ML051320367

Summary of End-of-Cycle Performance Assessment Meeting for Fort Calhoun Station

ML051320367
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	05/12/2005
From:	Hay M NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 May 12, 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

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 Omaha Marriot, Omaha, Nebraska, on May I O, 2005. 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, 2004. 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 http://www.nrc.sov/readina-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Since re I y,

Michael C. Hay, Chief "

Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-285 License: DPR-40

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. NRC Presentation

Omaha Public Power District cc w/enclosures:

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 681 16 Carol McSride Pirsch, Chairperson Douglas County Board of Commissioners Civic Center 1819 Farnam LC2 Omaha, NE 68183 Steve Lee, Director Douglas County Emergency Civic Center, EOC, Room 114 1819 Farnam Street Omaha, NE 68183 Management Agency Todd Baber Emergency Management Agency Harrison County 11 1 South 1st Avenue Logan, IA 51 546-1305 Terry Baxter, Sheriff Harrison County 11 1 South 1st Avenue Logan, IA 51546 Rolland Roberts, Chairman Harrison County Board of Supervsiors 11 1 North 2nd Avenue Logan, IA 51546 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 51501 Delbert King, Chairman Pottawattamie County Board of 227 South 6th Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Supervisors

Omaha Public Power District 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 VI1 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 Robert Leopold, Administrator Nebraska Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Assurance Department of Regulation and 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Licensure 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 AI 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)

DRS Deputy Director (KSW)

Senior Resident Inspector (JDHI)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (MCH2)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)

Team Leader, DRPPTSS (RLNI)

RlTS Coordinator (KEG)

RidsNrrDipmlipb SlSP Review Completed: w c w - ADAMS: IXI Yes Cl No Initials: w c w -

EJ Publicly Available 0 Non-Publicly Available 0 Sensitive IXI Non-Sensitive

EIKLOSURE 1 I

NRC LICENSE WFACILITY II II DATE/TIME LOCATION II NAME (PLEASE PRINT)

I II R-I' XJBLIC MEETING ATENDANCE Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station May 10, 2005; 6:OO p.m.(CDT)

Omaha Marriott Omaha, Nebraska ORGANIZATION

ENCLOSURE 2 I

Fort Calhoun Station Annual I

Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 I

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV Fort Calhoun, NE May 10,2005 Mike Hay, Branch Chief (817) 860-8144 Agenda 0 Introduction 0 Review of Reactor Oversight Process 0 National Summary of Plant Performance 8 Discussion of Plant Performance Results 0 Licensee Response and Remarks 0 NRC Closing Remarks 0 NRC Available to Address Public Questions,

NRC Representatives rn Tony Vegel, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects F

Purpose of Todays Meeting m A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance m NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter m Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance Region IV Organization 1

End-of-Cycle Assessment Conclusion OPPD operated Fort Calhoun Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety Reactor Oversight Process Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:

Only Baseline Inspection White:

May increase NRC oversight Yellow:

Requires more NRC oversight Red Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:

White:

Yellow:

Substantial safety significant issue Red High safety significant issue Very Low safety significant issue Low to moderate safety significant issue NRC Performance Goals

@ Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and Security: Ensure the secure use and management of 0 Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, Management: Ensure excellence in agency safety and the environment radioactive materials efficient, realistic, and timely management to cany out the NRC strategic objective Examples of Baseline Inspections D Ekpipment Alignment

-90 Wyr D Triennial Fire Protection D Emergency Preparedness

-80 Wyr D Rad Release Controls D Worker Radiation Protection B Corrective Action Program D Corrective Action Case Reviews -60 Wyr

-200 hrs every 3 yrs B Operator Response

-125 hrsly~

-100 hrs every 2 yrs

-100 hrs/yr

-200 hrs every 2 yrs Action Matrix Concent Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRCnicensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 2

I i

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2004 Licensee Response 78 Regulatory Response 21 Degraded Cornerstone 0

MultiplelRepetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3

Unacceptable 0

Total 102*

• Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process I

Fort Calhoun Inspection Activities (JXI 1 -Dec31,2004)

Resident Inspectors Expended Approximately 2000 Hours Inspecting Fort Calhoun in 2004 m Region Based Inspectors Expended Approximately lo00 Hours Inspecting Fort Calhoun in 2004 Fort Calhoun Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31,2004 0 OPPD operated Fort Calhoun in a manner that preserved public health and safety 0 All cornerstone objectives were met with one White Performance Indicator 0 NRC plans to conduct a supplemental.and baseline inspections at Fort Calhoun Station through September 30,2006 National Summary I

Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2004)

Green 1834 White 6

Yellow 0

Red 0

0 Total Inspection Findings (CY 2004)

Green 778 White 11 Yellow 0

Red 0

I Fort Calhoun Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2004)

Licensee Response Column of the NRC Action Matrix Fis Two Quarters of 2004, Regulatory Response Column Last Two Quarters of 2004 I

White Performance Indicator for Emergency AC Power System Unavailability 0 Supplemental Inspection to be Performed 0 No Greater Than Green Inspection Findings Licensee Response and Remarks Ross Ridenoure Vice Presidenuchief Nuclear Officer Omaha Public Power District 3

Contacting the NRC a Report an emergency (301) 814-5100 (CAI Collect) 0 Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403 Allepation@mc.gov 0 General information or questions www.rnc.pov Select What We Do for Public Affairs Reference Sources 0 Reactor Oversight Process h t ~ l l w w w. n r c. g o v ~ O ~ ~ S l G ~ / ~ S ~ ~ ~ d e x. h ~

0 Public Electronic Reading Room http~/www.nrc.govlreading-rmhtml 0 Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 4