ML041380229

Summary of Confirmatory Action Letter 5th Quarterly Inspection Exit Meeting with Nebraska Public Power District Regarding Cooper Nuclear Station

ML041380229
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	05/17/2004
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Edington R Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
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UNITED STATES

- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 444 6' jARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 May 17, 2004 Randall K. Edington, Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

SUMMARY

OF CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER 5th QUARTERLY INSPECTION EXIT 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 12, 2004. The purpose of this meeting was to present the results of the NRC's Confirmatory Action Letter 5th quarterly inspection conducted at the Cooper Nuclear Station of the Nebraska Public Power District. The attendance list and the NRC's and Nebraska Public Power District's presentation slides are enclosed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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 system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.oov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, Kriss M. Kennedy, Chief 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:

Clay C. Warren, Vice President-Nuclear Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 John R. McPhail, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 P. V. Fleming, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 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 Sue Semerena, Section Administrator Nebraska Health and Human Services System Division of Public Health Assurance Consumer Services Section 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007.

Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Jerry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116

Nebraska Public Power District Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 William J. Fehrman, President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601

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DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (SCS)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (KMK)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)

Staff Chief, DRPITSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (KEG)

Dan Merzke, Pilot Plant Program (DXM2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 ATTENDANCE LIST

NRC PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE LICENSEE/FACILITY Nebraska Public Power District DATE/TIME May 12, 2004; 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION Brownville Concert Hall INAME (PLEASE PRINT) IORGANIZATION

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INRC PULCMEETING ATTENDANCE LICENSEE/FACILITY Nebraska Public Power District

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ENCLOSURE 2 NRC PRESENTATION SLIDES

NRC Personnel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mark Satorius Deputy Director Region IV Division of Reactor Projects Kriss Kennedy Chief, Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Cooper Nuclear Station Inspection Exit Meeting Wayne Walker Senior Project Engineer, Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Scott Schwind Senior Resident Inspector Cooper Nuclear Station Steve Cochrum Resident Inspector Cooper Nuclear Station Nebraska Public Power District Meeting Guidelines Cooper Nuclear Station Purpose of Meeting Introduction - Meeting with Licensee

- Inform Public of Inspection Findings 1 aMeeting Agenda Provisions of Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) and The Strategic Improvement Plan (TIP)

Inspection Scope Inspection Findings Nebraska Public Power District Response Questions and Answers

Inspection Team Confirmatory Action Letter

• Emergency Preparedness

• Wayne Walker Team Leader

• Human Performance

• Mark Sitek Resident Inspector

• Material Condition and Equipment Reliability

• Plant Modifications and Configuration Control

• Vincent Gaddy Senior Project

• Corrective Action Program, Utilization of Industry Engineer Operating Experience, and Self-Assessments

• Implementation of Engineering Programs "I Inspection Scope Inspection Results

• Team reviewed 34 improvement plan actions

• Six CAL Focus Areas

• Actions were completed as described in the

• NRC Baseline Inspections Strategic Improvement Plan

• Inspection By Team

• A number of the important actions in the Action Plans covered by the CAL have been

• NRC and Cooper Performance Indicators implemented

• Cooper Audits and Self Assessments

• To date 82 percent of CAL Strategic Improvement Plan Actions have been reviewed by NRC Quality of Improvement Plan Closure Packages Emergency Preparedness

• Improvement Plan Actions addressed in CAL completed and previously inspected&(June

• Closure packages were complete 2003)

• NRC Baseline Inspections

• NRC Performance Indicators - Satisfactory

• CNS Performance Indicators - Satisfactory

Evaluation of Human Performance ,Evaluation of Human Performance

• CNS Performance Indicators

• 2 CAL related improvement plan actions reviewed and completed. -1 of 4 unsatisfactory as defined by NPPD

• Efforts to improve human performance are Human performance error rate having a positive affect. However, a number of human performance errors continue to be - 3 of 4 meeting goals identified.

Configuration Control Events

• NRC Baseline inspections OSHA Recordable Injury Rate Human Performance Event Free Days Evaluation of Human Performance Material Condition and Equipment (cont) Reliability

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• Licensee assessments reveal

• 19 CAL related improvement plan actions continuing problems completed as scheduled

• Completed actions have contributed to

• CNS taking additional actions specific improvements in equipment reliability

• However the plant continues to experience equipment reliability problems Plant Modifications and Material Condition and Equipment Configuration Control Reliability (continued)

• 8 CAL related improvement plan actions reviewed.

• CNS Performance Indicators

• Completed actions have demonstrated

-5 of 19 reviewed were unsatisfactory or acceptable performance not meeting goal

• However actions have not been fully effective

-14 of 19 meeting or exceeding goal in addressing a long-standing problem with the quality of operability determinations

• NRC Performance Indicators

Plant Modifications and Configuration Corrective Action Program, Utilization Control (continued) 0f Industry Operating Experience and Self-Assessment

• CNS Performance Indicators

• 2 CAL improvement plan actions completed as scheduled

- 6 of 6 meeting or exceeding goal

• Issues adequately identified, but problems persist

• NRC Performance Indicators with the evaluation of issues and effectiveness of corrective actions.

• NRC baseline inspections

• CNS Performance Indicators Engineering Programs Ni Conclusions

• CAL actions completed on schedule

• 2 CAL related improvement plan actions

• Progress continues to be made in each CAL area.

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- A number of human performance errors continue to be identified both by the licensee and the NRC baseline inspection program.

• NRC baseline inspections - More time is necessary to demonstrate sustained improvements in material condition and equipment reliability.

• CNS Performance indicators - Implementation issues have continued to be identified in the areas of operability determinations, problem evaluation and effectiveness of corrective actions.

• Improving trend has been noted U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV Cooper Nuclear Station Inspection Exit Meeting

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