ML091030629

Notification of Inspection (IR 05000298-09-003) and Request for Information

ML091030629
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	04/13/2009
From:	Thomas Farnholtz Region 4 Engineering Branch 1
To:	Minahan S Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
IR-09-003
Download: ML091030629 (7)

See also: IR 05000298/2009003

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400

ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

April 13, 2009

Stewart B. Minahan, Vice

President-Nuclear and CNO

Nebraska Public Power District

72676 648A Avenue

Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC

INSPECTION REPORT 05000298/2009-003) AND REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Minahan,

From June 1 - 12, 2009, Reactor Inspectors from NRCs Region IV office will perform the

baseline inspection of changes, tests, experiments, and permanent plant modifications at the

Cooper Nuclear Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.17, Evaluations of Changes,

Tests, Experiments, and Permanent Plant Modifications. Experience has shown that this

inspection is resource intensive both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize

the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a

request for documents needed for this inspection. Upon review of these documents, the

inspectors will select additional documentation for review upon arrival. It is important that all of

these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of additional

documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand

that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. D. Madsen of your licensing

organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please

contact the lead inspector Mr. Ron Kopriva at (817) 860-8104 or by email at

ron.kopriva@nrc.gov .

Cooper Nuclear Station

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its

enclosure 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.gov/reading-

rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas Farnholtz, Chief

Engineering Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Dockets: 50-298

Licenses: DPR-46

Enclosure:

Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments

and Permanent Plant Modifications Document Request

Gene Mace

Nuclear Asset Manager

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, NE 68321

John C. McClure, Vice President

and General Counsel

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 499

Columbus, NE 68602-0499

David Van Der Kamp

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

Cooper Nuclear Station

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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

Deputy Director for Policy

Missouri Department of Natural Resources

P.O. Box 176

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

Director, Missouri State Emergency

Management Agency

P.O. Box 116

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116

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

Melanie Rasmussen, State Liaison Officer/

Radiation Control Program Director

Bureau of Radiological Health

Iowa Department of Public Health

Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor

321 East 12th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319

John F. McCann, Director, Licensing

Entergy Nuclear Northeast

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601-1813

Cooper Nuclear Station

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Keith G. Henke, Planner

Division of Community and Public Health

Office of Emergency Coordination

P.O. Box 570

Jefferson City, MO 65102

Art Zaremba

Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance

Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, NE 68321

Ronald D. Asche, President

and Chief Executive Officer

Nebraska Public Power District

1414 15th Street

Columbus, NE 68601

Chief, Radiological Emergency

Preparedness Section

FEMA, Region VII

9221 Ward Parkway

Suite 300

Kansas City, MO 64114-3372

Cooper Nuclear Station

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Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov )

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov )

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov )

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov )

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Nick.Taylor@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Michael.Chambers@nrc.gov )

Branch Chief, DRP/C (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)

CNS Site Secretary ( @nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov )

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov )

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov )

K. S. Fuller (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov )

OEMAIL Resource

Senior Enforcement Specialist (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov )

File located: R:REACTORS\\CNS\\CNS 2009004 RFI-RAK

ML 091030629

SUNSI Rev Compl.

Yes No

ADAMS

Yes No

Reviewer Initials

TRF

Publicly Avail

Yes No

Sensitive

Yes ; No

Sens. Type Initials

TRF

EB 1

C:EB 1

Ronald A. Kopriva

Thomas F. Farnholtz

/RA/

/RA/

4/10/09

4/13/09

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

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Enclosure

Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modification

Inspection Dates:

June 1 - 12, 2009

Inspection Procedures:

IP 71111.17 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and

Permanent Plant Modifications

Inspectors:

Ronald A. Kopriva, Senior Reactor Inspector, Lead Inspector

Michael R. Bloodgood, Reactor Inspector

James P. Adams, Ph.D., Reactor Inspector

Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week

The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic

format (Certrec database preferred), in care of Mr. Ron Kopriva, by May11, 2009, to facilitate

the selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week. The

inspectors will select specific items from the information requested below and then request from

your staff additional documents needed during the onsite inspection weeks. We ask that the

specific items requested be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. Also,

we request that you categorize the documents in your response with the numbered list below.

Please provide requested documentation electronically if possible. If requested documents are

large and only hard copy formats are available, please inform the inspector(s), and provide

subject documentation during the first day of the onsite inspection. If you have any questions

regarding this information request, please call the lead inspector as soon as possible.

1. A list with descriptions, of all 50.59 screenings (or equivalent) performed since May 1,

2006, which did not result in an evaluation. Note: Description of screenings should be

brief, but of sufficient detail so that inspectors can determine the significance of the

issue.

2. A list with descriptions, of all 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations performed which did not result in

an application for license amendment to NRC from May 1, 2006, to the present. Note:

Description of evaluations should be brief, but of sufficient detail so that inspectors can

determine the significance of the issue.

3. Cooper Nuclear Station procedure(s) for conducting 10 CFR 50.59 screenings and

evaluations.

4. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to 50.59 activities,

including screenings and evaluations from May 1, 2006, to the present.

5. A list with descriptions of all permanent plant modifications dating from May 1, 2006.

Include sufficient detail to enable the inspector to determine the significance of each

modification. For this inspection, permanent plant modifications include permanent plant

changes, design changes, setpoint changes, procedure changes, equivalency

evaluations, suitability analyses, calculations, and commercial grade dedications.

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Enclosure

6. Cooper Nuclear Station procedure for implementing and controlling permanent plant

modifications.

7. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to your permanent

plant modification program and its implementation since May 1, 2006. Include sufficient

detail to enable the inspector to determine the significance of each modification.

8. A listing of personnel qualified to prepare 50.59 screenings and evaluations, including

qualification dates.

9. A listing of personnel qualified to review and approve 50.59 screenings and/or

evaluations, including qualification dates.

Inspector Contact Information:

Ronald A. Kopriva

Michael R. Bloodgood

James P. Adams, Ph.D.

Senior Reactor Inspector

Reactor Inspector

Reactor Inspector

(817) 860-8104

(817) 276-6544

(817) 860-8294

Ron.kopriva@nrc.gov.

Michael.bloodgood@nrc.gov James.adams@nrc.gov.

Mailing Address:

US NRC Region IV

Attn: Ron Kopriva

612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400

Arlington, TX 76011-4125