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Entergy Pre-Filed Evidentiary Hearing Exhibit ENT000364 - Indian Point Independent Safety Evaluation Report (July 31, 2008)
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Issue date: 07/31/2008
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July31,2008 ISE3IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)TableofContentsExecutiveSummary5Section1:TheISE,InOverview19Section2:SupportingthePublicInterest27Section3:NuclearSafety31Section4:Security64Section5:EmergencyPreparedness95Section6:CrosscuttingTechnicalIssues118 July31,2008 ISE4IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)Section7:Management,OwnershipandFinancialIssues134Section8:PrincipalConclusionsandRecommendations146Acknowledgements155Appendices

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"TheIndianPointindependentsafetyevaluationwillbeathoroughandobjectiveassessmentoftheIPEC.Theindependentpanelwillexaminearangeofnuclearsafetyandplantperformancefactors,withparticularattentiontomattersofimportancetothosewholiveandworknearthestation,includingplantsecurityandemergencymanagement.""Theobjectivesoftheindependentsafetyevaluationare:1. ToprovideinternalandexternaldecisionmakerswithabodyoftechnicallysoundandreliableinformationaboutthesafetyoftheIndianPointEnergyCenter.2. ToaddressissuesofparticularinteresttoIPECstakeholdersincludingthepublic."

July31,2008 ISE8IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) LicenseRenewal OffsiteAspectsofEmergencyPreparedness(EP) OffsiteEnvironmentalIssues Macroeconomics July31,2008 ISE9IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

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1. IndianPointisasafeplant.

July31,2008 ISE12IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)2. TheIndianPointrelationshipwithpublicandstakeholdersonmattersofemergencypreparednessisnothealthy.

3. TheIndianPointemergencyresponsefacilitiesandequipmentdonotmeethighindustrystandards.
4. SecurityatIndianPointisstronginmanyrespects,buthassomeshortcomings.

July31,2008 ISE13IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)5. Thephysicalconditionoftheplantinnonsafetyareasisvisiblydeficient.6. Thenewleadershipteamatthestationisstrong,andmoraleandattitudesamongworkersaredistinctlypositive.7. Thestationisfacingpotentiallycriticalstaffingshortages.

July31,2008 ISE14IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)8. Stationeffectivenessinworkmanagementandprojectmanagementneedsimprovement.9. ChangemanagementatIndianPointisimportantandshouldbeimproved.10. AcquisitionbyEntergyhasaffectedIndianPointinmanyways-mostofthemgood.

July31,2008 ISE15IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) nuclearsafety security Emergencypreparedness publicandstakeholderinteractions1. Investmentcommitmentasneededtoachieveandmaintaintoplevelsofsafety,securityandemergencypreparednessatIndianPoint July31,2008 ISE16IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)2. Aggressive,proactivecommunicationandoutreach

3. Comprehensiveupgradeofemergencyresponsefacilitiesandequipment

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July31,2008 ISE23IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) not LicenseRenewal OffsiteAspectsofEmergencyPreparedness OffsiteEnvironmentalIssuesISEScope,incomparisonwiththeMaineYankeeISA July31,2008 ISE24IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) Macroeconomics July31,2008 ISE25IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) People Plant Process

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July31,2008ISE 32IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)TheTeam'sEvaluationApproach People SystemsandEquipment July31,2008ISE 33IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) ProcessesandPrograms July31,2008ISE 34IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)- - - - - - - - IndianPointOrganization July31,2008ISE 35IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

July31,2008ISE 36IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)HumanPerformance July31,2008ISE 37IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

Staffing July31,2008ISE 38IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)SafetyCulture

July31,2008ISE 39IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)NuclearSafetyWhatCanGoWrong?

July31,2008ISE 40IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)IPECSwitchyardUnplannedShutdowns

July31,2008ISE 41IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)FireinUnit3MainPowerTransformer July31,2008ISE 42IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)DateShutdownTypeCauseIndianPointUnit2IndianPointUnit3ActionstoReducetheFrequencyofEquipmentFailures- -

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PreventiveMaintenance graceperiod lateingraceoverduedeferred July31,2008ISE 44IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)CorrectiveMaintenancecorrectivemaintenanceelectivemaintenance 11other July31,2008ISE 45IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)TemporaryPlantModificationsLongTermPlantHealth July31,2008ISE 46IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

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ModificationstoEnhanceNuclearSafety July31,2008ISE 49IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)BuriedPipingBuriedPipingatNuclearPlants July31,2008ISE 50IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)CategoryIPECApplicationStatus1 2

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IndustrialSafetyRootCauseEvaluation

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July31,2008 ISE65IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)DesignBasisThreat-WhatIsIt?

