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NRC Lessons Learned Steve Barr Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector Region I US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRC Lessons Learned Steve Barr Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector Region I US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2008 NRC Region I Joint Exercise Scheduling Conference Mystic, CT December 10-12, 2008. Region I Topics. Region I EP Inspections Biennial Baseline Effort

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NRC Lessons Learned Steve Barr Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector Region I US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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  1. NRC Lessons Learned Steve Barr Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector Region I US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2008 NRC Region I Joint Exercise Scheduling Conference Mystic, CT December 10-12, 2008

  2. Region I Topics • Region I EP Inspections • Biennial Baseline Effort • One Year = Biennial Exercise Evaluation • Other Year = Program Inspection • Supplemental and Special Inspections • For Findings and Events

  3. Region I Topics • Exercise Evaluation Inspection • Performance vs. Program Findings • NRC Requirements vs. NEI Guidance • Communication and Working-Level Relationships • NRC Actions for FEMA Deficiencies

  4. Region I Topics • EP Performance Indicators • ANS Reliability • Drill and Exercise Performance • ERO Drill Participation • NRC Verifies Licensee Data Annually • Yellow PI for ERO Drill Participation • Seemingly administrative error in placing large number of new members on ERO without requisite follow-up drill • ERO Drill Participation PI Yellow threshold crossed • NRC Supplemental Inspection = 3 Inspectors for 1 Week • Licensee determined site EP program to be in need of significant attention • PI worked!

  5. Region I Topics • Alert and Notification Systems (ANS) • Energy Policy Act of 2005 & 2005 NRC Findings • Licensee opted for entirely new ANS • NRC Confirmatory Order, then an Order, then a CAL • January 2007 deadline extends to August 2008 • Licensee-FEMA-NRC coordination and progress • August 2008: new ANS placed in service • NRC currently performing wrap-up inspections

  6. Region I Topics • Twelve Topics for NRC EP Rulemaking • Emergency Response Organization Augmentation and Alternate Facilities • Protection for Onsite Personnel • On-Shift Collateral Duties • Licensee Coordination with Offsite Response Organizations During Security-Based Events • Security Event-Based Drills and Exercises • Emergency Action Levels for Security Events

  7. Region I Topics • Twelve Topics for NRC EP Rulemaking (cont’d) • Backup Means for Alert and Notification Systems • Evacuation Time Estimate Updating • Emergency Operations Facility - Performance-Based Approach • Decrease in Effectiveness • Emergency Classification Timeliness • Shift Staffing and Augmentation

  8. Region I Topics • It’s 10:00pm, Do You Know Where Your EALs Are? • History of EAL Change Process • 2007 RIS & EGM • IP7111404 Inspection • Traditional Enforcement vs. SDP • Continuing discoveries regarding EAL adequacy

  9. Region I Topics • External Stakeholder Outreach • ANS performance • Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) definition/growth • Special populations within EPZ • Government-to-government meetings

  10. Region I Topics • Other Programmatic Findings/Issues • Corrective action adequacy • Dose assessment rigor/technical basis • Scenario difficulty/control room assessment • Event classification basis not evaluated

  11. Region I Topics • Region I Points of Contact • Steve Barr, Senior EP Inspector (610) 337-5316 or steve.barr@nrc.gov • Nancy McNamara, State Liaison Officer (610) 337-5337 or nancymcnamara@nrc.gov

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