IR 05000298/2015006
| ML16061A312 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2016 |
| From: | Greg Warnick NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C |
| To: | Limpias O Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| Warnick G | |
| References | |
| IR 2015006 | |
| Download: ML16061A312 (7) | |
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March 2, 2016
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION (REPORT 05000298/2015006)
Dear Mr. Limpias:
On February 17, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its end-of-cycle performance review of the Cooper Nuclear Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.
The NRC determined that overall, the Cooper Nuclear Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at the Cooper Nuclear Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column (Column 1) of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green).
Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2017.
Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.
The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.
Additionally, the NRC plans to complete Temporary Instruction 190, Inspection of Licensee's Proposed Interim Actions as a Result of the Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1 Flooding Evaluation. We will coordinate with your staff to schedule this inspection in 2016.
In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events. This Order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. This Order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. This audit includes an onsite component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as described in site-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items. This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. The date for the onsite component at your site is being coordinated with your staff. A site-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations. Following the audit, and after the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by performing Temporary Instruction 191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.
From January 1 to December 31, 2015, the NRC issued three Severity Level IV traditional enforcement violations associated with impeding the regulatory process. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure 92723, Follow up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12-Month Period, to assess your evaluation of these violations and review the adequacy of associated corrective actions.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact me at 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Greg Warnick, Branch Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No:
50-298 License No:
Enclosure:
Cooper Nuclear Station Inspection/Activity Plan ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact me at 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Greg Warnick, Branch Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket No:
50-298 License No:
DPR-46 Enclosure:
Cooper Nuclear Station Inspection/Activity Plan ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER:
OFFICIAL RECORD DOCUMENT SUNSI Review By: CHY ADAMS:
Yes No Sensitive Non-Sensitive Non-Publicly Available Publicly Available Keyword NRC-002 OFFICE BC:DRP/C D:DRS D:DRP NAME GWarnick AVegel TPruett SIGNATURE
/RA/
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/RA/RLantz, for DATE 2/29/16 2/29/16 2/26/16 ML16061A312
Letter to Oscar Limpias from Greg Warnick, dated March 2, 2016
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION (REPORT 05000298/2015006)
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Page 1 of 2 02/29/2016 15:43:23 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Cooper Inspection / Activity Plan 04/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 EB1-17T
- CNS PERM PLANT MODS & 50.59 INSPECTION
1 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 04/03/2016 04/22/2016 EP-2
- EXERCISE INSPECTION
1 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 06/13/2016 06/17/2016
IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 EP-3
- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 06/13/2016 06/17/2016
IP ERO Readiness 71151-EP02 06/13/2016 06/17/2016
IP Alert & Notification System Reliability 71151-EP03 06/13/2016 06/17/2016 EB2-05XT
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION
1 IP Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)
7111105X 08/08/2016 08/12/2016
IP Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)
7111105X 08/22/2016 08/26/2016 71111.08
- INSERVICE INSPECTION RF29
1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 7111108G 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 RS 12 PI
- RADIATION SAFETY
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/03/2016 10/07/2016
IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/03/2016 10/07/2016
IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 10/03/2016 10/07/2016
IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71151-PR01 10/03/2016 10/07/2016 ISFSI
- LOADING INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH)
1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 05/01/2017 05/30/2017 RS 12 PI
- RADIATION SAFETY
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 05/22/2017 05/26/2017
IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 05/22/2017 05/26/2017
IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 05/22/2017 05/26/2017
IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71151-PR01 05/22/2017 05/26/2017 EP-1
- BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION
1 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 06/26/2017 06/30/2017
IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 06/26/2017 06/30/2017
IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 06/26/2017 06/30/2017
IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 06/26/2017 06/30/2017 EP-2
- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION
1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 06/26/2017 06/30/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 2 02/29/2016 15:43:23 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Cooper Inspection / Activity Plan 04/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 EP-2
- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION
1 IP ERO Readiness 71151-EP02 06/26/2017 06/30/2017
IP Alert & Notification System Reliability 71151-EP03 06/26/2017 06/30/2017 TSB 52B
- BIENNIAL PI&R
1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 07/10/2017 07/14/2017
IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 07/24/2017 07/28/2017 BRQ
- BRQ INSPECTION
1 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 RS 5678
- RS TEAM
1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 10/02/2017 10/06/2017
IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 10/02/2017 10/06/2017
IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 10/02/2017 10/06/2017
IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.