IR 05000298/2021005

CNS Mid-Cycle Inspection Plan Transmittal Letter for Cooper Nuclear Station (Report 05000298/2021005)

ML21232A224
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	09/01/2021
From:	Jason Kozal NRC Region 4
To:	Dent J Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
IR 2021005
Download: ML21232A224 (6)

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September 1, 2021

SUBJECT:

UPDATED INSPECTION PLAN FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION (REPORT 05000298/2021005)

Dear Mr. Dent:

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2023, for Cooper Nuclear Station. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

Inspection procedure (IP) 71111.21N.03 is included in the inspection plan as a placeholder for your next Design Basis Assurance Inspection (Programs). The NRC is still determining the specific technical area to replace the previously performed power-operated valves programs inspection, IP 71111.21N.02. Once the inspection area has been determined, an inspection procedure will be issued publicly at least six months prior to the start of this inspection.

In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the NRC is adjusting inspection plans and schedules in order to safeguard the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while still effectively implementing the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). Each planned inspection is being carefully reviewed in order to determine if any portions of the inspection can be performed remotely, determine how best to perform on-site portions to minimize personnel health risks, and adjust inspection schedules if needed. This is done in accordance with guidance contained in the February 1, 2021 memo, Calendar Year 2021 Inspection Guidance During COVID-19 Telework Restrictions (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21027A274). For inspections requiring extensive coordination with offsite organizations, such as evaluated emergency preparedness exercises, NRC guidance and frequently asked questions for security and emergency preparedness can be found here: https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/security-ep/. Similarly, the NRC has developed guidance if force-on-force inspections cannot be completed as scheduled due to an emergency, such as the COVID-19 PHE. These changes help ensure the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while maintaining the NRCs important safety and security mission during the COVID-19 PHE. The attached inspection plan is accurate on the date of issuance but remains subject to change based on approval of potential exemption requests or other changes needed due to changing conditions in the COVID-19 PHE. NRC staff will contact your appropriate regulatory affairs staff in order to coordinate inspection planning and scheduling.

The NRC will also be performing baseline inspections of licensee cyber security programs. The specific schedule and procedure to be used for these inspections is being developed by the NRC staff. The staff expects to communicate the schedule for these inspections to each utility separately.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's 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).

Please contact me at 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, Jason W. Digitally signed by Jason W. Kozal Kozal Date: 2021.09.01 07:25:58 -05'00'

Jason W. Kozal, Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 05000298 License No. DPR-46 Enclosure:

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IP 22b Site Inspection Activity Plan Cooper 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2023 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count RP 5,8 2 1 7/19/2021 7/23/2021 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 7/19/2021 7/23/2021 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation Security Access Authorization .01 and Access Control .02 w/PIV 2 1 9/20/2021 9/24/2021 IP 71130.01 000733 Access Authorization 1 9/20/2021 9/24/2021 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1 9/20/2021 9/24/2021 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1 9/20/2021 9/24/2021 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification CNS 2021 BRQ 3 1 10/4/2021 10/8/2021 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance RP 1,3,PI 2 1 11/1/2021 11/5/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 11/1/2021 11/5/2021 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation Heat Exchanger/Sink Performance Inspection - 07T - Cooper 2 1 2/7/2022 2/11/2022 IP 71111.07T 000700 Heat Sink Performance RP 2,4 2 1 3/14/2022 3/18/2022 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 3/14/2022 3/18/2022 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment MC&A 1 1 3/14/2022 3/18/2022 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

In-Office EP Exercise Scenario Review - CNS 4 1 3/15/2022 4/24/2022 IP 71114.08 000723 Exercise Evaluation  Scenario Review Fire Protection Inspection - CNS 3 1 4/4/2022 4/8/2022 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)

1 4/25/2022 4/29/2022 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)

Security Protective Strategy .05 2 1 4/4/2022 4/8/2022 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation EP Biennial Exercise & PI Inspection - CNS 4 1 5/23/2022 5/27/2022 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1 5/23/2022 5/27/2022 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 5/23/2022 5/27/2022 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Security Access Control .02 1 Prepared on 8/18/2021 1:52:02 PM 1 of 3

IP 22b Site Inspection Activity Plan 1 3/28/2022 7/8/2022 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1 5/23/2022 5/27/2022 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1 5/23/2022 5/27/2022 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification CNS 2022 INITIAL EXAM 1 4 1 5/8/2022 5/14/2022 OV 000956 FB-OR-ONSITE VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1 6/12/2022 6/18/2022 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

10 CFR 50.59 Inspection - 17T - Cooper 3 1 6/13/2022 6/17/2022 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments RP 6,7 2 1 6/27/2022 7/1/2022 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 6/27/2022 7/1/2022 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program CNS 2022 INITIAL EXAM 2 4 1 8/7/2022 8/13/2022 OV 000956 FB-OR-ONSITE VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1 9/18/2022 9/24/2022 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

Security Training/Equip Maint .07 and .04 2 1 9/19/2022 9/23/2022 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1 9/19/2022 9/23/2022 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training Inservice Inspection RF32 - CNS 1 1 10/3/2022 10/15/2022 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)

RP 1,2,PI 2 1 10/10/2022 10/14/2022 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/10/2022 10/14/2022 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls License Renewal Inspection 71003 (Phase 4) - CNS 2 1 11/14/2022 11/18/2022 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Program) - 21N - Cooper 3 1 1/1/2023 6/30/2023 IP 71111.21N.03 Design Bases Assurance Inspections (Programs) 2023 RP 5,8 2 1 3/13/2023 3/17/2023 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 3/13/2023 3/17/2023 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation Cooper Biennial PI&R 4 1 3/20/2023 3/24/2023 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 1 4/3/2023 4/7/2023 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution Security Access Authorization .01 and Access Control .02 + PIV + Plan Change .09 2 1 4/24/2023 4/28/2023 IP 71130.01 000733 Access Authorization 1 4/24/2023 4/28/2023 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control Prepared on 8/18/2021 1:52:02 PM 2 of 3

IP 22b Site Inspection Activity Plan 1 4/24/2023 4/28/2023 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1 4/24/2023 4/28/2023 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification EP 2023 Program Inspection - CNS 1 1 6/5/2023 6/9/2023 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 6/5/2023 6/9/2023 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 6/5/2023 6/9/2023 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 6/5/2023 6/9/2023 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1 6/5/2023 6/9/2023 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE - CNS 4 1 6/5/2023 6/9/2023 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1 6/26/2023 6/30/2023 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing Prepared on 8/18/2021 1:52:02 PM 3 of 3