IR 05000333/2011502

IR 05000333/2011502; on 06/20/2011 - 06/23/2011; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Exercise Evaluation; Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes; Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators

ML112020021
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	07/21/2011
From:	Trapp J M Plant Support Branch 1
To:	Bronson K Entergy Nuclear Northeast
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA. PA 19406-1415

+**tt Mr. Kevin Bronson Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Northeast James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 July 21, 20lL

SUBJECT: JAMES A, FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT _ NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NO. 0500033312011502

Dear Mr. Bronson:

On June 23, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the June 21,2011, evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on June 23, 2011, with you and other members of your staff.The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

Based on the results of this inspection, no findings were identified.

ln accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,?^X*+v James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59

Enclosure:

NRC f nspection Report 05000333120115Q2 cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ Mr. Kevin Bronson Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, lnc.James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT: JAMES A. FITZPATR]CK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NO. 0500033312011502

Dear Mr.On June 23,

2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the June 21,2011, evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on June 23, 2011, with you and other members of your staff.The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

Based on the results of this inspection, no findings were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,/RN James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report 0500033312011502 cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ SUNSf Review Complete:

JMT (Reviewer's Initials)

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Approved by: U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 05000333 DPR-59 05000333/2011502 Entergy Nuclear Northeast (Entergy)James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Scriba, New York June 20-23,2011 S. Barr, Sr. Emergency Preparedness lnspector, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), Region l(Lead)R. Rolph, Health Physicist, DRS, Region I B. Dionne, Health Physicist, DRS, Region I C. Crisden, Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region I F. Laughlin, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, NSIR B. Cecere, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, NSIR (Observer)

James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

lR 0500033312011502;0612012011 - 0612312011;

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant;Exercise Evaluation;

Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes; Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators.

This was an announced inspection conducted by four region-based and one headquarters-based inspector.

No findings of significance were identified.

The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, "Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 4, dated December 2006.

Cornerstone: Emergency

Preparedness A. NRC-ldentifiedandSelf-RevealinqFindinqs No findings were identified.

B. Licensee-ldentified Findinqs None.Enclosure

REPORT DETAILS

1. REACTORSAFETY

Cornerstone:

Emergency Preparedness (EP)1EP1 Exercise Evaluation (71114.01 - 1 Sample)a. Inspection Scooe Prior to the June 21,2011, emergency preparedness exercise, the NRC inspectors conducted an in-office review of the exercise objectives and scenario, which Entergy had submitted to the NRC, to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the James A. FitzPatrick Emergency Plan as required by 10 CFR 50.47(bX14).

This overall exercise inspection activity represented the completion of one sample on a biennial cycle.The exercise evaluation consisted of the following review and assessment:

r The adequacy of Entergy's performance in the biennial full-participation exercise regarding the implementation of the risk-significant planning standards (RSPS)described in 10 CFR 50.47(bX4), (5), (9), and (10), which are: emergency classification; offsite notification; radiological assessment; and protective action recommendations, respectively.. The overall adequacy of Entergy's FitzPatrick emergency response facilities with regard to NUREG-0696, "Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities," and Emergency Plan commitments.

The facilities assessed were the Control Room Simulator, Technical Support Center (TSC), Emergency Operations Facility (EOF), and the Joint Information Center (JlC).o A review of other performance areas, such as: the FitzPatrick emergency response organization's (ERO) recognition of abnormal plant conditions; command and control; intra- and inter-facility communications; prioritization of mitigating activities; utilization of repair and field monitoring teams; interface with offsite agencies;staffing and procedure adequacy; and the overall implementation of the emergency plan and its implementing procedures.

o A review of past performance issues from the last NRC FitzPatrick inspection report and Entergy's FitzPatrick EP drill reports, to determine the effectiveness of licensee corrective actions as demonstrated during the June 21,2011, exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(bX14).. The licensee's post-exercise critiques, to evaluate Entergy's self-assessment of its ERO performance during the June 21,2011, exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Section lV.F.2.g.The inspectors reviewed the documents listed in the attachment to this report.Enclosure 2 b. Findinqs No findings were identified.

