ML021160159
| ML021160159 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 04/17/2002 |
| From: | Howell A Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Denise Wilson Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| References | |
| EA-01-298, IR-02-006 | |
| Download: ML021160159 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000298/2002006
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April 17, 2002
David L. Wilson, Vice President of
Nuclear Energy
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321
SUBJECT:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NRC SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION (NRC
INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/02-06)
Dear Mr. Wilson:
On March 26, 2002, the NRC staff forwarded a letter concerning the final significance
determination of a white inspection finding in the mitigating systems cornerstone. The
inspection concluded that you had implemented an improper validation process for your biennial
written requalification examinations conducted between June 20 and July 27, 2000, for which
you had not implemented prompt and appropriate corrective actions. The inspection report
discussed that the validation process, given the similarity of examination questions from
examination to examination, resulted in a compromise of the integrity of the written
examinations administered by your staff.
Since this finding is the only white (or more significant) finding involving the mitigating systems
cornerstone, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with NRC Inspection
Procedure 95001, "Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area,"
during the week of April 29, 2002. This is consistent with the recently revised guidance in NRC
Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program," Section 06.06.e.
This supplemental inspection is conducted to provide assurance that the root causes and
contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of
condition is identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be
made 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).
Nebraska Public Power District
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Please contact Anthony T. Gody, Chief, Operations Branch at (817) 860-8159 with any
questions you may have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Arthur T. Howell III, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
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
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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
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William R. Mayben, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Nebraska Public Power District
1414 15th Street
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Nebraska Public Power District
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