July31,2008 ISE66IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)ProtectingSensitiveInformation July31,2008 ISE67IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)IPECSecurityPersonnel July31,2008 ISE68IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)EntergyInteractionwithStateandLocalLawEnforcement NewYorkStatePolice BuchananPoliceDepartment-July31,2008 ISE69IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) TheNewYorkNationalGuard(NYNG)andNewYorkNavalMilitia(NYNM)

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LetterandPackageBombProtectionTechniques, July31,2008 ISE85IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)InsiderThreatMitigation

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CrosscuttingTechnicalIssuesIssuesofExpressedPublicConcern July31,2008 ISE94IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

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July31,2008 ISE100IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)EmergencyResponseOrganization July31,2008 ISE101IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)DrillPerformance July31,2008 ISE102IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

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July31,2008 ISE104IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)TheNewSirenInstallation IsthereafunctioningemergencysirensystematIndianPoint?

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July31,2008 ISE113IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)AlternateSystemsforAlertingthePublicEmergencyPlanninginthePost9/11Era July31,2008 ISE114IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)TheWittReport-WhatisIt?not July31,2008 ISE115IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)ImprovedProtectiveActions

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TheFireBrigade July31,2008 ISE119IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) LocalFirefightingSupport July31,2008 ISE120IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)ExtraordinaryFireEventPlantResponse

July31,2008 ISE121IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)SpentFuelStorage

July31,2008 ISE122IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)SpentNuclearFuel-AnOverview July31,2008 ISE123IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

July31,2008 ISE124IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)LowlevelRadioactiveWaste July31,2008 ISE125IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

RadioactiveContaminationPotential-InSoils,Groundwater,theRiverTritiuminGroundwater-ASafetyIssue?

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July31,2008 ISE128IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)PotentialforaHijackedAirlinertoStrikeanIndianPointSafetyStructureall July31,2008 ISE129IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) CrashAnalysis July31,2008 ISE130IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) s ContainmentBuildingContainmentStructureIntegrity July31,2008 ISE131IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) SpentFuelStorage July31,2008 ISE132IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) DryFuelStorageoverpack July31,2008 ISE133IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)JetFuelFires Conclusion,reAircraftImpact July31,2008 ISE134IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

July31,2008 ISE135IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) Community PublicFace CorporatePresence NRC/IPECRelationship July31,2008 ISE136IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) EmergencyPreparedness July31,2008 ISE137IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)CapacityfactorForcedoutagerate July31,2008 ISE138IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)PlantFunding DecommissioningFund July31,2008 ISE139IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)IndianPointDecommissioningFunds 31 CorporateRestructuring July31,2008 ISE140IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

July31,2008 ISE141IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)Staffing-meetingcurrentandfutureresourceneeds onthespothiringoffers Permissibleoverstaffing PhasedRetirementAWorkerShortageintheNuclearIndustry July31,2008 ISE142IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) AdvancedPlanningTools PartnershipwithNewYorkcollegesanduniversities July31,2008 ISE143IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

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July31,2008 ISE145IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)U.S.IndustryPractice,reNuclearplantLicenseRenewal July31,2008 ISE146IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)1. IndianPointisasafeplant.2. TheIndianPointrelationshipwithpublicandstakeholdersonmattersofemergencypreparednessisnothealthy.3. TheIndianPointemergencyresponsefacilitiesandequipmentdonotmeethighindustrystandards.

July31,2008 ISE147IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)4. SecurityatIndianPointisstronginmanyrespects,buthassomeshortcomings.

5. Thephysicalconditionoftheplantinnonsafetyareasisvisiblydeficient.6. Thenewleadershipteamatthestationisstrong,andmoraleandattitudesamongworkersaredistinctlypositive.

