ML120400458

Summary of Meeting with Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Specifics of the Transition of Fort Calhoun Station to Regulatory Oversight Under the NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0350 Process

ML120400458
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Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	02/09/2012
From:	Clark J NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511 February 9, 2012 LICENSEE: Omaha Public Power District FACILITY: Fort Calhoun Station

SUMMARY

OF MEETING WITH OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT TO DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS OF THE TRANSITION OF FORT CALHOUN STATION TO REGULATORY OVERSIGHT UNDER THE NRC INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 0350 PROCESS On January 19, 2012, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives from Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) at the Doubletree Hotel, 1616 Dodge St, Omaha, Nebraska. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the changes to regulatory oversight of Fort Calhoun Station. This was the first meeting since Fort Calhoun Station transitioned to the NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0350 Oversight Process. The licensee was notified of the transition via letter dated December 13, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML113470721). A list of attendees is enclosed (Enclosure 1).

At this meeting, the NRC presented specifics of the change in regulatory oversight of Fort Calhoun Station to the IMC 0350 process. Additionally, OPPD representatives presented meeting slides entitled, Plant Improvement Plan. Copies of both of the presentations are enclosed (Enclosures 2 and 3).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agency wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Public Electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html.

To receive a summary of future meetings and other plant-specific e-mail distributions, you must subscribe to the Operating Reactor Correspondence electronic distribution for this plant via http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html.

Once subscribed, if you wish to discontinue receiving electronic distribution, you may unsubscribe at any time by visiting the same web address above.

Please direct any inquiries to Chris Smith at 817-200-1095, or Chris.Smith@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jeff Clark, Branch Chief Branch F Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-285

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. NRC Presentation Slides

3. OPPD Presentation Slides

Electronic Distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

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

DRS Director (Tony.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (John.Kirkland@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Jacob.Wingebach@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP (Rick.Deese@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP (Chris.Smith@nrc.gov)

Site Administrative Assistant, DRP (Berni.Madison@nrc.gov)

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

Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ryan.Alexander@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

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

Deputy Director, DIRS Office of NRR (John.Lubinski@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, PLB IV, DORL Office of NRR (Michael.Markley@nrc.gov)

Project Manager, PLB IV, DORL Office of NRR (Lynnea.Wilkins@nrc.gov)

Reactor Operations Engineer, IPAB, DIRS, Office of NRR (Michael.Balazik@nrc.gov)

OEMail Resource OEDO RIV Coordinator, (Lydia.Chang@nrc.gov)

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2/6/12 2/6/12 2/6/121 2/9/12 2/9/12 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Opening & Introductions Fort Calhoun Station Meeting opening Public Meeting Introduction of NRC and OPPD personnel Fort Calhoun Station Oversight Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV January 19, 2012 1 2 Past Oversight Manual Chapter 0350 Extended outage and 2011 flood NRCs normal oversight no longer applicable July 27, 2011 public meeting A Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) was issued on Entry is based upon plant performance September 2, 2011 The plant is shut down Additional issues identified Need to transition from ROP A regulatory hold is in effect, such as a CAL Decision to use Manual Chapter 0350 An agency management decision is made 3 4 1

Oversight Panel Oversight Panel

• Oversight for Fort Calhoun Station is now via a

• MC0350 Panel Activities Panel of NRC representatives

- Revision of the September 2, 2011 CAL

- A mix of Region IV and Headquarters personnel - Creation and implementation of the Restart Checklist

- Regularly scheduled panel meetings

- Currently there are 7 panel members - Regularly scheduled meetings with the public

- Develop and implement a Restart Checklist - Documentation of oversight activities

- Assess restart readiness of the facility

- Continue to monitor/assess performance after restart 5 6 NRC Remarks OPPD Presentation David Bannister Comments by Regional Administrator Vice President / Chief Nuclear Officer Omaha Public Power District 7 8 2

NRC Closing Remarks Open to the Public

• The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities

• At www.nrc.gov, g , you y can:

Remarks by NRC Representatives - Find public meeting dates and transcripts;

- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions;

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents; and

- Subscribe to electronic distribution to automatically receive correspondence from the NRC.

9 10 Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403 Questions?

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 11 12 3

1/27/2012 OPPD Policy Statement Fort Calhoun Station Plant Improvement Plan

• Nuclear Safety is our first and foremost value.

Januaryy 19, 2012 Dave Bannister Vice President - Nuclear 1/27/2012 1 1/27/2012 2 Agenda Acknowledgement

• Acknowledgement

• Fort Calhoun Station understands the significance of the position we are in and are

• Current Status committed to do what is necessary to

• Improvement Plan identify, analyze and resolve our issues.

• Next Steps 1/27/2012 3 1/27/2012 4 1

1/27/2012 Current Status Improvement Plan Objectives

• Plant remains safely shutdown

• Implement and execute a comprehensive Station improvement plan.

• 2011 Missouri River flood recovery near

• Thoroughly understand the root and contributing causes of p

completion our p performance issues.

• Integrated Improvement Plan activities in

• Implement broad and lasting actions to improve and sustain Station performance and reliability.

progress

• Take ownership of improvement initiatives.

• Build regulatory confidence.

• Reinforce public confidence.

1/27/2012 5 1/27/2012 6 Improvement Plan Process Improvement Plan Process (cont.)

• Dedicated organization

• Corrective action phase

- OPPD employees - Development and implementation of corrective

- External experts actions

• Analysis A l i phase h - Performance improvement metrics

- Equipment - Check and adjust

- Processes

- People

- Safety culture assessment 1/27/2012 7 1/27/2012 8 2

1/27/2012 Next Steps

• NUCLEAR SAFETY IS ALWAYS OUR TOP PRIORITY

• Build regulatory confidence

• Reinforce public confidence

• Plant restart criteria

- Issues corrected/commitments satisfied

- NRC approval

• Lasting improvement 1/27/2012 9 3