ML16237A038

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Fort Calhoun Station (Report 05000285/2016005)

ML16237A038
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	08/31/2016
From:	Geoffrey Miller NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:	Marik S Omaha Public Power District
Miller G
References
IR 2016005
Download: ML16237A038 (6)

See also: IR 05000285/2016005

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

August 31, 2016

Shane M. Marik, Site Vice President

and Chief Nuclear Officer

Omaha Public Power District

Fort Calhoun Station

Mail Stop FC-2-4

9610 Power Lane

Blair, NE 68008

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR FORT CALHOUN STATION

(REPORT 05000285/2016005)

Dear Mr. Marik:

On August 11, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle

performance review of the Fort Calhoun Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly

performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from

July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your

facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined that overall, Fort Calhoun Station operated in a manner that preserved

public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the

performance at Fort Calhoun Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee

Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all

inspection findings had very low (i.e., Green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your

performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to

conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

By letter dated June 24, 2016, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) certified their intention to

permanently cease power operations at Fort Calhoun Station by December 31, 2016 (ADAMS

Accession No. ML16176A213). Following certification from OPPD that permanent shutdown

and permanent fuel removal from the reactor vessel has occurred, the Fort Calhoun Station

10 CFR Part 50 license will no longer authorize plant operation, and the station will transition to

NRC decommissioning oversight in accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 2561,

Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the operating reactor ROP inspections scheduled through

June 30, 2018. In consideration of your June 24, 2016, letter, the inspection plan has been

adjusted to ensure inspections needed to verify safe operation during the transition to a

defueled plant condition are performed. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors

are not included in the inspection plan. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the

resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact

you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances

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warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which

will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order

Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-

Basis External Events, and Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to

Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. The NRC conducted audits of licensee efforts

towards compliance with these Orders, and the information gathered will aid staff in

development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the

Final Compliance letter for the site, the Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff

will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by

performing Temporary Instruction 191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies

and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness

Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.

In Staff Requirements Memorandum - SECY 16-0009, Recommendations Resulting from the

Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities, the Commission approved the

NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid-cycle assessment process beginning

in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid-cycle assessment letter. The staff will continue

to conduct quarterly assessment meetings and communicate changes in the assessment of

licensee performance in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305,

Operating Reactor Assessment Program.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs

Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the

NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of

NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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 me at 817-200-1173 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Geoffrey B. Miller, Branch Chief

Projects Branch D

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-285

License No. DPR-40

Enclosure:

Fort Calhoun Inspection/Activity Plan

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information FC

Page 1 of 2 Fort Calhoun

08/30/2016 09:34:47 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

RS1568PI - RADIATION SAFETY - TEAM 4

1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation

1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1 07/18/2016 07/22/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

EB1-17T - FCS PERM PLANT MODS & 50.59 INSPECTION 3

1 07/25/2016 08/12/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

INSP - BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION 2

1 08/29/2016 09/02/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

RS 234 - RADIATION SAFETY 1

1 10/31/2016 11/10/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

EP-1 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 1

1 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

EP-2 - BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1

1 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing

1 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

1 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

RS 13 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

ISFSI - ROUTINE INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH) 1

1 04/01/2017 04/30/2017 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

EXAM - INITIAL LICENSED OPERATOR EXAM 3

1 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 X02594 INITIAL EXAM FCS (09/2017)

1 09/25/2017 09/29/2017 X02594 INITIAL EXAM FCS (09/2017)

EB1-07T - FCS HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1

1 05/22/2017 05/26/2017 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. Enclosure

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information FC

Page 2 of 2 Fort Calhoun

08/30/2016 09:34:47 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

RS 24 - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment

TSB 52B - BIENNIAL PI&R 4

1 09/11/2017 09/25/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

1 09/25/2017 09/29/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

EB2-05XT - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4

1 10/23/2017 10/27/2017 IP 7111105X Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)

1 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 IP 7111105X Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)

EP-2 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 3

1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation

1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

EP-3 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1

1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

EP-1 - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1

1 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing

1 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

1 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

1 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures. Enclosure

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

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By: GBM Yes No Non-Publicly Available Sensitive NRC-002

OFFICE: RIV D: DRS D: DRP C: DRP/D

NAME AVegel TWPruett GBMiller

SIGNATURE /JAC for/ /RA/ /RA/

DATE 8/19/16 8/22/16 8/22/16

Letter to Michael R. Chisum from Geoffrey Miller, dated August 31, 2016

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR FORT CALHOUN STATION

(REPORT 05000285/2016005)

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