IR 05000352/2007502

IR 05000352-07-502, IR 05000353-07-502; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 08/6-10/2007; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Exercise Evaluation

ML072330447
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	08/21/2007
From:	James Trapp Plant Support Branch 1
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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IR-07-502
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ust 21, 2007

SUBJECT:

LIMERICK GENERATING STATION - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NOS.

05000352/2007502 AND 05000353/2007502

Dear Mr. Crane:

On August 10, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the 2007 evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your Limerick Generating Station.

The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on August 10, 2007, with Mr. C. Mudrick 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.

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

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

August 21, 2007 Mr. Christopher President and CNO Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 SUBJECT: LIMERICK GENERATING STATION - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NOS.

05000352/2007502 AND 05000353/2007502

Dear Mr. Crane:

On August 10, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the 2007 evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your Limerick Generating Station.

The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on August 10, 2007, with Mr. C. Mudrick 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.

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety SUNSI Review Complete: JMT (Reviewers Initials) ADAMS ACCESSION NO. ML072330447 DOCUMENT NAME: C:\FileNet\ML072330447.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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"N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRS RI/DRP RI/DRS NAME SBarr/REC for PKrohn/RLF for JTrapp/JMT DATE 08/21/07 08/21/07 08/21/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Docket Nos: 50-352, 50-353 License No: NPF-39, NPF-85

Enclosure:

Inspection Report Nos. 05000352/2007502 and 05000353/2007502 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information

REGION I

REGION I

Docket Nos: 50-352, 50-353 License Nos: NPF-39, NPF-85 Report No: 05000352/2007502, 05000353/2007502 Licensee: Exelon Generation Company, LLC Facility: Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 Location: Sanatoga, PA 19464 Dates: August 6-10, 2007 Inspectors: S. Barr, Sr. Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region I (Lead)

J. Nick, Technical Assistant, DNMS, Region I C. Bickett, Limerick Resident Inspector, DRP, Region I R. Cureton, Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region I Approved by: James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS IR 05000352/2007-502, IR 05000353/2007-502; 08/06/2007 - 08/10/2007; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Exercise Evaluation.

This was an announced inspection conducted by three region-based inspectors, and the Limerick Resident Inspector. No findings of significance were identified. The NRCs 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-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings No findings of significance were identified B. Licensee-Identified Findings None.

ii Enclosure

Report Details 1. REACTOR SAFETY Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness (EP)

1EP1 Exercise Evaluation (71114.01 - 1 Sample)

a. Inspection Scope Prior to the exercise, an in-office review was conducted 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). A description of the evaluation conducted by the NRC during the exercise is described below. Overall, this inspection activity represented the completion of one sample on a biennial cycle.

The exercise evaluation consisted of the following review and assessment:

• The adequacy of Limericks performance in the biennial full-participation exercise regarding the implementation of the risk-significant planning standards (RSPS)

in 10 CFR 50.47 (b)(4), (5), (9), and (10), which are emergency classification, offsite notification, radiological assessment, and protective action recommendations, respectively.

• The overall adequacy of Limericks 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, the Technical Support Center (TSC), the Operations Support Center (OSC), the Joint Information Center (JIC), and the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF).

• Other performance areas, such as, the emergency response organizations (EROs) 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, staffing and procedure adequacy, and the overall implementation of the emergency plan and its implementing procedures.

• Past performance issues from the last NRC exercise report and Limericks drill 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 critiques to evaluate Limericks self-assessment of its ERO performance during the exercise and to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Paragraph IV.F.2.g.

The inspectors reviewed the documents listed in the attachment to this report.

Enclosure

b. Findings No findings of significance were identified.

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)

40A6 Meetings, including Exit On August 20, 2007, the inspector presented the inspection results to Mr. Christopher Mudrick, Limerick Generating Station Vice President, and other members of the licensees staff. No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.

Enclosure

A-1 ATTACHMENT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee Personnel R. Newmaster, Limerick Emergency Preparedness Manager K. Kemper, Exelon Emergency Preparedness Director LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED None LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED Section 1EP1: Exercise Evaluation Limerick Generating Station Emergency Plan, Revision 11 Limerick Generating Station Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures Limerick Generating Station 2007 Evaluated Exercise Scenario Manual Limerick Generating Station 2006 Training Drill Series Evaluation Report, December 13, 2006 Limerick Generating Station 2007 Training Drill Series Evaluation Report, July 31, 2007 Limerick Generating Station 2007 Pre-Exercise Evaluation Report, June 26, 2007 LIST OF ACRONYMS CFR Code of Federal Regulations ERO Emergency Response Organization EOF Emergency Operations Facility EP Emergency Preparedness ERO Emergency Response Organization JIC Joint Information Center NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission OSC Operations Support Center TSC Technical Support Center Attachment