ML090970414

Summary of Site Audit Related to the Review of the License Review Application for Cooper Nuclear Station, Unit 1

ML090970414
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	04/30/2009
From:	Tam Tran License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
tran t, NRR/RPB1, 415-3617
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TAC MD9737
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April 30, 2009 LICENSEE: Nebraska Public Power District FACILITY: Cooper Nuclear Station

SUMMARY

OF SITE AUDIT RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NOS. MD9763 AND MD9737)

From March 30, 2009 to April 3, 2009, a review team consisting of nine U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs participated in a site audit at the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS),

related to the environmental review of the CNS license renewal application (LRA). The primary goal of the site visit was to review documentation, gather information to ensure that environmental requirements of license renewal as codified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51) are met, and to interface with officials in Federal, State and local government agencies to obtain information as needed.

Enclosed is a list of NRC staff, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ),

Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) employees and representatives who participated in the site audit, as well as, members from Columbia Generating Station (scheduled to submit LRA in June 2010), who observed the audit.

On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the environmental review team participated in a general site tour of the CNS site with NPPD staff. The general site tour focused on areas relevant to the environmental review, including the intake structure, discharge structure, site structures, the site environs, and the archaeology onsite and the immediate areas. During the rest of the site audit, the team members examined the data used by NPPD in preparation of the Environmental Report and also met with NPPD representatives with corresponding environmental expertise in smaller groups. These break-out groups participated in various activities, including tours of the radioactive waste management areas, the meteorological tower and instruments, the transmission line rights of way, the intake and discharge structures, and the surrounding aquatic environment.

Team members met at the CNS with local officials from NDEQ, MDNR, and EPA Region 7.

Additionally, team members met offsite with officials from the State Historical Preservation Office and review the archaeological-site files in Lincoln Nebraska. Information gathered through the offsite meetings will assist the environmental review team in its evaluation of cultural resource impacts, as a part of preparing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for CNS license renewal. NPPD representatives provided a brief presentation on its process for identifying new and significant information. No new and significant information was identified by NPPD.

At the conclusion of the site audit, the NRC staff summarized the status of the review with NPPD representatives. Three follow-up items were discussed with NPPD management team:

(1) information needs identified and tracked by the audit team and by CNS audit supporting personnel during the audit, which would be provided via follow-up information-exchange between audit team specialists and CNS counterparts, (2) information for docketing to be used in the EIS documentation, and (3) additional information related to Endangered Species Act (pallid sturgeon) to be followed up via informal consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who was not available during the audit.

The NRC staff indicated that the review team did not identify any significant issues during its site visit or during offsite visits with State and local agencies. However, the NRC staff further indicated that the review was ongoing. At the conclusion of the audit, NRC and NPPD had reached an agreement that NPPD would formally submit the additional reference materials and answers to the remaining site audit questions, including providing supplemental information to the Environmental Report (e.g., updated information on the new meteorological tower project).

A formal request for additional information for this information is scheduled to be sent to NPPD by April 30, 2009. NPPD will respond within 30 days from the date of the requesting letter.

/RA/

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

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SITE AUDIT MARCH 30, 2009 - APRIL 3, 2009 PARTICIPANT AFFILIATION T. Tran U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

B. Pham NRC S. Klementowicz NRC J. Rikhoff NRC D. Logan NRC D. Beissel NRC J. Davis NRC A. Travers NRC R. Bulavinetz NRC J. Ringenberg Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ)

J. Bender NDEQ J. Beetem Missouri Department of Natural Resources L. Shepard U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 7 D. Bremmer Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)

W. Victor NPPD T. Hathaway NPPD M. Krumland NPPD J. Reimers NPPD J. Citta NPPD G. Bray NPPD B. Duncan NPPD D. Oshlo NPPD C. Stipp NPPD S. Walz NPPD D. Overhue NPPD R. Plettner NPPD J. King NPPD F. Zacarola NPPD J. Thomas Enercon R. Buckley Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy)

D. Lach Entergy J. Lagace Lepson Consulting M. Eades Columbia Generating Station (CGS)

S. Khounnala CGS ENCLOSURE

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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 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. Art Zaremba, Director of Nuclear Garry Young Safety Assurance License Renewal 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 Alan Cox Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Northeast License Renewal Technical 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 Stewart Minahan Dave Lach Vice President LRP Entergy Project Manager Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Entergy Nuclear Cooper Nuclear Station 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 72676 - 648A Avenue Russellville, AK 72802 Brownville, NE 68321 Jerry Perry Mike Boyce 500 S. Main Street Cooper Strategic Initiatives Manager Rock Port, MO 64482 Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Yolanda Peck Brownville, NE 68321 1008 Central Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Dave Bremer License Renewal Project Manager Kendall Neiman Cooper Nuclear Station 830 Central Ave.

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

72676 - 648A Avenue Auburn, NE 68305 Brownville, NE 68321 Daryl J. Obermeyer 64381 727A Road Brownville, NE 68321

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Sherry Black, Director Mark Miles Auburn Memorial Library State Historic Preservation Officer 1810 Courthouse Ave. Department of Natural Resources Auburn, NE 68305 P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Board of Brownville, NE Attn: Chairman Marty Hayes Michael J. Smith P.O. Box 67 State Historic Preservation Officer 223 Main Street Nebraska State Historical Society Brownville, NE 68321 P.O. Box 82554 Lincoln, NE 68501 Bob Engles Mayor of Auburn, NE Robert Puschendorf 1101 J Street Nebraska State Historical Society Auburn, NE 68305 1500 R Street, P.O. Box 82554, Jo Stevens Lincoln, NE 68501-2554 Mayor of Rock Port, MO 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 Doyle Childers, Director Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102