ML051250495
| ML051250495 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 05/05/2005 |
| From: | Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District |
| References | |
| Download: ML051250495 (5) | |
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May 5, 2005 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:
ASSESSMENT FOLLOWUP LETTER - FORT CALHOUN STATION
Dear Mr. Ridenoure:
On April 28, 2005, the NRC staff completed, as part of our quarterly review, an update of our assessment of the Fort Calhoun Station. The assessment evaluated the performance indicators and inspection results for the first quarter of calendar year 2005. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of your safety performance during this period and our plans for a future inspection at your facility. This letter supplements, but does not supercede, our annual assessment letter issued on March 2, 2005.
Overall, Fort Calhoun operated in a manner that preserved the publics health and safety and fully met the cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter of the assessment cycle was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on a White performance indicator for Emergency AC Power System Unavailability (mitigating systems cornerstone). In addition, on April 15, 2005, the NRC staff also forwarded a letter concerning the final significance determination of a White inspection finding in the mitigating systems cornerstone. This finding involved the failure to promptly identify and correct a condition adverse to quality resulting in Emergency Diesel Generator 2 being inoperable for a period of 28 days, a violation of plant Technical Specifications.
The NRC noted that both the White performance indicator and the White inspection finding resulted from the same underlying performance deficiency. Consistent with the guidance in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, they will not be assessed as two separate safety significant inputs into the NRC's Action Matrix. As a result, Fort Calhoun Stations performance remains in the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix. As discussed in our March 2, 2005, letter, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001, ?Inspection for One or Two White Inputs In a Strategic Performance Area. The NRC plans to conduct the supplemental inspection the week of June 13, 2005, to provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of condition and cause are identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from
Omaha Public Power District the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs 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 Michael C. Hay at 817/860-8144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Arthur T. Howell III, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-285 License: DPR-40 cc:
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 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 Timothy F. Dunning, Sheriff Douglas County 3601 N. 156th Street Omaha, NE 68116 Carol McBride Pirsch, Chairperson Douglas County Board of Commissioners Civic Center 1819 Farnam LC2 Omaha, NE 68183
Omaha Public Power District Steve Lee, Director Douglas County Emergency Management Agency Civic Center, EOC, Room 114 1819 Farnam Street Omaha, NE 68183 Todd Baber Emergency Management Agency Harrison County 111 South 1st Avenue Logan, IA 51546-1305 Terry Baxter, Sheriff Harrison County 111 South 1st Avenue Logan, IA 51546 Rolland Roberts, Chairman Harrison County Board of Supervsiors 111 North 2nd Avenue Logan, IA 51546 The Honorable Doris Stillwell Mayor of Missouri Valley City Hall 223 E. Erie Missouri Valley, IA 51555 Terry Hummel, Coordinator Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Coordinator 227 S. 6th Street, Court House Council Bluffs, IA 51501 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 218 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 5/6 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 50319-0069 Donald A. Flater, Chief Bureau of Environmental Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309
Omaha Public Power District 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 68508-1090 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
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Regional Administrator (BSM1)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
DRS Deputy Director (KSW)
Senior Resident Inspector (JDH1)
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Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLN1)
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DRS Branch Chiefs (LJS, MPS1, ATG, JAC)
L. Reyes, EDO (LAR1)
S. Richards, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (SAR)
M. Case, Deputy Dir. for Inspection and Programs (MJC)
B. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)
B. Wetzel, Acting Chief, ROPMS, OEDO (BAW)
H. Berkow, Director, LPD4, NRR/DLPM (HNB)
R. Gramm, Chief, PDIV-2, NRR/DLPM (RAG)
A. Wang, NRR Project Manager (ABW)
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