ML041200194
| ML041200194 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 04/29/2004 |
| From: | Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C |
| To: | Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District |
| References | |
| Download: ML041200194 (14) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 April 29, 2004 R. T. Ridenoure Vice President Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.
P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING FOR FORT CALHOUN STATION
Dear Mr. Ridenoure:
This refers to the end-of-cycle performance assessment meeting conducted at the Holiday Inn Express, Omaha, Nebraska, on April 20, 2004. The purpose of this meeting between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) was to present and discuss the NRC's assessment of performance of the Fort Calhoun 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 and 2.
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 httw://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Kriss M. Kennedy, Chief "
Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-285 License: DPR-40
Omaha Public Power District
Enclosures:
- 1. Attendance List
- 2. NRC Presentation cc wlenclosures:
John B. Herman, Manager Nuclear Licensing Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.
P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 Richard P. Clemens, Division Manager Nuclear Assessments Fort Calhoun Station P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 David J. Bannister, Manager - Fort Calhoun Station Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 James R. Curtiss Winston & Strawn 1400 L. Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Chairman Washington County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 466 Blair, NE 68008 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 Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309
Omaha Public Power District Timothy F. Dunning, Sheriff Douglas County 3601 N. 156th Street Omaha, NE 681 16 Carol McBride Pirsch, Chairperson Douglas County Board of Commissioners Civic Center 181 9 Farnam LC2 Omaha, NE 68183 Steve Lee, Director Douglas County Emergency Management Agency Civic Center, EOC, Room 114 Omaha, NE 68183 Todd Baber Emergency Management Agency Harrison County 1 1 1 South I st Avenue Logan, lA 51 546-1 305 Terry Baxter, Sheriff Harrison County 1 1 1 South 1st Avenue Logan, lA 51546 Rolland Roberts, Chairman Harrison County Board of Supervsiors 11 1 North 2nd Avenue Logan, IA 51 546 The Honorable Doris Stillwell Mayor of Missouri Valley City Hall 223 E. Erie Missouri Valley, IA 51 555 Terry Hummel, Coordinator Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Coordinator 227 S. 6th Street, Court House Council Bluffs, IA 51 501
Omaha Public Power District Delbert King, Chairman Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors 227 South 6th Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Mike Robinson, Sheriff Washington County Courthouse 1535 Culfax Blair, NE 68008 John Shotwell, President Blair City Council 218 S. 16th Street Blair, NE 68008 The Honorable Jim Realph Mayor of Blair 21 8 South 16th Street Blair, NE 68008 The Honorable Paul Oestmann Mayor of Fort Calhoun P.O. Box 394 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 David Genoways, President Fort Calhoun City Council P.O. Box 577 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 Bill Pook, Director Region 516 Emergency Management 435 N. Park Avenue, Suite 400 Fremont, NE 68025 Dick Hainje, Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VII 2323 Grand Blvd., Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64108-2670 Dianne Munns, Chairperson Department of Commerce Utilities Division Iowa Utilities Board 350 Maple Street Des Moines, IA 5031 9-0069
Omaha Public Power District Donald A. Flater, Chief Bureau of Environmental Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 Robert Leopold, Administrator Nebraska Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Assurance Department of Regulation and Licensure 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 John Blackhawk Tribal Chairman Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska P.O. Box 687 Winnebago, NE 68071 -0687 Donald Grant Tribal Chairperson Omaha Tribal Council P.O. Box 368 Macy, NE 68039-0368 Al Berndt, Assistant Director Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 1300 Military Road Lincoln, NE 68508-1 090
Omaha Public Power District Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (BSMI)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
Senior Resident Inspector (JGK)
Branch Chief, DRPIC (KMK)
Senior Project Engineer, DRPIC (WCW)
Staff Chief, DRPITSS (PHH)
RlTS Coordinator (KEG)
Dan Merzke, Pilot Plant Program (DXMZ)
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ENCLOSURE 2 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MEETING WITH FORT CALHOUN STATION b$ NRC Meeting Guidelines Registration T a w Questions and Answers Handouts
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Meeting Purpose Meeting with Licensee and Public Inform Public of Plant Performance Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region iV
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Meeting Aqenda Regulatory Overdght Plant Safety Performance Summary OPPD Response Questions and Answers r&$
NRC Personnel I
Art Howell Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)
Kennedy Chief, Branch C, DRP I
I John Kramer Senior Resident Inspector, Fort Calhoun Station (FCS) I Leonard Willoughby Resident Inspector, FCS OPPD Introduction
W) Assessment Overview Fort Calhoun Station operated in manner that preserved public health and safety All Inspection findings were of very low safety significance
- White finding Weatifid in 2002 closed ffllowing 1412003 Performance Indicators were Green ly6j NRC Oversight Activities 5...
