ML20128M709
| ML20128M709 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 10/11/1996 |
| From: | Brockman K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
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| ML20128M715 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9610160162 | |
| Download: ML20128M709 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000298/1996021
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTCON REPORT 50-298/96-21 AND NOTICE OF DEVIATION
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Dear Mr. Horn:
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On September 9-13,1996, the NRC completed three inspections at your Cooper Nuclear
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Plant reactor f acility. The inspections reviewed the liquid and gaseous radioactive waste
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management program, the radiological environmental monitoring program, and the solid
radioactive waste management and the transportation of radioactive materials programs.
The enclosed report presents the scope and results of the inspections,
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In general, our inspections found that the above programs were properly implemented and
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satisf actorily performed. However, the inspectors identified observations that are
deserving of your attention. Observations included poor sample handling techniques used
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during the collection and analysis of a floor drain tank sample and iodine charcoal
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cartridges from the station's ventilation systems, as discussed in Section R1.1 of the'
enclosed report. Other observations regarding the implementation of the radiological
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environmental and meteorological monitoring programs are discussed in Sections R1.3 and
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R2.4. These observations were discussed with your staff as areas for program
improvements.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to deviate from
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your commitments in the Updated Safety Analysis Report, as specified in the enclosed
Notice of Deviation (Notice). We are concerned about the deviation because the
emergency power source for the meteorological tower was unavailable for a period greater
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than seven months. Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should
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follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The
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NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice." a copy of this letter,
its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy,
proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without
redaction.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss
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Docket No.: 50-298
License No.: DPR-46
Enclosure:
1. Notice of Deviation
2. NRC inspection Report
50-298/96-21
cc w/ enclosure:
John R. McPhail, General Counsel
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499
John Mueller, Site Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321
Robert C. Godley, Nuclear Licensing
& Safety Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321
R. J. Singer, Manager-Nuclear
Midwest Power
907 Walnut Street
P.O. Box 65'7
Des Moines, Iowa 50303
Mr. Ron Stoddard
Lincoln Electric System
11th and O Streets
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
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Randolph Wood, Director
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P.O. Box 98922
Liricoln, Nebraska 68509-8922
Chairman
Nemaha County Board of Commissioners
Nemaha County Courthouse
1824 N Street
Auburn, Nebraska 68305
Cheryl Rogers, LLRW Program Manager
Environmental Protection Section
Nebraska Department of Health
301 Centennial Mall, South
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007
Dr. Mark B. Horton, M.S.P.H.
Director
Nebraska Department of Health
P.O. Box 950070
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007
R. A. Kucera, Department Director
of intergovernmental Cooperation
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Kansas Radiation Control Program Director
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