ML092990288

Assessment Followup Letter - Cooper Nuclear Station

ML092990288
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	10/26/2009
From:	Chamberlain D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Minahan S Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
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October 26, 2009 Stewart B. Minahan, Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District 72676 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT:

ASSESSMENT FOLLOWUP LETTER - COOPER NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Minahan:

On October 26, 2009, the NRC staff completed, as part of our quarterly review, an update of our assessment of Cooper Nuclear Station. The assessment evaluated performance indicators and inspection results. 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 supersede, our mid-cycle assessment letter issued on September 1, 2009.

Overall, Cooper Nuclear Station 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 Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all performance indicators indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).

During the fourth quarter of the 2008 assessment cycle, plant performance entered the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix as a result of a White performance indicator for the Mitigating Systems Performance Index - AC Power. This performance indicator returned to Green in the first quarter of 2009.

On the basis of the White performance indicator, we conducted a supplemental inspection at Copper Nuclear Station using Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, which was completed on July 13, 2009.

This supplemental inspection was conducted to provide assurance that the root and contributing causes for the White performance indicator were understood, to provide assurance that the extent of condition and extent of cause were identified, and to provide assurance that the corrective actions are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent their recurrence. The supplemental inspection determined that you performed a comprehensive and thorough evaluation in which specific problems were identified, an adequate root cause evaluation was performed and corrective actions were taken or planned to prevent recurrence.

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

Nebraska Public Power District In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the 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 Vince Gaddy at 817-860-8141 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Dwight D. Chamberlain, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-298 License: DPR-46

Enclosure:

Cooper Nuclear Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:

Gene Mace Nuclear Asset Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 John C. McClure, Vice President and General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 David Van Der Kamp Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 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 Julia Schmitt, Manager Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services Dept. of Regulation & Licensing Division of Public Health Assurance 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Deputy Director for Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 Director, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116

Nebraska Public Power District 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 Melanie Rasmussen, State Liaison Officer/

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 John F. McCann, Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Northeast Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601-1813 Keith G. Henke, Planner Division of Community and Public Health Office of Emergency Coordination P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Art Zaremba Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Ronald D. Asche, President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339 Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA, Region VII 9221 Ward Parkway Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 64114-3372

Nebraska Public Power District Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Nick.Taylor@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Michael.Chambers@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)

CNS Site Secretary (Amy.Elam@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

OEMail Resource Sr. Enforcement Specialist (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator (Leigh.Trocine@nrc.gov)

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