LIC-13-0164, Integrated Report to Support Restart of Fort Calhoun Station and Post-Restart Commitments for Sustained Improvement
| ML13336A785 | |
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| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 12/02/2013 |
| From: | Cortopassi L Omaha Public Power District |
| To: | Dapas M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC Region 4 |
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| LIC-13-0164 | |
| Download: ML13336A785 (139) | |
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LlC-13-0164 Page 3 The OPPD independent Nuclear Safety Review Board regularly evaluates the effectiveness of performance improvement initiatives at FCS and reports the results of its evaluations to the OPPD Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer. In addition, the OPPD independent Corporate Governance and Oversight Committee and the Nuclear Oversight Department (NOS) continue to evaluate the results of FCS improvement efforts. NOS has provided a report to the OPPD Chief Nuclear Officer, concluding that FCS is ready for restart. The FCS IPIP is now closed. OPPD completed initial heat-up of FCS using non-nuclear heat and operated many of the primary and secondary systems to demonstrate restart readiness.
The key causes of the FCS prolonged performance decline have been addressed.
The effectiveness of the important programs and processes at FCS has been significantly improved.
Major improvements have been made in the safety and reliability of structures, systems, and components at FCS. The plant, the people, and the processes are ready to support safe and efficient restart and operation of FCS. After restart, until such time as it is mutually agreed that it is no longer necessary, OPPD will periodically update the NRC regarding the status of the performance improvement initiatives at FCS. If you should have any questions, please contact me at (402) 533-6821.
Sincerely, Louis P. Cortopassi Site Vice President and CNO LPC/cac Enclosure 1: Integrated Report to Support Restart of Fort Calhoun Station Enclosure 2: Post-Restart Commitments Enclosure 3: Key Drivers for Achieving and Sustaining Excellence, Revision 1 cc w/encl: M. R. Johnson, NRC Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs E. J. Leeds, NRC Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation A Vegel, NRC Director of Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region rv M. C. Hay, NRC Chief of Branch F, Region rv J. M. Sebrosky, NRC Senior Project rvlanager L. E. Wilkins, NRC Project rvlanager J. C. Kirkland, NRC Senior Resident Inspector Document Control Desk
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