ML063070334
| ML063070334 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 11/14/2006 |
| From: | Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV |
| To: | Edington R Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| Vaidya B, NRR/DORL/LP4, 415-3308 | |
| References | |
| BL-05-002, TAC MC7811 | |
| Download: ML063070334 (5) | |
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November 14, 2006 Mr. Randall K. Edington Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321
SUBJECT:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - RE: LICENSEE RESPONSE TO BULLETIN 2005-02, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACTIONS FOR SECURITY-BASED EVENTS (TAC NO. MC7811)
Dear Mr. Edington:
On July 18, 2005, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Bulletin (BL) 2005-02, Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based Events (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML051740058), to all holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors except those who have permanently ceased operation and have certified that fuel has been removed from the reactor vessel.
BL 2005-02 notified licensees of the NRC staffs need for information associated with emergency preparedness for security-based events at nuclear power plants. The purpose of the BL was for the NRC to obtain information regarding changes licensees have made or plan to make concerning security-based emergency preparedness program capabilities and to evaluate how consistently such changes have been implemented. Licensees were requested to respond to questions and provide information in the following areas:
A. Security-based Emergency Classification Levels and Emergency Action Levels; B. NRC Notifications; C. Onsite Protective Measures; D. Emergency Response Organization Augmentation; and E. Drill and Exercise Program.
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) developed a white paper, entitled Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Programs for Hostile Action, dated May 2005 (revised November 18, 2005) (ADAMS Accession No. ML053290326) to clarify various options available to licensees to implement the enhancements discussed in BL 2005-02. NEI requested endorsement of these options in a letter dated November 22, 2005. The staff issued Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-12 on July 19, 2006, endorsing this white paper with clarifications.
R. Edington By letter dated August 15, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML052310344 - Non-Publicly Available), as supplemented by letter dated January 19, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML060240378 - Non-Publicly Available), you responded to BL 2005-02. In your response(s), you indicated that you either had already or would in the future incorporate enhancements consistent with the information provided in either BL 2005-02 or the NEI white paper. With the exception of Drill and Exercise Program Enhancements, all enhancements, for all licensees, were scheduled to be adopted no later than February 16, 2006. The majority of licensees indicated that they would adopt the Drill and Exercise Program Enhancements contingent on NRC and Department of Homeland Security endorsement of a newly-evaluated exercise program. Based on the above, your response to BL 2005-02 is considered acceptable and no further action is requested of you at this time.
If you have any questions, please contact me 301-415-3308.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298 cc: See next page
ML052310344 - Non-Publicly Available), as supplemented by letter dated January 19, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML060240378 - Non-Publicly Available), you responded to BL 2005-02. In your response(s), you indicated that you either had already or would in the future incorporate enhancements consistent with the information provided in either BL 2005-02 or the NEI white paper. With the exception of Drill and Exercise Program Enhancements, all enhancements, for all licensees, were scheduled to be adopted no later than February 16, 2006. The majority of licensees indicated that they would adopt the Drill and Exercise Program Enhancements contingent on NRC and Department of Homeland Security endorsement of a newly-evaluated exercise program. Based on the above, your response to BL 2005-02 is considered acceptable and no further action is requested of you at this time.
If you have any questions, please contact me 301-415-3308.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Mr. Ronald D. Asche Mr. H. Floyd Gilzow President and Chief Executive Officer Deputy Director for Policy Nebraska Public Power District Missouri Department of Natural Resources 1414 15th Street P.O. Box 176 Columbus, NE 68601 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 Mr. Gene Mace Senior Resident Inspector Nuclear Asset Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 218 P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV Mr. John C. McClure U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vice President and General Counsel 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Nebraska Public Power District Arlington, TX 76011 P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Director, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency Mr. Paul V. Fleming P.O. Box 116 Licensing Manager Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Brownville, NE 68321 Control Section Kansas Department of Health Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director and Environment Nebraska Department of Environmental Bureau of Air and Radiation Quality 1000 SW Jackson P.O. Box 98922 Suite 310 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Chairman Mr. Donald A. Flater Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Radiation Control Program Director Nemaha County Courthouse Bureau of Radiological Health 1824 N Street Iowa Department of Public Health Auburn, NE 68305 Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Ms. Julia Schmitt, Manager Des Moines, IA 50319 Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services R & L Mr. Daniel K. McGhee Public Health Assurance Bureau of Radiological Health 301 Centennial Mall, South Iowa Department of Public Health P.O. Box 95007 Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 October 2006
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Mr. Keith G. Henke, Planner Mr. John F. McCann, Director Division of Community and Public Health Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Northeast Office of Emergency Coordination Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
930 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 440 Hamilton Avenue Jefferson City, MO 65102 White Plains, NY 10601-1813 Jerry C. Roberts, Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 October 2006