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ML20247G805
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Site: Cooper Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 08/30/1989
From: Martin R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Trevors G
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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'ATTH: George A. Trevors Division Manager - Nuclear Support P.O. Box 499 Columbus,-Nebraska 68602-0499 Gentlemen:

This fonvards a summary of our July 12, 1989, meeting at Nebrcska Public Power District's corporate office to discuss the Systematic Assessment of

- Licensee Performance (SALP) for Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) for the period February 1,1988, through April 15, 1989, and a copy of your August 11, 1989, response to the SALP report. I consider the corrective actions discussed in the July.12, 1989, SALP meeting, the August 10, 1989, meeting held at'your request in the Region IV office, and in your August 11, 1989, written response to the SALP report to be responsive to NRC concerns and recommendations. The enclosures forwarded with this letter together with the initial SALP report for CNS forwarded in our letter dated June 20, 1989, are considered to be the finai SALP report.

Sincerely.

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY ROBERT D. MARTIN Robert D. Martin Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

1. SALP Meeting Summary
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SALP MEETING

SUMMARY

Date:. July 12, 1989 Licensee: Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)

Facility: Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) -s License: DPR-46

- Docket: 50-298

SUBJECT:

- ' SALP. MEETING AT NPPD CORPORATE OFFICE J

On July 12,'1989, .the Regional Administrator, Region IV, members of the Region IV staff, and NRR representatives met with representatives of NPPD in an open meeting to discuss the SALP report covering the period February 1, 1988 Lthrough April 15, 1989.- The NRC material presented at the meeting and a s list of attendees;are attached. The meeting was. held at the request of NRC

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After opening remarks by the Regional Administrator, the Director, Division of Reactor Projects presented each of the functional areas evaluated in the SALP report using Attachment l' as an outline. The NPPD President and Chief Executive:0fficer responded to NRC recommendations in each of the SALP categories.

Attachments:

1. Attendance List
2. NRC Material Presented at SALP Meeting

s ATTENDANCE LIST NPPD-R. W. Watkins, President & Chief Executive Officer

- H. G. Parris, Vice President - Production L. G. Kuncl, Nuclear Power Group Manager R. E. Wilbur, Nuclear Engineering & Construction Division Manager G. A. Trevors, Nuclear Support Division Manager G. R. Horn, Nuclear Operations' Division Manager L V._ L. Wolstenholm, Quality Assurance Division Manager i D. A. Whitman, Program Control Manager l J. M. Meacham, Senior. Manager of Operations l- E. M. Mace, Engineering Manager G. E.' Smith, Quality Assurance Manager, CNS D.'R. Robinson, Quality Assurance Manager, GO K. C. Walden, Nuclear Licensing & Safety Manager J. W. Dutton, Nuclear Training Manager K. M. Krumland, Emergency Preparedness Supervisor

- A. P. Heymer, Nuclear. Configuration Management Department Manager l

NRC R. D. Martin, Regional Administrator J. 'L. Milhoan, Director, Division of Reactor Projects G. L. Constable, Chief, Project Section C W. R. Bennett, Senior Resident Inspector G. A. Pick, Resident Inspector A. Bournia, Project Manager, NRR L. L. Wheeler, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety J. M. Sharkey, Region IV Coordinator, EDO G. M. Holahan, Acting A/D _for Regions III and V Reactors -

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0ftISS10N SYSTEf1ATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORlW4CE i

IEETING TEBRASKA PUBLIC PGER DISTRICT COOPER NUCLEAR STAT 10ft FEBRUARY 1, 1988, THROUGH APRIL 15,1989 TEBRASKA PUBLIC P0rER DISTRICT CORPORATE OFFICE

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AGENDA INTRODUCTION ROBERT D. f%RTIN, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, NRC REGION IV SALP PRESENTATION JAPES L. MILH0AN, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF REACTOR PROJECTS, NRC REGION IV NEERASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT LICENSEE 11ANAGEENT AND STAFF PESPONSE AND C0FIENTS CLOSING REMARKS ROBERT D. f%RTIN i

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SALP PROGRAM OBJECTIVES IffROVE LICENSEE FERFORIW4CE PROVICE A fECHANISM FOR FOCUSlf!G ATIENTION Ofl OVERALL LICENSEE FANAGBOlT EFFECTIVEriESS FROVIDE A BASIS FOR ALLOCATION OF NRC RESOURCES If7 ROVE iiRC REGULATCRY PROGRAM

