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Forwards Insp Rept 50-298/98-22 on 981116-1208 & Notice of Violation Re Lack of Effective Oversight by Plant Mgt
	ML20199E152
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	01/07/1999
From:	Brockman K; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Horn G; NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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ML20199E157	List: IR 05000298/1996004; IR 05000298/1998022; ML20199E152; ML20199E169;
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/98-22 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Hom:

From November 16 through December 8,1998, an inspection related to the implementation of

certain actions associated with your engineering strategy was conducted at your Cooper

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

inspection.

This inspection evaluated the completion of Engineering Strategy Action item 3.2.e., the

unauthorized modification review program, developed to aadress deficiencies from prev!ous

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escalated enforcement. This was the first inspection of a completed engineering improvement

strategy action item. The inspectors found that your implementation of the program had not

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identified all unauthorized modifications or properly resolved all of the identified unauthorized

modifications. Although the items identified had low individual safety significance, we

concluded that, collectively, they indicated a lack of effective oversight by plant management.

Future inspections will verify your success in applying the lessons teamed from this inspection

to the completion of other strategy items.

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A violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances

surrounding this violation are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that you

are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed

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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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its

enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them

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License No.: DPR-46

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

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John R. McPhail, General Counsel

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P.O. Box 499

Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499

J. H. Swailes, Vice President of

Nuclear Energy

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, Nebraska 68321

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B. L. Houston, Nuclear Licensing

and Safety Manager

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, Nebraska 68321

Dr. William D. Leech

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Cheryl Rogers, LLRW Program Manager

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Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007

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