1EP4 Emerqencv Action Level (EAL) and Emeroencv Plan Chanqes (71114.04 - 1 Sample)a. Inspection Scope Since the last NRC inspection of this program area, in May 2010, Entergy implemented various revisions of the different sections of the Entergy James A. FitzPatrick Emergency Plan. Entergy had determined that, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q), any change made to the Plan, and its lower-tier implementing procedures, had not resulted in any decrease in effectiveness of the Plan, and that the revised Plan continued to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and Appendix E to 10 CFR 50.The inspectors reviewed all EAL changes that Entergy had made since May 2010, and conducted a sampling review of other Emergency Plan changes, including the changes to lower-tier emergency plan implementing procedures, to evaluate for any potential decreases in effectiveness of the Emergency Plan. However, this review was not documented in an NRC Safety Evaluation Report and does not constitute formal NRC approval of the changes. Therefore, these changes remain subject to future NRC inspection in their entiretY.b. Findinqs No findings were identified.

4OA1 Performance

Indicator (Pl) Verification (71151- 3 Samples)a. Inspection Scope The inspectors reviewed data for the FitzPatrick EP Pls, which are: (1) Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP); (2) Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Drill Participation; and, (3) Alert and Notification System (ANS) Reliability.

The last NRC EP inspection at FitzPatrick was conducted in the second quarter of 2010, so the inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from EP drills, training records, and equipment tests from the second calendar quarter of 2010 through the first quarter of 2011, to verify the accuracy of the reported Pl data. The review of these Pls was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71 151 , using the acceptance criteria documented in NEI 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guidelines," Revision 6.This inspection activity represented the completion of three samples on an annual cycle.Enclosure b.3 Findinqs No findings were identified.

Meetinqs.

Includino Exit On June 23,2011, the inspectors presented the results of this inspection to Mr. K.Bronson, the Site Vice President, and other members of the Entergy staff. No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.

A-1 ATTACHMENT

=SUPPLEMENTAL

INFORMATION=

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee Personnel

K. Bronson, Site Vice President

J. Barnes, Emergency

Planning Manager

LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

None

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

REVIEWED Section 1 EP1 : Exercisq.Evaluation James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Plan (Various Revisions)

James A. FitzPatrick Emergency Plan lmplementing

Procedures

EN-EP-306, Drills and Exercises (Revision

1)James A. FitzPatrick June 21,2011, Emergency Exercise Scenario Package James A. FitzPatrick Emergency Preparedness Drill Reports, January 2010 -May 2011:

JEP-10-0003;

JEP-10-0004;

JEP-10-0007;

JEP-1-0008;

JEP-11-0002;

JEP-11-0004;

JEP-11-0012

Condition Reports

generated as a result of the June 21 ,2011, exercise (as documented in

JEP-11-0014, "JAF NRC/FEMA Emergency Plan Exercise, June 21,2011," dated July 7, 2011).gection 1EP4: Emersencv Action Level and Emergencv Plan Chang9q.tanns A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Plan (Various Revisions)

EN-Ll-1 00, Process Applicability Determination (Revision

EN-Ll-101, 10CFR50.59

Evaluation Program (Revision

5)EN-LI-113, Licensing Basis Document Change Process (Revision

4)EN-EP-305, Emergency Planning 10CFR50.54(q)

Review Program (Revision

1)FitzPatrick

50.5a(q) Screenings and Evaluations, May 2010 through June 201 1 Secti on 4OA1 : PerfortEance

I ndicator Verifi cation

EN-EP-2O1, Performance Indicators (Revision

10)DEP Pl Data, March 2010 - March 2011 ERO Drill Participation Pl Data, March 2010 - March 2011 ANS Reliability Pl Data, March 2010 - March 2011 Attachment

ANS CR DEP EAL EOF EP ERO Jtc NEI NRC osc PI RSPS TSC A-2

LIST OF ACRONYMS

Alert Notification

System Condition

Report Drill and Exercise Performance

Emergency

Action Level Emergency

Operations

Facility Emergency

Prepared ness Emergency

Response Organization

Joint lnformation

Center Nuclear Energy Institute Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Operations

Support Center Performance

Indicator Risk Significant

Planning Standard Technical

Support Center Attachment