ML090220584

Proposed Review Schedule Regarding the Application from Nebraska Public Power District for Renewal of the Operating License for the Cooper Nuclear Station (TAC No. MD9763 and MD9737)

ML090220584
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	04/03/2009
From:	David Pelton License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Minahan S Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
Tran, T NRR/ADRO/DLR/RPB1, 415-3617
References
TAC MD9737, TAC MD9763
Download: ML090220584 (9)

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April 3, 2009 Mr. Stewart B. Minahan Chief Nuclear Officer, Vice President - Nuclear Cooper Nuclear Station Nebraska Public Power District 72676 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT:

PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION (TAC NOS.

MD9763 AND MD9737)

Dear Mr. Minahan:

By letter dated September 24, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received the Nebraska Public Power District application for renewal of operating license DPR-46 for the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS), in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 54.17. Notice of receipt of this application was published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2008 (73 FR 67896). The purpose of this letter is to forward the NRC staffs safety and environmental review schedule for the application (Enclosure).

The NRC staff will follow established review procedures and the enclosed schedule to complete the reviews required by 10 CFR Parts 54 and 51.

We would like to emphasize that the review of your license renewal application (LRA) will be very detailed and thorough. The staff will make every effort to meet the schedule; thus, your responses to the staffs request for additional information, as needed, must be complete and provided in a timely manner. We request that you inform the NRC staff as early as possible should potential delays arise in your support of the enclosed schedule.

S. Minahan If you have any questions, please contact Project Managers Tam Tran by telephone at (301) 415-3617 or by e-mail at tam.tran@nrc.gov or Emmanuel Sayoc by telephone at (301) 415-1924 or by e-mail at emmanuel.sayoc@nrc.gov, for the review of the CNS LRA.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David L. Pelton, Chief Project Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298

Enclosure:

CNS LRA Review Schedule cc w/encl: See next page

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Letter to S. Minahan from D. Pelton, dated April 3, 2009 DISTRIBUTION:

SUBJECT:

PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION (TAC NO.

MD9763 AND MD9737)

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Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

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

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. Art Zaremba, Director of Nuclear 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, AK 72802 Mr. John F. McCann, Director 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, AK 72802 Mike Boyce Jerry Perry Cooper Strategic Initiatives Manager 500 S. Main Street Cooper Nuclear Station Rock Port, MO 64482 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Yolanda Peck 1008 Central Ave.

Dave Bremer Auburn, NE 68305 License Renewal Project Manager Cooper Nuclear Station Kendall Neiman 72676 - 648A Avenue 830 Central Ave.

Brownville, NE 68321 Auburn, NE 68305 Bill Victor Annie Thomas License Renewal Project Licensing Lead 1522 I Street Cooper Nuclear Station Auburn, NE 68305 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 John Chaney 1101 17th Street Jim Loynes Auburn, NE 68305 License Renewal Project Engineer Cooper Nuclear Station Darrell Kruse 72676 - 648A Avenue 2415 McConnell Ave.

Brownville, NE 68321 Auburn, NE 68305 Garry Young License Renewal Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Daryl J. Obermeyer Doyle Childers, Director 64381 727A Road Missouri Department of Natural Resources Brownville, NE 68321 P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Sherry Black, Director Auburn Memorial Library Mark Miles 1810 Courthouse Ave. State Historic Preservation Officer Auburn, NE 68305 Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Board of Brownville, NE Jefferson City, MO 65102 Attn: Chairman Marty Hayes P.O. Box 67 Michael J. Smith 223 Main Street State Historic Preservation Officer Brownville, NE 68321 Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 Bob Engles Lincoln, NE 68501 Mayor of Auburn, NE 1101 J Street Robert Puschendorf Auburn, NE \68305 Nebraska State Historical Society 1500 R Street, Jo Stevens P.O. Box 82554, Mayor of Rock Port, MO Lincoln, NE 68501-2554 500 S. Main Street Rock Port, MO 64482 John Cochnar U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services Nebraska Field Office 203 West Second Street Grand Island, NE 68801 John Askew Regional Administrator U.S. EPA Region 7 901 N. 5th Street Kansas City, KS 66101 Joann Scheafer, Director Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509

Cooper Nuclear Station LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestones Schedule Actual Receive License Renewal (LR) Application 9/24/08 9/30/08 FRN Published- Receipt & Availability 11/17/08 11/17/08 FRN Published - Acceptability and Opportunity for Hearing 12/30/08 12/30/08 FRN Published-Notice of Intent to Conduct Environmental Scoping 1/27/09 1/26/09 Public Meeting - LR Overview & Environmental Scoping 2/25/09 2/25/09 Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention 3/2/09 3/2/09 Environmental Scoping Period Ends 3/27/09 3/27/09 3/30/09 -

Audit - Environmental 3/30/09-4/3/09 4/3/09 Audit - Scoping & Screening Methodology 05/04/09- 5/8/09 Environmental Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued 4/30/09 Audit - Aging Management Programs (AMPs/TLAAs/AMR) 04/20/09-04/24/09 Environmental RAIs - Response Received 6/1/09 Safety RAIs - Issued 6/30/09 Inspection - Regional 07/13/09-07/17/09 Safety RAI - Responses Received 07/30/09 Public Exit Meeting - Regional Inspections TBD Inspection - Final 07/27/09-07/31/09 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Issued 12/15/09 EPA FRN Published - Availability / Comment on draft SEIS 12/22/09 Public Meeting - draft SEIS 1/21/10 Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Items - Issued 3/1/10 End of draft SEIS Comment Period 4/6/10 ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on SER with Open Items 5/5/10 Final SEIS - Issued 6/29/10 EPA FRN Published - Availability of Final SEIS 7/6/10 SER - Issued 7/29/10 ACRS Full Committee Meeting on SER 10/7/10 Staff Recommendation to Director, NRR 10/22/10 Decision Director NRR - Approval (26 months if no hearing) 11/29/10 Commission decision (if hearing is granted) 7/29/11 ENCLOSURE

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