ML041050330

Meeting Summary for End-of-Cycle Performance Assessment for Cooper Nuclear Station

ML041050330
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	04/14/2004
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Edington R Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 A p r i l 14, 2004 Randall K. Edington, Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321,

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

FOR END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Edington:

This refers to the end-of-cycle performance assessment meeting conducted at the Brownville Concert Hall, Brownville, Nebraska, on April 6, 2004. The purpose of this meeting between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) was to present and discuss the NRC's assessment of performance of the Cooper Nuclear Station for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2003. In addition, the meeting included a presentation on the NRC's oversight process.

The meeting attendance list and a copy of the slides presented during the meeting are included as Enclosures 1 through 3.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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 htto://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, Kriss M. Kennedy, Chief Project Branch C

-' Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-298 License: DPR-46

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. NRC Presentation

3. Licensee Presentation

Nebraska Public Power District cc wlenclosures:

Clay C. Warren, Vice President-Nuclear Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 John R. McPhail, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 P. V. Fleming, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.

P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 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, NE 68509-5007 Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65101 for Public Policy Jerry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 11 6 Jefferson City, MO 651 02-01 16

Nebraska Public Power District Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Kansas Department of Health Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, K S 6661 2-1 366 Control Section and Environment Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 William J. Fehrman, President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Marlin Logan Presiding Commissioner Atchison County P.O. Box 280 Rock Port, MO 64482 Dennis Martin, Sheriff Atchison County Sheriffs Office 51 1 West Clay Rock Port, MO 64482 Brent Lottman, Sheriff 1805 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Dick Moody, Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Dick Hainje, Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI1 2323 Grand Blvd., Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64108-2670

Nebraska Public Power District Robert Leopold, State Liaison Officer Nebraska Health and Human Services Department of Regulation and 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Licensure Assurance AI Berndt, Assistant Director Emergency Management Agency 1300 Military Road Lincoln, NE 68508 Scott Clardy, Director Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 651 02-0570

ErKLOSURE 1 NRC PUBLIC MEETING AlTENDANCE LICENSEUFACILIN DATETTIME LOCATION NAME (PLEASE PRINT)

Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station,

April 6,2004; 7:OO p.m.

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Brownville Concert Hall ORGANIZATION

ENCLOSURE 1 I

NRC

/I LICENSEE/FACILlN I NAME (PLEASE PRINT) I PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE Nebraska Public Power District CooPer Nuclear Station April 6,2004; 7:OO p.m.

Brownville Concert Hall ORGANIZATION

ENCLOSURE 1 LICENSE UFACl LlTY DATETTIME LOCATION NRC PUBLIC MEETING AlTENDANCE I

Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station April 6, 2004; 7:OO p.m.

Brownville Concert Hall 1 NAME (PLEASE PRINT)

ORGANIZATION r

ENCLOSURE 2 Ellis Merschoff Prospective Deputy Executive Director for Reactor Programs Bruce Mallet Regional Administrator Art Howell Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MEETING WITH COOPER NUCLEAR STATION I

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV r'

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NRC Meeting Guidelines Registration Table Questions and Answers Handouts Feedback Forms lk4j NRC Personnel Meeting Purpose Meeting with Licensee and Public Inform Public of Plant Performance

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Meeting Agenda Regulatory Oversight Findings and Assessments NPPD Response Questions and Answers NRC Personnel Scott Schwind Senior Resident Inspector Cooper Nuclear Station Steve Cochrum Resident Inspector Cooper Nuclear Station 1

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9 N P P D Introduction I&>

'..... NRC Performance Goals Maintain public safety, protect the environment and promote common defense and security I

Enhance public confidence Improve:

- effectiveness

- efficiency

- realism of processes and decision makin I

Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden

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&@ Assessment Overview Cooper Nuclear Station operated In manner that preserved public health and safety The NRCs regulatory oversight continued to be governed by the MultiplelRepetltive Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRC Action Matrix All Inspection findings were of very low safety significance 17 of 18 Performance Indicators were Green Personnel errors and corrective action program Implementation continued to be problem areas 1s) NRC Oversight Activities Provide assurance plants are:

