ML20202E312

Forwards Insp Rept 50-298/98-08 on 981115-1226 & Notice of Violation.First Violation Re Staff Failure to Follow Procedures (Two in Operations,One in Maint & One in Plant Support)

ML20202E312
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	01/22/1999
From:	Brockman K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
Shared Package
ML20202E316	List: IR 05000298/1998008 ML20202E312 ML20202E326
References
50-298-98-08, 50-298-98-8, NUDOCS 9902020378
Download: ML20202E312 (5)

See also: IR 05000298/1998008

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/98-08 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

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Dear Mr. Horn:

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From November 15 through December 26,1998, an inspection was conducted at your Cooper

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

inspection.

During this inspection two violations of NRC requirements were identified. In the first violation,

inspectors identified that on four occasions your staff failed to follow procedures (two in

Operations, one in Maintenance, and one in Plant Support). We are concerned that these i

examples could be a precursor indication of a return to procedural adherence problems. The i

second violation involved inadequate corrective actions which were implemented to prevent j

recurrence of the inadvertent opening of a torus-to-drywell vacuum breaker. This violation i

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concerns us because your staff did not take reasonable corrective action for s previously

identified violation. A compounding factor is the similarity of this problem to previously

documented weakness in applying information available in design and licensing documents

when correcting identified deficiencies. Because of our concern about the repetitive nature of

these violations, we are requiring a response to these violations. In addition, we intend to 1

discuss these concerns with you during our upcoming meeting on February 24,1999.

The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances

surrounding these violations are described in detail in the enclosed report. Please note that you

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

Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine l

whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory l

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 i

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Enclosures:

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John R. McPhail, General Counsel  !

Nebraska Public Power District l

P.O. Box 499 i

Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499 l

J. H. Swalles, Vice President of ,

Nuclear Energy  !

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Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98

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! B. L. Houston, Nuclear Licensing

and Safety Manager

Nebraska Public Power District  !

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Brownville, Nebraska 68321  !

Dr. William D. Leech

MidAmerican Energy I

907 Walnut Street

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P.O. Box 657

Des Moines, Iowa 50303-0657

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Mr. Ron Stoddard

Lincoln Electric System

1040 0 Street

P.O. Box 80869

Lincoln, Nebraska 68501-0869

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

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H. A. Kucera, Department Director

of Intergovernmental Cooperation

Department of Natural Resources i

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P.O. Box 176

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102

Jerry Uhlmann, Director ,

State Emergency Management Agency j

P.O. Box 116

Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

Kansas Radiation Control Program Director

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