ML061570043

Summary of 05/30/2006 Annual Performance Assessment Meeting with Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station

ML061570043
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	06/02/2006
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Edington R Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
Download: ML061570043 (18)

Text

UNITED STATES NU CLEAR REGULATORY C 0 M M I SS IO N REGION IV 61 1 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 June 2, 2006 Randall K. Edington, Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

SUMMARY

OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING WITH NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT REGARDING COOPER NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Edington:

This refers to the meeting conducted at the Brownville Concert Hall in Brownville, Nebraska, on May 30, 2006. The purpose of this meeting was to present the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) assessment of Cooper Nuclear Station's safety performance for the past year. The attendance list and the NRC's and Nebraska Public Power District's presentation slides are enclosed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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 http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). management system (ADAI?/IS).

ADAMS is accessible frem the I\?!?C 'dveb site at Sincerely, Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-298 License: DPR-46

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List 2. NRC Presentation Slides

3. NPPD Presentation Slides Nebraska Public Power District cc w/enclosures:

Gene Mace Nuclear Asset Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 John C. McClure, Vice President Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 and General Counsel P. V. Fleming, Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Julia Schmitt, Manager Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services Dept. of Regulation

& Licensing Division of Public Health Assurance 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Director, Missouri State Emergency P.O. Box 11 6 Jefferson City, MO 651 02-01 16 Management Agency Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Kansas Department of Health Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 31 0 Topeka, KS 6661 2-1 366 Control Section and Environment Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Ronald D. Asche, President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 141 4 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Jerry C. Roberts, Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 John F. McCann, Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Northeast Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 -1 81 3 H. Floyd Gilzow Deputy Director for Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P. 0. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 651 02-01 76 Keith G. Henke, Planner Division of Community and Public Health Office of Emergency Coordination 930 Wildwood, P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Nebraska Public Power District Marlin Logan Presiding Commissioner Atchison County Courthouse P.O. Box 280 Rock Port, MO 64482 Dennis Martin, Sheriff Atchison County Sheriff's Office 51 1 West Clay Rock Port, MO 64482 Brent Lottman, Sheriff Nemaha County 1805 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Randall Rohrs, Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners 73260 629 Avenue Johnson, NE 68378 Bob Hutton, Commissioner, District 1 Nemaha County Board of Commissioners 72546 644 Avenue Nemaha, NE 68414 Monty Lovelace, Commissioner, District 2 Nemaha County Board of Commissioners 73360 641 Avenue Auburn, NE 68305 Dick Hainje, Regional Director FEMA Region VI1 Department of Homeland Security 9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 641 14-3372 Robert Leopold, Administrator Nebraska Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Assurance Department of Regulation and Licensure 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68508 AI Berndt, Assistant Director Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 1300 Military Road Lincoln, NE 68508 Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Ronald Reynolds, Director Missouri State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 11 6 Jefferson City, MO 651 02-01 16 Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Kansas Department of Health Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 31 0 Topeka, KS 6661 2-1 366 Control Section and Environment Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Keith G. Henke, Planner Division of Community and Public Health Office of Emergency Coordination 930 Wildwood, P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Ron McCabe Chief, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section Kansas City Field Office Chemical and Nuclear Preparedness and Protection Division Department of Homeland Security 9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 641 14-3372 Nebraska Public Power District Jon Schwarz Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 1300 Military Road Lincoln, NE 68508-1090 Federal Emergency Management Agency 9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 641 14-3372 Nebraska Public Power District Electronic distribution by RIV: Regional Administrator (BSMI) DRP Director (ATH) DRS Director (DDC) DRS Deputy Director (RJCI) Senior Resident Inspector (SCS) Branch Chief, DRP/C (KMK) Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW) Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLNI) RlTS Coordinator (KEG) CL-I SUNS1 Review Completed:

ADAMS: Wes No Initials:

% Publicly Available 0 Non-Publicly Available 0 Sensitive W Non-Sensitive R:\-REACTORS\EOC and Midcycle\Meeting Summaries\Held in 2006\CN5-30-06MS-EOC.wpd 11 RIV:SPE:DRP/C I C:DRP/C I I OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax ENCLOSURE 1 ATTENDANCE LIST ENCLOSURE 1 NRC PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE

/I LICENSEE/FACILITY II DATERIME LOCAT ION 11 NAME (PLEASE PRINT) - .. II /7 Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station May 30, 2006; 4:OO p.m.(CST) Brownville Concert Hall Brownville, Nebraska 0 R G AN lZATl0 N n, PQD ic I NRC /I LICENSEWFACILITY I) DATE/TlME LOCATION I NAME (PLEASE PRINT)

WBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station May 30, 2006; 4:OO p.m.(CST)

