ML20057D436
| ML20057D436 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 09/29/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
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| NUDOCS 9310040216 | |
| Download: ML20057D436 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000298/1993023
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Guy R. Horn, Vice President-Nuclear
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/93-23
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. R. A. Kopriva, and the
inspectors identified in the enclosed report, of this office on July 18
through August 28, 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 you and those members of your
staff identified in the enclosed report.
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Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report.
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
The results of this inspection are documented on
activities in progress.
pages 1 and 2 of the enclosed report.
The decision
The NRC noted that the response to the area flooding was mixed.
to shut down the plant based on concerns with the states' abilities to
adequately support the emergency plan demonstrated the appropriate awareness
for the unique site and area flooding challenges. The coordination with the
states to assure that the emergency plan could be well implemented prior to
However, the NRC identified
proceeding with the plant restart was very good.
a continuing lack of management and plant personnel sensitivity to potentially
degraded plant conditions and the effect that these conditions could have on
A similar concern had
the plant resulting from the building water inleakage.
been addressed by the inspectors in mid-July 1993 and is discussed in NRC
Inspection Report 50-298/93-22, Section 3.2, but action was not taken until
July 27 when NRC further questioned members of your staff regarding this
issue.
In accordance with 10 CFR 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.
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Nebraska Public Power District
ATTN:
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