ML20237B004

Informs That Plant Been Chosen for Operational Safeguards Response Evaluations Scheduled for 980908-11

ML20237B004
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	08/04/1998
From:	Belisle G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Donahue J CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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NUDOCS 9808170298
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A August 4, 1998 Carolina' Power &' Light Conpany L ATTN: Mr, J. H. Donahue

, . Acting Vice President'.- Harris Plant Sharon Harris Nuclear Power Plant PL O. Box 165. Mail Code:- Zone 1 L a New Hill, NC- 27562-0165

SUBJECT:

OPERATIONAL SAFEGUARDS. RESPONSE EVALUATION PROGRAM

Dear Mr. Donahue.:

'The NRC is'in the process of conducting operational safeguards response evaluations (OSREs) at nuclear power reactors. I wish.to formally inform you that the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant. Unit 1. has been chosen for such o a' review scheduled for the' week of September 8-11, 1998. This confirms.the previously conducted telephonic scheduling.

The primarily objective of the OSRE program is to evaluate the readiness of

< . licensees' onsite security forces to respond to an external threat. A focus of these reviews is the priorities established between plant operations and Lsecurity departments for protection of equipment and the defensive strategies i used. These reviews complement NRC's licensing and regional inspection

" functions.

An OSRE team includes a nuclear systems engineer, reactor safeguards

.. specialists, and at least two NRC contractors. Additional assistance is provided by an. inspector from the NRC regional office and an NRC resident

inspector.

L , .The first day on site begins with an entrance briefing, which will provide an l ~ overview of the team's objectives and antici)ated activities for the duration

'of the visit. Any licensee questions on methodology or other matters are then ,

l addressed so that a common understanding can be reached. Also, the suggested i i c

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' schedule for the onsite activities is discussed, and key licensee contact persons are identified. It is through these contact persons that arrangements bl 1 L. are made.for knowledgeable licensee personnel to escort the team members '

p during the review. )

i-L After the entrance briefing, part of the OSRE team takes a general orientation l tour of the protected area perimeter and potential target equipment sets.

l Concurrently, part of the team will meet with appropriate site operations l

and/or engineering staff to identify the site-specific sets of target equipment to be used in table-to) exercises and actual onsite response drills.

The. team will conduct several taale-top, time-line response exercises with

, response team-leaders. The team will also observe actual response drills.

'which should be conducted using normal drill procedures and participants.

Team participation will be limited to scenario selection and drill observation. Additionally, the team will interview training staff and attend 9908170298 980804 PDR ADOCK 05000400

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CP&L 2 a live-fire weapons demonstration by licensee security officers to observe courses of fire and familiarity and proficiency of officers with response weapons. The team nuclear systems engineer will also want to meet with additional plant operators to assure that security systems are not interfering with safe operation of the plant.

Please provide appropriate plant personnel support for the OSRE team during the scheduled evaluation. Specifically, security members will require escorts from the security training departments, and the team systems engineer will need an individual familiar with safety equipment location and functional capabilities. The team will make every effort to schedule its activities so as to avoid disruption of normal plant operations. The time that various team i members spend on site may vary, but generally will range from six to eight hours per day.. Some of this time is expected to be during evening hours.

If you have any questions regarding the conduct of the operational safeguards response evaluation program which you wish to have answered prior to the team's visit. please contact David Orrik, Safeguards Branch at (301) 415-3213, or me at (404) 562-4621.

Sincerely.

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY GEORGE A. BELISLE George A. Belisle, Chief Special Inspection Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-400 License No. NPF-63 cc: D, B. Alexander. Manager 1 Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs CPB 9 Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 1551 Raleigh. NC 27602-1551 Bo Clark Plant General Manager--Harris Plant 1 Carolina Power & Light Company

, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

! P. O. Box 165 New Hill. NC 27562-0165 (cc cont'd - See page 3) r

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Chris A. VanDenburgh. Manager

! Regulatory Affairs l Carolina Power & Light Company l Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant l P. O. Box 165. Mail Zone 1 New Hill. NC 27562-0165 Johnny H. Eads. Supervisor Licensing / Regulatory Programs Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 165. Mail Zone 1 New Hill. NC 27562-0165 William D. Johnson Vice President & Senior Counsel )

Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 1551 ,

Raleigh. NC 27602 )

Mel Fry. Director Division of Radiation Protection j N. C. Department of Environmental l Commerce & Natural Resources ]

3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh. NC. 27609-7721 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P. O. Box 629 Raleigh. NC 27602 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P. O. Box 11649 Columbia. SC 29211 Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission i P. O. Box 29510 l Raleigh NC 27626-0510 (cc w/ encl cont'd - See page 4)

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Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff NCUC P, O. Box 29520 Raleigh, NC 27626 Stewart Adcock. Chairman Board of County Commissioners of Wake County P. O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602 Margaret Bryant Pollard, Chairman Board of County Commissioners of Chatham County P. O. Box B7 Pittsboro, NC 27312 Distribution:

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