Brownville Concert Hall Brownville, Nebraska ORGANIZATION LI C ENSEE/FACI LlTY I1 ll DATEKIME I LOCATION 1 NAME (PLEASE PRINT)

WBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station May 30, 2006; 4:OO p.m.(CST)

Brownville Concert Hall Brownvi He. Ne bras ka ORGANIZATION J,Qih+

ENCLOSURE 2 NRC PRESENTATION SLIDES ENCLOSURE

'2 ___ ~ Cooper Nuclear Station Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region IV Brownville, NE May 30,2006 Agenda D Introduction D Review of Reactor Oversight Process D National Summary of Plant Performance D Discussion of Plant Performance Results 0 Licensee Response and Remarks e NRC Closing Remarks e NRC available to address public questions NRC Performance Goals 0 Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and 0 Security: Ensure the secure use and management of 0 Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process 0 Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, 0 Management:

Ensure excellence in agency safety and the environment radioactive materials efficient, realistic, and timely management to carry out the NRC strategic objective I NRC Meeting Purpose and Guidelines Meeting with the licensee m Inform public of plant performance m Registration table m Questions and answers m Feedback forms m Handouts NRC Representatives Art Howell, Director, Division of Reactor Projects

• Scott Schwind, Senior Resident Inspector - Nick Taylor, Resident Inspector m Wayne Walker, Senior Project Engineer End-of-Cycle Assessment Conclusion m NPPD operated Cooper Nuclear Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety Reactor Oversight Process Licensee mdntoT Degraded Response RSPQme Cornerstone MulUplelRep.

UnaccepLlhle Degrndtd Peiformancc Cornerstone

---

Increasing Safety SigniEcance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRChicensee Management Involvement National Summary ' Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2005) t Green 1850 t White 4 tYeUow 0 t Red 0 I Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005) b Green 849 t White 10 tYellow 1 t Rea 0 ~ ~~ ~ Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: White: Yellow: Substantial safety si@icant issue Red: High safety significant issue Very low safety sigmEicant issue Low to moderate safety sigdicant issue National Summary of Plant Performance Status at Fad of CY 2005 Licensee Response 84 ReguIatoIy Response 12 Degraded Cornerstone 4 MultiplelRepetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 Unacceptable 0 Total 103 I NRC Inspection Activities at Cooper I 0 Resident Inspectors

-2384 hrsly~ - Equipment Alignment - Operator Response - Emergency Preparedness - Corrective Action Case Reviews

= Regional Inspectors

-2414 hrs/yr - Corrective Action Program - Triennial Fire Protection - Radiation Safety Team Inspection 2

Cooper Nuclear Station Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2005) D Most Recent Quarter was Within de Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Action Mamix D One Finding of Low to Moderate Significance (White) in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone-Significant Number of Licensed Operator Requalification Written Examination Failures -Supplemental Inspection Completed D Green Performance Indicator Results Cooper Nuclear Station Assessment Results (Cont'd) There has been a substantive cross cutting issue in this area for several assessment periods Improving problem identification and resolution was the subject of a NRC confirmatory action letter Despite extensive focus in this area plant issues continue to occur CNS has developed an additional perEormance improvement plan to address problems in this area Licensee Response and Remarks Randy Edington Vice President-Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Nebraska Public Power Dismct Cooper Nuclear Station Assessment Results (Cont'd) Substantive cross cutting issue in the area of Human Performance was closed, with improvement noted in the level of procedural adherence at Cooper

= There Were a Number of Challenges remaining in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution - Substantive Crosscutting Issue Will Remain Open Cooper Nuclear Station Annual Assessment Summarv Jan 1 - Dec 31,2005 WPD operated Cooper Nuclear Station in a manner that preservedhblic health and safety Cooper Nuclear Station performance was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Action Mahix Substantive cross cutting issue in Problem Identification and Resolution Baseline inspection for 2006 Contacting the NRC 0 Report an emergency 0 Report a safety concern: t (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

(800) 695-7403 t Allegation@nrc.gov 0 General information or questions

& WWW.nrC.~OV t Select 'What We Do" for Public Affairs 3.

Reference Sources 0 Reactor Oversight Process t http-llwww.nrc.gov~O~SIG~/ASSESS/

0 Public Electronic Readinn Room http-l/wwwJlrc.gov/reading-rm.hhal 0 Public Document Room r 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 4 ENCLOSURE 3 NPPD PRESENTATION SLIDES ENCLOSURE 3 6,:. ... . a,:. 5 >.: I ..: 0 I.,. >.. ... ,.* "., I- ".. . 1 SCR Quality Grades 30 E 20 8 ffl 10 0 Last 10 Graded SCRs 2 3