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| | issue date = 07/12/2007 | | | issue date = 07/12/2007 |
| | title = IR 05000454-07-502; 05000455-07-502; on 06/18/2007-06/22/2007; Byron Station, Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection | | | title = IR 05000454-07-502; 05000455-07-502; on 06/18/2007-06/22/2007; Byron Station, Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection |
| | author name = Duncan E R | | | author name = Duncan E |
| | author affiliation = NRC/RGN-III/DRS/PSB | | | author affiliation = NRC/RGN-III/DRS/PSB |
| | addressee name = Crane C M | | | addressee name = Crane C |
| | addressee affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC, Exelon Nuclear | | | addressee affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC, Exelon Nuclear |
| | docket = 05000454, 05000455 | | | docket = 05000454, 05000455 |
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| Mr. Christopher M. CranePresident and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
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| | | BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 BIENNIAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE BASELINE INSPECTION REPORT 05000454/2007502(DRS); 05000455/2007502(DRS) |
| SUBJECT: BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2BIENNIAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE BASELINE INSPECTION REPORT 05000454/2007502(DRS); 05000455/2007502(DRS) | |
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| ==Dear Mr. Crane:== | | ==Dear Mr. Crane:== |
| On June 22, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection atyour Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on June 22, 2007, with Mr. Dave Hoots and other members of your staff.The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety andcompliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. | | On June 22, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on June 22, 2007, with Mr. Dave Hoots and other members of your staff. |
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| The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. Specifically, this inspection focused on emergency preparedness, including your staff's determinations of performance indicators for the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone.On the basis of the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified. | | The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. |
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| In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter andits enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide C. Crane-2-Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site athttp://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
| | The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. Specifically, this inspection focused on emergency preparedness, including your staffs determinations of performance indicators for the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone. |
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| Sincerely,/RA/Eric Duncan, ChiefPlant Support Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket Nos. 50-454; 50-455License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66
| | On the basis of the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified. |
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| ===Enclosure:===
| | In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," 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 System (PARS) 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). |
| Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection Report05000454/2007502(DRS); 05000455/2007502(DRS);
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| ===w/Attachment:===
| | Sincerely, |
| Supplemental Informationcc w/encl:Site Vice President - Byron StationPlant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission B. Quigley, Byron Station W. King, FEMA, Region V | | /RA/ |
| | Eric Duncan, Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 Enclosure: Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection Report 05000454/2007502(DRS); 05000455/2007502(DRS); |
| | w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission B. Quigley, Byron Station W. King, FEMA, Region V |
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| =SUMMARY OF FINDINGS= | | =SUMMARY OF FINDINGS= |
| IR 05000454/2007502; 05000455/2007502; on 06/18/2007-06/22/2007; Byron Station,Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection.The report covers a 1 week baseline inspection by one regional emergency preparednessinspector, a resident inspector, and a reactor engineer. The inspection focused on the | | IR 05000454/2007502; 05000455/2007502; on 06/18/2007-06/22/2007; Byron Station, |
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| | Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection. |
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| | The report covers a 1 week baseline inspection by one regional emergency preparedness inspector, a resident inspector, and a reactor engineer. The inspection focused on the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone in the Reactor Safety strategic performance area during the biennial emergency preparedness exercise. This inspection also included a review of records related to the three emergency preparedness performance indicators for the period January 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007. |
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| | The NRCs program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, Reactor Oversight Process, Revision 3, dated July 2000. |
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| Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone in the Reactor Safety strategic performance area during the biennial emergency preparedness exercise. This inspection also included a review of records related to the three emergency preparedness performance indicators for the period January 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007.The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors isdescribed in NUREG-1649, "Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 3, dated July 2000.A.Inspector-Identified and Self-Revealed Findings None.
