ML20217H188
| ML20217H188 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 10/09/1997 |
| From: | Powers D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217H193 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-298-97-16, NUDOCS 9710150074 | |
| Download: ML20217H188 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000298/1997016
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G. R. Horn, Senior Vice President
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141415th Street
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/9716 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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Dear Mr. Horn:
An NRC inspection was conducted September 15-19, 1997, at your Cooper Nuclear
Station reactor facility, with in-office inspection and followup conducted until
September 24,1997. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of that
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inspection.
The inspection followed up your erosion / corrosion monitoring program activities. One
violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved the failure to initiate
a condition report to disposition a failed reducer in the service water pipir.g to the lube oil
heat exchanger for an emergency diesel generator. In addition, we noted that your staff
was still experiencing problems implementing the long-term erosion / corrosion monitoring
program. These problems appear to be the result of frequent program staffing turnover.
The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notico) 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 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
enclosure, 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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Dr. Dale A. Powers, Chief
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Docket No.: 50 298
License No.: DPR-46
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2. NRC Inspection Report
50-298/97-16
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John R. McPhail, General Counsel
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499
P. D. Graham, Vice President of
Nuclear Energy
Nebraska Publi: Power District
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
907 Walnut Street
P.O. Box 657
Des Moines, Iowa 50303-0657
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Mr. Ron Stoddard-
Lincoln Electric System
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Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
- Randolph Wood, Director -
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P.O. Box 98922
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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
David P. Schor, MD, MPH, FAAP
Low Level Radioactive Waste Program
HHS Regulation and Licensure
Nebraska Department of Health
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007
- R. A. Kucera, Department Director
of Intergovernmental Cooperation
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176 '
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Kansas Radiation Control Program Director
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