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Summary of the April 24, 2024 Information Meeting with Question and Answer Session to Discuss the 2023 Annual Assessment of Safety Performance at Cooper Nuclear Station
ML24122C686
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Site: Cooper Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 05/02/2024
From: Jeffrey Josey
NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/PBC
To: Geoffrey Miller
NRC/RGN-IV/DORS
Schaup W
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May 02, 2024 MEMORANDUM TO: Geoffrey B. Miller, Director Division of Operating Reactor Safety FROM: Jeffrey E. Josey, Chief Reactor Projects Branch C Division of Operating Reactor Safety

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 24, 2024, INFORMATION MEETING WITH QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION TO DISCUSS THE 2023 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE AT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION On April 24, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (CDT), representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held an information meeting with a question-and-answer session to discuss the NRCs assessment of safety performance at Coope r Nuclear Station (CN S) for 2023 at Peru State Co llege in Peru, Nebraska. The NRC resident inspectors and staff were available for questio ns about the safety performance of the station and the NRC's role in ensuring safe plant operations. Three representative s from Nebraska Public Power District were in attendance; one member of the public attended the meeting. A list of the attendees is attached. One public meeting feedback fo rm was received at the meeting.

Representatives from the NRC made available copies of the annual assessment letter regarding Cooper Nuclear Station s performance during 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML24044A232 ), the NRC Annual Assessment Summary for Cooper Nuclear Station PowerPoint handouts (attached), the NRC Information Digest (NUREG-1350), and other brochures and fact sheets.

Docket No. 05000298 License No. DPR-46

Enclosures:

1. 2024 CNS Information Meeting Attendance List
2. CNS Annual Assessment Summary PowerPoint Handout CONTACT: Kent Chambliss, Senior Resident Inspector 817-200-1944 Signed by Josey, Jeffrey on 05/02/24

ML24122C686 Non-Sensitive Publicly Available SUNSI Review Sensitive Non-Publicly Available

OFFICE RI:DORS/C SRI:DORS/C SPE:DORS/C BC:DORS/C NAME GBirkemeier KChambliss WSchaup JJosey

DATE 05/02/24 05/02/24 05/02/24 05/02/24

Cooper Nuclear Station Annual Assessment Meeting

Reactor Oversight Process - 2023 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV Peru, NE April 24, 2024

1 Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2023.
  • NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter.

2 Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Review of Reactor Oversight Process
  • National Summary of Plant Performance
  • Discussion of Plant Performance Results
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • NRC available to address public questions

3 Region X Organization

John Monninger Regional Administrator

Julio Lara Deputy Regional Administrator

Geoff Miller Tammy Bloomer Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety (or Operating Reactor Safety) (or Radiological Safety and Security)

Mike Hay Lizette Roldan-Otero Deputy Director Deputy Director

Jeff Josey Regional Specialists Branch Chief

Cooper Nuclear Station Senior Project Engineers Resident Inspectors William Schaup Kent Chambliss Ray Azua Geoff Birkemeier

4 Our Mission

  • The NRC licenses and regulates the Nations civilian use of radioactive materials to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety and to promote the common defense and security and protect the environment.

5 Some Nuclear Facts

  • 94 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.
  • Nuclear materials are used in medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.
  • Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.

6 The NRC Regulates

  • Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs
  • Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use
  • Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities
  • Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks

7 What We Dont Do

  • Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors.
  • Own or operate nuclear power plants.
  • Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon.

8 How We Regulate

  • Establish rules and regulations.
  • Issue licenses.
  • Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience.
  • Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions.
  • Respond to events and emergencies.

9 Assurance of Plant Safety

  • Require defense-in-depth
  • Require long-term maintenance of equipment
  • Require continual training of operators
  • Verify compliance with regulations

10 What We Do - Nuclear Waste

  • The NRC regulates:

- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks, and

- Any national spent fuel storage site.

11 What We Do - Nuclear Security

  • NRC Requires:

- Well-armed and well-trained security forces,

- Surveillance and perimeter patrols,

- State-of-the-art site access equipment and controls,

- Physical barriers and detection zones, and

- Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations.

12 NRC Performance Goals

  • Safety and Security: Ensure the safe and secure use of radioactive materials.
  • Organizational Health: Continue to foster a healthy organization.
  • Stakeholder Confidence: Inspire stakeholder confidence in the NRC.

13 Reactor Oversight Process

14 Examples of Baseline Inspections

  • Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr
  • Quadrennial Fire Protection ~240 hrs every 4 yrs
  • Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr
  • Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs
  • Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr
  • Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs
  • Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

15 Significance Threshold

Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: Increases NRC oversight Yellow: Increases NRC oversight Red: Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety or security significance finding White: Low to moderate safety or security significance finding Yellow: Substantial safety or security significance finding Red: High safety or security significance finding

16 Action Matrix Concept

Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Unacceptable Response Response Performance Degraded Performance Cornerstone

Increasing Safety Significance

Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts

Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement

Increasing Regulatory Actions

17 National Summary of Plant Performance

Status as of 12/31/2023 Licensee Response 88 Regulatory Response 6 Degraded Performance 0 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 Oversight 0 Total 94

18 National Summary

  • Performance Indicator Results for 2023*

- Green 6240

- White 0

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  • PIs are counted per unit per quarter
  • Total Inspection Findings in 2023#

- Green 447

- Greater-than-Green 5

- White 9

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  1. Finding data current as of 2/14/2024

19 Cooper Assessment Results

January 1 -December 31, 2023

  • Column I - Licensee Response
  • No Greater Than Green Findings/PIs

20 Cooper Inspection Activities

January 1 -December 31, 2023

  • Commercial Grade Dedication
  • Problem Identification and Resolution
  • Security/Cybersecurity/Force-on-Force
  • EP Program
  • Licensed Operator Requalification
  • Radiation Protection

21 Cooper Annual Assessment Summary

January 1 - December 31, 2023

  • NPPD operated Cooper in a manner that preserved public health and safety
  • All cornerstone objectives were met with no Greater-Than-Green findings identified

22

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Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2023

  • No cross-cutting issues
  • NRC plans baseline inspections at Cooper for 2024

23 Open to the Public

  • The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities.
  • At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts;

- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

24 Contacting the NRC

  • CNS Resident Office

-(817) 200-1944

  • Report an emergency

-(301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern

-(800) 695-7403

-Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or questions

-www.nrc.gov

25-Select What We Do for Public Affairs NRC Social Media Channels

  • GovDelivery:

https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNRC/subscriber/new

26 Reference Sources

  • Reactor Oversight Process

- https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/oversight.html

  • Public Electronic Reading Room

- https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

  • Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

27 Feedback/Comments/

General Questions

Public Meeting Feedback Form:

1.Navigate to https://feedback.nrc.gov/pmfs/

2.Enter meeting code number:

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