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| {{#Wiki_filter:Fort Calhoun Station Yellow Flood Finding and 2011 Missouri River Flood Response By Gerond A. George Senior Reactor Inspector NRC Region IV | | {{#Wiki_filter:Fort Calhoun Station Yellow Flood Finding and 2011 Missouri River Flood Response |
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| DISCLAIMER This training session is being recorded for future use in the NRCs knowledge management program. As such, please note that the recorded contents of the session, including any questions posted by the audience members, will be preserved in accordance with the NRCs record management program and, moreover, subject to FOIA disclosure. Please refrain from including any sensitive information (i.e., SUNSI) in any questions that you may ask. | | By Gerond A. George Senior Reactor Inspector NRC Region IV DISCLAIMER |
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| THE PLANT WITHSTOOD THIS CHALLENGE INTACT IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF COMMENDABLE PERFORMANCE BY NRC INSPECTORS, ANALYSTS, AND MANAGERS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. | | THE PLANT WITHSTOOD THIS CHALLENGE INTACT IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF COMMENDABLE PERFORMANCE BY NRC INSPECTORS, ANALYSTS, AND MANAGERS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. |
| -The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2011: Living on Borrowed Time DAVID LOCHBAUM Union of Concerned Scientists
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| Fort Calhoun Station Licensee: Omaha Public Power District Combustion Engineering 1500 MWt (478 Mwe) | | -The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2011: Living on Borrowed Time DAVID LOCHBAUM Union of Concerned Scientists Fort Calhoun Station |
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| | Licensee: Omaha Public Power District Combustion Engineering 1500 MWt (478 Mwe) |
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| Construction: 1966-1973 Cost: $175 Million (est. 2022, $1.15 Billion) | | Construction: 1966-1973 Cost: $175 Million (est. 2022, $1.15 Billion) |
| Operation: 1973-2016 Currently in Decommissioning
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| Fort Calhoun Station Omaha, NE
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| Design and Licensing Basis for Flood Protection at FCS | | Currently in Decommissioning Fort Calhoun Station |
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| | Omaha, NE Design and Licensing Basis for Flood Protection at FCS |
| * Construction and Design Licensing was completed under the Atomic Energy Commission | | * Construction and Design Licensing was completed under the Atomic Energy Commission |
| - 10 CFR Part 100, Reactor Site Criteria
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| - 1967 Draft Design Criteria(now App A to 10 CFR Part 50)
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| * No Regulatory Guides or Standard Review Plan guidance were available to aid licensing reviews. | | * No Regulatory Guides or Standard Review Plan guidance were available to aid licensing reviews. |
| * AECs design basis decisions were made through letters, telephone, and meetings. | | * AECs design basis decisions were made through letters, telephone, and meetings. |
| * For Pre-GDC plants, these decisions are usually preserved in the PSAR, FSAR, FSAR Questions, Safety Evaluation Report, and associated references. | | * For Pre-GDC plants, these decisions are usually preserved in the PSAR, FSAR, FSAR Questions, Safety Evaluation Report, and associated references. |
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| Design and Licensing Basis for Flood Protection at FCS | | Design and Licensing Basis for Flood Protection at FCS |
| * Design basis flood levels for Fort Calhoun Station were established through correspondence between OPPD and US Army Corps of Engineers, reflected in PSAR, FSAR and SER. These were: | | * Design basis flood levels for Fort Calhoun Station were established through correspondence between OPPD and US Army Corps of Engineers, reflected in PSAR, FSAR and SER. These were: |
| - 1004.2 feet MSL - 1/1000 year flood level (base level of the site)
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| - 1009.3 feet MSL - Probable Maximum Flood (Rainstorm plus Gavins Point Dam peak discharge)
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| - 1014 feet MSL - Failure of upstream dams
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| | - 1014 feet MSL - Failure of upstream dams |
| * These values and protective actions were translated into the Technical Specification and Abnormal Operating Procedures. | | * These values and protective actions were translated into the Technical Specification and Abnormal Operating Procedures. |
