IR 05000327/2008501

IR 05000327-08-501 & 05000328-08-501; Tennessee Valley Authority; on 10/13/2008 - 10/17/2008; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2, NRC Emergency Preparedness Inspection Report

ML083260004
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	11/21/2008
From:	Bonser B R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1
To:	Campbell W R Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR-08-501
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November 21, 2008

Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr. Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION REPORT 05000327/2008501 AND 05000328/2008501

Dear Mr. Campbell,

Jr.:

On October 17, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on October 16, 2008, with Mr. T. Cleary and other members of his 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 of significance were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,/RA/ Brian Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-327, 50-328 License No.: DPR-77, DPR-79

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000327/2008501 and 05000328/2008501

w/Attachment:

Supplemental Information

(cc w/encl - See page 2)

_________________________ X G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE TVA 2 cc w/encl: Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

Ludwig E. Thibault General Manager Nuclear Oversight & Assistance Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

Tom Coutu Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Christopher R. Church Plant Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

(Vacant)

Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Michael J. Lorek Interim Vice President Nuclear Engineering & Projects Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

(cc: w/encl - See Page 3)

Timothy P. Cleary Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution John C. Fornicola General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

Beth A. Wetzel Manager Corporate Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

James D. Smith Manager, Licensing and Industry Affairs Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

Larry E. Nicholson General Manager Licensing & Performance Improvement Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

Michael A. Purcell Senior Licensing Manager Nuclear Power Group Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy Daisy, TN 37379-3624 TVA 3 cc: w/encl Lawrence Edward Nanney Director Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Electronic Mail Distribution County Mayor Hamilton County Hamilton County Courthouse Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

James H. Bassham Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854

TVA 4 Letter to William R. Campbell, Jr. from Brian Bonser dated November 21, 2008

SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION REPORT 05000327/2008501 AND 05000328/2008501 Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC R. Pascarelli, NRR ((Regulatory Conferences Only)) B. Moroney, NRR (PM: SEQ)

Attachment U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II

Docket Nos.: 05000327, 05000328

License Nos.: DPR-77, DPR-79

Report No.: 05000327/2008501 and 05000328/2008501

Licensee: Tennessee Valley Authority

Facility: Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

Location: Soddy-Daisy, TN

Dates: October 13, 2008 through October 17, 2008

Inspectors: Lee Miller, Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector Bob Holbrook, Emergency Preparedness Inspector Rick Baldwin, Senior Operations Engineer

Approved by: Brian Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety

Attachment

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

IR 05000327/2008-501 and 05000328/2008-501; 10/13/2008 - 10/17/2008; Sequoyah Nuclear

Plant, Units 1 and 2; Emergency Preparedness Baseline Inspection

The report covered an announced inspection by two regional emergency preparedness inspectors and an operations engineer. The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, AReactor Oversight Process,@ Revision 3, dated July 2000.

A. NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

B. Licensee-Identified Violations

. None.

REPORT DETAILS

REACTOR SAFETY

Cornerstone:

Emergency Preparedness 1EP1 Exercise Evaluation

a. Inspection Scope

Prior to the inspection activity, the inspectors conducted an in-office review of the exercise objectives and scenario submitted to the NRC to determine if the exercise would test major elements of the emergency plan as required by 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14). This inspection activity represents one sample on a biennial cycle.

The onsite inspection consisted of the following review and assessment:

• The adequacy of the licensee's performance in the biennial exercise conducted on October 15, 2008, was reviewed and assessed regarding the implementation of the Risk Significant Planning Standards (RSPSs) in 10 CFR 50.47 (b)(4), (5), (9), and (10), which address emergency classification, offsite notification, radiological assessment, and protective action recommendations, respectively.

• The overall adequacy of the licensee's 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), Operations Support Center (OSC) and Central Emergency Control Center (CECC).

• Other performance areas besides the RSPS, such as the emergency response organization's (ERO) recognition of abnormal plant conditions, command and control, intra- and inter-facility communications, prioritization of mitigation activities, utilization of repair and field monitoring teams, interface with offsite agencies, and the overall implementation of the emergency plan and its implementing procedures.

• Past performance issues from NRC inspection reports and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exercise reports to determine effectiveness of corrective actions as demonstrated during this exercise to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14).

• The post-exercise critique process and the presentation to the licensee's senior management conducted on October 16, 2008, to evaluate the licensee's self-assessment of its ERO performance during the exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix E.IV.F.2.g.

The inspectors reviewed various documents which are listed in the Attachment to this report.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

1EP4 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

a. Inspection Scope

Since the last NRC inspection of this program area, Revisions 87 and 88 of Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Radiological Emergency Plan were implemented based on the licensee's determination, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q), that the changes resulted in no decrease in the 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 Part 50. The inspectors conducted a sampling review of the Plan changes and implementing procedure changes made between June 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008 to evaluate for potential decreases in effectiveness of the Plan. However, this review was not documented in a 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.

The inspection was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71114, Attachment 04, AEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes.

@ The applicable planning standard (PS), 10 CFR 50.47(b) (4) and its related 10 CFR 50, Appendix E requirements were used as reference criteria.

The inspectors reviewed various documents which are listed in the Attachment to this report. This inspection activity satisfied one inspection sample for the emergency action level and emergency plan changes on an annual basis.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification

Cornerstone:

Emergency Preparedness The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for three Performance Indicators (PI) listed below. For each of the submittals reviewed, the inspectors reviewed the period from April 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. To verify the accuracy of the PI data reported during that period, PI definitions and guidance contained in Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 99-02, ARegulatory Assessment Indicator Guideline,@ Revision 5, were used to verify the basis in reporting for each data element.

