IR 05000289/1990034

Forwards Insp Rept 50-289/90-34 on 901017-1126.Noncited Violation Noted

ML20058K224
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper, Three Mile Island
Issue date:	12/10/1990
From:	Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Trevors G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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ML20058K227	List: IR 05000289/1990034 IR 05000298/1990034
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. n DEC 1 O 1990 Docket No. 50-298 License No. DPR-46 l

Nebraska Public Power District ATTN: George A. Trevors, Senior Staff -

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Advisor - Nuclear Power Group P.O. Box 499 Columbus, JE 68602-0499 SUBJECT: (RC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-289/90-34 l Gentleme This reft.rs to the inspection conducted by Messrs. W. R. Bennett, G. A. Pick, and R. P. Mullikin of this office during the period October 17 through -

November 26, 1990. The inspection included a revlew of activities authorized

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for the Cooper Nuclear Station facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with Mr. J. M. Meacham and other members of the-plant staff identified in the enclosed inspection repor Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within-these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progres Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your. activities appeared to be in violation of NRC requiremnts. The violation involved the failure to use an adequate procedure for perfonnance testing. However, in accordance with

SectionV.AoftheNRC'sEnforcementPolicy(10CFRPart2.AppendixC),no citation is being issued for the viciation described:in paragraph 4.a of the enclosed inspection report. Your prompt and thorough response toithis issue a was a key element in our decision. Although this was an isolated incident and programmatic controls should prevent recurrence, we are concerned that a-procedure was not changed to reflect plant coaditions after installation of >

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To address this. issu:, Mr. J. M. Meachan committed to review all' outstanding design changes to ensure that procedure changes are being implemented and to *

issue.a letter to the plant staff reminding them of their responsibility to- *

, 4 ensure that procedures are adequat ,

In addition, Mr. Meacham comittcd to perform an evaluation of Ibng-term,

. human-factors corrective actions concerning cross-connecting reactor equipment

~. cooling and turbine equipment cooling systems prior to the next scheduled refueling outage. The details of 'ths consnitments are discussed in-paragraph ~

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Should your understanding of the comitnents discussed above differ from ours, -

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We have examined actions you have taken in response to previously identified inspection findings. The status of these findings are identified in ,

paragraph 7 of the enclosed repor >

In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy '

of this letter and its enclosure will.be placed in the NRC Public Docunent Roo Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to )

discuss them with yo

Sincerely, OriginalSigned Dy:

Sarnuel J. Co!iina Samuel J. Collins, Director Division of Reactor Projects Enclosure:

Appendix - NRC Inspection Report 50-298/90-34 cc w/ enclosure:

. Nebraska Public Power District ATTN: G. D. Watson, General Counsel P.O. Box 499 Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499 Cooper Nuclear Station ATTH: John M. Meacham Division

Mana9er, Nuclear Operations l P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 Nebraska Department of Environmental

Control ATTN: Dennis Grams, Director P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922

. Nemaha County Board of Commissioners ATTN: Larry Bohlken, Chairman Nemaha. County Courthouse E 1824 N Street j! Auburn, Nebraska 68305

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