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| 1014 Ft MSL Unsealed Penetration 1009.5 Ft MSL 1004 Ft MSL | | 1014 Ft MSL Unsealed Penetration |
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| June 7, 2011, Alert declared for breaker fire loss of spent fuel cooling
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| ===Response=== | | ===Response=== |
| * Fort Calhoun was in an extended outage at the time of event. | | * Fort Calhoun was in an extended outage at the time of event. |
| * Response Mode: NORMAL | | * Response Mode: NORMAL |
| - Augmented Resident Staff for 24-hour coverage
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| - 2 Residents, 3 additional inspectors, and Branch Chief
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| - Late May 2011 to Late August 2011
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| * Suspended the Baseline inspection program | | * Suspended the Baseline inspection program |
| * Postponed supplemental IP 95002 inspection for the Yellow Flood Finding | | * Postponed supplemental IP 95002 inspection for the Yellow Flood Finding |
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| Video Aftermath Recovery activities began in September 2011. NRC issued a Confirmatory Action Letter to codify flood recovery commitments and restart checklist. | | Video |
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| | Recovery activities began in September 2011. NRC issued a Confirmatory Action Letter to codify flood recovery commitments and restart checklist. |
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| In December 2011, NRC placed Fort Calhoun Station into Manual Chapter 0350 oversight. | | In December 2011, NRC placed Fort Calhoun Station into Manual Chapter 0350 oversight. |
| Yellow Flood Finding, White Finding for Reactor Trip Contactors, additional Security Greater than Greens, and Breaker Fire in Safety Bus(eventually Red Finding) | | Yellow Flood Finding, White Finding for Reactor Trip Contactors, additional Security Greater than Greens, and Breaker Fire in Safety Bus(eventually Red Finding) |
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| In June 2012, an updated Confirmatory Action Letter and Restart Checklist issued. CAL closed in December 2013. | | In June 2012, an updated Confirmatory Action Letter and Restart Checklist issued. CAL closed in December 2013. |
| Plant restarted in January 2014. Plant was shutdown for March 2011 to January 2014. | | |
| | Plant restarted in January 2014. Plant w as shutdown for March 2011 to January 2014. |
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| Plant was permanently shutdown in October 2016. | | Plant was permanently shutdown in October 2016. |
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| Gerond George NRC Region IV Gerond.George@nrc.gov 8172001562}} | | Gerond George NRC Region IV Gerond.George@nrc.gov 8172001562}} |
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License Amendment Request (Lar), Proposed Changes to Implementation of NFPA 805 (2001 Edition) at Fort Calhoun Station ML15114A3862015-04-23023 April 2015 Licensee Slides - 4/23/15 Public Meeting, License Amendment Request for Class I Structures ML15114A3962015-04-23023 April 2015 Licensee Slides - 4/23/15 Public Meeting, License Amendment Request for Use of Ansi/Ans 58.14 ML15105A4702015-04-15015 April 2015 Summary of Category 1 Meeting Between NRC and Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Transition to the Normal Reactor Oversight Process and Actions for Continued Sustained Performance Improvements ML14338A6252014-12-0202 December 2014 Oppd'S Fort Calhoun Station Driving to Excellence, Public Meeting with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Containment Internal Structures 12/2/201 ML14149A0742014-05-30030 May 2014 5/22/14 Meeting Handouts - Meeting with OPPD and NPPD to Discuss Flooding Hazard Reevaluation Extension Requests for Fort Calhoun Station and Cooper Nuclear Station - Response to Question 1 Part 2 ML14143A2892014-05-23023 May 2014 May 13, 2014 Summary of Meeting with Omaha Public Power District Presented the Status of Inspection Manual Chapter 0350 Oversight Activities at Fort Calhoun Station ML14149A0852014-05-22022 May 2014 5/22/14 Meeting Handouts - 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MONTHYEARML24102A1882024-03-31031 March 2024 Omaha Public Power District Presentation Given at the March 27, 2024 Public Meeting on Submittal of Phase I Final Status Surveys for the Decommissioning of Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1 ML24102A1622024-03-18018 March 2024 NRC Presentation on Reviews of