| | A. Inspector-Identified and Self-Revealed Findings None. |
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| ===B.Licensee-Identified Violations=== | | ===Licensee-Identified Violations=== |
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| None. | | None. |
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| =REPORT DETAILS= | | ==REACTOR SAFETY== |
| 1.REACTOR SAFETYCornerstone: Emergency Preparedness1EP1Exercise Evaluation (71114.01)
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| | ==1EP1 Exercise Evaluation== |
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| ====a. Inspection Scope==== | | ====a. Inspection Scope==== |
| The inspectors reviewed the June 20, 2007, biennial emergency preparednessexercise's 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 quarterly drills and exercises conducted in 2005, 2006, and 2007, to verify that those drills' scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the June 20, 2007 exercise.The inspectors evaluated the licensee's exercise performance, focusing on therisk-significant activities of emergency classification, notification, and protective action decision making, as well as implementation of accident mitigation strategies in the following emergency response facilities:*Control Room Simulator (CRS);*Technical Support Center (TSC); and | | The inspectors reviewed the June 20, 2007, biennial emergency preparedness exercises objectives and scenario to ensure that the exercise would acceptably test major elements of the licensees emergency plan and to verify that the exercises simulated problems provided an acceptable framework to support demonstration of the licensees capability to implement its plan. The inspectors also reviewed records of quarterly drills and exercises conducted in 2005, 2006, and 2007, to verify that those drills scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the June 20, 2007 exercise. |
| *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, and EOF to evaluatethe 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.These activities completed one of one inspection sample. | | |
| | The inspectors evaluated the licensees exercise performance, focusing on the risk-significant activities of emergency classification, notification, and protective action decision making, as well as implementation of accident mitigation strategies in the following emergency response facilities: |
| | * Control Room Simulator (CRS); |
| | * Technical Support Center (TSC); and |
| | * Emergency Operations Facility (EOF). |
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| | The inspectors also assessed the licensees 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 licensees emergency plan. |
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| | The inspectors attended post-exercise critiques in the CRS, TSC, and EOF to evaluate the licensees initial self-assessment of its exercise performance. The inspectors later met with the licensees lead exercise evaluators and managers to obtain the licensees findings and assessments of its exercise participants performances. These self-assessments were then compared with the inspectors independent observations and assessments to assess the licensees ability to adequately critique its exercise performance. |
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| ====b. Findings==== | | ====b. Findings==== |
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| ==4OA1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification== | | ==4OA1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification== |
| {{IP sample|IP=IP 71151}} | | {{IP sample|IP=IP 71151}} |
| Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness.1Reactor Safety Strategic Area | | ===Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness=== |
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| | ===.1 Reactor Safety Strategic Area=== |
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| ====a. Inspection Scope==== | | ====a. Inspection Scope==== |
| The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with each of the threeemergency preparedness PIs to verify that the licensee's program was implemented consistent with the industry guidelines in the applicable revision of Nuclear Energy Institute Publication No. 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," and related licensee procedures. Specifically, licensee records related to the performance of the Alert and Notification System (ANS), key Emergency Response Organization (ERO) members' drill participation, and Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP) were reviewed to verify the accuracy and completeness of the PI data submitted to NRC for the period from January 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007. The following three PIs were reviewed:Common | | The inspectors reviewed the licensees records associated with each of the three emergency preparedness PIs to verify that the licensees program was implemented consistent with the industry guidelines in the applicable revision of Nuclear Energy Institute Publication No. 99-02, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline, and related licensee procedures. Specifically, licensee records related to the performance of the Alert and Notification System (ANS), key Emergency Response Organization (ERO) members drill participation, and Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP) were reviewed to verify the accuracy and completeness of the PI data submitted to NRC for the period from January 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007. The following three PIs were reviewed: |
| *ANS;*ERO Drill Participation; and | | Common |
| *DEP.These activities completed three of three PI samples. | | * ANS; |
| | * ERO Drill Participation; and |
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| | These activities completed three of three PI samples. |
