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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rch 4, 2019

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, 2018, through December 31, 2018. This letter informs you of the NRCs 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 NRCs 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, 2020. 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 stations 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 NRCs 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

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report 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) 2 1 11/01/2019 11/30/2019 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 11/01/2019 11/30/2019 IP 60857 001004 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 1 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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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 2 1 09/01/2018 02/14/2019 IP 71111.05XT 000697 Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)

CYBER SECURITY INSPECTION 4 1 02/10/2019 02/16/2019 IP 71130.10P 000741 Cyber Security 1 02/24/2019 03/02/2019 IP 71130.10P 000741 Cyber Security Security Protective Strategy .05 2 1 04/01/2019 06/07/2019 IP 71153 001341 Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion 1 04/22/2019 04/26/2019 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1 04/14/2019 04/20/2019 IP 71111.05XT 000697 Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)

1 04/28/2019 05/04/2019 IP 71111.05XT 000697 Fire Protection - NFPA 805 (Triennial)

EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1 05/06/2019 05/10/2019 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification RP INSPECTION (1,3) 2 1 05/20/2019 05/24/2019 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 05/20/2019 05/24/2019 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation MC&A - MAT'L CONTROL & ACCOUNTING 1 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) 2 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 4 1 06/24/2019 06/28/2019 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 1 07/08/2019 07/12/2019 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 2 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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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 1 08/05/2019 08/09/2019 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1 08/05/2019 08/09/2019 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification RP TEAM INSPECTION 4 1 08/19/2019 08/23/2019 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 08/19/2019 08/23/2019 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1 08/19/2019 08/23/2019 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1 08/19/2019 08/23/2019 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation CNS 2019 BRQ 2 1 09/22/2019 09/28/2019 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance (Biennial)

COOPER 10CFR50.59 INSPECTION 3 1 09/30/2019 10/04/2019 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments TI 2515/194 1 1 11/04/2019 11/08/2019 TI 2515/194 000512 Inspection of the Licensees 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) 3 1 01/27/2020 01/31/2020 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

1 02/10/2020 02/14/2020 IP 71111.21N 000714 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs)

CNS 2020 INITIAL EXAM 1 4 1 03/22/2020 03/28/2020 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1 04/26/2020 05/02/2020 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

RS24 Radiation Safety 2 1 04/27/2020 05/01/2020 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 04/27/2020 05/01/2020 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment EP Exercise and PI Inspection 4 1 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 3 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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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 4 1 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 05/04/2020 05/08/2020 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS 6 1 06/01/2020 06/05/2020 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1 06/22/2020 06/26/2020 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing CNS 2020 INITIAL EXAM 2 3 1 08/23/2020 08/29/2020 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1 09/20/2020 09/26/2020 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

Inservice Inspection RFO31 1 1 10/05/2020 10/09/2020 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)

RS12PI Radiation Safety 2 1 10/05/2020 10/09/2020 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/05/2020 10/09/2020 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 4 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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DATE 2/19/19 3/4/19