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Forwards Insp Rept 50-298/97-02 on 970112-0222 & NOV
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Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	03/31/1997
From:	Gwynn T; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Horn G; NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/97-02 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Horn:

An NRC inspection was conducted on January 12 through February 22,1997, at your

Cooper Nuclear Station facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of that

inspection.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that two violations of NRC

requirements occurred. These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation

(Notice) and the circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the

enclosed report. 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

NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is

necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

The first violation identifies three examples of maintenance technicians failing to properly

implement a procedure. The second violation describes a failure to implement appropriate

corrective actions.

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The NRC is concerned with the failure to properly implement a maintenance procedure

because procedural adherence has been an ongoing issue at Cooper Nuclear Station and

was discussed in the recent SALP report. Our concern with the failure to implement

appropriate corrective actions is that it indicates that some plant personnel still do not

understand the Problem Identification Report (PIR) process, even though plant management

has given it much emphasis this past year.

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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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John R. McPhail, General Counsel

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R. J. Singer, Manager-Nuclear

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Mr. Ron Stoddard

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Randolph Wood, Director

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P.O. Box 98922

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Chairman

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Cheryl Rogers, LLRW Program Manager

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Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007

Dr. Mark B. Horton, M.S.P.H.

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Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007

R. A. Kucera, Department Director

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