- Complying with regulations

-Operating safely Based on a logical and sound framework Inspections focused on key'safety areas Objective indicators of performance Assessment program triggers regulatory actions kd

,, ) 0 versight Program I

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NRC'S SAFETY Overall Safety I

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Crosscutting Areas AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR REACTOR NRC'S Overall Safety Misslon I

Strategic Performance 1

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Crosscutting Areas

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Human Performance Corrective Actlon Safety Consclous Work Environment 2

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StrateglC Perlotmanee areas Safety Cornerstones

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Baseline Inspection Program

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Gathers objective evidence of plant safety Conducted at all plants Focuses on safety-significant:

- Systems

- Components

- Activities

- Events

/$> Security at Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission:

Has expanded Involvement with FBI, law enforcement and other Intelligence agencies Communicates frequently with Office of Homeland Security, DOD, FAA, FEMA, and others Continues to work in concert with:

- Licensees

- State and local officials

$)Reactor Oversight Proces!

SAFETY SiGNlFiCANCE E

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- low to moderate

- substantial

-high iwj Event Follow-Up and Supplemental Inspections Review events for significance Follow-up significant inspection findings Determine causes of performance declines Provide for graduated response k4 NRC Inspectors Resident Inspectors

- Live in Community

-Stationed at Plant

- Prompt Response Capability Regional Inspectors

-Specialized

-Team Inspections

- Reactive Inspections 3

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&$j Performance Indicators

....I Unplanned Scrams per 7000 critical hours

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'* *.... Performance Indicators Provide objective measures Indicators for all Strategic Areas Nnlamidc 74 23 *.

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NRC verifies through inspections Performance indicator results and other assessment Information available on the NRC's public web site www.NRC.govMRRIOVERSlGHT/ASSESS/CNS/cns_chahhtml sj Assessment Program Objective review of licensee performance YAction Matrix" to determine agency response In three areas:

- Inspection

- Management Involvement

- Regulatofy Actlons Plant specific assessment letters Information on NRC public web site

zgjcj Inspection Program Inspection reports describe significant findings and noncompliance Inspection reports are publicly accessible www.NRC.govlreading-m/adams.html 2am3 3-3 4om3 0

Thresholds s

White > 3.0 1s

' O I Yellow > 6.0 Red

> 25.0 I

ROP Action Matrix 4Q 2003 8

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Plant Safety Performance Summary NPPO corrected problems and improved performance in Emergency Preparedness I

Progress made in other five CAL areas Sustained improved performance not yet evident In areas of:

- Comelive Action ?rogmm

- HUmJn PWfOrmJnCe

- MJtedal CondlUon Jnd Equipment RellJblllty I

l&fj 2003 Assessment Coo er NucbJr StaUon opented In manner thJt preserved pub& heJIUc and Safety I

Cooper NmJhed In MuitipleIRe eUtive De raded Cornerstone Column of the NRC!Action M J ~ X I

NPPD comcted Emergency PrepJredneSs performance I

deficlencles All Inspection findings were of very low safety significJnce I

17 of 18 Performance Indicators were Green

- White P i for Unplanned Scnms I

I Personnel ermrs and corrective Jction program Implementation continued t o be problem areas I

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&$ Confirmatory Action Letter Includes over 250 actions from Cooper's Strategic Improvement Plan Completion dates listed In letter I

CAL items scheduled for implementation through March 2004 Quarterly inspections of CAL items Quarterly public meetings I

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IiWj 2002 Assessment Plant operated safely inspection findings and performance Indicators Recurring problems with personnel errors and were Green corrective action program Cooper entered MultiplelRe titive Degraded Cornerstone Column of the PRC Action Matrix on April 1,2002

- Problems Im Iementln emergency preparedness plan Identified In 5001 and lo02 1%)

