ML022400747

Midcycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Cooper Nuclear Station

ML022400747
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	08/26/2002
From:	Merschoff E NRC Region 4
To:	Denise Wilson Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
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£ REG, 4-1, UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 S,-ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 AUG 2 6 2002 David L. Wilson, Vice President of Nuclear Energy Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN COOPER NUCLEAR STATION Dear Mr. Wilson On August 1, 2002, the NRC staff completed its midcycle plant performance assessment of Cooper Nuclear Station. In accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program," the midcycle review involved the participation of all technical first half divisions in evaluating the performance of your Cooper Nuclear Station facility for the 1 through December 31, 2002. The purpose of this of the current assessment cycle, January performance during this period and our letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety an opportunity to prepare for plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have your plant these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections which may conflict with activities.

Degraded Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Multiple/Repetitive than four quarters with Cornerstone column of the NRC's Action Matrix based on greater multiple White findings in the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone.

A supplemental inspection was performed involving NPPD's failure to take immediate compensatory actions following identification of a compromise of the 2000 biennial a

requalification written examinations. The inspectors determined that you performed comprehensive root cause evaluation, determined the extent of condition, and developed White finding in appropriate corrective actions for this issue. This issue was determined to be a the previous the Mitigating System Cornerstone, which occurred during the last quarter of assessment period.

additional A second supplemental inspection was conducted in April 2002 as a result of two inspection White findings in the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone. The results of this did not fully identify and assess all contributing causes indicated that your root cause evaluation Preparedness Program. These two findings that resulted in the breakdown of the Emergency were assessed during the third quarter of calender year 2001 and remain open.

inspection is In response to the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone, a third supplemental currently being conducted to assess your corrective action plans. The results will be communicated at the conclusion of the inspection.

Nebraska Public Power District Additional supplemental inspections will be conducted concerning your performance improvement plan. These inspections will be performed on a quarterly basis. The schedule for these will be communicated via separate correspondence.

In our Annual Assessment letter dated March 4, 2002, we advised you of substantive cross cutting issues in the areas of Problem Identification and Resolution and Human Performance.

These two areas continue to show adverse trends, while efforts to correct these areas have been largely ineffective.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2003.

The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The last 6 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

In addition, the NRC is in the process of finalizing a Temporary Instruction (TI) that will be used to review implementation of the Interim Compensatory Measures required by the Agency's Security Order to all commercial nuclear power plants dated February 25, 2002. Schedules have not yet been finalized, but it is anticipated that these inspections will begin within the next calendar quarter. Once finalized, the details will be communicated by separate correspondence.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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-rmladams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mr. Thomas Farnholtz at (817) 860 8243 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely, Ellis W. Mersch Regional Adm" srator Docket: 50-298 License: DPR-46

Enclosure:

Cooper Nuclear Station Inspection/Activity Plan

Nebraska Public Power District cc w/enclosure:

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 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

Nebraska Public Power District 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 William R. Mayben, President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, Nebraska 68601 Marlin Logan Presiding Commissioner Atchison County P.O. Box 280 Rock Port, Missouri 64482 Dennis Martin, Sheriff Atchison County Sheriff's Office 511 West Clay Rock Port, Missouri 64482 Loras Baumhover, Sheriff 1805 N Street Auburn, Nebraska 68305 Dick Hainje, Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VII 2323 Grand Blvd., Suite 900 Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2670 Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Building 321 12th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075

Nebraska Public Power District -5 Gary McNutt, Director, Radiation Control Program Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0570 Robert Leopold, State Liaison Officer Nebraska Health and Human Services Department of Regulation and Licensure Assurance 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007

Nebraska Public Power District Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (EWM)

DRP Director (KEB)

DRS Director (EEC)

Senior Resident Inspector (SCS)

Branch Chief, DRP/F (KMK)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/F (JAC)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

Jim Isom, Pilot Plant Program (JAJ)

RidsNrrDipmUpb B. Henderson, PAO (BWH)

W. A. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. J. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (GMG, ATG, CSM)

W. D. Travers, EDO (WDT)

C. A. Carpenter, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (CAC)

R. K. Frahm, PPR Program Manager, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (RKF)

R. W. Borchardt, Associate Dir. for Inspection and Programs (RWB1)

B. W. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)

J. Shea, Chief, Regional Operations Staff, OEDO (JWSI)

W. Ruland, NRR Project Director (WHR)

R. Gramm, Chief, Section 1, NRR/DLPM (RAG)

M. Thadani, NRR Project Manager (LJB)

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Page 1 of 2 Cooper 08/13/2002 15:04:08 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/18/2002 - 09/30/2003 Unit ONc. of Staff Planned Dates-] Inspection FInspection Activity on Site Start End Number NI

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PSB-EPI - EP EXERCISE BASELINE INSPECTION 3 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 08/26/2002 08/30/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/26/2002 08/30/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/26/2002 08/30/2002 Baseline Inspections EMB - HEAT SINK PERF I IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 09/09/2002 09/13/2002 Baseline Inspections PSB-S1 - ACCESS AUTH/CONTROL, SEC PLAN & PIV I IP 7113001 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only) 09/09/2002 09/13/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 7113002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization) 09/09/2002 09/13/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 7113004 Security Plan Changes 09/09/2002 09/13/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/09/2002 09/13/2002 Baseline Inspections OB-PIR - CNS PIR INSPECTION 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 09/15/2003 09/19/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 09/29/2003 10/04/2003 Baseline Inspections ACCESSPI -ACRSA IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/17/2003 03/21/2003 Baseline Inspections IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/17/2003 03/21/2003 Baseline Inspections 6

EMB -ISI 1 IP 7111108 Inservice Inspection Activities 04/07/2003 04/11/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB -SSD&PCI 5

1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/05/2003 05/09/2003 Baseline Inspections 1

IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Baseline Inspections EMB -50.59 I IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 05/19/2003 05/23/2003 Baseline Inspections OB-IN - INITIAL EXAM PREP 3 X02234 COOPER - INITIAL EXAM (04/03) 05/26/2003 05/30/2003 Not Applicable RP-TM - RAD SAFETY TEAM 4 1

IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 06/09/2003 06/13/2003 Baseline Inspections 1

IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 06/09/2003 06/13/2003 Baseline Inspections 1

IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 06/09/2003 06/13/2003 Baseline Inspections 1

IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 06/09/2003 06/13/2003 Baseline Inspections OB-IN - INITIAL EXAMS 5 1 X02234 COOPER - INITIAL EXAM (04/03) 06/16/2003 06/20/2003 Not Applicable ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 I IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/07/2003 07/11/2003 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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Page 2 of 2 Cooper 08/13/2002 15:04:08 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/18/2002 - 09/30/2003 Unit _ No. of Staff Planned Dates inspection Numbr IInsection Activl tIl Title "onSitet Start End 1 Typ e ,

Title PSB-EP1 - EP PROGRAM BASELINE INSPECTION I Alert and Notification System Testing 07/14/2003 07/18/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111402 07/14/2003 07/18/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 07/14/2003 07/18/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 07/14/2003 07/18/2003 Baseline Inspections Performance Indicator Verification 07/14/2003 07/18/2003 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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