ML051320367

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

ML051320367
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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 C O M M I S S I O N 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).

SincereIy ,

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: Carol McSride Pirsch, Chairperson John B. Herman, Manager Douglas County Board of Commissioners Nuclear Licensing Civic Center Omaha Public Power District 1819 Farnam LC2 Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm. Omaha, NE 68183 P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun. NE 68023-0550 Steve Lee, Director Douglas County Emergency David J. Bannister Management Agency Manager - Fort Calhoun Station Civic Center, EOC, Room 114 Omaha Public Power District 1819 Farnam Street Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant Omaha, NE 68183 P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 Todd Baber Emergency Management Agency James R. Curtiss Harrison County Winston & Strawn 111 South 1st Avenue 1400 L. Street, N.W. Logan, IA 51546-1305 Washington, DC 20005-3502 Terry Baxter, Sheriff Chairman Harrison County Washington County Board of Supervisors 111 South 1st Avenue P.O. Box 466 Logan, IA 51546 Blair, NE 68008 Rolland Roberts, Chairman Sue Semerena, Section Administrator Harrison County Board of Supervsiors Nebraska Health and Human Services System 111 North 2nd Avenue Division of Public Health Assurance Logan, IA 51546 Consumer Services Section 301 Centennial Mall, South The Honorable Doris Stillwell P.O. Box 95007 Mayor of Missouri Valley Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 City Hall 223 E. Erie Daniel K. McGhee Missouri Valley, IA 51555 Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Terry Hummel, Coordinator 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Pottawattamie County Emergency Des Moines, IA 50309 Management Coordinator 227 S. 6th Street, Court House Timothy F. Dunning, Sheriff Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Douglas County 3601 N. 156th Street Delbert King, Chairman Omaha, NE 681 16 Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors 227 South 6th Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Omaha Public Power District Mike Robinson, Sheriff Donald A. Flater, Chief Washington County Courthouse Bureau of Environmental Health 1535 Culfax Iowa Department of Public Health Blair, NE 68008 401 SW 7th, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 John Shotwell, President Blair City Council Robert Leopold, Administrator 218 S . 16th Street Nebraska Health and Human Services Blair, NE 68008 Division of Public Health Assurance Department of Regulation and The Honorable Jim Realph Licensure Mayor of Blair 301 Centennial Mall, South 218 South 16th Street P.O. Box 95007 Blair, NE 68008 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 The Honorable Paul Oestmann John Blackhawk Mayor of Fort Calhoun Tribal Chairman P.O. Box 394 Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 P.O. Box 687 Winnebago, NE 68071-0687 David Genoways, President Fort Calhoun City Council Donald Grant P.O. Box 577 Tribal Chairperson Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 Omaha Tribal Council P.O. Box 368 Bill Pook, Director Macy, NE 68039-0368 Region 5/6 Emergency Management 435 N. Park Avenue, Suite 400 AI Berndt, Assistant Director Fremont, NE 68025 Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 1300 Military Road Dick Hainje, Regional Director Lincoln, NE 68508-1090 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

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 XJBLIC MEETING ATENDANCE I LICENSEWFACILITY Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station I DATE/TIME May 10, 2005; 6:OO p.m.(CDT)

I LOCATION Omaha Marriott Omaha, Nebraska NAME (PLEASE PRINT) ORGANIZATION I

I R-I'

ENCLOSURE 2 F

Fort Calhoun Station Annual I Purpose of Todays Meeting Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 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 informationin the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV maintain or improve their performance Fort Calhoun, NE May 10,2005 I I 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 Mike Hay, Branch Chief 0 NRC Available to Address Public Questions (817)860-8144

, NRC Representatives Region IV Organization rn Tony Vegel, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects 1

End-of-Cycle Assessment NRC Performance Goals Conclusion

@ Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment Security: Ensure the secure use and management of OPPD operated Fort Calhoun radioactive materials Station in a manner that 0 Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatoryprocess preserved public health and Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, safety efficient, realistic, and timely Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to cany out the NRC strategic objective Reactor Oversight Process Examples of Baseline Inspections D Ekpipment Alignment -90 Wyr D Triennial Fire Protection -200 hrs every 3 yrs B Operator Response -125 hrsly~

D Emergency Preparedness -80 Wyr D Rad Release Controls -100 hrs every 2 yrs D Worker Radiation Protection -100 hrs/yr B Corrective Action Program -200 hrs every 2 yrs D Corrective Action Case Reviews -60 Wyr Significance Threshold Action Matrix Concent Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red Requires more NRC oversight Increasing Safety Significance Inspection Findings Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Green: Very Low safety significant issue White: Low to moderate safety significant issue Increasing NRCnicensee Management Involvement Yellow: Substantial safety significant issue Red High safety significant issue Increasing Regulatory Actions 2

I i National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2004 National Summary Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY I

Licensee Response 78 2004)

Regulatory Response 21 Green 1834 White 6 Degraded Cornerstone 0 Yellow 0 MultiplelRepetitiveDegraded Cornerstone 3 Red 0 Unacceptable 0 Total 102* 0 Total Inspection Findings (CY 2004)

Green 778 White 11 I

• Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process Yellow 0 Red 0 Fort Calhoun Inspection Activities I Fort Calhoun Assessment Results (JXI 1 -Dec31,2004)

(Jan 1 Dec 31,2004)

Licensee Response Column of the NRC Action Matrix Fis Resident Inspectors Expended Approximately Two Quarters of 2004, Regulatory Response Column Last 2000 Hours Inspecting Fort Calhoun in 2004 Two Quarters of 2004 I

m Region Based Inspectors Expended White Performance Indicator for Emergency AC Power Approximately lo00 Hours Inspecting Fort System Unavailability 0 SupplementalInspection to be Performed Calhoun in 2004 0 No Greater Than Green Inspection Findings Fort Calhoun Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31,2004 0 OPPD operated Fort Calhoun in a manner that Licensee Response and Remarks preserved public health and safety 0 All cornerstoneobjectives were met with one Ross Ridenoure White Performance Indicator Vice Presidenuchief Nuclear Officer 0 NRC plans to conduct a supplemental.and Omaha Public Power District baseline inspections at Fort Calhoun Station through September 30,2006 3

Contacting the NRC Reference Sources a Report an emergency 0 Reactor Oversight Process (301)814-5100 (CAICollect) h t ~ l l w w w . n r c . g o v ~ O ~ ~ S l G ~ / ~ S ~ ~ ~ d e x . h ~

0 Report a safety concern: 0 Public Electronic Reading Room (800)695-7403 http~/www.nrc.govlreading-rmhtml -

Allepation@mc.gov 0 Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 0 General information or questions www.rnc.pov Select What We Do for Public Affairs 4