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| ====b. Findings==== | | ====b. Findings==== |
| No findings of significance were identified.4OA6Meetings.1Exit MeetingOn June 22, 2007, at the conclusion of the on-site inspection activities, the inspectorspresented preliminary inspection results to Mr. D. Hoots and other members of licensee management. The inspectors asked the licensee whether any materials examined during the inspection should be considered proprietary. No proprietary information was identified. | | No findings of significance were identified. |
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| | ==4OA6 Meetings== |
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| | ===.1 Exit Meeting=== |
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| | On June 22, 2007, at the conclusion of the on-site inspection activities, the inspectors presented preliminary inspection results to Mr. D. Hoots and other members of licensee management. The inspectors asked the licensee whether any materials examined during the inspection should be considered proprietary. No proprietary information was identified. |
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| 4.2Public and Media BriefingOn June 22, 2007, an inspector summarized NRC's preliminary exercise inspectionconclusions at a public and media briefing hosted by Department of Homeland Security Region V Field Office staff in Oregon, Illinois.ATTACHMENT:
| | On June 22, 2007, an inspector summarized NRCs preliminary exercise inspection conclusions at a public and media briefing hosted by Department of Homeland Security Region V Field Office staff in Oregon, Illinois. |
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| =SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION= | | =SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION= |
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| : [[contact::M. Prospero]], Operations Manager | | : [[contact::M. Prospero]], Operations Manager |
| : [[contact::W. Reecher]], Chemistry | | : [[contact::W. Reecher]], Chemistry |
| : [[contact::W. Stoermer]], Regional PA ManagerNuclear Regulatory Commission | | : [[contact::W. Stoermer]], Regional PA Manager |
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| : [[contact::B. Bartlett]], Senior Resident Inspector | | : [[contact::B. Bartlett]], Senior Resident Inspector |
| : [[contact::S. Sheldon]], Acting Resident Inspector | | : [[contact::S. Sheldon]], Acting Resident Inspector |
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| ==LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED== | | ==LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED== |
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| ==LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED== | | ==LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED== |
| The following is a list of documents reviewed during the inspection.
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| : Inclusion on this list doesnot imply that the NRC inspectors reviewed the documents in their entirety but rather that selected sections of portions of the documents were evaluated as part of the overall inspection effort.
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| : 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.
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| ==1EP1 Exercise EvaluationByron==
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| : EP Exercise Inspection Readiness Self-Assessment Inspection Report; datedJune 6, 2007Byron 2007 Pre-Exercise Evaluation Report; dated May 31, 2007
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| : Byron Station June 20, 2007, Graded Exercise Scenario Manual; dated May 18, 2007
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| : Byron 2006 Off-Year Exercise Findings and Observations Report Byron 2005 NRC Graded Exercise Findings and Observation Report; datedAugust 18, 2005Byron 2005 Pre-Exercise Findings and Observations Report; dated July 15, 2005
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| : EP-MW-114-100-F-01; Nuclear Accident Reporting System (NARS) Forms; datedJune 20, 2007EP-AA-111; Emergency Classification and Protective Action Recommendations;Revision 11EP-AA-112-200; TSC Activation and Operation; Revision 6
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| : 1BEP-0; Reactor Trip or Safety Injection, Unit 1; Revision 1084OA1Performance Indicator VerificationLS-AA-2110; Monthly Data Elements for NRC Emergency Response Organization(ERO) Drill Participation; dated January 2006 through March 2007LS-AA-2120; Monthly Data Elements for NRC Drill/Exercise Performance; datedJanuary 2006 through March 2007LS-AA-2130; Monthly Data Elements for NRC Alert and Notification System (ANS)Reliability; dated January 2006 through March 2007EP-AA-125-1003; Key ERO Participation and Stability Monthly Data ReportingElements; dated March 2006 through March 2007Byron Monthly Siren Availability Report; dated January 2006 through March 2007
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| USEDADAMSAgencywide Documents Access and Management System ANSAlert and Notification System
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uly 12, 2007
SUBJECT:
BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 BIENNIAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE BASELINE INSPECTION REPORT 05000454/2007502(DRS); 05000455/2007502(DRS)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On June 22, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on June 22, 2007, with Mr. Dave Hoots and other members of your staff.
The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.
The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. Specifically, this inspection focused on emergency preparedness, including your staffs determinations of performance indicators for the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone.