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( PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS APEAS FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION

1. PLANT OPERATIONS
2. RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS
3. MAINTENANCE / SURVEILLANCE
4. EERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
5. SECURITY
6. ENGINEERING /lECHNICAL SUPPORT
7. SAFETY ASSESSWNT/0UALITY VERIFICAT10tl

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EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. ASSURANCE OF QUALITY, INCLUDIi1G fiANAGEdEFIT liNOLVEEff AND CONTROL
2. APPROACH TO IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION OF TECHNICAL ISSUES FR0il A SAFEiY STANDPOINT
3. RESPONSIVSESS TO NRC IllITIATIVES
4. EiFORCEE!T HISTCRY
5. CPERATIOi!AL EVENTS (IfiCLUDING RESPONSE TO, ANALYSIS OF, REPCRTING OF, AND CCRRECTIVE ACTIONS FCE)
5. STAFFING (II!CLUDING MANAGEEENT)
7. EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION FFCCF#1

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LICBISEE RESOURCES ARE AffLE AND EFFECTIVELY USED SC THAT A HIGH LEVEL OF PLANT AND PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE IS EEING ACHIS/ED. REDUCED NRC ATTENTION MAY EE APPROPRIATE.

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i CATEGORY 2 LICEfiSEE MANAGEfD!T. ATTENTICN TO AND IfNOLV9ENT Ill THE PERFCPJMNCE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY OR SAFEGUARDS ACTIVITIES ARE GOOD. THE LICENSEE HAS ATTAllED A LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AE0VE THAT NFND TO FEET REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. LICENSEE RESCURCES ARE ADE00 ATE AND REASONAELY ALLOCATED SO THAT GCCD PLAIU AND FERSDIIIEL PERFCRf%NCE IS EEII;G ACHIEVED. f4RC ATTENTICH IMY BE 1%IIITAlt!ED AT IGML LE/ELS.

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CATEC,0RY 3 LICENSEE I%NAGBT.NT ATIBITICt! TO AND If#0LVUElT IN THE PEFFC91ANCE OF fiUCLEAR SAFET( OR SAFEGUARDS ACTIVITIES APE f;0T SUFFICIENT. THE LICBISEE'S FEPFORfMNCE DOES TOT SIGilIFICANTLY EXCEED THAT TEEEED TO N1: flINIPAL REGULATORY RECUIREislTS. .LICBISEE RESCORCES APPEAR TO EE STRAlfED OR NOT tretCTIVELY USED. NRC ATiD! TION SHOULD BE If1CPEASED

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WEAKESSES OCTOBER 1988 EYERCISE PROBLB1S INFORf% TION FLOW ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITIES CONTROL'AND C0 ORDINATION PROCEDURE ADHEPENCE REC 0ffENDED LICEN4T ACTIONS

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WELDING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IPPLEPENTATION OF SYSTEM ENGINEER CONCEPT f%NAGEFENT ATTENTION TO TRAINIfE  ;

REC 0ftENDED LICENW ACTIONS IMPROVE AND PRIORITIZE ENGINEERING EVALUATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERABILITY DECISIONS RESOLVE TRAINING PROGRAM !EAKIESSES i ACQUIRE VELDING ENGINEER EXPEPsTISE ,

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SAFETY ASSESSPENT/ QUALITY VERIFICATION CATEGORY 3

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CA STAFF SMALL - SOfE AREAS NOT EFFECTIVELY REVIBED SAFET( REVIEW AND AUDIT BOARD LACK RECENT'IllDUSTRY EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL CAPABILITY TO BE SELF-CRITICAL ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS FREQUENTLY INEFFECTIVE C0FPLETION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION RESPONSE TO SODE NRC CONCERNS NOT TIFELY C0ft0NICATIONS BETWEEN SITE AND G0 ACTIVITIES REC 0ffENDED LICENSEE ACTIONS IPPROVE CORRECTIVE ACTI0f1S PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IFPROVE C0f'11UNICATIONS BETWEEN SITE AND GO ESTABLISH EETTER CONTROL OF CONSULTANTS ON C0f' PLEX ISSUES IFPROVE REVIEW OF INDUSTRY EVEfRS AND IFPLEFENTATION INCREASE SEllICR MANAGBB4T It#0LVDENT IN SRAB INCREASE EFFECTIVBESS OF 0A/0C FUNCTIONS

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