Final Status Survey Reports Given at the March 27, 2024, Public Meeting with OPPD on Fort Calhoun Station Unit 1 Submittal of Phase I Final Status Surveys – (License No. DPR-40, Docket No. 50-285) ML22222A1112022-07-28028 July 2022 2022 Kmkt Fort Calhoun Flood Finding and 2011 Missouri River Flooding Reduce ML20080M1542020-02-21021 February 2020 PFHA-2020-3B-2-George-Fort-Calhoun-2011-compressed ML20080M1582020-02-21021 February 2020 PFHA-2020-3B-3-Vossmar_Stafford-2019_CNS_FCS_Flooding ADAMS Version ML20022A0262020-01-22022 January 2020 NEI Presentation Status Update for Ropte Short Term Action Plan: Removed Planned Unavailability for Mitigating Systems Performance Index ML19070A3072018-11-28028 November 2018 FCS Partial Site Release Meeting Summary ML19070A2462018-11-28028 November 2018 OPPD Presentation on Fort Calhoun Station Request for Partial Site Release ML17160A3842017-05-31031 May 2017 Public Meeting, May 31, 2017 Region IV Slides Fort Calhoun PSDAR ML16291A0192016-10-17017 October 2016 OPPD Pre-Submittal Meeting Regarding Fort Calhoun Station Decommissioning October 18, 2016 ML16027A0792016-02-0202 February 2016 Meeting Slides for 2/2/16 Teleconference with Omaha Public Power District - License Amendment Request (Lar), Proposed Changes to Implementation of NFPA 805 (2001 Edition) at Fort Calhoun Station ML15114A3962015-04-23023 April 2015 Licensee Slides - 4/23/15 Public Meeting, License Amendment Request for Use of Ansi/Ans 58.14 ML15114A3862015-04-23023 April 2015 Licensee Slides - 4/23/15 Public Meeting, License Amendment Request for Class I Structures ML15105A4702015-04-15015 April 2015 Summary of Category 1 Meeting Between NRC and Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Transition to the Normal Reactor Oversight Process and Actions for Continued Sustained Performance Improvements ML14338A6252014-12-0202 December 2014 Oppd'S Fort Calhoun Station Driving to Excellence, Public Meeting with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Containment Internal Structures 12/2/201 ML14149A0742014-05-30030 May 2014 5/22/14 Meeting Handouts - Meeting with OPPD and NPPD to Discuss Flooding Hazard Reevaluation Extension Requests for Fort Calhoun Station and Cooper Nuclear Station - Response to Question 1 Part 2 ML14143A2892014-05-23023 May 2014 May 13, 2014 Summary of Meeting with Omaha Public Power District Presented the Status of Inspection Manual Chapter 0350 Oversight Activities at Fort Calhoun Station ML14129A1492014-05-0909 May 2014 Station/Cooper Nuclear Station - Meeting Slide for Flood Hazard Reevaluation Report Schedule Extension Review ML14065A2532014-03-0505 March 2014 Summary of Category 1 Public Meeting with Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Status of Oversight Activities at Fort Calhoun Station ML13339A7242013-12-0505 December 2013 Meeting Summary Slides ML13239A1032013-08-27027 August 2013 2013-08-27 Region IV Visit Final Presentation ML13220A7792013-08-0808 August 2013 Summary of July 24, 2013 Meeting with Omaha Public Power District ML13144A7762013-05-24024 May 2013 Summary of Meeting with Omaha Public Power District on Preliminary Results of a Manual Chapter 0350 Team Inspection ML13112A0522013-04-22022 April 2013 Meeting Handouts April 22, 2013 Meeting with Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Potential Fort Calhoun Licensing Actions ML13114A9362013-04-22022 April 2013 Redacted Meeting Handouts from Closed April 22, 2013 Meeting with Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Means for Protecting Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1, Against Flooding ML13093A4732013-04-0303 April 2013 Summary of Meeting with Omaha Public Power District ML13008A3672013-01-0808 January 2013 Briefing on Fort Calhoun Station, January 8, 2013 ML12338A1912012-12-0303 December 2012 Meeting Summary with Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Update of Issues and Oversight Activities at Fort Calhoun Station ML12311A0492012-09-18018 September 2012 Part 26 Public Meeting NEI Presentation Slides ML12258A0502012-09-10010 September 2012 G20120458/EDATS: OEDO-2012-0390 - Wallace L. 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Fort Calhoun Station Yellow Flood Finding and 2011 Missouri River Flood Response
By Gerond A. George Senior Reactor Inspector NRC Region IV DISCLAIMER
This training session is being recorded for future use in the NRCs knowledge management program. As such, please note that the recorded contents of the session, including any questions posted by the audience members, will be preserved in accordance with the NRCs record management program and, moreover, subject to FOIA disclosure. Please refrain from including any sensitive information (i.e., SUNSI) in any questions that you may ask.
