IR 05000298/2018006

Annual Assessment Letter for Cooper Nuclear Station (Report 05000298/2018006)

ML19057A411
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	03/04/2019
From:	Jason Kozal NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Dent J Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
IR 2018006
Download: ML19057A411 (7)

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March 4, 2019 Mr. John Dent, Jr.

Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 648A Avenue P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION (REPORT 05000298/2018006)

Dear Mr. Dent:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Cooper Nuclear Station

, reviewing performance indicators (PIs)

, inspection results , and enforcement actions from January 1, 20 18 , through December 31, 20 18. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance at Cooper Nuclear Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRC

's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix

, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility

. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31

, 20 20. This updated inspection plan now includes planned security inspections

, which were formerly transmitted under separate correspondence. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. You should be aware that the agency is pursuing potential changes to the ROP, including changes to engineering inspections (SECY-18-0113, "Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process Engineering Inspections").

Should these changes to the ROP be implemented, the engineering and other region-based inspections are subject to change in scope, as well as schedule, beginning in January 2020.

The inspections listed during the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. Additionally, as reflected in the enclosure, during this period the NRC staff will complete Temporary Instruction 2515/193, "Inspection of the Implementation of EA-13-109: Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents Capable of Operation Under Severe Accident Conditions."

This inspection will be conducted at Cooper Nuclear Station to confirm the station's full implementation of Commission Order EA-13-109. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC

's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact me at (817) 200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Jason W. Kozal, Branch Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-298 License No. DPR-46 Enclosure:

Inspection Plan

07200066 - Cooper Nuclear Station (ISFSI)

01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020

Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count

Cooper Routine ISFSI inspection (one week in month)

1 11/01/2019

11/30/2019

IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI

11/01/2019

11/30/2019

IP 60857 001004 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations

2/22/2019 8:25:36 AM

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of

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report

Cooper 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020

Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count

CNS RI 4TH QUARTERLY REPORT

1 09/01/2018

02/14/2019

IP 71111.05XT

000697 Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)

CYBER SECURITY INSPECTION

1 02/10/2019

02/16/2019

IP 71130.10P

000741 Cyber Security

02/24/2019

03/02/2019

IP 71130.10P

000741 Cyber Security

Security Protective Strategy .05

1 04/01/2019

06/07/2019

IP 71153 001341 Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion

04/22/2019

04/26/2019

IP 71130.05

000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation

TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION

1 04/14/2019

04/20/2019

IP 71111.05XT

000697 Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)

04/28/2019

05/04/2019

IP 71111.05XT

000697 Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)

EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

1 05/06/2019

05/10/2019

IP 71114.02

000717 Alert and Notification System Testing

05/06/2019

05/10/2019

IP 71114.03

000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

05/06/2019

05/10/2019

IP 71114.04

000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

05/06/2019

05/10/2019

IP 71114.05

000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness

05/06/2019

05/10/2019

IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification

RP INSPECTION (1,3)

1 05/20/2019

05/24/2019

IP 71124.01

000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

05/20/2019

05/24/2019

IP 71124.03

000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

MC&A - MAT'L CONTROL & ACCOUNTING

1 05/20/2019

05/24/2019

IP 71130.11

000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

RELIABLE HARDENED CONTAINMENT VENTS TI-193 (EA-13-109)

1 06/17/2019

06/20/2019

TI 2515/193

000511 Inspection of the Implementation of EA-13-109: Order Modifying Licenses with Regard

to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents Capable of Operation under Severe Accident

Conditions

BIENNIAL PI&R

1 06/24/2019

06/28/2019

IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution

07/08/2019

07/12/2019

IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution

2/22/2019 8:25:36 AM

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This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report

Cooper 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020

Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count

Security Access Control .02

1 08/05/2019

08/09/2019

IP 71130.02

000734 Access Control

08/05/2019

08/09/2019

IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification

RP TEAM INSPECTION

1 08/19/2019

08/23/2019

IP 71124.05

000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

08/19/2019

08/23/2019

IP 71124.06

000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

08/19/2019

08/23/2019

IP 71124.07

000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

08/19/2019

08/23/2019

IP 71124.08

000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and

Transportation

CNS 2019 BRQ

1 09/22/2019

09/28/2019

IP 71111.11B

000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance (Biennial)

COOPER 10CFR50.59 INSPECTION

1 09/30/2019

10/04/2019

IP 71111.17T

000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments

TI 2515/194

1 11/04/2019

11/08/2019

TI 2515/194

000512 Inspection of the Licensee

s Implementation of Industry Initiative Associated With the

Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerabilities In Electric Power Systems (NRC Bulletin

2012-01)

Cooper - Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

1 01/27/2020

01/31/2020

IP 71111.21N

000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

02/10/2020

02/14/2020

IP 71111.21N

000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

CNS 2020 INITIAL EXAM 1

1 03/22/2020

03/28/2020

OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

04/26/2020

05/02/2020

EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

RS24 Radiation Safety

1 04/27/2020

05/01/2020

IP 71124.02

000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

04/27/2020

05/01/2020

IP 71124.04

000728 Occupational Dose Assessment

EP Exercise and PI Inspection

1 05/04/2020

05/08/2020

IP 71114.01

000716 Exercise Evaluation

2/22/2019 8:25:36 AM

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This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report

Cooper 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020

Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count

EP Exercise and PI Inspection

1 05/04/2020

05/08/2020

IP 71114.04

000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

05/04/2020

05/08/2020

IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification

FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS

1 06/01/2020

06/05/2020

IP 71130.03

000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing

06/22/2020

06/26/2020

IP 71130.03

000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing

CNS 2020 INITIAL EXAM 2

1 08/23/2020

08/29/2020

OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

09/20/2020

09/26/2020

EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

Inservice Inspection RFO31

1 10/05/2020

10/09/2020

IP 71111.08G

000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)

RS12PI Radiation Safety

1 10/05/2020

10/09/2020

IP 71124.01

000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

10/05/2020

10/09/2020

IP 71124.02

000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

2/22/2019 8:25:36 AM

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