ML20206R148
| ML20206R148 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 01/08/1999 |
| From: | Powers D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Gambhir S OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20206R154 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-285-98-19, EA-98-554, NUDOCS 9901190157 | |
| Download: ML20206R148 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000285/1998019
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-285/98-19 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Gambhir:
From October 5-23,1998,- a routine core inspection of the corrective action program was
conducted at your Fort Calhoun Station reactor facility. Inspection continued in the Region IV
offices through December 11,1998, when a supplemental telephonic exit was conducted with
you and your staff. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of these inspection
activities.
The team determined that Fort Calhoun Station had a good corrective action program.
Conditions adverse to quality or conditions representing a potential to degrade the quality of
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plant operations were, for the most part, being effectively identified, resolved, and prevented.
Our inspection raised questions regarding the 10 CFR 50.59 safety evaluation for your switch
modification to the steam-driven auxiliary feedwater pump. This modification was installed as
corrective action to prevent recurrence of the event which overpressurized the auxiliary
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feedwater system during your last outage. - During the onsite exit meeting, this issue was
characterized as an unresolved item. Following the onsite portion of the inspection, your staff
submitted additional information for our consideration in a letter dated November 16,1998.
' This issue has subsequently been resolved and categorized as a minor violation, as we
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discussed during our December 11 conversation.
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' A violation was identified during the inspection. The violation identified corrective actions that
were not adequate. We found the appropriate corrective action was not identified because of
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inadequate engineering evaluation of plant conditions involving a potential to degrade reactor
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core reactivity control.
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This violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances
surrounding the violation 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
Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine
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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, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
Should you have any questions conceming this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them
with you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Dale A. Powers, Chief
Engineering and Maintenance Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.:
50-285
License No.: DPR-40
Enclosures:
2. NRC Inspection Report
50-285/98-19
cc w/ enclosures:
James W. Tills, Manager
Nuclear Licensing
Omaha Public Power District
Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.
P.O. Box 399
Hwy. 75 - North of Fort Calhoun
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023-0399
James W. Chase, Division Manager
Nuclear Assessments
Fort Calhoun Station
P.O. Box 399
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023
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Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant
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Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023
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Perry D. Robinson, Esq.
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Winston & Strawn
1400 L. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-3502
Chairman
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Blair, Nebraska 68008
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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