ML041200194

Meeting Summary with Omaha Public Power District Re End-of-Cycle Performance Assessment for Fort Calhoun Station

ML041200194
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	04/29/2004
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 April 29, 2004 R. T. Ridenoure Vice President Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550

SUMMARY

OF END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING FOR FORT CALHOUN STATION

Dear Mr. Ridenoure:

This refers to the end-of-cycle performance assessment meeting conducted at the Holiday Inn Express, Omaha, Nebraska, on April 20, 2004. The purpose of this meeting between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) was to present and discuss the NRC's assessment of performance of the Fort Calhoun Station for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2003. In addition, the meeting included a presentation on the NRC's oversight process.

The meeting attendance list and a copy of the slides presented during the meeting are included as Enclosures 1 and 2.

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 system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at httw://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, Kriss M. Kennedy, Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-285 License: DPR-40

Omaha Public Power District

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. NRC Presentation cc wlenclosures:

John B. Herman, Manager Nuclear Licensing Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 Richard P. Clemens, Division Manager Nuclear Assessments Fort Calhoun Station P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 David J. Bannister, Manager - Fort Calhoun Station Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 James R. Curtiss Winston & Strawn 1400 L. Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 Chairman Washington County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 466 Blair, NE 68008 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 Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309

Omaha Public Power District Timothy F. Dunning, Sheriff Douglas County 3601 N. 156th Street Omaha, NE 681 16 Carol McBride Pirsch, Chairperson Douglas County Board of Commissioners Civic Center 1819 Farnam LC2 Omaha, NE 68183 Steve Lee, Director Douglas County Emergency Management Agency Civic Center, EOC, Room 114 Omaha, NE 68183 Todd Baber Emergency Management Agency Harrison County 111 South Ist Avenue Logan, lA 51546-1305 Terry Baxter, Sheriff Harrison County 111 South 1st Avenue Logan, lA 51546 Rolland Roberts, Chairman Harrison County Board of Supervsiors 111 North 2nd Avenue Logan, IA 51546 The Honorable Doris Stillwell Mayor of Missouri Valley City Hall 223 E. Erie Missouri Valley, IA 51555 Terry Hummel, Coordinator Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Coordinator 227 S. 6th Street, Court House Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Omaha Public Power District Delbert King, Chairman Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors 227 South 6th Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Mike Robinson, Sheriff Washington County Courthouse 1535 Culfax Blair, NE 68008 John Shotwell, President Blair City Council 218 S. 16th Street Blair, NE 68008 The Honorable Jim Realph Mayor of Blair 218 South 16th Street Blair, NE 68008 The Honorable Paul Oestmann Mayor of Fort Calhoun P.O. Box 394 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 David Genoways, President Fort Calhoun City Council P.O. Box 577 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 Bill Pook, Director Region 516 Emergency Management 435 N. Park Avenue, Suite 400 Fremont, NE 68025 Dick Hainje, Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VII 2323 Grand Blvd., Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64108-2670 Dianne Munns, Chairperson Department of Commerce Utilities Division Iowa Utilities Board 350 Maple Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0069

Omaha Public Power District Donald A. Flater, Chief Bureau of Environmental Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 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 68509-5007 John Blackhawk Tribal Chairman Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska P.O. Box 687 Winnebago, NE 68071-0687 Donald Grant Tribal Chairperson Omaha Tribal Council P.O. Box 368 Macy, NE 68039-0368 Al Berndt, Assistant Director Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 1300 Military Road Lincoln, NE 68508-1090

Omaha Public Power District Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSMI)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (JGK)

Branch Chief, DRPIC (KMK)

Senior Project Engineer, DRPIC (WCW)

Staff Chief, DRPITSS (PHH)

RlTS Coordinator (KEG)

Dan Merzke, Pilot Plant Program (DXMZ)

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ENCLOSURE 2 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ) Meeting Purpose MEETING WITH FORT CALHOUN STATION Meeting with Licensee and Public Inform Public of Plant Performance Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region iV b$ NRC Meeting Guidelines &? Meeting Aqenda RegistrationT a w Regulatory Overdght Questions and Answers Plant Safety Performance Summary Handouts OPPD Response Questions and Answers

