ML20155E809

Ack Receipt of Detailing Actions Committed to as Part of Strategy for Achieving Engineering Excellence. Recommends Performance Improvement Initiatives Through Implementation of Strategy

ML20155E809
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	10/30/1998
From:	Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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NUDOCS 9811050188
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PLANS FOR MONITORING PROGRESS OF THE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE 3

Dear Mr. Horn:

Thank you for your letter of October 7,1998, detailing the actions you have committed to as part of the Strategy for Achieving Engineering Excellence (Strategy.) As you have indicated in your letter, we agree that these particular elements of the Strategy are important to your continued progress in improving engineering performance. We also agree that your efforts in monitoring the effectiveness in implementing these actions will provide important information about the degree to which you have succeeded in changing the people, processes, and structure of the engineering organization. We consider your' commitment to obtaining an i

independent assessment of engineering, during the summer of 1999, a strong indication of your dedication to achieving superior performance.

We commend your performance improvement initiatives through implementation of the Strategy. We support your expressed desire to meet regularly to review your progress in implementing the Strategy. We expect that you may occasionally experience unexpected impacts on your ability to meet the schedule for completion of the planned improvement actions. We request that you inform us, in writing, of all significant changes to the Strategy.

This notification should be made on a quarterly basis and, as closely as possible, should correlate with the engineering management meetings that are being scheduled. As a minimum, all schedule changes of greater than a month and any major content changes should be included in your submittal. This will allow us to remain current on yo>ir progress and will p, ovide the information needed to discuss, in a timely manner, the implications on engineering

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The NRC's day-to-day focal point for monitoring of engineering performance remains the resident inspection staff and Mr. C. S. Marschall, Chief, Project Branch C. Mr. Ken Brockman, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects, continues as our management point of contact.

Please feel free to communicate with these individuals on matters related to the Strategy.

Since Thomas P. Gwyn Direc or Division of React Pro' ct Docket No.: 50-298 License No.: DPR-46 cc w/ enclosure:

John R. McPhail, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, Nebraska 686,02-0499 J. H. Swailes, Vice President of Nuclear Energy Nebraska Public Power District l

P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 B. L. Houston, Nuclear Licensing and Safety Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 Dr. William D. Leech MidAmerican Energy l

907 Walnut Street P.O. Box 657 Des Moines, Iowa 50303-0657 Mr. Ron Stoddard l

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i Nebraska Public Power District Randolph Wood, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, 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 R. A. Kucera, Department Director of Intergovernmental Codperation Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Jctry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, Missouri ~ 65101 Kansas Radiation Control Program Director l

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