ML19337A916
| ML19337A916 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1980 |
| From: | Madsen G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Pilant J NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
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| NUDOCS 8010010009 | |
| Download: ML19337A916 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000298/1980011
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August 18, 1980
In Reply Refer To:
Docket No. 50-298/80-11
Nebraska Public Power District
ATTN:
Mr. J. M. P11 ant, Director
Licensing and Quality Assurance
P. O. Box 499
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Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. R. G. Spangler of this office
during the period July 22-26 and August 4-7, 1980, of activities authorized
by NRC Operating Licensee DPR-46, and to the discussions of the findings with
Mr. L. C. Lessor.
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Additionally, members of the Region IV staff and a representative of the Division
of Project Management, NRR set with NPPD staff = embers on August 7, 1980.
The
purpose of this meeting was to discuss the Region's first annual evaluation of
NPPD's activities at Cooper Nuclear Station.
This evaluation was made in
accordance with the requirements of Task I. B. 2 of the "NRC Action Plan Develop-
ed as a Result of the TMI-2 Accident" (NUREG 0660) and the NRC's program entitled
the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Perfor=ance (SALP) .
The results of this
evaluation are documented in Enclosure 2 to this letter.
There will be no
increase in the scope or frequency of our inspection activities at Cooper
Nuclear Station as a result of this evaluation.
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Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the
enclosed inspection report.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of
selective examination of procedures and representative records, interviews
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with personnel, and observations by the inspector.
3ased on the results of thi.s inspection it appears that certain of your
activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements , as
set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Enclosure 1.
This notice is sent to you pursuant ec the provisions of Sect;f.on 2.201 of
the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Code of Federal Regulations.
Section
2.201 requires you to submit to this effice within 20 days of your receipt of
this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:
(1)
cor-
rective steps which h sve begn taken by you, and the results achieved; (2) cor-
rective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3)
the
date when full comi. lance will be achieved.
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August 18, 1980
In accordance with Section S.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed
inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this
report contains any information that you or your contractors believe to be
proprietary, it is necessarf that you make a written application within 20
days to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure.
Any such application must include a full statement of reasons on the basis
of which it is claimed that the information identified in the application
is proprietary and should be prepared so that the proprietarf information
identified in the application is contained in a separate part of the document.
If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the
report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we vill be pleased
to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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G. L. Madsen, Chief
Reactor Operations and
Nuclear Support Branch
Enclosures:
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2.
Performance Evaluation, August 1980
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IE Inspection Report No. 50-298/80-11
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L. C. Lessor, Superintendent
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Cooper Nuclear Station
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P. O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321