ML120400458
| ML120400458 | |
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| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 02/09/2012 |
| From: | Clark J NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
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| Download: ML120400458 (16) | |
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February 9, 2012 LICENSEE:
Omaha Public Power District FACILITY:
Fort Calhoun Station
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING WITH OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT TO DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS OF THE TRANSITION OF FORT CALHOUN STATION TO REGULATORY OVERSIGHT UNDER THE NRC INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 0350 PROCESS On January 19, 2012, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives from Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) at the Doubletree Hotel, 1616 Dodge St, Omaha, Nebraska. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the changes to regulatory oversight of Fort Calhoun Station. This was the first meeting since Fort Calhoun Station transitioned to the NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0350 Oversight Process. The licensee was notified of the transition via letter dated December 13, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML113470721). A list of attendees is enclosed (Enclosure 1).
At this meeting, the NRC presented specifics of the change in regulatory oversight of Fort Calhoun Station to the IMC 0350 process. Additionally, OPPD representatives presented meeting slides entitled, Plant Improvement Plan. Copies of both of the presentations are enclosed (Enclosures 2 and 3).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agency wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Public Electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html.
To receive a summary of future meetings and other plant-specific e-mail distributions, you must subscribe to the Operating Reactor Correspondence electronic distribution for this plant via http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html Once subscribed, if you wish to discontinue receiving electronic distribution, you may unsubscribe at any time by visiting the same web address above.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511
Please direct any inquiries to Chris Smith at 817-200-1095, or Chris.Smith@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jeff Clark, Branch Chief Branch F Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-285
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Attendees
- 2. NRC Presentation Slides
- 3. OPPD Presentation Slides
Electronic Distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Tony.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (John.Kirkland@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Jacob.Wingebach@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP (Rick.Deese@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP (Chris.Smith@nrc.gov)
Site Administrative Assistant, DRP (Berni.Madison@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ryan.Alexander@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
Deputy Director, DIRS Office of NRR (John.Lubinski@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, PLB IV, DORL Office of NRR (Michael.Markley@nrc.gov)
Project Manager, PLB IV, DORL Office of NRR (Lynnea.Wilkins@nrc.gov)
Reactor Operations Engineer, IPAB, DIRS, Office of NRR (Michael.Balazik@nrc.gov)
OEMail Resource OEDO RIV Coordinator, (Lydia.Chang@nrc.gov)
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2/6/12 2/6/12 2/6/121 2/9/12 2/9/12 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
1 Fort Calhoun Station Public Meeting Fort Calhoun Station Oversight 1
Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV January 19, 2012 Opening & Introductions Meeting opening Introduction of NRC and OPPD personnel 2
Past Oversight Extended outage and 2011 flood July 27, 2011 public meeting A Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) was issued on A Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) was issued on September 2, 2011 Additional issues identified Need to transition from ROP Decision to use Manual Chapter 0350 3
Manual Chapter 0350 NRCs normal oversight no longer applicable Entry is based upon plant performance The plant is shut down A regulatory hold is in effect, such as a CAL An agency management decision is made 4
2 Oversight Panel
- Oversight for Fort Calhoun Station is now via a Panel of NRC representatives
- A mix of Region IV and Headquarters personnel
- Currently there are 7 panel members
- Develop and implement a Restart Checklist
- Assess restart readiness of the facility
- Continue to monitor/assess performance after restart 5
Oversight Panel
- MC0350 Panel Activities
- Revision of the September 2, 2011 CAL
- Creation and implementation of the Restart Checklist
- Regularly scheduled panel meetings
- Regularly scheduled meetings with the public
- Documentation of oversight activities 6
NRC Remarks Comments by Regional Administrator 7
OPPD Presentation David Bannister 8
David Bannister Vice President / Chief Nuclear Officer Omaha Public Power District
3 NRC Closing Remarks Remarks by NRC Representatives 9
Open to the Public
- The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities
- At www.nrc.gov, you can:
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- Find public meeting dates and transcripts;
- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions;
- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents; and
- Subscribe to electronic distribution to automatically receive correspondence from the NRC.
Contacting the NRC
- Report an emergency
- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)
- Report a safety concern 11
- (800) 695-7403
- Allegation@nrc.gov
- General information or questions
- www.nrc.gov
- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 12 Questions?
1/27/2012 1
Fort Calhoun Station Plant Improvement Plan January 19, 2012 y
Dave Bannister Vice President - Nuclear 1
1/27/2012 OPPD Policy Statement
- Nuclear Safety is our first and foremost value.
1/27/2012 2
Agenda
- Acknowledgement
- Current Status
- Improvement Plan
- Next Steps 1/27/2012 3
Acknowledgement
- Fort Calhoun Station understands the significance of the position we are in and are committed to do what is necessary to identify, analyze and resolve our issues.
1/27/2012 4
1/27/2012 2
Current Status
- Plant remains safely shutdown
- 2011 Missouri River flood recovery near completion p
- Integrated Improvement Plan activities in progress 1/27/2012 5
Improvement Plan Objectives
- Implement and execute a comprehensive Station improvement plan.
- Thoroughly understand the root and contributing causes of our performance issues.
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- Implement broad and lasting actions to improve and sustain Station performance and reliability.
- Take ownership of improvement initiatives.
- Build regulatory confidence.
- Reinforce public confidence.
1/27/2012 6
Improvement Plan Process
- Dedicated organization
- OPPD employees
- External experts A
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- Analysis phase
- Equipment
- Processes
- People
- Safety culture assessment 1/27/2012 7
Improvement Plan Process (cont.)
- Corrective action phase
- Development and implementation of corrective actions
- Performance improvement metrics
- Check and adjust 1/27/2012 8
1/27/2012 3
Next Steps
- NUCLEAR SAFETY IS ALWAYS OUR TOP PRIORITY
- Build regulatory confidence
- Reinforce public confidence
- Plant restart criteria
- Plant restart criteria
- Issues corrected/commitments satisfied
- NRC approval
- Lasting improvement 1/27/2012 9