July31,2008 ISE148IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)7. Thestationisfacingpotentiallycriticalstaffingshortages.8. Stationeffectivenessinworkmanagementandprojectmanagementneedsimprovement.9. ChangeManagementatIndianPointisimportantandshouldbeimproved.

July31,2008 ISE149IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)10. AcquisitionbyEntergyhasaffectedIndianPointinmanyways-mostofthemgood.

nuclearsafety security EmergencyPreparedness July31,2008 ISE150IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE) publicandstakeholderinteractions1. Investmentcommitmentasneededtoachieveandmaintaintoplevelsofsafety,securityandemergencypreparednessatIndianPoint2. Aggressive,proactivecommunicationandoutreach

3. ComprehensiveupgradeofEmergencyResponseFacilitiesandequipment July31,2008 ISE151IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

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6. Stationcleaningandpreservation July31,2008 ISE152IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

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July31,2008 ISE1IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)

The Indian Point independent sa fety evaluation is to be a thorough andobjective assessment of the IPEC. It will examine a range of nuclear safety and plant performance factors, with particular attention to matters of importance to those who live and work near the station, including plant security and emergency management.

Although sponsored by the Entergy Corporation, the IPEC owner and licensee, this evaluation will be an independent effort conducted by a "blue ribbon" panel - a diverse team of highly credible, independent, experienced, knowledgeable and capable examiners.

The evaluation shall be completely separate from the plant assessments conducted regularly by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and by Entergy. While the evaluation may employ similar review methods in some instances and it will complement and supplement those revi ews, it is nonetheless a voluntary, separate and one-time evaluation cal led for by the owner.

The results of this evaluation will be made available to stakeholders including the public.

The objectives of the inde pendent evaluation are:

1. To make available to internal and external decision makers a body of technically sound and reliable information about the safety of the Indian Point nuclear station.
2. To address issues of particular interest to IPEC stakeholders including the public.

The evaluation will examine:

July31,2008 ISE2IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)1. Nuclear safety - from multiple perspectives, such as IPEC's compliance with regulations and implementation of nuclear safety requirements (rooted, for example, in station procedures), conservative decision making, and id entification and resolution of issues or problems that may have safety implications. The evaluation will also consider the material condition of the plant.

2. Plant security - IPEC capability to deal with credible security events. (Note that because of stringent requirements to preven t disclosure of classified security information, information developed by the evaluation in this area will be separated from the main report and restricted

appropriately.)

3. Emergency preparedness / emergency management - The independent assessment of the IPEC organization's on-site accident response and accident management capabilities (that is, the organization's ability to deal with a core-damaging event in order to limit and contain its consequences), and also to interface with and support those off-site organizations (state, county, municipality) in emergency management activities.

Lines of Inquiry (LOIs) in each of these areas will be established by the panel co-chairs prior to commencement of the evaluation. Early in the review process, the independent panel will revisit this starting set of LOIs and propose additions or refinements based on its initial observations -

in that way taking full advantage of the Panelists' experience and insi ghts, and reducing the likelihood of omitting a potentially valuable assessment element.

The evaluation will produce two primary deliverables:

A formal written report, documenting the panel examinations, and delineating its findings and recommendations. Following its transmittal to Entergy and stakeholders, the report will be made available to the public without editing by any party.

Oral briefings, by the independent panel co-chairs, to Entergy management and to IPEC regulators, stakeholders and public. The timing, scope, venue and participants for these oral presentations will be established by the team co-chairs, in consultation with third parties, as appropriate.

The independent panel will be comprised of 10 professionals with outstanding credentials and extensive (broad and deep) experience in the area s of investigation. Most (but not all) members will have direct commercial nuclear power experience, in areas such as operations, safety analysis, engineering, and plant management. Some members will be selected based on in-depth July31,2008 ISE3IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)knowledge and experience in one or more areas of special importance su ch as security or emergency management.

The independent panel may be augmented by one or more "members at large", whose role will be to help the panel to see and frame issues from the point of vi ew of New York opinion leaders and the general public. Members at large are also e xpected to be independen t in that they should have no clear existing bias with respect to the shutdow n of IPEC or extension of the operating license at the end of the current term.