$ Emergency Response Organization Drill/Exercise Performance (DEP)

$ Emergency Response Organization Readiness (ERO)

$ Alert and Notification System Reliability (ANS)

The inspectors reviewed portions of the raw PI data developed from monthly performance indicator reports and discussed the methods for compiling and reporting the PIs with cognizant emergency preparedness personnel. The inspectors also independently screened drill and exercise opportunity evaluations, drill participation reports, and drill evaluations. Selected reported values were calculated to verify their accuracy. The inspectors compared graphical representations from the most recent PI report to the raw data to verify that the data was correctly reflected in the report.

Reviewed documents are listed in the Attachment to this report.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4OA5 Other Activities

.1 (Closed) NRC Temporary Instruction (TI) 2525/175, Emergency Response Organization, Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator, Program Review

The inspectors completed Temporary Instruction TI 2515/175, Emergency Response Organization, Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator, Program Review. Appropriate documentation of the results was provided to NRC, HQ, as required by the TI. This completes the Region II inspection requirements for this TI for Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant.

4OA6 Meetings, including Exit

On October 16, 2008, the lead inspector presented the inspection results to Mr. T. Cleary and other members of your staff. The inspectors confirmed that proprietary information was not provided during the inspection.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee personnel

T. Cleary, Site Vice President

C. Church, Plant Manager

B. Marks, Corporate Emergency Preparedness Manager

R. Thompson, Emergency Preparedness Manager

R. Proffitt, Licensing Engineer

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

1EP1 Exercise Evaluation

Procedures

EPIP-1, Emergency Plan Classification Matrix, Rev.40

EPIP-3, Alert, Rev. 30

EPIP-4, Site Area Emergency, Rev. 30

EPIP-5, General Emergency, Rev. 37 CECC

EPIP-1, Central Emergency Control Center (CECC) Operations, Rev. 47 CECC

EPIP-6, CECC Plant Assessment Staff Procedure for Alert, Site Area Emergency, and General Emergency, Rev. 30 CECC

EPIP-9, Emergency Environmental Radiological Monitoring, Rev. 36

OPDP-1, Conduct of Operations, Rev. 10

Records and Data Documentation packages completed in the Control Room, Technical Support Center, Operations Support Center, Combined Emergency Control Center, Joint Information Center.

The packages included, but not limited to the following: logs, event notification forms, Protective Action Recommendations, Media releases, Radiological Dose Assessments, Core Damage calculations.

Corrective Action - Problem Evaluation Report (PER)

PER 154730

PER 154738

PER 154749

PER 154762

PER 154766

PER 154804

PER 154852

PER 154855

PER 154856

PER 154859

PER 154860

PER 154862

PER 154864

PER 154865

PER 154869

PER 154878

PER 154879

PER 154881

PER 154883

PER 154888

PER 154889

PER 154891

PER 154892

PER 154894

PER 154895

PER 154898

PER 154906

PER 154908

PER 154909

PER 154910

PER 154912

PER 154914

PER 154938

PER 154939

1EP4 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

Procedures

Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Radiological Emergency Plan, Rev. 87 and 88

EPIL-1, Emergency Preparedness Instruction Letter - Procedures, Maps, and Drawings, Rev.

Plans and Changes packages

EPIP-6, Activation and Operation of the Technical Support Center, Rev. 43

EPIP-8, Personnel Accountability and Evacuation, Rev. 17

EPIP-12, Emergency Equipment and Supplies, Rev. 7

EPIP-13, Dose Assessment, Rev. 12 and 13

4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification

Procedures

EPIL-15, Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators, Rev. 12

Records and Data

ANS data from 3

rd Quarter 2007 to 2

nd Quarter 2008 ERO data from 3

rd Quarter 2007 to 2

nd Quarter 2008 DEP data from 3

rd Quarter 2007 to 2

nd Quarter 2008

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ANS Alert and Notification System

CECC Central Emergency Control Center

DEP Drill/Exercise Performance

DHS Department of Homeland Security

ERO Emergency Response Organization

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

NEI Nuclear Energy Institute

OSC Operations Support Center

PI Performance Indicator

PS Planning Standard

RSPS Risk Significant Planning Standards

TI Temporary Instruction

TSC Technical Support Center

STAND -ALONE INSPECTION

REPORT (

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IP Used Sample Size Completion Status** (for

IP use

MC 306 status; for Its use 'Closed' or 'More to Follow') 71114.01 1 Complete - Minimum number inspected 71114.04 1 Complete - Minimum number inspected 71151 3 Complete - Minimum number inspected

TI 2515/175 Closed (by reference) Completion Status Definitions (MC 0306): Complete - The minimum number of samples were inspected Complete (minimum sample not available during the inspection cycle) - licensee did not perform minimum number of activities Complete (opportunity to apply procedure not available during the inspection cycle - used for inspections that are scheduled "a

s conditions require") Complete (by reference) - one or more samples was completed during a different inspection such as

SGRP or a

TI Incomplete - The minimum number of samples was not inspected

• • Provide brief explanation if the minimum number of samples were not inspected.

Branch Chief Approval: Brian Bonser Date: 11/20/2008

Emailed By: Karen Hunter Date: 11/21/2008