Provide assurance plants are:
- Operating safely
- Complying with regulations Based on a logical and sound framework Inspections focused on key safety areas Objective Indicators of performance Assessment program triggers regulatory actions
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NRC'S Overall AS A RESULT OF CNILIAN safety Mission Strategic Performance [=I
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- 4#6j I NRC Performance Goals Maintain public safety, protect the environment and promote common defense and security Enhance public confidence Improve
- efiectiveness
- efficiency
- realism of processes and deckion makin Reduce unnecessaiy regulatory burden Oversight Program NRC'S Overall safety Mission Cornerstones I Reactor Oversight Process
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SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE
-very low 1x1 - low to moodewate
- substantial
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?@ Event Follow-Up and Supplemental Inspect ions Review events for significance Follow-up significant inspection findings Determine causes of performance declines Provide for graduated response NRC Inspectors Resident Inspectors
- Live In Community
- Stationed at Plant
- Prompt Response Capability Regional Inspectors
- Specialized
- Team Inspections
- Reactive Inspections Baseline Inspection Program Gathers -hre evidence of plant safety Conducted at all plants Focuses on safety-significant:
- systems
- Components
- Activities
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Security at Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission:
Has expanded involvement wttb FBI, law enfonmwd and other iAtalligemo agencks Communicates with Otiice of Homeland Security, DOD, FAA, FEMA, and others Continues to work in with:
- Lkensees
- State and locai offlciak
inspection Program Inspection reports describe slgnMcant findings and nontompliance Performance Indicators I Unplanned Scrams per 7000 critical hours I 2J ROP Action Matrix I
Provide objective measures I Indicators for all Strategic Areas NRC verities through inspections Perfonname indicator results and other asessmnt information available on the NRCss public web site FYI) Assessment Program I
Objettive review of licensee performance
%ction Matrixm to determine agency msponse in three areas
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Plant specific assessme-nt letters I Information a NRC public web site Plant Safety Performance Summary
2003 Assessment I
Fort klhoun Station o in mmner that preserved public h e a l t m % e t y I
I All inspection findings were of vmy low safety significance Baseline Inspections I
Inspection findings wlere of very low safety significance (Green)
No crosscutting issues identified d Performance Indicators Pwkmance l n d i i o r s were Green 4Q12003 White PI in Occupational Exposure Contrd Effectiveness todun to on dwfrol~
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- White fidi in PuMk Rdktron -tono idmatimed 13412002 I
- OPPD adequately addressed performance I
I - Finding closed after four quarters (2Q12003)
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F d C a l h o u n S t t t i o n t r a ~ b a c k t o Lkmmta Response Column of ActioA Matrix License Renewal Extensive review of license mmd applicrtion conducted by NRC Resewed license issued November 4 2003 Fort Calhoun Station license extended for additional20 years until August 9,2035 ly&j Planned Actions Implement baseline inspection program
TTs Summary Public health and safety assured All Inspection findings were of very low safety significance All performance indicators were Green Fort CaUIoun in U-
Response
Column of NRC Action Matrix NRC CLOSING REMARKS OPPD RESPONSE