IR 05000298/2001009

Reply to Notice of Violation (NRC Inspection Report 50-298/01-09)

ML021360033
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	05/15/2002
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Denise Wilson Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
EA-01-231 IR-01-009
Download: ML021360033 (5)

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SUBJECT:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/01-09)

Dear Mr. Wilson:

Thank you for your letter of April 1, 2002, in response to our March 1, 2002, letter and Notice of Violation concerning the untimely notification of state and local government agencies and staffing of emergency response facilities following an event on June 25, 2001. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We have also reviewed, and will document, the implementation of your corrective actions under NRC Inspection Report 50-298/02-05.

In your response letter, you stated that NRC Inspection Procedure 82205 contained guidance regarding augmentation drills, allowing for up to 75 minutes to fully staff an emergency response facility. The NRC does not consider guidance contained in inspection procedures to be regulatory requirements, nor does it describe acceptable methods to meet regulatory requirements or your own procedural requirements. As described in the Notice of Violation, the regulatory requirements contained in 10 CFR 50.54(q), 10 CFR 50.47(b)(2), and Section 5.2 of your Emergency Plan constituted the regulatory requirements regarding the timely augmentation of emergency response facilities.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of

Nebraska Public Power District -2-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/

Kriss M. Kennedy, Chief Project Branch F Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-298 License: DPR-46 cc:

Michael T. Coyle Site Vice President Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 John R. McPhail, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499 D. F. Kunsemiller, Risk and Regulatory Affairs Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 Dr. William D. Leech Manager - Nuclear MidAmerican Energy 907 Walnut Street P.O. Box 657 Des Moines, Iowa 50303-0657 Ron Stoddard Lincoln Electric System 1040 O Street P.O. Box 80869 Lincoln, Nebraska 68501-0869

Nebraska Public Power District -3-Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, Nebraska 68305 Sue Semerena, Section Administrator Nebraska Health and Human Services System Division of Public Health Assurance Consumer Services Section 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007 Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources 205 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Jerry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Vick L. Cooper, Chief Radiation Control Program, RCP Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, Kansas 66612-1366 Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Nebraska Public Power District -4-William R. Mayben, President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, Nebraska 68601

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