Confirmatory Action Letter I Issued January 2003 Confirm NPPD commitments regarding completion of Strategic improvement Plan actions I

I Addresses long-standing performance issues

- Emergency preparedness

- Human performance

- Material condition and equipment reliability

- Plant modifications and configuration control

- Corrective action program

- Engineering programs 5

(lwj Baseline Inspections

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lwj Inspection findings were of very low safety significance (Green)

Crosscutting issues identified

- Human Performance

- Corrective Action Program L

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,&$) Problem Identification and Resolution Problems with implementing the corrective action program continued to be identified Staff adequately identified issues Multiple instances of inadequate corrective NPPD Strategic improvement Plan has resulted in actions were identified some improvement Ik4 Planned Actions Conduct baseline inspections Conduct quarterfy CAL inspections Conduct supplemental inspection for White performance indicator Conduct supplemental inspection for White finding associated with operator training program NPPD assess readiness to close CAL NPPD submit letter to NRC I

I NRC conduct assessment of effectiveness of CAL actions Human Performance Problems with personnel performance continued to be identified

- Falluns to follow procedures NPPD Strategic Improvement Plan has resulted in some improvement NPPD has taken additional actions to improve performance I /"-.

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I&$] Performance Indicators L..

17 of 18 NRC Performance Indicators were Green for entire 2003 assessment period

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White Performance Indicator in 4412003 for Greenmite threshold - 3 scrams per 7000 critical Unplanned Scrams hours I

- Hay - High m8ln turblne vibration

- October - Flre on wood ttansmlsrlon tower

- November - Reactor feedwater aptem m8hnctlon Summary

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Public health and safety assured Significant effort in implementing Problems continue with personnel errors improvement plan and corrective action program implementation NRC oversight of CNS will remain in accordance with MultiplelRepetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column of Action Matrix I

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NPPD RESPONSE Report an Ememency:

- (301) 816 5100 (Collect)

Report S8fetv Concern:

- MegatlonOnrc.gov

- (800) 695 - 7403 or Gonenl Inform8tlon or questions:

- wm.nrc.go_v For addltlonal Inform8tion:

R.glOn8l Public A W ~ I ~

m c e r

- Vlctor Ddcks

- (817) 860 - 8128 State Ll8lson Omcer

- Wiili8m (Bill) Maier

- (817) 860 - 8267

&hct m a t we do. for ?ublIc A m i n NRC CLOSING REMARKS 7

EIKLOSURE 3 Bill Fehrman President and Chief Executive Officer Agenda t Introduction Bill Fehrman t Remarks Randy Edington t Human Performance Stu Minahan t Corrective Action Program Stu Minahan t Unplanned Scrams Performance Indicator Stu Minahan t Equipment Reliability Gary Kline t Closing Remarks Randy Edington Annual Performance Assessment Cooper Nuclear Station April 6,2004 Randy Edington Vice President Nuclear -

Chief Nuclear Officer Stu Minahan General Manager of Plant 0 per a 1 ions Human Performance 1....

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CAP Open Items Unplanned Scrams P e rfo rm a n ce I n d ica t o r Scope

+ Approach lo Balance of Plan1 (BOP)

+ Corrective Actions Going Forward Equipmenl Equipment Reliability

• Equipmenl Slralegies

+ lnfraslruclure

+ Programs I Modifications Unplanned Scrams Performance Indica tor Gary Kline General Manager of Engineering Equipment Reliability

+ Equipmenl Strategies

- Balance of Plant Focus

- Emergent Equipment Issues

- Implementation of Long-Range Equipment Improvements 3-.

Equipment Reliability t Infrastructure

- Building Staff Strength and Performance

-Equipment Reliability Process Initiatives

- Continuing Engineering Roles and Responsibility Improvement I

Engineering Inventory Equipment Reliability t Programs I Modifications

- Engineering Programs Development

- Optimizing Modification Process

- Engineering Inventory

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Closing Remarks 4- -