IR 05000317/2007502

IR 05000317-07-502, 05000318-07-502; Constellation Generation Group; 10/29/2007 - 11/02/2007; Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 and 2 Exercise Evaluation; Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

ML073330166
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	11/28/2007
From:	James Trapp Plant Support Branch 1
To:	Spina J Calvert Cliffs
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IR-07-502
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ber 28, 2007

SUBJECT:

CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NOS.

05000317/2007502 AND 05000318/2007502

Dear Mr. Spina:

On November 2, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the 2007 evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on November 2, 2007, with you 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 Docket Nos. 50-317, 50-318 License Nos. DPR-53, DPR-69

November 28, 2007 Mr. James A. Spina, Vice President Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc.

Calvert Nuclear Power Plant 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway Lusby, Maryland 20657-4702 SUBJECT: CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NRC EVALUATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE - INSPECTION REPORT NOS.

05000317/2007502 AND 05000318/2007502

Dear Mr. Spina:

On November 2, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of the 2007 evaluated emergency preparedness exercise at your Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on November 2, 2007, with you 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 Docket Nos. 50-317, 50-318 License Nos. DPR-53, DPR-69 SUNSI Review Complete: JMT (Reviewers Initials)

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"N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRS RI/DRP RI/DRS NAME SBarr/STB GDentel/GTD JTrapp/JMT DATE 11/27/07 11/28/07 11/28/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY cc w/encl:

M. J. Wallace, President, Constellation Generation J. M. Heffley, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer President, Calvert County Board of Commissioners C. W. Fleming, Senior Counsel, Constellation Generation Group, LLC J. Gaines, Director, Licensing Director, Nuclear Regulatory Matters R. McLean, Manager, Nuclear Programs K. Burger, Esquire, Maryland People's Counsel R. Hickok, NRC Technical Training Center S. Pattison, SLO (2)

D. Hammons, RAC Chair, DHS, Region III Distribution w/encl: (via E-mail)

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA G. West, RI OEDO (Acting)

J. Lubinski, NRR D. Pickett, PM, NRR M. David, PM, NRR G. Dentel, DRP B. Bickett, DRP S. Kennedy, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector M. Davis, DRP, Resident Inspector C. Newgent, DRP, Resident OA Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

ROPreports@nrc.gov R. Kahler, NSIR S. LaVie, NSIR M. Gamberoni, DRS D. Roberts, DRS J. Trapp, DRS S. Barr, DRS

U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I

REGION I

Docket No: 50-317, 50-318 License No: DPR-53, DPR-69 Report No: 05000317/2007502 and 05000318/2007502 Licensee: Constellation Generation Group, LLC (Constellation)

Facility: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Location: Lusby, MD Dates: October 29, 2007 through November 2, 2007 Inspectors: S. Barr, Sr. Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region I (Lead)

N. Perry, Sr. Emergency Response Specialist, DRS, Region I R. Cureton, Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region I R. Rolph, Health Physicist, DRS, Region I Approved by: James M. Trapp, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS IR 05000317/2007502, 05000318/2007502; 10/29/2007 - 11/02/2007; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Exercise Evaluation; Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes; Emergency Preparedness Performance Indicators.

This was an announced inspection conducted by four region-based inspectors. 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 Calvert Cliffs 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 Calvert Cliffs 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 Calvert Cliffs 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 Calvert Cliffs 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.

1EP4 Emergency Action Level (EAL) and Emergency Plan Changes a. Inspection Scope (71114.04 - 1 Sample)

Since the last NRC inspection of this program area, Emergency Plan Revision 37 was implemented based on the licensees determination, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q),

that the changes resulted in no decrease in 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 50. The inspectors inspected all EAL changes made since January 2007, and conducted a sampling review of the Emergency Plan changes, and changes to the lower-tier emergency plan implementing procedures, to evaluate for potential decreases in effectiveness of the Emergency 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.

b. Findings No findings of significance were identified.

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)

4OA1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification (71151- 3 Samples)

a. Inspection Scope The inspectors reviewed data for the Calvert Cliffs EP PIs, which are: (1) Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP); (2) ERO Drill Participation; and (3) Alert and Notification System (ANS) Reliability. The last EP inspection at Calvert Cliffs was in the fourth quarter of 2006, so the inspectors reviewed supporting documentation from drills and tests from the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first three quarters of 2007, to verify the accuracy of the reported PI data. The review of these performance indicators was conducted in accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71151. The acceptance criteria used for the review were documented in NEI 99-02, Revision 5, Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guidelines.

This inspection activity represented the completion of three samples on an annual cycle.

b. Findings No findings of significance were identified.

Enclosure

40A6 Meetings, including Exit On November 2, 2007, the inspector presented the inspection results to Mr. James Spina, Calvert Cliffs Station Vice President, and other members of the Calvert Cliffs staff. No proprietary information was provided to the inspectors during this inspection.

Enclosure

A-1 ATTACHMENT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee Personnel E. Schinner, Calvert Cliffs Emergency Preparedness Manager LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED None LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED Section 1EP1: Exercise Evaluation Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Station Emergency Response Plan (Revision 37)

Calvert Cliffs Emergency Response Plan Implementing Procedures Calvert Cliffs October 30, 2007, Emergency Exercise Scenario Package Calvert Cliffs Emergency Preparedness Drill Reports, January 2006 - October 2007 Condition Reports written for the October 30, 2007, exercise:

IRE-026-565 IRE-026-575 through -578 IRE-026-580 through -590 IRE-026-596 IRE-026-597 IRE-026-599 IRE-026-604 IRE-026-607 IRE-026-610 IRE-026-611 IRE-026-613 through -616 IRE-026-618 IRE-026-620 IRE-026-622 through -624 IRE-026-626 IRE-026-680 IRE-026-685 IRE-026-690 Attachment

A-2 Section 1EP4: Emergency Action Level an Emergency Plan Changes Procedure EN-1-100, Engineering Services Process Overview (Revision 19)

Procedure EN-1-102, 10CFR50.59/10CFR72.48 Reviews (Revision 11)

Procedure EP-1-100, Preparation and Control of the Emergency Response Plan (Revision 0200)

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Station Emergency Response Plan Revision 37 change package All 10CFR50.54(q) screenings performed in 2007 (S07-01 through S07-14)

Section 4OA1: Performance Indicator Verification Procedure CNG-NL-1.01-1010, NRC and INPO Performance Indicator Reporting (Revision 0100)

Procedure RM-1-323, Preparation of Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone NRC Performance Indicators (Revision 3)

Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator Data, October 2006 - September 2007 ERO Drill Participation Performance Indicator Data, October 2006 - September 2007 ANS Reliability Performance Indicator Data, October 2006 - September 2007 LIST OF ACRONYMS ANS Alert and Notification System CFR Code of Federal Regulations EAL Emergency Action Level 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 RSPS Risk Significant Planning Standard TSC Technical Support Center Attachment