ML17142A186

Emergency Preparedness Inspection and Request for Information Dated: May 19, 2017

ML17142A186
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	05/19/2017
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 May 19, 2017 Mr. J. W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Shea:

From December 11-15, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will perform a baseline Emergency Preparedness exercise inspection at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The inspection will evaluate activities in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone using NRC Inspection Procedures (IPs) 71114.01, Exercise Evaluation; 71114.04, Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes; and the Emergency Preparedness sections of 71151, Performance Indicator Verification. Prior to the onsite inspection period, inspectors will review the proposed exercise scenario using IP 71114.08, Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review.

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, in order 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. Tom Detchemendy (423-365-3232) 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.

J. Shea 2 This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391 License Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96

Enclosure:

Document Request List cc: Distribution via Listserv

SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS/PSB1 RII:DRS/PSB1 RII:DRS/PSB1 SIGNATURE JDH SPS BRB NAME J. Hickman S. Sanchez B. Bonser DATE 5/18/2017 5/19/2017 5/19/2017 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO YES NO

Document Request List Inspection Dates: December 11-15, 2017 Inspection Procedures (IPs): IP 71114.01 Exercise Evaluation IP 71114.04 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 71114.08 Scenario Evaluation IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Note: This is a list of the documents to be provided to the inspectors upon arrival onsite. The current version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise. The first seven italicized items under IP 71114.01 are requested as early as practical, but no later than 60 days prior to the exercise, to support the pre-exercise scenario review under IP 71114.08. However, this should not preclude submitting the scenario per 10 CFR 50.4. Electronic media is preferred, if readily available (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.

71114.01 Exercise Evaluation Current exercise package: scenario timeline, expected Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP) opportunities, exercise objectives, radiological assumptions, and scope of play and participation Completed IP 71114.08 Scenario Review Checklist, if performed Last graded and off-year exercise packages: scenario timelines, drill reports or assessments, and Final Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exercise report All drill reports for the 2-year inspection period Current and immediately previous revisions of the Emergency Plan (E-Plan)

Record of exercises conducted during each 8-year-cycle that documents the scenario elements demonstrated Drill, exercise, and Emergency Facility Activation procedures Core damage assessment procedure Dose assessment procedure Special/emergency exposure procedure Potassium Iodide distribution procedure Assembly/accountability procedure Corrective Action Program (CAP) entries related to the exercises and drills 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 of changed Emergency Action Level (EAL), E-Plan, and Emergency Preparedness (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) 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Governing document for the performance indicators (PIs) process DEP, Emergency Response Organization (ERO), and Alert and Notification System (ANS)

PI data submitted since the last NRC EP inspection, documented in the report (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 CAP procedure Safety Evaluation Report approved E-Plan and EALs Corporate and Departmental processes or procedures for EP staff Lead Inspector Contact Information:

Steven Sanchez 404-997-4418 steven.sanchez@nrc.gov LIST OF ACRONYMS ANS Alert and Notification System CAP Corrective Action Program DEP Drill and Exercise Performance DHS Department of Homeland Security EAL Emergency Action Level EP Emergency Preparedness E-Plan Emergency Plan ERO Emergency Response Organization FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency IPs Inspection Procedures PIs Performance Indicators