J. Hickman S. Sanchez B. Bonser DATE 4/ 7 /2017 4/ 6/2017 4/17/2017 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO YES NO

Document Request List Inspection Dates: September 11-15, 2017 Inspection Procedures (IPs): 71114.02 Alert and Notification System Evaluation 71114.03 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 71114.04 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 71114.05 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Note: This is a list of the documents to be provided to the inspectors. The current version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise. About 3 weeks prior to the inspection, provide, as a minimum, an electronic version of the Emergency Plan (E-Plan), 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluation/screening packages of changed Emergency Action Level (EAL), E-Plan, and EP implementing procedures, and Corrective Action Program (CAP) entries relating to EP, for the 2-year inspection period (including those written by Corporate). The preferred file format is Word or searchable .pdf files on CDROM. [Note that the inspectors cannot accept data provided on USB or flash drives due to NRC IT security policies.] Please organize the information as it is arranged below (e.g., a folder labeled Miscellaneous). It is not the intent that large or burdensome data be scanned for this purpose (e.g., Performance Indicator documents). This data will be inspected using original documentation. Material can be provided prior to the inspection to the NRC Region II Office (ATTN: Steven Sanchez), 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30303-1257. If there are questions regarding the documents requested, please do not hesitate to contact the lead inspector.

71114.02 Alert and Notification System Evaluation Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Alert and Notification System (ANS) report and any currently associated correspondence ANS testing procedure ANS equipment technical manual ANS equipment testing results (raw data) for the 2-year inspection period ANS equipment maintenance records for the 2-year inspection period Changes to the ANS system, implementing procedures, testing procedures, and the maintenance program including any supporting FEMA approval letters for the past 2 years Information provided to the public inside the 10-mile plume exposure pathway CAP entries related to the ANS for the 2-year inspection period (including those written by Corporate) 71114.03 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System Current Emergency Response Organization (ERO) roster ERO Duty Roster in-effect during the week of the inspection (can be provided upon arrival)

ERO and augmentation implementing procedures and changes made over the past 2 years NUREG 0654 Table B1 site equivalent and On-shift Staffing Analysis ERO training program procedure Emergency Preparedness (EP) staff training program and qualification records ERO augmentation testing results for the 2-year inspection period CAP entries related to ERO staffing and augmentation for the 2-year inspection period (including those written by Corporate)

Enclosure

2 71114.04 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Governing document for 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluation process 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluator training program and qualification records 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluation/screening packages of changed Emergency Action Level (EAL),

E-Plan, and EP implementing procedures (including corporate procedures)

Current and immediately previous revisions of EAL, E-Plan, and EP procedures (electronic version of current E-Plan requested about 3 weeks before inspection)

CAP entries related to EAL and E-Plan changes since the last NRC EP inspection (including those written by Corporate) 71114.05 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness Governing documents for the assessment process All EP program assessments, not including INPO performed assessments, for the 2-year inspection period 10 CFR 50.54(t) audits, audit checklists, and subsequent State/local correspondence for the 2-year inspection period Drill and exercise critiques for the 2-year inspection period Critiques of actual events resulting in implementation of the E-Plan over the past 2 years Governing documents for 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluation process Emergency Response Facility (ERF) activation procedures, including backup and alternate facilities Completed maintenance records and availability-tracking information for equipment important to EP (e.g., Heating and Ventilation system in ERFs and Radiation Monitors called out in EALs, etc.) for the 2-year inspection period Last Evacuation Time Estimates Analysis and annual review documentation CAP governing procedures CAP entries relating to EP (abbreviated format, i.e., identifier and brief description only) for the 2-year inspection period with the risk-significant related entries separated (including those written by Corporate) 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Governing document for the performance indicator (PI) process Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP), ERO, and ANS PI data submitted since the last NRC EP inspection (hard copies can be provided upon arrival)

DEP documentation and evaluations since the last NRC EP inspection CAP entries related to PIs, that is DEP, ERO training and participation, and ANS since the last NRC EP inspection (including those written by Corporate)

Miscellaneous Procedures and Records Safety Evaluation Report approved E-Plan and EALs Corporate and Departmental processes or procedures for EP staff Matrix of Drill Types performed and accounted for during the 8-year cycle Lead Inspector Contact Information:

Steven Sanchez 404-997-4418 Steven.Sanchez@nrc.gov