On the basis of the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," 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 System (PARS) 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/
Eric Duncan, Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 Enclosure: Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection Report 05000454/2007502(DRS); 05000455/2007502(DRS);
w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/encl: Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission B. Quigley, Byron Station W. King, FEMA, Region V
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
IR 05000454/2007502; 05000455/2007502; on 06/18/2007-06/22/2007; Byron Station,
Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection.
The report covers a 1 week baseline inspection by one regional emergency preparedness inspector, a resident inspector, and a reactor engineer. The inspection focused on the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone in the Reactor Safety strategic performance area during the biennial emergency preparedness exercise. This inspection also included a review of records related to the three emergency preparedness performance indicators for the period January 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007.
The NRCs program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, Reactor Oversight Process, Revision 3, dated July 2000.
A. Inspector-Identified and Self-Revealed Findings None.
Licensee-Identified Violations
None.
REPORT DETAILS
REACTOR SAFETY
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
1EP1 Exercise Evaluation
Main article: IP 71114.01
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors reviewed the June 20, 2007, biennial emergency preparedness exercises objectives and scenario to ensure that the exercise would acceptably test major elements of the licensees emergency plan and to verify that the exercises simulated problems provided an acceptable framework to support demonstration of the licensees capability to implement its plan. The inspectors also reviewed records of quarterly drills and exercises conducted in 2005, 2006, and 2007, to verify that those drills scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the June 20, 2007 exercise.
The inspectors evaluated the licensees exercise performance, focusing on the risk-significant activities of emergency classification, notification, and protective action decision making, as well as implementation of accident mitigation strategies in the following emergency response facilities:
- Control Room Simulator (CRS);
- Emergency Operations Facility (EOF).
The inspectors also assessed the licensees 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 licensees emergency plan.
The inspectors attended post-exercise critiques in the CRS, TSC, and EOF to evaluate the licensees initial self-assessment of its exercise performance. The inspectors later met with the licensees lead exercise evaluators and managers to obtain the licensees findings and assessments of its exercise participants performances. These self-assessments were then compared with the inspectors independent observations and assessments to assess the licensees ability to adequately critique its exercise performance.
These activities completed one of one inspection sample.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4OA1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification
Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness
.1 Reactor Safety Strategic Area
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors reviewed the licensees records associated with each of the three emergency preparedness PIs to verify that the licensees program was implemented consistent with the industry guidelines in the applicable revision of Nuclear Energy Institute Publication No. 99-02, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline, and related licensee procedures. Specifically, licensee records related to the performance of the Alert and Notification System (ANS), key Emergency Response Organization (ERO) members drill participation, and Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP) were reviewed to verify the accuracy and completeness of the PI data submitted to NRC for the period from January 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007. The following three PIs were reviewed:
Common
- ERO Drill Participation; and
These activities completed three of three PI samples.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
4OA6 Meetings
.1 Exit Meeting
On June 22, 2007, at the conclusion of the on-site inspection activities, the inspectors presented preliminary inspection results to Mr. D. Hoots and other members of licensee management. The inspectors asked the licensee whether any materials examined during the inspection should be considered proprietary. No proprietary information was identified.
.2 Public and Media Briefing
On June 22, 2007, an inspector summarized NRCs preliminary exercise inspection conclusions at a public and media briefing hosted by Department of Homeland Security Region V Field Office staff in Oregon, Illinois.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee
- D. Hoots, Site Vice President
- M. Snow, Plant Manager
- J. Anderson, Byron Projects Manager
- K. Appel, Corporate Emergency Preparedness Manager
- D. Drawbaugh, Emergency Preparedness Manager
- B. Grundmann, Regulatory Assurance Manager
- T. Hulbert, NRC Coordinator
- R. Kartheiser, Communications
- W. Kouba, Nuclear Oversight Manager
- S. Merrell, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
- M. Prospero, Operations Manager
- W. Reecher, Chemistry
- W. Stoermer, Regional PA Manager
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- B. Bartlett, Senior Resident Inspector
- S. Sheldon, Acting Resident Inspector
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
Opened, Closed, and Discussed
None.
Attachment
LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
