ML092940524

Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held on 9/17/09, Between the NRC and Nebraska Public Power District, Related to a Clarification for Certain Responses to Requests for Additional Information, for Cooper Nuclear Station License Renewal

ML092940524
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	10/28/2009
From:	Tam Tran License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
Tran T, NRR/DLR, 415-3617
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Download: ML092940524 (4)

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October 28, 2009 LICENSEE: Nebraska Public Power District FACILITY: Cooper Nuclear Station Power Plant

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, RELATED TO A CLARIFICATION FOR CERTAIN RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff and representatives of Nebraska Public Power District (the applicant) held a telephone conference call on September 17, 2009, to discuss clarifications for certain responses to requests for additional information for Cooper Nuclear Station license renewal. provides a listing of the participants, and Enclosure 2 contains a brief description of the conference call.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

/RA/

Tam Tran, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: See next page

ML092940524 OFFICE PM:RPB1:DLR LA:RPOB:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR BC:RPB1:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR NAME B. Brady S. Figueroa T. Tran B. Pham T. Tran (Signature)

DATE 10/26/09 10/23/09 10/26/09 10/28/09 10/28/09

Memorandum to Nebraska Public Power District from Tam Tran dated October 28, 2009

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, RELATED TO A CLARIFICATION FOR CERTAIN RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL DISTRIBUTION:

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T. Tran G. Pick (RIV)

E. Sayoc B. Brady F. Lyon I.Couret D. Roth (OGC)

A. Jones (OGC)

N. Taylor (RIV)

E. Collins (RIV)

C. Casto (RIV)

B. Maier (RIV)

V. Dricks (RIV)

D. Chamberlain (RIV)

A. Vegel (RIV)

W. Walker (RIV)

G. Miller (RIV)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL COOPER NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION September 17, 2009 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS T. Tran U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

D. Alley NRC D. Bremer Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)

W. Victor NPPD J. Loynes NPPD D. Lach Entergy A. Cox Entergy T. Ivy Entergy A. Taylor Entergy ENCLOSURE 1

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (Brief description of the conference call)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives of Nebraska Public Power District (the applicant) held a telephone conference call on September 17, 2009, to discuss clarifications for certain response to request for additional information listed below.

RAI 3.0.1 In response to RAI 3.0.1, the applicant indicated that the new Aging Management Programs (AMPs) in the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) license renewal application are designed to be consistent with the Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report, which is in turn, based on a wide range of industry experience. With regard to provide applicable operating experience (OE) to demonstrate program effectiveness of new AMPs, the applicant stated that such a commitment was unnecessary as there was ample opportunity for Region IV oversight through the normal inspection process.

The staff clarified that the intent of this RAI was to obtain CNS-specific information that relates to how these new AMPs will be implemented, which is needed for the safety evaluation report (SER) review. The staff requested clarification on CNS-specific operating experience relevant to the new AMPs that would provide objective evidence that these programs, as envisioned, would be effective.

The applicant provided the following clarifications:

To facilitate the staffs review, the applicant will provide a supplement to the RAI 3.0.1 response that describes examples of relevant OE for each new AMP, with the understanding that in some cases there are no examples of the associated aging effects at CNS and no operating experience at CNS indicating the need for an aging management program.

ENCLOSURE 2

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. Ronald D. Asche Deputy Director for Policy President and Chief Executive Officer Missouri Department of Natural Resources Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 176 1414 15th Street Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 Columbus, NE 68601 Senior Resident Inspector Mr. Gene Mace U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Asset Manager P.O. Box 218 Nebraska Public Power District Brownville, NE 68321 P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. John C. McClure 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Vice President and General Counsel Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Director, Missouri State Emergency Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Mr. David Van Der Kamp Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District Chief, Radiation and Asbestos P.O. Box 98 Control Section Brownville, NE 68321 Kansas Department of Health and Environment Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director Bureau of Air and Radiation Nebraska Department of Environmental 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Quality Topeka, KS 66612-1366 P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Ms. Melanie Rasmussen Radiation Control Program Director Chairman Bureau of Radiological Health Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Iowa Department of Public Health Nemaha County Courthouse Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 1824 N Street 321 East 12th Street Auburn, NE 68305 Des Moines, IA 50319 Ms. Julia Schmitt, Manager Mr. Keith G. Henke, Planner Radiation Control Program Division of Community and Public Health Nebraska Health & Human Services R&L Office of Emergency Coordination Public Health Assurance 930 Wildwood Drive 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 570 P.O. Box 95007 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. Art Zaremba, Director of Nuclear Mr. Alan Cox Safety Assurance License Renewal Technical Manager Nebraska Public Power District Entergy Nuclear P.O. Box 98 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Brownville, NE 68321 Russellville, AR 72802 Mr. John F. McCann, Director Mr. Dave Lach Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Northeast LRP Entergy Project Manager Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear 440 Hamilton Avenue 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 White Plains, NY 10601-1813 Russellville, AR 72802 Mr. Mike Boyce Mr. Stewart B. Minahan Cooper Strategic Initiatives Manager Vice President Cooper Nuclear Station Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer 72676 - 648A Avenue Cooper Nuclear Station Brownville, NE 68321 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Dave Bremer License Renewal Project Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Bill Victor License Renewal Project Licensing Lead Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Jim Loynes License Renewal Project Engineer Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Garry Young License Renewal Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AR 72802