IR 05000298/2011202

IR 05000298-11-202, on 11/18/2011, for Cooper Nuclear Station - NRC Security Baseline

ML11357A135
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	01/13/2012
From:	Rachel Johnson NRC/NSIR/DSO/DDSO/SPEB
To:	O'Grady B Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
IR-11-202
Download: ML11357A135 (3)

Text

ary 13, 2012

SUBJECT:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NRC SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION REPORT 05000298/2011202

Dear Mr. OGrady:

On November 18, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a security baseline inspection at your Cooper Nuclear Station. The inspection covered one or more of the key attributes of the security cornerstone of the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Process. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results which were discussed on December 1, 2011, with Mr. Art Zaremba, Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance, Cooper Nuclear Station, and other members of your staff.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to security and compliance with the Commission=s rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

One NRC-identified finding of very low security significance (i.e., Green, as determined by the Physical Protection Significance Determination Process), was identified during this inspection.

The deficiency was promptly corrected or compensated for, and the plant was in compliance with applicable physical protection and security requirements within the scope of this inspection before NRC inspectors left the area.

This finding was determined to involve a violation of NRC requirements. However, the NRC is treating the violation as a non-cited violation (NCV) consistent with Section 2.3.2 of the Enforcement Policy.

If you contest any NCV in the enclosed report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region IV; the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; the Branch Chief, Security Performance Evaluation Branch; and the NRC Resident Inspector at Cooper Nuclear Station.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's

"Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

However, the material enclosed herewith contains Safeguards Information as defined by 10 CFR 73.21 and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If Safeguards Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Otherwise, if Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark your entire response Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert C. Johnson, Branch Chief Security Performance Evaluation Branch Division of Security Operations Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Docket No.: 50-298 License No.: DPR-46 Nonpublic Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000298/2011202 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/enclosure: J. Bebb, Cooper Nuclear Station