ML20034F300
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 02/26/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
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| ML20034F301 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9303030007 | |
| Download: ML20034F300 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000298/1993006
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Docket 50-298
License DPR-46
Nebraska Public Power District
ATTN: Guy R. Horn, Nuclear Power
Group Manager
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/93-06
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. W. C. Walker on February 1-9,
1993. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your
Cooper Nuclear Station facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the
findings were discussed with Mr. R. L. Gardner and those members of your staff
identified in the enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report.
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these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
activities in progress.
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Based on the results of this inspection, two apparent violations were
identified and are being considered for escalated enforcement action in
accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Folicy), 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1992).
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The apparent violations involve ineffective corrective actions in response to
the Notice of Violation (NRC Inspection Report 50-298/92-19) addressing the
failure to identify and correct the presence of temporary strainers in- the
core spray system, and the submission to the NRC, in written response to the
above Notice of Violation, inaccurate and incomplete information.
Accordingly, a Notice of Violation is not presently being issued for these
inspection findings.
Please be advised that the characterization of the
apparent violations described in the enclosed inspection report may change and
that additional violations may be identified as a result of further NRC
review.
One apparent violation involves a failure of your corrective action program to
correct a condition adverse to quality for an extended period of time.
We are
concerned that with an NRC Information Notice, and on two separate occasions
of finding temporary strainers in safety-related systems, you have-been
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ineffective in identifying and removing all temporary strainers from safety-
related systems and those temporary strainers in nonsafety-related system
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The second violation involves several examples' of a failure to provide
complete and accurate information. As you are aware, the NRC relie's heavily
upon licensee's to provide complete and accurate information in. order to
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execute its regulatory responsibilities..
In this instance, the information
you provided to the NRC in response to the 1992 Notice of Violation was
apparently inaccurate and incomplete and led the agency to conclude that
temporary r, trainers either did not exist or were highly unlikely to exist.
Examples are provided in the report.
An enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
scheduled for 10 a.m. March 4,1993, at the NRC's Region IV office.
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purposes of this conference are to discuss the apparent violations, their
causes, and safety significance; to provide you the opportttnity to point out
any errors in our inspection report; to provide an opportunity for you to
present your proposed corrective actions; and to discuss any other.information
that will help us determine'the appropriate enforcement action inLaccordance
with the Enforcement Policy.
You will be advised by separate correspondence-
of the results of our deliberations on this matter.
No response regarding the
apparent violations is required at this time.
We are also concerned that there were weaknesses in the operability
determination'which was. performed for the Reactor Core Isolation System and'
that no written evaluations were performed for temporary. strainers which were
found in nonsafety-related systems.
Please be prepared to discuss evaluations
of all the temporary strainers that you have identified.
In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy
of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document
Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased
to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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- A. Bill Beach, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
Appendix -'NRC Inspection Report
50-298/93-06 w/ attachment
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Nebraska Public Power District
ATTN:
G. D. Watson, General Counsel
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499
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ATTN: John M. Meacham, Site Manager
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Randolph Wood, Director
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922-
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