THE PLANT WITHSTOOD THIS CHALLENGE INTACT IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF COMMENDABLE PERFORMANCE BY NRC INSPECTORS, ANALYSTS, AND MANAGERS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
-The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2011: Living on Borrowed Time DAVID LOCHBAUM Union of Concerned Scientists Fort Calhoun Station
Licensee: Omaha Public Power District Combustion Engineering 1500 MWt (478 Mwe)
Construction: 1966-1973 Cost: $175 Million (est. 2022, $1.15 Billion)
Operation: 1973-2016
Currently in Decommissioning Fort Calhoun Station
Omaha, NE Design and Licensing Basis for Flood Protection at FCS
- Construction and Design Licensing was completed under the Atomic Energy Commission
- 10 CFR Part 100, Reactor Site Criteria
- 1967 Draft Design Criteria(now App A to 10 CFR Part 50)
- No Regulatory Guides or Standard Review Plan guidance were available to aid licensing reviews.
- AECs design basis decisions were made through letters, telephone, and meetings.
- For Pre-GDC plants, these decisions are usually preserved in the PSAR, FSAR, FSAR Questions, Safety Evaluation Report, and associated references.
Design and Licensing Basis for Flood Protection at FCS
- Design basis flood levels for Fort Calhoun Station were established through correspondence between OPPD and US Army Corps of Engineers, reflected in PSAR, FSAR and SER. These were:
- 1004.2 feet MSL - 1/1000 year flood level (base level of the site)
- 1009.3 feet MSL - Probable Maximum Flood (Rainstorm plus Gavins Point Dam peak discharge)
- 1014 feet MSL - Failure of upstream dams
- These values and protective actions were translated into the Technical Specification and Abnormal Operating Procedures.
1014 Ft MSL Unsealed Penetration
1009.5 Ft MSL
1004 Ft MSL
June 7, 2011, Alert declared for breaker fire loss of spent fuel cooling NRC Emergency
Response
- Fort Calhoun was in an extended outage at the time of event.
- Augmented Resident Staff for 24-hour coverage
- 2 Residents, 3 additional inspectors, and Branch Chief
- Late May 2011 to Late August 2011
- Suspended the Baseline inspection program
- Postponed supplemental IP 95002 inspection for the Yellow Flood Finding
- Inspectors shifted from identifying performance deficiencies to identifying industrial hazards that could harm flood protection.
Insights for Enhancing Flood Protection and Risk Assessment
- 1. Rivers Change
- 2. Experience with Sandbags
- 3. Maintenance of Structures and Barriers during the Event
- 4. Potential Hazardous Attitudes and Stress
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Hazards
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Video Aftermath
Recovery activities began in September 2011. NRC issued a Confirmatory Action Letter to codify flood recovery commitments and restart checklist.
In December 2011, NRC placed Fort Calhoun Station into Manual Chapter 0350 oversight.
Yellow Flood Finding, White Finding for Reactor Trip Contactors, additional Security Greater than Greens, and Breaker Fire in Safety Bus(eventually Red Finding)
In June 2012, an updated Confirmatory Action Letter and Restart Checklist issued. CAL closed in December 2013.
Plant restarted in January 2014. Plant w as shutdown for March 2011 to January 2014.
Plant was permanently shutdown in October 2016.
Contact Info:
Gerond George NRC Region IV Gerond.George@nrc.gov 8172001562