&r$ NRC Personnel I

Art Howell Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)

Kennedy Chief, Branch C, DRP I OPPD Introduction I

John Kramer Leonard Senior Resident Inspector, Fort Calhoun Station (FCS) I Willoughby Resident Inspector, FCS

W) Assessment Overview ;4....#6j NRC Performance Goals I

Maintain public safety, protect the Fort Calhoun Station operated in manner environment and promote common that preserved public health and safety defense and security All Inspectionfindings were of very low Enhance public confidence safety significance Improve:

- White finding Weatifid in 2002 closed - efiectiveness ffllowing 1412003 -- efficiency realism of processes and deckion makin Performance Indicators were Green Reduce unnecessaiy regulatory burden ly6j 5 .. NRC Oversight Activities ... Oversight Program Provide assurance plants are: NRC'S

- Operating safely Overall

- Complying with regulations safety Mission Based on a logical and sound framework Inspections focused on key safety areas Cornerstones Objective Indicators of performance Assessment program triggers regulatory actions

?@$j L. Crosscutting Areas I Reactor Oversight Process NRC'S Overall AS A RESULT OF CNILIAN safety Mission

=[I Strategic Performance

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.I.... Oversight Proces! Baseline Inspection

,... Program SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE Gathers -hre evidence of plant safety

-very low Conducted at all plants 1 x 1- low to moodewate Focuses on safety-significant:

- systems

- substantial - Components

- Activities

-high

- Evhnb

?@ Event Follow-Up and .%

L.. Security at Nuclear Power Plants Supplemental Inspections Nuclear Regulatory Commission:

Review events for significance Has expanded involvement wttb FBI, law enfonmwd and other iAtalligemoagencks Follow-up significant inspection findings Communicates with Otiice of Homeland Security, DOD, FAA, FEMA, and others Determine causes of performance declines Continues to work in with:

Provide for graduated response - Lkensees

- State and locai offlciak NRC Inspectors Resident Inspectors

- Live In Community

- Stationed at Plant

- Prompt Response Capability Regional Inspectors

- Specialized

- Team Inspections

- Reactive Inspections

inspection Program Provide objective measures Inspection reports describe slgnMcant findings and nontompliance I Indicators for all Strategic Areas NRC verities through inspections Perfonname indicator results and other asessmnt information available on the NRCsspublic web site Performance Indicators I FYI) Assessment Program Unplanned Scrams per 7000 critical hours I I .

Objettive review of licensee performance

%ction Matrixmto determine agency msponse in three areas

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- W l c l ~ a t ~ m c a t II Plant specific assessme-ntletters Information a NRC public web site 2J ROP Action Matrix I Plant Safety Performance Summary

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.*,,... 2003 Assessment I I I I I Fort klhoun Station o in mmner that Fort klhoun St& was in Regukto Response preserved public h e a l t m % e t y ~o*lmofl~tion~atrixduringtd3 I All inspection findings were of vmy low safety significance

- White fidi in PuMk Rdktron -tono idmatimed 13412002 I

- OPPD adequately addressed performance I - Finding closed after four quarters (2Q12003)

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FdCalhounStttiontra~backto Lkmmta Response Column of ActioA Matrix I Baseline Inspections Inspection findings wlere of very low safety significance (Green)

License Renewal Extensive review of license mmd applicrtion No crosscutting issues identified conducted by NRC Resewed license issued November 4 2003 Fort Calhoun Station license extended for additional20 years until August 9,2035 d

..... Performance Indicators ly&j Planned Actions Pwkmance l n d i i o r s were Green 4Q12003 White PI in Occupational Exposure Contrd Effectiveness on d w fr o t o d u n to l~ O P P ~

Implement baseline inspection program

TTs Summary Public health and safety assured All Inspection findings were of very low safety significance OPPD RESPONSE All performance indicators were Green Fort CaUIoun in U - Response Column of NRC Action Matrix NRC CLOSING REMARKS