The independent panel will be co-chaired by two individuals, one who has been highly successful as a senior leader in the nuclear indus try, and another selected from outside of direct industry line management to provide an informed but different perspective. The co-chairs must have stature and excellent re putations across the industry, and unquestioned commitment to nuclear safety. They will have had no prior direct association w ith IPEC or Entergy.

Consultants may be assigned to assist the co-chairs in the management, coordination and logistics of panel activities as needed. Consultants are not memb ers of the independent panel, and their roles will be clearly defined.

The objective is for the panel membership to be diverse, compri sing individuals whose capabilities are compatible and complementary - rather than uniform. One or more members from the academic community may be selected. At least one member will have extensive knowledge of the regulatory requirements pertaining to nuclear plant operation. In composite, the independent panel will offer both extraordinary capability and multiple viewpoints on every issue. Individual panelist's credentials and capabilities shall include:

Demonstrated expertise, knowledge and experien ce in one or more areas of investigation Independence and strong reputation for personal integrity Commitment to apply the requisite time and attention to this task

The Evaluation Panel must be transparently independent in that the independent panel as a whole, and each individual memb er, must be free of any relationship or other circumstance, present or past, which could reasonably be expected to unduly influence his or her judgment on IPEC matters reviewed. Such factors could include recent prior employment by Entergy, recent prior employment or significant contract engagement at IPEC, prior agreement regarding future employment or contract engagement, and the like. It is noted, how ever, that previous professional engagement at IPEC is not necessarily a disqualifier, and needs to be balanced against merits of having direct knowledge and experience germane to this review. Members will July31,2008 ISE4IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)be asked to sign affidavits outlini ng any present or past affiliations or relationships with Entergy or IPEC.

Independence shall be a significant factor in the selection of each team member. The suitability of the co-chairs, from an independence standpoint, will be confirmed and documented. The co-chairs shall be appointed by the Entergy Chairman. In turn the co-chairs will select independent panel members for their unique qualifications an d independence of relati onships with Entergy which could compromise their judgment.

The following are key aspects of the evaluation process and modus operandi:

1. This will be an open and transparent assessment. For example: Team activities will be pr e-scheduled and communicated. Provisions will be made for third party observation by appropriate regulators and public officials within practical limitations such as security, safety and space availability. The independent panel will provide regular feedback via briefings on its activities to the site leadership team. The Panel will host a public meeting to learn firsthand of public views and concerns early in the process before its planned extensive on-site examination of the state of the plants.
2. Multiple, parallel review methods will be employed: Reviews of records, documents, work products (to include review of previous NRC and INPO evaluations - and consid eration, but not excessive re liance, on their conclusions) Observation of work in progress Examination of the physical plant and work spaces via walk-downs Individual and group discussions with plant personnel
3. Evaluation Criteria and Standards: Specific evaluation protocols, including criteria and standards, will be formulated in advance of the evaluation, for each evaluation element. These will be an amalgam of selected parts of established NRC and INPO met hodology, along with free form inquisitive examination by the team based upon their own expertise or experiences on state of the art performance criteria or evaluation technique.

Regarding evaluation criteria and standards, it is important to note that it will be the team members' collective judgments - rather than quantified evaluation scores - that determine the evaluation's findings and recommendations. The team of panelists will be selected based on their exceptional knowledge, experience, and demonstrated capability in the areas being evaluated, and it is expected that the independent cochairs will rely heavily on those capabilities.

July31,2008 ISE5IndianPointIndependentSafetyEvaluation(ISE)4. Focus on the present: The purpose of the independent evaluation is to examine the IPEC in its current state - to ascertain "what is" rather than "what was". The examination will address prior IPEC issues only to the extent, in the Panel's judgment, that they affect current or future plant performance in the areas of nuclear safety, security or emergency management.

The most intensive on-site portion of the evaluation is intended to commence in the second quarter of calendar year 2008. Some evaluation activities which are best performed during the scheduled refueling outage may o ccur earlier. The overall duration, from the start of the on-site portion of the assessment to issuance of the formal report, is expected to be approximately ten weeks, of which the Panelists will be on site for three weeks (one two-week period and one one-week period). The evaluation wi ll not be constrained by the expected time frame or the cost needed to adequately accomm odate its objective. The inde pendent panel co-chairs will determine when the evaluation is complete.

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