ML090970414

Summary of Site Audit Related to the Review of the License Review Application for Cooper Nuclear Station, Unit 1

ML090970414
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	04/30/2009
From:	Tam Tran License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
tran t, NRR/RPB1, 415-3617
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TAC MD9737
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April 30, 2009 LICENSEE:

Nebraska Public Power District FACILITY:

Cooper Nuclear Station

SUMMARY

OF SITE AUDIT RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NOS. MD9763 AND MD9737)

From March 30, 2009 to April 3, 2009, a review team consisting of nine U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs participated in a site audit at the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS),

related to the environmental review of the CNS license renewal application (LRA). The primary goal of the site visit was to review documentation, gather information to ensure that environmental requirements of license renewal as codified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51) are met, and to interface with officials in Federal, State and local government agencies to obtain information as needed.

Enclosed is a list of NRC staff, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ),

Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) employees and representatives who participated in the site audit, as well as, members from Columbia Generating Station (scheduled to submit LRA in June 2010), who observed the audit.

On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the environmental review team participated in a general site tour of the CNS site with NPPD staff. The general site tour focused on areas relevant to the environmental review, including the intake structure, discharge structure, site structures, the site environs, and the archaeology onsite and the immediate areas. During the rest of the site audit, the team members examined the data used by NPPD in preparation of the Environmental Report and also met with NPPD representatives with corresponding environmental expertise in smaller groups. These break-out groups participated in various activities, including tours of the radioactive waste management areas, the meteorological tower and instruments, the transmission line rights of way, the intake and discharge structures, and the surrounding aquatic environment.

Team members met at the CNS with local officials from NDEQ, MDNR, and EPA Region 7.

Additionally, team members met offsite with officials from the State Historical Preservation Office and review the archaeological-site files in Lincoln Nebraska. Information gathered through the offsite meetings will assist the environmental review team in its evaluation of cultural resource impacts, as a part of preparing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for CNS license renewal. NPPD representatives provided a brief presentation on its process for identifying new and significant information. No new and significant information was identified by NPPD.

At the conclusion of the site audit, the NRC staff summarized the status of the review with NPPD representatives. Three follow-up items were discussed with NPPD management team:

(1) information needs identified and tracked by the audit team and by CNS audit supporting personnel during the audit, which would be provided via follow-up information-exchange between audit team specialists and CNS counterparts, (2) information for docketing to be used in the EIS documentation, and (3) additional information related to Endangered Species Act (pallid sturgeon) to be followed up via informal consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who was not available during the audit.

The NRC staff indicated that the review team did not identify any significant issues during its site visit or during offsite visits with State and local agencies. However, the NRC staff further indicated that the review was ongoing. At the conclusion of the audit, NRC and NPPD had reached an agreement that NPPD would formally submit the additional reference materials and answers to the remaining site audit questions, including providing supplemental information to the Environmental Report (e.g., updated information on the new meteorological tower project).

A formal request for additional information for this information is scheduled to be sent to NPPD by April 30, 2009. NPPD will respond within 30 days from the date of the requesting letter.

/RA/

Tam Tran, Project Manager Project Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298

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OF SITE AUDIT RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. MD9763 AND MD9737)

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SITE AUDIT MARCH 30, 2009 - APRIL 3, 2009 PARTICIPANT AFFILIATION T. Tran U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

B. Pham NRC S. Klementowicz NRC J. Rikhoff NRC D. Logan NRC D. Beissel NRC J. Davis NRC A. Travers NRC R. Bulavinetz NRC J. Ringenberg Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ)

J. Bender NDEQ J. Beetem Missouri Department of Natural Resources L. Shepard U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 7 D. Bremmer Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)

W. Victor NPPD T. Hathaway NPPD M. Krumland NPPD J. Reimers NPPD J. Citta NPPD G. Bray NPPD B. Duncan NPPD D. Oshlo NPPD C. Stipp NPPD S. Walz NPPD D. Overhue NPPD R. Plettner NPPD J. King NPPD F. Zacarola NPPD J. Thomas Enercon R. Buckley Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy)

D. Lach Entergy J. Lagace Lepson Consulting M. Eades Columbia Generating Station (CGS)

S. Khounnala CGS ENCLOSURE

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Mr. Ronald D. Asche President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Mr. Gene Mace Nuclear Asset Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. John C. McClure Vice President and General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Mr. David Van Der Kamp Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Ms. Julia Schmitt, Manager Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services R & L Public Health Assurance 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Mr. H. Floyd Gilzow Deputy Director for Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 218 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Director, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Ms. Melanie Rasmussen Radiation Control Program Director Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Mr. Keith G. Henke, Planner Division of Community and Public Health Office of Emergency Coordination 930 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. Art Zaremba, Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. John F. McCann, Director Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Northeast Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601-1813 Stewart Minahan Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mike Boyce Cooper Strategic Initiatives Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Dave Bremer License Renewal Project Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Bill Victor License Renewal Project Licensing Lead Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Jim Loynes License Renewal Project Engineer Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Garry Young License Renewal Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802 Alan Cox License Renewal Technical Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802 Dave Lach LRP Entergy Project Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802 Jerry Perry 500 S. Main Street Rock Port, MO 64482 Yolanda Peck 1008 Central Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Kendall Neiman 830 Central Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Annie Thomas 1522 I Street Auburn, NE 68305 John Chaney 1101 17th Street Auburn, NE 68305 Darrell Kruse 2415 McConnell Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Daryl J. Obermeyer 64381 727A Road Brownville, NE 68321

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Sherry Black, Director Auburn Memorial Library 1810 Courthouse Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Board of Brownville, NE Attn: Chairman Marty Hayes P.O. Box 67 223 Main Street Brownville, NE 68321 Bob Engles Mayor of Auburn, NE 1101 J Street Auburn, NE 68305 Jo Stevens Mayor of Rock Port, MO 500 S. Main Street Rock Port, MO 64482 John Cochnar U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services Nebraska Field Office 203 West Second Street Grand Island, NE 68801 John Askew Regional Administrator U.S. EPA Region 7 901 N. 5th Street Kansas City, KS 66101 Joann Scheafer, Director Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Doyle Childers, Director Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Mark Miles State Historic Preservation Officer Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Michael J. Smith State Historic Preservation Officer Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 Lincoln, NE 68501 Robert Puschendorf Nebraska State Historical Society 1500 R Street, P.O. Box 82554, Lincoln, NE 68501-2554